Outcome of patients diagnosed with fibrinous pleuritis after medical thoracoscopy

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METİNTAŞ M., AK G., Cadirci O., YILDIRIM H., DÜNDAR E., METİNTAŞ S.

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, cilt.106, sa.8, ss.1177-1183, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 106 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.04.009
  • Dergi Adı: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1177-1183
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mesothelioma, Pleura, Diagnosis, Thoracoscopy, PLEURAL DISEASE, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE, MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA, NONSPECIFIC PLEURITIS, ASBESTOS, EFFUSION, CT
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: In patients with post-medical thoracoscopy histopathological diagnoses of fibrinous pleuritis, confusion can occur concerning subsequent procedures. This issue is particularly important in regions where mesothelioma is prevalent. We aimed to identify false negatives among patients where mesothelioma was common due to asbestos exposure whose histopathological diagnosis following thoracoscopy was fibrinous pleuritis. We also determined risk factors associated with patients that required additional advanced invasive procedures for diagnosis.