Medical thoracoscopy: Pahang experience
Medical thoracoscopy has gain its popularity in Malaysia recently. This paper presents our early experience in thoracoscopy using semi-rigid fiberoptic thoracoscope. All thoracoscopy records since October 2006 were retrieved. The patients’ records, thoracocentesis investigations results, thorac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Medical Associations
2008
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/6046/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/6046/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/6046/2/Transbronchial_Needle_Aspiration_of_Mediastinal_Lymph.pdf |
| Summary: | Medical thoracoscopy has gain its popularity in Malaysia
recently. This paper presents our early experience in
thoracoscopy using semi-rigid fiberoptic thoracoscope. All
thoracoscopy records since October 2006 were retrieved. The
patients’ records, thoracocentesis investigations results,
thoracoscopic findings and all pleural biopsy results were
reviewed. Twenty-four thoracoscopic procedures on 22
patients in whom two patients had repeated thoracoscopy.
Ten patients were confirmed carcinoma. Eight patients had
inconclusive thoracoscopic pleural biopsy results. Three
patients underwent pleurodesis for malignant effusion. One
patient had adhesiolysis for empyema. There was no
procedure-related deaths or intraoperative accidents.
Thoracoscopy is a relatively safe procedure. |
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