Diagnostic tests in pleural effusion- anupdate
Introduction. Pleural effusion is a common finding amongst hospitalized patients and indicates the presence of disease which may be pulmonary, pleural or ...
Persistent Pleural Effusions in Primary Systemic Amyloidosis*
Pleural involvement is extremely uncommon. We present a unique case of recurrent pleural effusion as the presenting symptom of SD. Case Description: An 87-year- ...
Efficacy of ultrasonography and computed tomography in ...
The most common complication is pneumo thorax, occurring in around 12% of the procedures with 5% of patients requiring.
Diffusion-weighted MRI in the characterization of pleural effusions
Pleural disease affects approximately 1.5 million patients per year in the United States and remains one of the most commonly encountered.
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Hypoalbuminemia and the nephrotic syndrome have been implicated in pleural fluid formation.34,35 In our study, renal function and components of plasma on- cotic ...