Table 2 Diagnostic procedures (n = 406)
Blind closed pleural needle biopsy with local anesthesia | 16 (3.9 %) |
Medical thoracoscopic biopsy | 11 (2.7 %) |
Surgical thoracoscopic biopsy | 317 (78.1 %) |
Biopsy by thoracotomy | 45 (11.1 %) |
CT-scan guided blind closed pleural needle biopsy | 16 (4 %) |
Unknown | 1 (0.2 %) |