Malignant pleural effusions are often most effectively managed by complete drainage of the effusion and instillation of a sclerosant to promote pleurodesis and prevent recurrence of the effusion.

Chest CT showed right-sided pleural effusion with pleural reaction ... with central decay and circumferential contrast enhancement. Two days after abscess drainage, there was abundant growth of ...

If someone develops severe symptoms from pleural effusion, a thoracic surgeon may need to perform a procedure in which a small tube, known as a shunt, is inserted to drain excess fluid into the ...

Chest CT and chest ultrasound showed a right pleural effusion with dense septum formation. The condition was relieved after treatment with praziquantel for anti-infection, thoracic catheter drainage, ...

Some studies of tuberculous pleurisy have suggested that symptomatic improvement and minimisation of sequelae can be achieved by completely draining the effusion ... of residual pleural thickening ...

On examination, the patient was found to have right-sided pleural effusion, bilateral pedal oedema, hepatomegaly. Contrast-enhanced CT showed compression of the IVC by the HH. The patient was managed ...

Re-expansion pulmonary oedema (REPE) is described in the literature, mostly after drainage of more than approximately ... a large right primary spontaneous pneumothorax and a small pleural effusion.

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 ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24(7):1198-1202. A fistulous communication arising from the duct could not be demonstrated in nearly one third of our patients. It could be argued that the fistulas ...

A roentgenogram disclosed infiltration and an effusion at the left base (Fig. 2). Sputum culture showed alpha-hemolytic streptococci. A thoracentesis yielded 40 ml. of straw-colored fluid ...

Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday set a July deadline for Kolkata Environment and Infrastructure Improvement (KEIIP) to wrap up the Behala drainage development project. During the ‘Talk to ...