Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common condition which often causes significant symptoms to patients and costs to healthcare systems. Over the past decade, the management of MPE has progressed ...

The distal catheter site depends on assessment of the patient's anatomy and surgical history ... is to place the distal catheter into the pleural cavity. Various types of valve design are ...

There was also a small amount of fluid in the left pleural cavity. Additionally, cardiac ultrasound indicated a malformed arterial ... Currently, reports on mixed PS are relatively scarce, especially ...

a condition when air accumulates in the pleural cavity which can collapse the lung and cause problems with heartbeat and breathing, in some cases becoming fatal. The hospital says it has been ...

These guidelines have been developed at the request of the Standards of Care Committee of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and with the agreement of the Royal College of Radiologists and the British ...