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Ann Thorac Surg 1991;52:1145-1147
© 1991 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and management of recurrent pleural effusions

J. Hucker, FRCS, N.K. Bhatnagar, FRCS, A.N. Al-Jilaihawi, FRCS, C.P. Forrester-Wood, FRCS*

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, England

Accepted for publication June 18, 1991.

* Address reprint requests to Mr Forrester-Wood, Thoracic Surgical Unit, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, BS16 ILE, England.

Between April 1984 and July 1988, 102 patients with persistent or recurrent pleural effusions investigated by conventional methods in whom a diagnosis had not been achieved were submitted to thoracoscopy under general anesthesia. A positive diagnosis was obtained in 80.3% of the patients. The procedure was well tolerated, and although some of these were seriously ill patients, there were no procedure-related deaths.




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