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Diagnostics in Pleural Disease [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2020 Pleural disease diagnostics represent a sprawling topic that has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years from humble beginnings. Whilst pleural patients are heterogeneous as a population and in the aetiology of the disease with which they present, we provide an overview of the typical diagnostic approach.
Anand Sundaralingam +2 more
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Advances in pleural disease [PDF]
European Respiratory Review, 2016 This editorial provides an update on pleural research and aims to highlight the areas that will be covered in the review series http://ow.ly ...
Psallidas, I, Rahman, N
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Breathe, 2023 Malignant pleural disease represents a growing healthcare burden. Malignant pleural effusion affects approximately 1 million people globally per year, causes disabling breathlessness and indicates a shortened life expectancy. Timely diagnosis is imperative to relieve symptoms and optimise quality of life, and should give consideration to individual ...
Laura M. Piggott +3 more
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Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2006 Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and subsequent management of patients with pleural disease. The presence of a pleural abnormality is usually suggested following a routine chest x-ray, with a number of imaging modalities available for further characterization.
Qureshi, N, Gleeson, F
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The pleural mesothelium in development and disease [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2014 The pleural mesothelium, derived from the embryonic mesoderm, is formed by a metabolically active monolayer of cells that blanket the chest wall and lungs on the parietal and visceral surfaces, respectively. The pleura and lungs are formed as a result of an intricate relationship between the mesoderm and the endoderm during development.
Hitesh Batra, Veena B. Antony
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Pleural complications of hydatid disease [PDF]
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2002 The aim of this retrospective study was to review pleural and pericardial complications of patients with hydatid cysts and to analyze the management of therapy for these patients.Between 1991 and 2001, 43 (29.7%) of 145 patients presented with pleural and pericardial complications.
ARIBAŞ, OLGUN KADİR +3 more
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BreatheThe pleural space is a “potential” anatomical space which is formed of two layers: visceral and parietal. It normally contains a trace of fluid (∼10 mL in each hemithorax). Diseases of the pleura can manifest with thickening of the pleural membranes or by abnormal accumulation of air or liquid.
Maged Hassan +6 more
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Interventional radiology of pleural diseases [PDF]
Respirology, 2011 ABSTRACTImage‐guided pleural procedures are important in both the diagnosis and management of pleural disease. Pleural aspiration, biopsy and drainage are all proven to be safer and more efficacious using image guidance. The aim of this article is to review common image‐guided pleural techniques and the evidence base for their application in clinical ...
Matin, T, Gleeson, F
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Ultrasound in the management of pleural disease [PDF]
Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 2017 Pleural disease encompasses a large range of conditions, is a common presentation to the acute medical take and often requires comprehensive investigation and treatment. Ultrasound is well recognised as a useful investigative tool in pleural disease especially in the field of pleural effusion, pleural thickening and interventional procedures.
Mercer, R, Psallidas, I, Rahman, N
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Asbestos-related pleural disease
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2013 The image shows asbestos plaques on the right parietal pleura of a 58-year-old former shipyard worker who died of acute suppurative bronchitis. He also had cor pulmonale and congestive heart failure. Histologically, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis with asbestos bodies was demonstrated. The pleural plaques consist predominantly of dense collagen.
Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos +1 more
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