Pleural Disease
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Pleural Disease

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eBook - ePub

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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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9781040170953
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Introduction
  6. Preface
  7. Contributors
  8. Table of Contents
  9. 1: Physiology of the Pleura
  10. 2: Pathophysiology of the Pleura
  11. 3: Respiratory Function in Pleural Effusion
  12. 4: Imaging of the Pleura
  13. 5: Ultrasonography of the Pleura
  14. 6: Diagnostic Thoracocentesis and Biopsy
  15. 7: Chest Tubes
  16. 8: Interventional Radiology of Pleural Disease
  17. 9: Medical Thoracoscopy
  18. 10: Therapeutic Use of Thoracoscopy for Pleural Diseases
  19. 11: Pleurodesis
  20. 12: Translational Research in Pleural Diseases
  21. 13: Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with a Pleural Effusion
  22. 14: Discrimination Between Transudative and Exudative Pleural Effusions: Evaluating Diagnostic Tests in the Pleural Space
  23. 15: Transudative Pleural Effusions
  24. 16: Management of the Undiagnosed Persistent Pleural Effusion
  25. 17: Drug-Induced Pleural Involvement
  26. 18: Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions and Empyema
  27. 19: Medical Thoracoscopy in the Management of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions and Empyema
  28. 20: Postsurgical Pleural Infection
  29. 21: Surgical Management of Empyema
  30. 22: Tuberculous Pleuritis
  31. 23: Pleural Effusions Secondary to Fungal, Nocardial, and Actinomycotic Infection
  32. 24: Malignant Pleural Effusions
  33. 25: Diagnosis and Management of Pleural Effusion in Lung Cancer
  34. 26: Benign Tumors of the Pleura
  35. 27: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
  36. 28: Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Early-Stage Diffuse Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
  37. 29: Benign Asbestos-Related Pleural Disease
  38. 30: Pleural Manifestations of Interstitial Lung Disease
  39. 31: Immunological Diseases of the Pleura
  40. 32: Pleural Effusions in Blood Diseases
  41. 33: Pleural Effusions in HIV
  42. 34: Pleural Effusions in Cardiac Disease
  43. 35: Pleural Effusions in Pregnancy and Gynecological Diseases
  44. 36: Pleural Effusions in the Intensive Care Unit
  45. 37: Pleural Effusions in Gastrointestinal Tract Diseases
  46. 38: Pleural Effusions in Pulmonary Embolism
  47. 39: Pleural Effusions in Children
  48. 40: Pneumothorax
  49. 41: Hemothorax
  50. 42: Chylothorax and Pseudochylothorax
  51. 43: The Pleural Space and Organ Transplantation
  52. 44: Pleural Disease as a Complication of Radiotherapy and Radiofrequency Ablation
  53. 45: Iatrogenic and Rare Pleural Effusions
  54. Index