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In 1956, Proudfit and Effler 1 reported a simple method of performing pericardial biopsy which provides adequate amounts of tissue for bacteriologic and histologic study. Safe and effective pericardial drainage can be accomplished by the same procedure.
A pleural biopsy is useful in determining the cause of your pleurisy. The pleura is the layer of membranes that surrounds your lungs. During the procedure, your doctor will make small incisions in the skin of your chest wall. Next, your doctor will use a needle to remove a small tissue sample of the pleura.