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CT-guided pleural biopsy preferable to traditional Abram’s needle in diagnosing malignant pleural disease
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  1. P Bhatia
  1. Chest Clinic, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, UK PravB@bigfoot.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.58.7.588

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    ▴ Maskell NA, Gleeson FV, Davies RJO. Standard pleural biopsy versus CT-guided cutting-needle biopsy for diagnosis of malignant disease in pleural effusions: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet2003;361:1326–30
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    Malignant disease is a leading cause of pleural effusion, with about 40 000 cases occurring annually in the UK and 175 000 in the USA. Pleural fluid cytology establishes a diagnosis in only 60% of these effusions. Pleural biopsy using an Abram’s needle, …

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