2023年1月18日 · Pleural effusion is a collection of fluid around your lungs. Your provider has to get rid of this fluid with medicine or a procedure. Also, they need to diagnose and treat the …

Bilateral pleural effusion (BPE) is not an uncommon finding in clinical practice. There are currently no firm recommendations on whether it is sufficient to perform a puncture on a single side or …

Pleural effusion associated with congestive heart failure. Patients with congestive heart failure and pleural effusion present with orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and on examination …

Most malignant pleural effusions cause symptoms, and the spatial extent of pleural effusions is correlated with the probability of malignant disease, i.e., the larger a (unilateral) effusion is, the …

2024年6月28日 · Progression or stable effusion – Among patients without a clear etiology, only a small proportion of patients develop a persistent or worsening pleural effusion (eg, <20 …

2024年1月10日 · Bilateral effusions are seen in only 3% of tuberculous pleuritis. (Folch 2023) Bilateral effusions in tuberculosis usually imply miliary spread or some alternative etiology. The …

2024年8月31日 · Pleural effusion is the abnormal accumulation of fluid within the pleural space, the thin cavity between the pleural layers surrounding the lungs. Pleural effusions can arise …

Pleural effusion occurs when fluid collects between the parietal and visceral pleura. Processes causing a distortion in body fluid mechanics, such as in heart failure or...

rate of pleural fluid production or absorption, or both. Pleural efusions are common, with an estimated 1-1.5 mil-lion new cases in the United States and 200 000-250 000 in the United …

2003年7月1日 · In the present study, we examined whether, in patients with bilateral pleural effusion, the pleural fluid characteristics differ from one side to the other. We studied the TP, …