Table 2 Diagnostic outcomes of medical thoracoscopy (n = 1926)
From: Safety and complications of medical thoracoscopy in the management of pleural diseases
Diagnosis outcomes | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Benign | 986 (51.2) |
Pneumothorax | 264 (26.8) |
Parapneumonic effusion | 366 (37.1) |
Tuberculous pleurisy | 317 (32.1) |
Other benign pleural diseases | 39 (4.0) |
Malignant | 860 (44.6) |
Mesothelioma1 | 48 (17.2) |
Pleural metastasis | 712 (82.8) |
Unidentified pleural effusion | 80 (4.2) |