Pleural Disease This review discusses the substantial advances that have been made in our
understanding of pleural biology and related pathophysiology, as well as in the …

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is one of the commonest causes of an exudative pleural
effusion, and its incidence is increasing with increasing cancer prevalence and as more …

Indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) is widely used in patients with pleural effusion (PE). This
meta‐analysis aimed to comprehensively summarize the clinical complication from IPC. We …

Background VEGF is critical in the pathogenesis of malignant pleural effusion (MPE). To
understand the clinical benefits of antiangiogenic agents, the efficacy of chemotherapy …

Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) comes generally with high mortality and poor
prognosis. Recurrence of symptomatic MPE is always accompanied by poor survival quality …

Rationale: Tunneled pleural catheters have been established to be safe and effective in the
management of recurrent symptomatic pleural effusions. Obstruction of the tunneled pleural …

Background: The current cost of treatment of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) with an
indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) is unclear. Objective: We propose a review of the scientific …

Abstract Background Aderivative of Shiitake mushrooms, Lentinan is used to control
malignant pleural effusion (MPE) through intrathoracic infusion. Purpose To determine the …

The clinical manifestation of respiratory symptoms is common in cancer and nonmalignant
conditions, such as congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

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