Diagnostic yield of thoracoscopic pleural biopsy in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion and comparative analysis of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase levels

Undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion remains a frequent clinical challenge, particularly in high-burden settings where tuberculosis and malignancy predominate. Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA) is useful for suggesting tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), but a substantial “gray zone” overlap...

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Principais autores:	Deepak Sharma, Sachin Kumar, Ved Prakash, Mohammad Arif, Anurag Tripathi, Shubhra Srivastava, Hemant Kumar, Mrityunjaya Singh, Harshita Mishra
Format:	Artigo
Jezik:	Inglês
Izdano:	PAGEPress Publications 2026-08-01
Serija:	Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Teme:	Pleural effusion thoracoscopy adenosine deaminase tuberculosis
Online dostop:	https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/3910
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