The surgical team of Indore’s Super Speciality Hospital successfully operated upon a rare and challenging case of a Chest ...

There are two pleura, one for each lung. Each pleura is a single membrane that folds back on itself to form two layers. The space between the membranes (called the pleural cavity or intrapleural space ...

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 ...

is a condition characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity of a fetus, which can lead to serious complications, including fetal hydrops and respiratory distress after birth.

Pleural diseases are health issues that affect the pleura, the thin membranes composing the lining of the lungs and chest cavity. Asbestos exposure is often a cause of pleural diseases — like pleural ...

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common condition which often causes significant symptoms to patients and costs to healthcare systems. Over the past decade, the management of MPE has progressed ...

Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a serious medical condition characterized by an abnormal connection between the bronchial tubes and the pleural cavity, often resulting from surgical complications ...

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 ...

These guidelines have been developed at the request of the Standards of Care Committee of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and with the agreement of the Royal College of Radiologists and the British ...

Association between adjuvant component of perioperative chemotherapy and survival outcomes in resected gastric cancer (GC).

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy, as well as an 8-mm nodule in the right lower lobe.