For malignant pleural effusion draining the fluid from the chest ... Once the catheter is placed and chest x-ray has confirmed that there is no pneumothorax, patients can go home and manage ...

Pleurisy, or pleural effusion, is a condition in which the pleura, two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall becomes inflamed. Not all patients will need ...

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 ...