Pleural effusion (PLUR-al ef-YOO-shun) is when fluid collects in the tissue between your lungs and the wall of your chest. Pleural effusion can be caused by many different diseases. The most common ...

A seven-year study of over 18,000 tuberculosis patients in Shanghai identifies older age, diabetes and psychiatric history as ...

Noninfectious pleural effusions arise from an imbalance between fluid entering and leaving the pleural space. Effusions are classified as transudative or exudative, based on protein and lactate ...

A retrospective study of 71 lung cancer patients found that higher pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase was associated with shorter overall survival.

A piece of pleura taken by thoracoscopy arrives in the pathology room.On the glass slide, cells with slightly larger nuclei ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The average health care cost per patient in the indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) group was $40,179 vs. $46,640 ...