The effectiveness of small-bore intercostal catheters versus large-bore chest tubes in the management of pleural disease with the systematic review of literature [PDF]
Lung India, 2020 Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of small-bore intercostal catheters (SB ICCs; 10–14 Fr) to large-bore intercostal tubes (LB ICTs; >20 Fr) in the management of pleural diseases.
Sumit Mehra +4 more
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Awake versus intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pleural disease: a retrospective cohort study from a single tertiary center [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryIntroductionAwake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (A-VATS) has gained increasing attention as an alternative to classical intubated VATS (I-VATS), particularly in patients with comorbidities that have increased the risk of surgery under general ...
Omer Faruk Saglam +7 more
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Outcomes of a Clinical Pathway for Pleural Disease Management: "Pleural Pathway". [PDF]
Pulm Med, 2018 Background and Objectives Clinical pathways are evidence based multidisciplinary team approaches to optimize patient care. Pleural diseases are common and accounted for 3.4 billion US $ in 2014 US inpatient aggregate charges (HCUPnet data).
Mummadi SR, Hahn PY.
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Advances in pleural disease. [PDF]
Eur Respir Rev, 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 NM.
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Advanced medical interventions in pleural disease. [PDF]
Eur Respir Rev, 2016 The burden of a number of pleural diseases continues to increase internationally. Although many pleural procedures have historically been the domain of interventional radiologists or thoracic surgeons, in recent years, there has been a marked expansion ...
Bhatnagar R +6 more
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Medical thoracoscopy and its evolving role in the diagnosis and treatment of pleural disease. [PDF]
J Thorac Dis, 2017 Establishing the etiology of exudative pleural effusions in the setting of an unrevealing pleural fluid analysis often requires biopsies from the parietal pleura.
Murthy V, Bessich JL.
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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.
R. Mercer, I. Psallidas, N. Rahman
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IgG4‐related pleural disease diagnosed by thoracoscopic pleural biopsy: A case report [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsHere we report a rare case of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)–related pleural disease diagnosed using a thoracoscopic pleural biopsy. A 66‐year‐old man was admitted to our hospital with right‐dominant bilateral pleural effusions and gradually worsening dyspnoea.
Azusa Miyoshi +4 more
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Update on pleural diseases - 2007
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2007 New information is available on pleural diseases. The authors selected articles to make recommendations on diagnostic and treatment aspects of pleural diseases.Eleven articles published in the English language between 2004 and 2007 were chosen. The basis of selection of the articles was the impact on daily practice, change in prior thinking of a ...
Suhail Raoof +17 more
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IgG4-related disease in asbestos-related pleural disease. [PDF]
Respirol Case Rep, 2016 A 67‐year‐old man with a history of asbestos exposure and rounded atelectasis complained of cough and swelling in the left submandibular region. Computed tomography showed an increase in size of the right lower lung lobe lesion, which was recognized as ...
Onishi Y +5 more
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