Pleural diseases (like pleural mesothelioma, effusions, plaques, and thickening) are often very severe, leading to debilitating or life-threatening symptoms. For over 45 years, Sokolove Law has helped ...

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 ...

Gold Standard: "Pneumonia confined to the right lower lobe with mild pleural effusion." Report: "Pneumonia suspected." (Details about location and pleural effusion are missing.) ...

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 ...

Gold Standard: "Pneumonia confined to the right lower lobe with mild pleural effusion." Report: "Pneumonia suspected." (Details about location and pleural effusion are missing.) ...

Introduction It is well established that when associated with infection, pleural effusions carry a significant morbidity and mortality. Sonographic septations are assumed to be associated with poor ...

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, ...

Middle lobe torsion is a rare occurrence in which the middle lobe is twisted on its bronchovascular pedicle, often following right upper lobectomy and leading to hemorrhagic infarction. Symptoms are ...

Small right-sided pleural effusion is noted. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) chest showed a few peripheral and central faint patchy areas of ground glass densities in the lower segment of ...

We have studied 22 consecutive patients referred for investigation of severe chronic right upper quadrant pain. The majority were women whose symptoms had been present for many years. All had ...

Keep reading to learn more about rotator cuff conditions and other potential causes of right shoulder and arm pain. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that keep your upper arm bone ...

Exclusion criteria included a negative RT-PCR test within 2 days prior to the CT scan, pregnancy, lung cancer, pleural effusion, and pneumothorax ... was present (rated as “1”) or not (rated as “0”) ...