Value of medical thoracoscopy surgery in the diagnosis and treatment of unexplained pleural effusion in the elderly
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect of medical thoracoscopy surgery in the diagnosis and treat -ment of unexplained pleural effusion in the elderly .Methods The clinical data of 78 elderly patients with unex-plained pleural effusion undergoing medical thoracoscopy surgery was retrospectively analyzed .Results Seventy-eight patients were successfully carried out surgery and underwent medical thoracoscopy .The pathological findings showed malignant tumors in 45 cases(57.69%), non-specific inflammation in 33 cases(42.31%).Patients were followed up for 3~17 months, the efficient rate was 97.44%(76/78).No serious postoperative complication was found .Con-clusion The medical thoracoscopy surgery is safe and effective in the diagnosis and treatment of elderly patients with unexplained pleural effusion .
Keywords：Medical thoracoscopy surgeryUnexplained pleural effusionDiagnosisTreatment
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 249-251 )