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Lymphoma Induced Chylothorax Complicated by Disseminated Histoplasmosis and Esophagopericardial Fistula

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT This case report highlights the need to consider both infection and malignancy in the differential of a chylothorax, particularly in an immunosuppressed patient. The case demonstrates the challenges in treating a chylothorax, both in terms of appropriate drainage and the necessity to maintain a low‐fat diet.
Bo Liu, Kristina Aleksoniene, Sapna R. Patel, Patrick C. McKillion, Michael S. Wang   +4 more
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Successful autologous blood pleurodesis in two maintenance hemodialysis patients with idiopathic refractory pleural effusion: case reports and literature review

Renal Replacement Therapy
Background Refractory pleural effusion occasionally occurs in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and is associated with a poor prognosis. We recently encountered idiopathic refractory pleural effusion in two patients undergoing maintenance ...
Ryoichi Miyazaki, Kyoko Miyagi, Tatsuhito Miyanaga, Kazuhiko Igarashi, Mitsuo Awaji   +4 more
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Five Cases of Congenital Chylothorax Treated by Intrapleural Minocycline

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2012
Minocycline pleurodesis was performed on five infants with congenital chylothorax in our institutions. They could not achieve sufficient efficacy though they had received other conservative therapies.
Masatoshi Kaneko, Yuji Kanai, Hayato Go, Takashi Imamura, Nobuo Momoi, Mitsuaki Hosoya   +5 more
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Australasian Malignant PLeural Effusion (AMPLE)-3 trial: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised study comparing indwelling pleural catheter (±talc pleurodesis) versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for management of malignant pleural effusion

Trials, 2022
Introduction Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are common. MPE causes significant breathlessness and impairs quality of life. Indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) allow ambulatory drainage and reduce hospital days and re-intervention rates when compared ...
Deirdre B. Fitzgerald, Calvin Sidhu, Charley Budgeon, Ai Ling Tan, Catherine A. Read, Benjamin C. H. Kwan, Nicola Ann Smith, Edward T. Fysh, Sanjeevan Muruganandan, Tajalli Saghaie, Ranjan Shrestha, Arash Badiei, Phan Nguyen, Andrew Burke, John Goddard, Morgan Windsor, Julie McDonald, Gavin Wright, Kasia Czarnecka, Parthipan Sivakumar, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, David J. Feller-Kopman, Nick A. Maskell, Kevin Murray, Y. C. Gary Lee   +24 more
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Successful Management of Refractory Chylothorax in Preterm Infants Using Hypertonic Glucose Pleurodesis [PDF]

Neonatal Medicine
Neonatal chylothorax is a potentially fatal respiratory condition caused by a congenital or traumatic etiology. Conventional therapies, such as fasting, total parenteral nutrition, and intravenous octreotide, are generally successful in such cases ...
Young Seok Do, Euiseok Jung, Sung Hyeon Park, Jeong Min Lee, Ha Na Lee, Jiyoon Jeong, Soo Hyun Kim, Byong Sop Lee, Ki Soo Kim, Ellen Ai-Rhan Kim   +9 more
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Factors Associated With Early Recurrence in Non‐Surgically Managed Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

World Journal of Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 9, Page 2335-2343, September 2025.
The indications for surgery in primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) at first episode are clearly defined. Despite the indications, some patients avoid surgical treatment. This study examines the factors affecting early recurrence in patients who have not undergone surgical intervention.
Sercan Aydin, Seda Kahraman Aydin, Dilara Gursoy, Ayse Gul Ergonul, Tevfik Ilker Akcam, Kutsal Turhan, Ufuk Cagirici, Alpaslan Cakan, Omer Faruk Dadas   +8 more
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Effectiveness and safety of outpatient pleurodesis in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion and low performance status

Clinics, 2011
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of pleurodesis carried out entirely on an outpatient basis in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusions and Karnofsky Performance Status scores 90%, pleurodesis (3 g of talc) was performed ...
Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Lisete Ribeiro Teixeira, Benoit Jacques Bibas, Paulo Manuel Pego-Fernandes, Francisco Suso Vargas, Fabio Biscegli Jatene   +5 more
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Thoracoscopic Closure of Alveolar Pleural Fistula by Application of Pleural Flap and Polymeric Sealant

Thoracic Cancer, Volume 16, Issue 17, September 2025.
The lung was not expanded for the presence of air‐leaks. After thoracoscopic closure of the fistula by pleural flap, the air‐leaks ceased, and the lung was fully expanded. ABSTRACT Persistent air leaks due to alveolar pleural fistula following lung resection were a frustrating clinical condition for patients and clinicians, associated with a prolonged ...
Alfonso Fiorelli, Noemi Maria Giorgiano, Angela Iovine, Antonella Tamburrino, Gaetana Messina   +4 more
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Pleurodesis: Which of which in management of recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017
Objective: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is a common health problem with predominance in males than in females and have high tendency for recurrence.
Ehab Kasem, Abeer Elhawary
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Tube Thoracotomy and Chemical Pleurodesis versus Thoracoscopy in Recurrent Malignant Pleural Effusion

SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a debilitating complication of advanced cancers, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. While drainage with pleurodesis is well-established, the optimal approach—bedside chest tube pleurodesis ...
Amr Rayan , Mohamed Elshazli
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