摘要
目的分析老年胸腔积液患者的临床特点,总结诊断胸腔积液类型的方法。方法对我院2004～2007年收治的78例已明确诊断的老年胸腔积液患者的临床资料进行分析。结果经病理及临床治疗经过证实,老年胸腔积液以恶性胸腔积液(占47.4%)及结核性胸膜炎(占38.5%)居多,其他病因较为少见。结论老年胸腔积液病因复杂,临床表现不典型,鉴别较为困难,需结合多方检查资料及治疗疗效综合分析,选择可靠方法明确诊断。
Objective To summarize the general methods to diagnose and differentiate the elder patients＇ pleural effusion（EPPE）through analysis of clinical features of EPPE.Methods 78 patients,who were admitted in the hospital during 2004 to 2007 and were confirmed EPPE,were selected.Their clinical datas were analyzed.Results The results showed,through pathological examination and treatment,that among EPPE,malignant pleural effusion（47.4%）and tuberculous pleuritis（38.5%）were in the majority,other causes of disease seldom had been seen.Conclusion The etiology of EPPE is complicated;its clinical manifestations are not typical and hard to determine.So EPPE should be explicitly diagnosed according to multiple examinations as well as the comprehensive analysis of therapeutic effects.
出处
《医学综述》
2008年第11期1756-1757,共2页
Medical Recapitulate
