thoracoscopy
Semi-Rigid Thoracoscopic Punch Biopsy Using a Hybrid Knife with a High-Pressure Water Jet for the Diagnosis of Pleural Effusions
Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases 31 August 2016 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Yin Y, Eberhardt R, Wang XB, Wang QY, Kang J, Herth FJ, Hou G Abstract Semi-rigid thoracoscopy is an important technique in the definitive diagnosis of pleural diseases with high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. Obtaining adequate samples from thickened pleura is…
Read MoreMedical thoracoscopy: Analysis on diagnostic yield through 30 years of experience.
Annals of Thoracic Medicine 2016 July- September [Link] Valsecchi A, Arondi S, Marchetti G Abstract BACKGROUND: Medical thoracoscopy (MT) or pleuroscopy is a procedure performed to diagnose and treat malignant and benign pleural diseases. Totally 2752 pleuroscopies executed in 1984-2013 in our center were considered in this study. METHODS: A retrospective observational study was performed.…
Read MoreRole of respiratory-triggered diffusion-weighted MRI in the assessment of pleural disease
The British Journal of Radiology 2016 June 15 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Revelli M, Chiesa F, Del Prato A, Tagliafico A, Rosenberg I, Canessa PA, Pinelli V, Villa A. Abstract OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the correlation between apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and histopathological features in a cohort of patients with suspected malignant pleural disease.…
Read MoreThe MesoVATS trial: is there a future for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery partial pleurectomy?
Future Oncology 2015 November [Link] Rintoul RC. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a uniformly fatal cancer caused by prior asbestos exposure, places a major burden on society. The MesoVATS trial was a multicenter randomized controlled trial that examined the role of video-assisted thoracoscopic partial pleurectomy (VAT-PP) versus talc pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Overall…
Read MoreUltrasound guided medical thoracoscopy in the absence of pleural effusion
Chest. 2014 September 4. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Marchetti G, Valsecchi A, Indellicati D, Arondi S, Trigiani M, Pinelli V. Abstract Background Medical Thoracoscopy (MT) is a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure, which permits to study the pleural space. The presence of pleural adhesions is the most important contraindication to performing MT. Lesions of the…
Read MoreRole of CT in assessing pleural malignancy prior to thoracoscopy
Thorax. 2014 July 30. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Hallifax RJ, Haris M, Corcoran JP, Leyakathalikhan S, Brown E, Srikantharaja D, Manuel A, Gleeson FV, Munavvar M, Rahman NM. Abstract The definitive diagnosis of pleural malignancy depends upon histological confirmation by pleural biopsy. CT is reported to have a high sensitivity and specificity for the…
Read MoreEfficacy and cost of video-assisted thoracoscopic partial pleurectomy versus talc pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MesoVATS): an open-label, randomised, controlled trial
Lancet. 2014 June 14. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Bennett M, Coonar AS, Edwards JG, Fox-Rushby JA, Hughes V, Lovato E, Rintoul RC, Ritchie AJ, Sharples LD, Waller DA. Abstract Background Malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence continues to rise, with few available evidence-based therapeutic options. Results of previous non-randomised studies suggested that video-assisted thoracoscopic partial pleurectomy…
Read MorePhysician-based ultrasound-guided biopsy for diagnosing pleural disease
Chest. 2014 May 15. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Ahmed A, Corcoran JP, Gleeson FV, Hallifax RJ, Hassan N, Manuel A, Maruthappu M, Nagendran M, Psallidas I, Rahman NM, Rostom H. Abstract Background Definitive diagnosis of pleural disease (particularly malignancy) depends upon histological proof obtained via pleural biopsy or positive pleural fluid cytology. Image-guided sampling…
Read More18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography fused imaging in malignant mesothelioma patients: Looking from outside is not enough
Lung Cancer.. 2012 Nov 30. pii: S0169-5002(12)00619-8. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2012.10.017. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Roca E, Laroumagne S, Vandemoortele T, Berdah S, Dutau H, Maldonado F, Astoul P. Department of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases, and Interventional Pulmonology, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France. Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an uncommon neoplasm with a poor prognosis usually associated…
Read MoreMesothelioma: a soon to be forgotten disease in the United States?
Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology.. 2012 Jul;19(3):258-61. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e31825f1aba. [Link] Thomas D, Geck R, Rozas D, Muro-Cacho C, Rumbak M. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and SleepMedicine, Department of Interventional Pulmonology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an uncommon cancer that commonly presents with a large unilateral bloody pleural…
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