Objectives Recurrent symptomatic effusions can be durably managed with pleurodesis or placement of indwelling pleural catheters. Recent pleurodesis trials have largely relied on lung re-expansion on ...

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 ...

aDepartments of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA bDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA cDepartment of ...

pleural effusion In patients with malignant pleural effusion, elevated pleural elastance and incomplete lung expansion are frequently observed after thoracentesis. In patients with malignant pleural ...

Re-expansion pulmonary oedema (REPO) is a rare complication of pleural fluid thoracocentesis and has been associated with a high mortality rate. There is limited evidence to inform on its most ...

The use of thoracic ultrasound outside the radiology department and in everyday clinical practice is becoming increasingly common, having been incorporated into standards of care for many specialties.

Background Pleural disease affects 1 in 300 people annually; furthermore, the incidence of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is increasing with over 40,000 cases each year in the UK alone. A ...

Pleural diseases affect the pleural tissue that lines the inside of the chest cavity and covers the outside of the lungs. The visceral pleura (which covers the lung) and the parietal pleura (which ...