From: Diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy in malignant pleural effusion
Procedural details | Value |
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Pleural fluid removed, mL | 1306.7 ± 753.0 |
Parietal pleura biopsies, n | 10 ± 2 |
Thoracoscopic findings, n (%) | |
 Pleural nodules | 243 (71.1) |
 Hyperemia | 159 (46.5) |
 Pleural adhesion | 125 (36.6) |
 Pleural plaques | 69 (20.2) |
 Ulcer | 10 (2.9) |
 Other pleural pathological changes | 97 (28.4) |