Abstract
From 1986 to 1997, the Unit made 2637 diagnostic operations: 1687 thoracoscopies, 49 telethoracoscopies, 232 mediastinoscopies, 171, diagnostic thoracotomies, 108 open pleural biopsies, 390 peripheral nodal biopsies. The diseases detected were arranged as follows: tuberculosis (33.8%), nonspecific (32.5%), malignant (16.3%), sarcoidosis (9.9%), alveolitis (2.5%). Verification was 95.3%.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Biopsy
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Endoscopy*
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Humans
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Lung / pathology
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Lung Diseases / diagnosis*
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Lung Diseases / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Mediastinoscopy
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Pleura / pathology
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Sarcoidosis / diagnosis
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Sarcoidosis / pathology
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Thoracoscopy
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Thoracotomy
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / pathology