Pleural Disease-4판(2001)

Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
1 Anatomy of the Pleura 1
2 Physiology of the Pleural Space 7
3 Radiographic Examinations 18
4 Clinical Manifestations and Useful Tests 36
5 Approach to the Patient 75
6 Transudative Pleural Effusions 83
7 Malignant Pleural Effusions 94
8 Malignant and Benign Mesotheliomas 117
9 Parapneumonic Effusions and Empyema 129
10 Tuberculous Pleural Effusions 154
11 Pleural Effusion Secondary to Fungi, Actinomycosis, and
Nocardiosis 167
12 Pleural Effusion Due to Parasitic Infection 175
13 Pleural Effusion Due to AIDS, Other Viruses, Mycoplasma
pneumoniae, and Rickettsiae 180
14 Pleural Effusion Due to Pulmonary Embolization 187
15 Pleural Effusion Secondary to Diseases of the
Gastrointestinal Tract 192
16 Pleural Disease Due to Collagen Vascular Diseases 208
17 Pleural Effusion Due to Drug Reactions 219
18 Pleural Effusion Due to Miscellaneous Diseases 224
19 Pneumothorax 242
20 Hemothorax 278
21 Chylothorax and Pseudochylothorax 284
22 Other Pleural Diseases 299
23 Thoracentesis (Diagnostic and Therapeutic) and Pleural Biopsy
311
24 Chest Tubes 327
25 Thoracoscopy 338
Index 345