Over time, pleural diseases can develop as a result. When you breathe, your lungs move against your chest wall. The pleura, which covers the rib cage as well as your lungs, produces fluid ... cavity.

A diagnostic and therapeutic thoracentesis yielded 130 mL of serosanguineous fluid from the pleural space. Analysis of the pleural fluid was consistent with an exudate: pleural fluid to serum ...

Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows access to the pleural space using a combination of viewing and working instruments. It ...

He had lost weight, and a respiratory examination suggested a right pleural effusion. Routine evaluation was unremarkable. Sputum examination for tuberculosis was negative; hence, a contrast-enhanced ...

The patient was then forwarded to a tertiary service for investigation. Bedside point-of-care ultrasound showed a moderate amount of pleural effusion, with homogeneous echogenicity, internal ...

Correspondence to Dr John Harvey, North Bristol Lung Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK; john.harvey{at}nbt.nhs.uk Secondary pneumothorax (SSP) is associated with underlying lung disease ...

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Transvaginal color ultrasound scan showed a cystic ... cystic solid tumor of left adnexal origin was considered. We also noted thickening of the omentum and the peritoneum and accumulation of fluid in ...

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Finally, lung ultrasound has been proposed as a safe bedside option but it is highly operator-dependent and there is no strong evidence of its possible use during respiratory tract exacerbation. This ...