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 ...

This may be performed untargeted for pleural effusions, or using image guidance for pleural masses. The equipment needed for percutaneous pleural biopsy include pleural biopsy needles and a ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life ...

An asymptomatic 17-year-old boy who had emigrated from El Salvador was found to have a pleural effusion on a chest radiograph. A small number of parasite eggs were seen in the pleural fluid.

The pleural effusion had slightly increased in size ... Histology of the second lung biopsy (figure 1D) showed a diffuse pleomorphic and high-grade lymphocytic infiltrate expanding and replacing the ...

The pleura is a vital part of the respiratory tract and is vulnerable to conditions that can affect how it works and how well you breathe. Some of the more common include pleurisy, pleural effusion, ...

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 ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Pericardial effusion is a common finding in everyday practice. Sometimes, its cause is ...

While each helminth species completes a distinct life cycle within the host, several helminths incite significant lung disease. This impact on the lungs occurs either directly from larval migration ...

In some cases, you may have lung granulomas that show no abnormal signs. They don’t usually need treatment or other testing. Granulomas are usually found during a doctor’s visit for something ...

Lung cancer liver metastases are tumors that form in the liver from cancer cells that have broken away from the primary cancer and spread through the blood or lymphatic system. The liver is a common ...