For malignant pleural effusion ... Once the catheter is placed and chest x-ray has confirmed that there is no pneumothorax, patients can go home and manage their effusion as an outpatient by ...

A pleural effusion can be very small (detectable only by a chest X-ray or CT scan) or be large and contain several pints of fluid. A pleural effusion requires drainage of the intrapleural space ...

A pericardial effusion occurs when a significant amount of fluid fills the pericardial space. Individuals without pericardial effusion have a small amount ... The chest X-ray shows a markedly ...

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 ...