Asbestos exposure is often a cause of pleural diseases — like pleural effusions, pleural mesothelioma, pleural plaques, and pleural thickening. When inhaled, asbestos fibers can lead to inflammation, ...

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 ...

7, Chung-Shan South Rd, Taipei 10002, Taiwan; jywang{at}ntu.edu.tw Background Tuberculous pleurisy is traditionally indicated by extreme lymphocytosis in pleural fluid and low yield of effusion ...

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 ...

Ascites and pleural effusion are recognized complications of pancreatic cancer. These diseases are accompanied by ascites and pleural effusion, and drug treatment is limited by high costs, long ...

Acute respiratory distress developed in two preterm babies because of unilateral hydrothorax secondary to the migration of a central venous catheter into the pulmonary vasculature. Prompt recognition ...

A pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid within the chest wall surrounding the lungs. There are over 60 causes of pleural effusions, although the vast majority are due to heart failure, cancer, ...

ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aims to investigate the drainage effect and clinical outcomes of negative pressure chest drainage in patients after two-port thoracoscopic valve surgery, comparing the ...

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