Background: Cytological Smear (CS) is extremely useful in patients with pleural effusions especially when malignancy is suspected. Cellblock (CB) technique is another method for examination of pleural fluid. In this study we aimed to compare the diagnostic yields of CS and CB technique and the combi-nation of both, regardless of the etiology of Pleural Effusion (PE), and to compare their ... Read more

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY Tube thoracostomy remains the standard of care for the treatment of pneumothorax and simple effusions in most hospitals (2, 8). Placement of a large-bore chest tube is an invasive procedure with potential morbidity and complications and therefore the use of small-bore catheter may be desirable (3). The objective of this study was to evaluate ... Read more