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The experience of mesothelioma in Northern England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Mesothelioma is a potentially preventable fatal disease causing almost 2000 deaths/year in the UK, increasing in incidence, and lacking effective treatments.
Clayson, Helen
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Pulmonary cement embolism complicating percutaneous kyphoplasty: A case report

open access: yesRespiratory 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Total Protein–Chloride Ratio in Pleural Fluid Independently Predicts Overall Survival in Malignant Pleural Effusion at the First Diagnosis

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Presentation of Amiodarone Toxicity with Pleural Involvement [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Gelatinous Pleural Effusion as a Diagnostic Clue [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Pleural effusion is a common presentation of several pathologies, and the determination of its cause is facilitated by macroscopic, biochemical, microbiological, and cellular analysis.
Rego, Rita, Barroso, Daniela
core   +1 more source

Thoracic ultrasound in the modern management of pleural disease

open access: yesEuropean 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of chronic bronchopleural fistula and recurrent empyema using a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap: a case report and literature review

open access: yesArchives of Plastic Surgery, 2021
Bronchopleural fistula is a severe complication with a high mortality rate that occurs after pulmonary resection. Several treatment options have been suggested; however, it is a challenge to treat this condition without recurrence or other complications.
Byungkwon Kang, Yujin Myung
doaj   +1 more source

Report of results of pleural biopsy (Needle biopsy and open biopsy) in 108 cases and 245 biopsies [PDF]

open access: yes, 1960
1. The results of 245 pleural biopsies perfomed in 108 patients including 219 pleural needle biopsies and 26 pleural open biopsies were reported. The method of pleural biopsy seems to be superior to any other currently available diagnostic procedures for
Sohn, Isaack, Mc, Lt. Col.
core   +1 more source

Dynamic and volumetric variables reliably predict fluid responsiveness in a porcine model with pleural effusion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: The ability of stroke volume variation (SVV), pulse pressure variation (PPV) and global end-diastolic volume (GEDV) for prediction of fluid responsiveness in presence of pleural effusion is unknown.
Meybohm, Patrick   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Comparison of same day diagnostic tools including Gene Xpert and unstimulated IFN-γ for the evaluation of pleural tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: The accuracy of currently available same-day diagnostic tools (smear microscopy and conventional nucleic acid amplification tests) for pleural tuberculosis (TB) is sub-optimal. Newer technologies may offer improved detection.
Jonny Peter   +23 more
core   +2 more sources

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