Exposure to asbestos can lead to the development of several diseases that affect the pleura, a membrane that lines the lungs and chest. Pleural diseases (like pleural mesothelioma, effusions, plaques, ...

Researchers have established that pleural effusion (PE), which is a common complication of acute decompensated heart failure ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Keytruda combination in malignant pleural mesothelioma in September. Keytruda, a cancer drug that harnesses a patient's immune system to fight tumors ...

“It is more likely than not that her death was caused by bilateral pleural effusion (a build up of fluid between the lung and ...

However, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a potent angiogenic mediator and promoter of endothelial permeability, is produced in significant amounts by diseased pleural tissue and is thought ...

Objective: The objective of this case series is to describe the indications, methodology, and short-term outcomes of three cats with severe azotemia managed with pleural dialysis. Case summary: Three ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Pleural disease remains common, affecting over 3000 people per million population each year.

Introduction: Pleural contact is present when the underlying pathology of the pleural tag (PT) involves the pleura. This study aimed to preoperatively predict PI by lung adenocarcinomas (ACCs) with PT ...

Chest pain can arise from various causes but when it occurs during deep breaths certain specific conditions may be ...

One of the main reasons for the inability to effectively fight cancer is the lack of adequate medical facilities specialized ...

This patient presented with sharp, left interscapular pain, which subsided after a while and left-sided pleural effusion. Further investigations revealed that this was a case of thoracic aortic ...

Merck (MRK) announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, or CHMP, adopted an opinion ...