The following is a summary of “Rapid Pleurodesis in Patients With Chronic Noninfectious Pleural Effusion,” published in the ...

The causes were tropical pancreatitis (13 ... Ascites alone was seen in 15, pleural effusion alone in 6 and both in 7 patients. Ten patients (35.7%) had 14 pseudocysts. Endotherapy was successful ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Orthopnea is the sensation of breathlessness when lying down that goes away when sitting or standing up. It's a symptom most commonly caused by heart failure, but ...

Pleuritic inflammation causes the membrane surfaces to become ... or fluid from the pleural space. A pleural effusion is a type of pleurisy that occurs when excess fluid accumulates in the pleural ...

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has conditionally approved WELIREG® (belzutifan), Merck’s oral ...

Asbestos exposure is often a cause of pleural diseases — like pleural effusions, pleural mesothelioma, pleural plaques, and pleural thickening. When inhaled, asbestos fibers can lead to inflammation, ...

Prof, MD, DMRD ( Former Dean, Professor & Head- Radiology, LTMMC & LTMGH ) highlights how the goal of TB elimination by 2050, ...

Pleuritic inflammation causes the membrane surfaces to become rough and sticky ... or fluid from the pleural space. A pleural effusion is a type of pleurisy that occurs when excess fluid accumulates ...

Herein we discuss a case of a patient with a history of GSD who presented to the hospital with progressive dyspnoea secondary to a large left-sided pleural effusion, which was later confirmed to be a ...

Following an admission to the authors’ centre with severe anaemia, duodenal biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Whipple’s ...

Two hours later, another chest film demonstrated that the pleural effusion had enlarged and the patient's haematocrit ... During the procedure the patient went into cardiac arrest and died. At autopsy ...