Pleural fluid cell pellets and supernatants from 10 patients (called CRCINA #) with pleural effusion from Nantes, France (Gueugnon et al, 2011; Smeele et al, 2018), and pleural tumor samples from 17 ...

Asbestos related pleural plaques on chest x-ray. Inhalation of asbestos fibers has been linked to many different kinds of respiratory problems. It can often take decades for these problems to show up, ...

The specimen material for microbiological diagnostic examination should be prepared for microscopy on a sterile slide, both for gram and Ziehl-Neelsen staining, ... Contrast enhancement in the pleura, ...

Pleural effusions are a common medical problem with more than 50 recognised causes including disease local to the pleura or underlying lung, systemic conditions, organ dysfunction and drugs.1 Pleural ...

I performed a diagnostic and therapeutic pleural aspiration, draining 1500 mL of straw-coloured fluid with no complications. Laboratory analysis showed the effusion to be an exudate (protein 46 g/L, ...

The changes in the exocrine bodies in pleural effusion can also be used as an alternative method for lung cancer biopsy. Song et al. ( 49 ) used targeted NGS of 416 cancer-relevant genes. The results ...

The treatment of empyema requires prolonged antibiotics and drainage of the pleural cavity. Although pleural septations, loculations, or high fluid viscosity can pose challenges to adequate drainage ...

Lung diseases, such as pleural effusion, may seriously affect the life quality of the patients. Clinically, the lung auscultation method and some lung imaging approaches, such as chest X-ray, computed ...

Abdominal ultrasound confirmed a diagnosis of hepatosplenomegaly and identified several periportal lymph nodes. Chest x-ray showed nodules at the base of the right lung and pleural effusion in the ...

Introduction. Pleural effusion (PLE) is a common sign associated with congestion and worsening of heart failure (HF)1 and is often followed by dyspnoea.2 However, the degree of dyspnoea may not ...