There are over 60 causes of pleural effusions, although the vast majority are due to heart failure, cancer, pneumonia (lung infection), and pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lung). Breathlessness ...

The following is a summary of “Rapid Pleurodesis in Patients With Chronic Noninfectious Pleural Effusion,” published in the ...

when it leaks out it is called a pleural effusion. Pain from pleurisy, with or without effusions, is found in 40 to 60 percent of people with lupus. The term for inflammation within the lung tissue is ...

Some of the more common include pleurisy, pleural effusion, and mesothelioma. A lung specialist called a pulmonologist is trained to diagnose these and other pleura-related conditions and offer ...

Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the space between the two coverings (pleura) of the lung. The ability of the lung to expand is affected.

This may be performed untargeted for pleural effusions, or using image guidance ... and laceration of diaphragm, lung, liver, and spleen. Tumor seeding along the needle tract has rarely been ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

Lung mass/nodule Mediastinal lymphadenopathy Suspected/proven malignant pleural effusions Undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions We are the only program in Alabama with the expertise to perform the ...

Miscellaneous causes include malignancy, of which lung cancer, breast cancer and ... is different than analyzing fluid from a pleural effusion or ascites. Pericardial fluid is not classified ...

Tess delivered at full term on Nov. 8, giving birth to a healthy baby boy. One shunt came out during delivery, and the other came out about a week after. The Borns named their baby Rapha, which means ...