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Indwelling Pleural Catheters in Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Single-Center Series of Outcomes and Complications [PDF]

, 2018
Background Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax (HH) generally involves sodium restriction, diuretics, and serial thoracentesis. In more advanced cases, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and liver transplantation may be required.
Bosslet, Gabriel, Diab, Khalil, Ghabril, Marwan, Kniese, Christopher   +3 more
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Medical thoracoscopy for undiagnosed pleural effusions: experience from a tertiary care hospital in north India.

Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences, 2022
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Medical thoracoscopy, also called pleuroscopy, has received renewed interest in the recent past for diagnostic as well as therapeutic uses. In this study, we describe our experience with thoracoscopy for undiagnosed pleural effusions.
V. Mootha, R. Agarwal, N. Singh, A. Aggarwal, D. Gupta, S. Jindal   +5 more
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Hubungan Nilai PH Cairan Pleura dengan Hasil Pleurodesis pada Penderita Efusi Pleura karena Keganasan [Acidity of Pleural Fluid and Pleurodesis in a Patient with Malignant Pleural Effusion]

Jurnal Respirasi, 2017
Background: Pleural effusion is a frequent complication of advanced stage are obtained in patients with malignancy. Shortness of breath at rest and decreased exercise tolerance are major functional limitations for patients with cancer who develop ...
Isnin Anang Marhana, Asep Tri Handoko
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Prospective detection of mutations in cerebrospinal fluid, pleural effusion, and ascites of advanced cancer patients to guide treatment decisions

Molecular Oncology, 2019
Many advanced cases of cancer show central nervous system, pleural, or peritoneal involvement. In this study, we prospectively analyzed if cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), pleural effusion (PE), and/or ascites (ASC) can be used to detect driver mutations and ...
S. Villatoro, C. Mayo-de-las-Casas, N. Jordana-Ariza, S. Viteri-Ramírez, Mónica Garzón-Ibáñez, I. Moya-Horno, B. García-Peláez, M. González-Cao, U. Malapelle, Ariadna Balada-Bel, A. Martínez-Bueno, Raquel Campos, N. Reguart, M. Majem, R. Blanco, A. Blasco, M. Catalan, X. Gonzàlez, G. Troncone, N. Karachaliou, R. Rosell, M. Molina-Vila   +21 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessment of pulmonary edema: principles and practice [PDF]

, 2018
Pulmonary edema increasingly is recognized as a perioperative complication affecting outcome. Several risk factors have been identified, including those of cardiogenic origin, such as heart failure or excessive fluid administration, and those related to ...
Assaad, Sherif, Friedman, Malcolm B., Kratzert, Wolf B., Perrino, Albert, Shelley, Benjamin   +4 more
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The pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase/adenosine deaminase ratio differentiates between tuberculous and parapneumonic pleural effusions

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017
BackgroundAlthough pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels are often used to distinguish between tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and parapneumonic pleural effusion (PPE), this can be challenging as the LDH level ...
Jinlin Wang, Jun Liu, Xiaohong Xie, P. Shen, Jianxing He, Yunxiang Zeng   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pleural fluid CRP, LDH, and pH as predictors of successful pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusions

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015
Background: Pleurodesis fails in 10–40% of patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) and dyspnea. An accurate definition of the different characteristics of the patient would help to identify more precisely the population mostly ...
Samah M. Shehata, Ashraf E. Sileem, Kareem M. El-Fakharany   +2 more
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]

, 2017
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Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
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Correlation between pleural fluid cytology and magnitude of pleural invasion in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2016
Introduction Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor commonly triggered by exposure to asbestos, and commonly presented with unilateral pleural effusion.
Amr M. Shoukri, Nermine M. Riad
doaj   +1 more source

FLUID IN THE PLEURAL CAVITY [PDF]

Southern Medical Journal, 1921
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openaire   +1 more source