[HTML][HTML] Pleural effusion in adults—etiology, diagnosis, and treatment

B Jany, T Welte - Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pleural effusion is common in routine medical practice and can be due to many
different underlying diseases. Precise differential diagnostic categorization is essential, as …

European Respiratory Society statement on thoracic ultrasound

CB Laursen, A Clive, R Hallifax… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Thoracic ultrasound is increasingly considered to be an essential tool for the pulmonologist.
It is used in diverse clinical scenarios, including as an adjunct to clinical decision making for …

Management of malignant pleural effusions. An official ATS/STS/STR clinical practice guideline

DJ Feller-Kopman, CB Reddy… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Background: This Guideline, a collaborative effort from the American Thoracic Society,
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Society of Thoracic Radiology, aims to provide evidence …

Aggressive versus symptom-guided drainage of malignant pleural effusion via indwelling pleural catheters (AMPLE-2): an open-label randomised trial

S Muruganandan, M Azzopardi… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Indwelling pleural catheters are an established management option for
malignant pleural effusion and have advantages over talc slurry pleurodesis. The optimal …

Effect of thoracoscopic talc poudrage vs talc slurry via chest tube on pleurodesis failure rate among patients with malignant pleural effusions: a randomized clinical trial

R Bhatnagar, HEG Piotrowska, M Laskawiec-Szkonter… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is challenging to manage. Talc pleurodesis is a
common and effective treatment. There are no reliable data, however, regarding the optimal …

British thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pleural procedures

R Asciak, EO Bedawi, R Bhatnagar, AO Clive… - Thorax, 2023 - thorax.bmj.com
A total of 21 659 pleural aspirations or drain insertions were conducted in England in
2019/2020 with a combined cost of£ 13.4 million. 1 There are now a variety of different …

[HTML][HTML] Update on biology and management of mesothelioma

R Asciak, V George, NM Rahman - European Respiratory …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive, incurable cancer that is usually caused by
asbestos exposure several decades before symptoms arise. Despite widespread prohibition …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and clinical aspects of malignant pleural mesothelioma

F Brims - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lining of the lungs caused by breathing in
asbestos fibres. Asbestos was widely used in industry in the last century in most developed …

Interventions for the management of malignant pleural effusions: a network meta‐analysis

A Dipper, HE Jones, R Bhatnagar… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common problem for people with cancer
and usually associated with considerable breathlessness. A number of treatment options are …

Malignant pleural effusion: diagnosis and management

L Ferreiro, J Suárez-Antelo… - Canadian …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Symptomatic malignant pleural effusion is a common clinical problem. This condition is
associated with very high mortality, with life expectancy ranging from 3 to 12 months. Studies …