A biopsy means removing a sample of cells or tissue and looking at it under a microscope. You may have a liver biopsy to help diagnose liver cancer. But not everyone needs to have one. Doctors can ...

ARP Atlases. 2007;1:17-47. The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination of a sample of the pooled fluid with a hemocytometer. The cell counts are most accurate ...

The British Royal College of Pathologists recommend a specimen size of at least 1 cm and a minimum of 6 portal tracts 2, whereas the AASLD guidelines recommend a biopsy length of 2 cm, a minimum of 11 ...

In this report, we describe the first case of silicosis presenting with pleural effusion in which the diagnosis was confirmed with medical thoracoscopic pleural biopsy. Contributors The following ...

Background We have previously described the utility of ThoraQuik, a device designed to be fit for purpose for aspirations of pneumothorax and pleural effusions. We evaluated the safety, efficacy and ...

Introduction: Although tuberculous pleural effusion (TBPE) is simply an inflammatory response of the pleura caused by tuberculosis infection, it can lead to pleural adhesions and cause sequelae of ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) is currently performed on a routine basis at many endoscopic centers and it is evident that this procedure has a major impact ...

A non-contrast enhanced chest CT scan (fig 1) showed a right haemopneumothorax with floating clots within the fluid, which was drained. A video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) guided random pleural ...

We hypothesize that an instrumented needle-holder could help operators recognize pleural puncture and improve depth control, and we present a puncture-detection experiment that contributes toward this ...

A womb biopsy is when a sample of tissue is taken from the lining of the womb. This is also called an endometrial biopsy. Your doctor sends the sample to the laboratory. This is where a pathologist ...

Median survival was significantly less in veterans with vs without pleural effusion in CHF (1.51 vs 3.23 yrs), cancer (1.33 vs 2.05 yrs), and pneumonia (4.27 vs 5.11 yrs). Clinically significant ...

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...