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Malignant pleural disease

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, Conor Hayes, John Greene, Deirdre B. Fitzgerald   +3 more
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A novel pleural-bladder pump for the management of recurrent malignant pleural effusions: a feasibility animal study

Respiratory Research, 2020
Background Recurrent malignant pleural effusions (MPE) are common and associated with significant morbidity in cancer patients. A new pump connecting the pleural cavity and the bladder may have application for the management of recurrent MPE.
S. Laroumagne, J. Guinde, S. Berdah, H. Dutau, J. Capel, P. Astoul   +5 more
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Hepatocyte growth factor combined with adenosine deaminase as biomarker for diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundThe simple, rapid, and accurate diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) remains difficult. This study aimed to determine the accuracy of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in the diagnosis of TPE.MethodsWe quantified the expression of HGF ...
Sheng-Cai Zheng, Sheng-Cai Zheng, Zhong-Yin Huang, Zhong-Yin Huang, Kan Zhai, Kan Zhai, Huan-Zhong Shi, Huan-Zhong Shi, Ming-Ming Shao, Ming-Ming Shao   +9 more
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Deletion of parasite immune modulatory sequences combined with immune activating signals enhances vaccine mediated protection against filarial nematodes [PDF]

, 2012
<p>Background: Filarial nematodes are tissue-dwelling parasites that can be killed by Th2-driven immune effectors, but that have evolved to withstand immune attack and establish chronic infections by suppressing host immunity. As a consequence, the
AB Fredriksen, AB Pedersen, AE O'Connell, AE Schwab, B de Andres, B Manoury, BL Makepeace, BW Li, C Klotz, C Martin, C Martin, D Abraham, D Abraham, D Horst, D Knox, David W. Taylor, DH Barouch, DL Redmond, E Maraskovsky, G Ahlen, G Nchinda, GT Joseph, HA Farid, HongLin Luo, J Gardon, J Murray, JE Allen, JE Allen, JJ Donnelly, JP Hewitson, Judith E. Allen, KJ Fairlie-Clarke, KJ Ishii, LM Mir, LM Mir, LvG Jørgensen, MD Taylor, MD Taylor, MY Osei-Atweneboana, N Gomez-Escobar, Nick Gray, O Golden, PJ Hotez, R Ihaka, RM Maizels, RT Rwegoshora, S Babayan, S Frontier, S Mendez, S Ramachandran, S Thirugnanam, SA Babayan, SA Babayan, SB Anand, SB Anand, SB Anand, Simon A. Babayan, SM Sumida, Stephen John Davies, W Harnett, WF Gregory, WF Gregory, Y Dash, Y Wu   +63 more
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Total Protein–Chloride Ratio in Pleural Fluid Independently Predicts Overall Survival in Malignant Pleural Effusion at the First Diagnosis

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
ObjectivePre-treatment biomarkers to estimate overall survival (OS) for malignant pleural effusion (MPE) are unidentified, especially those in pleural fluid.
Xin Qiao, Zhi-Rong Zhang, Xin-Yu Shi, Feng-Shuang Yi   +3 more
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Pulmonary cement embolism complicating percutaneous kyphoplasty: A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
Background: Vertebral cement augmentation procedures, as kyphoplasty (KP) or percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP), are commonly used for the management of pain of the vertebral column usually due to fractures related to traumatic injury, osteoporosis or ...
Romain Naud, Julien Guinde, Philippe Astoul   +2 more
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Acute Presentation of Amiodarone Toxicity with Pleural Involvement [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Amiodarone is a frequently prescribed anti-arrhythmic drug which is used to treat ventricular and supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. Although it has excellent efficacy in controlling or preventing common arrhythmias, it is potentially associated with a ...
Divya Ramachandran, Jaicob Varghese, Meera Haridas, Rajesh Venkitakrishnan, Jolsana Augustine, Melcy Cleetus   +5 more
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Thoracic ultrasound in the modern management of pleural disease

European Respiratory Review, 2020
Physician-led thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has substantially changed how respiratory disorders, and in particular pleural diseases, are managed. The use of TUS as a point-of-care test enables the respiratory physician to quickly and accurately diagnose ...
Maged Hassan, Rachel M. Mercer, Najib M. Rahman   +2 more
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Empyema necessitans: After recent thoracostomy in an immunocompromised patient

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
Key message This paper consists of a clinical image of an unexpected complication of a pleural space infection that dissects through the pleura into the soft tissues of the chest in an immunocompromised patient.
Joana Almeida Borges, Daniela Madama
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Einfluss der Art der Materialgewinnung auf die Diagnosefindung in der Lungenpathologie [PDF]

, 2019
Das Ziel der Arbeit ist die Darstellung der Möglichkeiten der Kryobiopsien für die Diagnostik von Lungenerkrankungen und Pleuraerkrankungen. Es wurde zunächst gezeigt, dass die transbronchialen Kryobiopsien einen deutlichen morphologischen Unterschied ...
Griff, Sergej
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