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Role of Pleural Biopsy in the evaluation of Undiagnosed Exudative Pleural Effusion [PDF]

, 2011
INTRODUCTION : Pleural effusion is a collection of fluid in the Pleural space. It is not a disease but rather a complication of an underlying illness. Effusion can occur for a variety of reasons.
Bharathi Babu, K
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Predictive Ability of Sonographic Characteristics Alone to Diagnose Tuberculous Pleural Effusions in a Resource‐Limited Setting: A Cross‐Sectional Pilot Study in Zambia

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 8, Page 1128-1134, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), the second most common form of extra‐pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), remains difficult to diagnose due to low‐yield, invasive and often unavailable diagnostics in resource‐limited settings. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sonographic characteristics alone to predict TB ...
Lukonde Zimba, Salomé‐Joëlle Gass, Mpundu C. Makasa, Matthew S. Haldeman   +3 more
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Case report: Successful multimodal assessment and management of chemothorax

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
Dislocation or wrong placement of central venous catheters into the pleural cavity is rare, but if undiagnosed, may cause major, sometimes life-threatening, complications (pneumothorax, hemothorax, infection, and migration) and accidental pleural ...
Teodora Panza, Rosatea Quercia, Francesca Signore, Giulia De Iaco, Debora Brascia, Doroty Sampietro, Anna Rita Gasbarro, Maria Dell’Aera, Vito Lorusso, Giuseppe Marulli, Angela De Palma   +10 more
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Ascites, pleural, and pericardial effusion in primary hypothyroidism: a rare case report

, 2023
Hypothyroidism is caused by a deficiency of thyroid hormones and is a common endocrine disorder worldwide. It can affect nearly every organ, resulting in multiple clinical manifestations. Ascites, pleural effusion, and pericardial effusion, although less
Mogildea, Mihail, Santos, Pedro Gomes, Marques, Roberto Calças, Costa, Catarina Carreira da, Santos, Pedro Martins dos   +4 more
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Müllerian Agenesis Presenting as Primary Amenorrhea in a 16‐Year‐Old Girl From a Low‐Resource Setting in Bangladesh: Psychological Impact and Multidisciplinary Management

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Müllerian agenesis (MRKH syndrome) causes primary amenorrhea in phenotypically normal females. We report a 16‐year‐old girl with normal secondary sexual characteristics, a short blind vagina, absent uterus on ultrasonography, and a 46,XX karyotype.
Iftekhar Ahmed Sakib, Musarrat Sultana Shumi, Rozina Sultana, Ayesa Perveen, Nishad Tasnim, Shirazum Munira   +5 more
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A Cross Sectional Hospital-Based Study to Assess Various Outcomes Among Undiagnosed Exudative Pleural Effusion Patients Through Medical Thoracoscopy at PBM Hospital, Bikaner [PDF]

, 2021
Background: Undiagnosed pleural effusions remain a diagnostic challenge for pulmonologists. Medical thoracoscopy should be considered in patients with undiagnosed pleural effusions, particularly those lymphocytic exudative effusions where TB and ...
Akhil Bansal, Ganeshee Lal Sharma, Prahlad Dayama, Gunjan Soni   +3 more
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An update of the long-term outcome of patients with nonspecific pleurisy at medical thoracoscopy

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021
Background Medical thoracoscopy (MT) is recommended in patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion and offers a degree of diagnostic sensitivity for pleural malignancy. However, not all patients who undergo MT receive an exact diagnosis.
Yan-Xia Yu, Yuan Yang, Yan-Bing Wu, Xiao-Juan Wang, Li-Li Xu, Zhen Wang, Feng Wang, Zhao-Hui Tong, Huan-Zhong Shi   +8 more
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A prospective trial evaluating the role of mesothelin in undiagnosed pleural effusions [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2012
Mesothelin has been proposed as a useful tool in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). We aimed to examine its diagnostic utility and the impact of renal impairment on results.We prospectively recruited 230 patients with new undiagnosed pleural effusions, testing serum (n=216) and pleural fluid (n=206) mesothelin (by ELISA) during the ...
Hooper, Clare E, Morley, Anna J, Virgo, Paul, Harvey, John E, Kahan, Brennan, Maskell, Nick A   +5 more
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Chronic Pancreatitis with Unilateral Pleural Effusion: An Atypical Presentation [PDF]

Pancreaticopleural fistula is a rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. The most prevalent reasons for chest discomfort in this patient were pleural effusion, mediastinal or pleural pseudocyst.
Illani Binti Riza, Lo Zhen Zhen, Yap Yoon Chin   +2 more
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Medical Thoracoscopy for Undiagnosed Exudative Pleural Effusion: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020
Introduction: Medical thoracoscopy has recently gained renewed interest due to its minimal invasive nature and high yield diagnostic outcome. This study aims to observe diagnostic yield and safety of medical thoracoscopy in undiagnosed exudative pleural ...
Bishow Kumar Shrestha, Shital Adhikari, Binay Kumar Thakur, Dipen Kadaria, Kishor Kumar Tamrakar, Mukti Devkota   +5 more
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