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 ...

Incidents specifically related to chest drain insertions and pleural effusion aspirations were analysed. Each event was reviewed for its location, timing, evidence of thoracic ultrasound use, ...

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 ...

EFFUSION into the general pleural cavity is a frequent manifestation of congestive heart failure. On the other hand, pleural effusion localized in an interlobar space is not a common finding ...

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 ...

Patients with very large effusions (more than two-thirds of the hemithorax) were excluded. Participants were randomly assigned 1:1 to upfront ultrasound-guided pleural pigtail catheter thoracentesis ...

Patient-reported outcome measures of quality of life (QoL) and objective measurements of pleural effusion (PLE) by point-of-care ultrasound was followed up repeatedly in a heart failure (HF) ...

"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.

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, ...