Pleural Disease
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Pleural Disease

  1. 864 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Pleural Disease

About this book

Updated to reflect the latest scientific advances and technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of pleural diseases, this new Second Edition explores the structure and function of these diseases and malignancies, from tuberculosis and asbestos to pleurisy and pneumothorax. Edited by leading international authorities in pulmonary medicine, this co

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Introduction
  3. Preface
  4. Contributors
  5. Contents
  6. Chapter 1. Physiology of the Pleura
  7. Chapter 2. Pathophysiology of the Pleura
  8. Chapter 3. Respiratory Function in Pleural Effusion
  9. Chapter 4. Imaging of the Pleura
  10. Chapter 5. Ultrasonography of the Pleura
  11. Chapter 6. Diagnostic Thoracocentesis and Biopsy
  12. Chapter 7. Chest Tubes
  13. Chapter 8. Interventional Radiology of Pleural Disease
  14. Chapter 9. Medical Thoracoscopy
  15. Chapter 10. Therapeutic Use of Thoracoscopy for Pleural Diseases
  16. Chapter 11. Pleurodesis
  17. Chapter 12. Translational Research in Pleural Diseases
  18. Chapter 13. Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with a Pleural Effusion
  19. Chapter 14. Discrimination Between Transudative and Exudative
  20. Chapter 15. Transudative Pleural Effusions
  21. Chapter 16. Management of the Undiagnosed
  22. Chapter 17. Drug-Induced Pleural Involvement
  23. Chapter 18. Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions and Empyema
  24. Chapter 19. Medical Thoracoscopy in the Management
  25. Chapter 20. Postsurgical Pleural Infection
  26. Chapter 21. Surgical Management of Empyema
  27. Chapter 22. Tuberculous Pleuritis
  28. Chapter 23. Pleural Effusions Secondary to Fungal,
  29. Chapter 24. Malignant Pleural Effusions
  30. Chapter 25. Diagnosis and Management of Pleural Effusion
  31. Chapter 26. Benign Tumors of the Pleura
  32. Chapter 27. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
  33. Chapter 28. Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Early-Stage Diffuse
  34. Chapter 29. Benign Asbestos–Related Pleural Disease
  35. Chapter 30. Pleural Manifestations of Interstitial Lung Disease
  36. Chapter 31. Immunological Diseases of the Pleura
  37. Chapter 32. Pleural Effusions in Blood Diseases
  38. Chapter 33. Pleural Effusions in HIV
  39. Chapter 34. Pleural Effusions in Cardiac Disease
  40. Chapter 35. Pleural Effusions in Pregnancy and
  41. Chapter 36. Pleural Effusions in the Intensive Care Unit
  42. Chapter 37. Pleural Effusions in Gastrointestinal Tract Diseases
  43. Chapter 38. Pleural Effusions in Pulmonary Embolism
  44. Chapter 39. Pleural Effusions in Children
  45. Chapter 40. Pneumothorax
  46. Chapter 41. Hemothorax
  47. Chapter 42. Chylothorax and Pseudochylothorax
  48. Chapter 43. The Pleural Space and Organ Transplantation
  49. Chapter 44. Pleural Disease as a Complication of Radiotherapy
  50. Chapter 45. Iatrogenic and Rare Pleural Effusions
  51. Back Cover