Pleural diseases (like pleural mesothelioma, effusions, plaques, and thickening) are often very severe, leading to debilitating or life-threatening symptoms. For over 45 years, Sokolove Law has helped ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

1 Department of Pulmonay and Critical Care Medicine, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China 2 School of Clinical Medicine, Shanghai University of Medicine ...

has proved to be effective in reducing the need for further pleural procedures and hospital admissions in patients with malignant pleural effusion but its role in benign pleural effusion (BPE) is not ...

localized pleural effusions as a manifestation of heart failure the most probable diagnosis. 13 Of interest was the absence of physical signs over the areas noted in the roentgenograms.

"The ACES™ System represents a significant leap forward in pleural effusion management," said Dr. Mark Block, Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery Program, at Memorial Healthcare System.

3. Horizontal Tear Intrasubstance changes (also called horizontal tears) are a type of longitudinal tear. These tears often are a sign of early degenerative changes of the meniscus due to wear and ...

The pleura is a vital part of the respiratory tract and is vulnerable to conditions that can affect how it works and how well you breathe. Some of the more common include pleurisy, pleural effusion, ...

This in silico study presents the use of a virtual patient to investigate the impact of large pleural effusion (PE) and therapeutic thoracentesis (TT) on hemidiaphragm function and arterial blood ...

TAP-IT (Thoracentesis to Alleviate Cardiac Pleural Effusion–Interventional Trial) investigated the effect of therapeutic ... Participants had a median of 81 years of age (75; 84) and 33% were women.