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Progress of Research on Diganosis and Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusion

Zhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is one of the most common complications of advanced malignant diseases. The patients with MPE have a short survival time and poor prognosis.
Ye LIU, Lifeng WANG
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Diagnostic pitfalls of the adult patient with pleural effusion: narrative review

Iatreia, 2020
Pleural effusion is defined as the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space that is caused by its increased production or decreased drainage.
Forero-Saldarriaga, Santiago
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Role of therapeutic thoracentesis in tuberculous pleural effusion

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2012
Context: Prevalence of tuberculous pleural effusion is very high in the Asian subcontinent but very few studies have come up from this part of the world about the course of recovery of pulmonary functions after institution of anti-tubercular therapy (ATT)
Sourin Bhuniya, Datta C Arunabha, Choudhury Sabyasachi, Saha Indranil, Roy T Sumit, Saha Mita   +5 more
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Intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm following thoracentesis: multi-modal imaging and treatment

BMC Medical Imaging, 2019
BackgroundA pseudoaneurysm occurs as the result of a contained rupture of an arterial wall, yielding a perfused sac that communicates with the arterial lumen.
Kaitlyn P. Casper, P. Sanchirico, D. Pfeiffer   +2 more
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Pleural Effusion Trajectories and Clinical Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
Background: Pleural effusion (PE) commonly occurs in cardiac surgery patients, often requiring tube drainage. This study aimed to investigate associations between PE drainage trajectories and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing ...
Jun Zhong, Jing-chao Luo, Jin-ling Lin, Ming-hao Luo, Jian Gao, Kai Liu, Guo-wei Tu, Yan Xue   +7 more
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Application of Computed Tomography (CT) Attenuation Values in Diagnosis of Transudate and Exudate in Patients with Pleural Effusion

Journal of Gandaki Medical College, 2018
Background: Pleural effusion is the pathologic accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. The fluid analysis yields important diagnostic information, and in certain cases, fluid analysis alone is enough for diagnosis.
Keshab Sharma, PS Lamichhane, BK Sharma
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Real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis simulation using an optical see-through head-mounted display: a proof-of-concept study

Journal of Ultrasonography
This study aimed to examine the feasibility and potential benefits of an optical see-through head-mounted display (OST-HMD) during real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis simulations.
Okachi Shotaro, Matsui Toshinori, Sakurai Manami, Ito Takayasu, Morise Masahiro, Imaizumi Kazuyoshi, Ishii Makoto, Fujiwara Michitaka   +7 more
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Pleural effusion guidelines from ICS and NCCP Section 1: Basic principles, laboratory tests and pleural procedures

Lung India
Pleural effusion is a common problem in our country, and most of these patients need invasive tests as they can’t be evaluated by blood tests alone.
Devasahayam J. Christopher, Richa Gupta, Balamugesh Thangakunam, Jefferson Daniel, Surinder K. Jindal, Surya Kant, Prashant N. Chhajed, K B Gupta, Sahajal Dhooria, Sudhir Chaudhri, Dhruva Chaudhry, Dharmesh Patel, Ravindra Mehta, Rakesh K. Chawla, Arjun Srinivasan, Arvind Kumar, Shakti K. Bal, Prince James, Jebin S Roger, Avinash A. Nair, S K Katiyar, Ritesh Agarwal, Raja Dhar, Ashutosh N. Aggarwal, J K Samaria, Digambar Behera, Karan Madan, Raj B Singh, S K Luhadia, Nikhil Sarangdhar, George D’ Souza, Amita Nene, Akhil Paul, Vimi Varghese, T V Rajagopal, M Arun, Shraddha Nair, Dhivya A Roy, Benjamin E. Williams, Shona A. Christopher, Dhanawade V. Subodh, Nishant Sinha, Barney Isaac, Ashwin A Oliver, N Priya, Jedidiah Deva, Sujith T. Chandy, Richu Bob Kurien   +47 more
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Reexpansion pulmonary edema following thoracentesis

The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2016
Reexpansion pulmonary edema is an uncommon complication of the treatment of lung atelectasis, pleural effusion or pneumothorax and pathogenesis is unknown. An elderly male patient presented to us with right-sided pleural effusion. 2 h after thoracentesis,
Ansuman Mukhopadhyay, Mrinmoy Mitra, Srabani Chakrabati   +2 more
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Contribution of Cell Block Obtained by Thoracentesis in the Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion

Journal of Cytology, 2019
Aim: The aim of this study wass to compare the cytological features of pleural exudative fluids by conventional smear (CS) method and cell block (CB) method and also to assess the utility of the combined approach for cytodiagnosis of these effusions ...
F. Güldaval, C. Anar, G. Polat, M. Gayaf, M. Yavuz, A. Korkmaz, I. Alıcı, G. Karadeniz, M. Büyükşirin, Z. Aydoğdu   +9 more
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