Pleural Diseases-1판

Part I. Malignancies


01.Malignant pleural effusion with unexpandable lung and hydropneumothorax following thoracentesis　
Management of malignant pleural effusion
Causes of pneumothorax after thoracentesis
The unexpandable lung

02.Pleural plaques, pleural effusion, and malignant pleural mesothelioma in a subject with previous asbestos exposure　
Histological and molecular diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma　
Imaging techniques in the diagnosis of mesothelioma
Management of malignant pleural mesothelioma　 　 　 　　

03.Malignant pleural effusion in metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinoma complicated by pulmonary embolism　
Molecular testing of advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)　
Management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in adults undergoing percutaneous interventions
Venous thromboembolism: early diagnostic and therapeutic approach

04.Squamous cell lung cancer complicating a tuberculous fibrothorax
Late sequelae and complications of tuberculosis　
Malignancy associated with chronic empyema and fibrothorax
How to distinguish pleural from peripheral pulmonary lesions　

05.Malignant pleural mesothelioma with trapped lung　
Medical thoracoscopy
Assessment of performance status
Pleurodesis

06.Lung adenocarcinoma with diffuse pleural infiltration　
Rigid and semi-rigid thoracoscopy
Macroscopic appearance of pleural malignancy
Indications and types of pleurodesis

07.Chylothorax associated with an indolent follicular lymphoma　
Diagnosis of chylothorax and etiology　
Treatment of chylothorax
Chest tube types and sizes


Part II. Infections


08.Relapsing unilateral pleural effusion revealed to be due to tuberculosis　
Chest ultrasound and pleural diseases　
Indications of diagnostic thoracentesis　
Tuberculous pleural effusion

09.Loculated parapneumonic pleural effusion treated with intra-cavitary urokinase
Chemical-physical examination of the pleural fluid
Indications for the insertion of a thoracic drainage tube
Role of　fibrinolytics　in complicated pleural effusions

10. Pleural empyema and sepsis in a patient with acute renal failure due to necrotizing extracapillary glomerulonephritis　
Patient preparation before chest tube placement
Anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibody disease　
Acute-phase reactants and markers of bacterial infections

11. Pleural empyema with bronchopleural fistula and hydropneumothorax　
Pleural empyema on ultrasound　
Choice of the chest drain insertion site
Risk factors for pleural empyema

12. Pneumonia complicating chronic fibrothorax with persistent effusion in a multimorbid patient　
Causes and mechanism of fibrothorax
Imaging of fibrothorax
Decortication

13. Bronchopleural fistula and pleural empyema after pneumonectomy　
Strategies to prevent post-pneumonectomy empyema
Management of post pneumonectomy empyema
Minimally invasive surgery for post pneumonectomy empyema

14. Nontuberculous mycobacteria pleural infection in an immunosuppressed patient　
Nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in immunosuppressed hosts
Pleural empyema　
Chest tube drainage　


Part III. Miscellanea


15. Cloudy pleural effusion in a heavy smoker with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing immunosuppressive treatment　
Pseudochylothorax　
Pleural fluid pH measurement　
Moderate sedation in medical thoracoscopy

16. Bilateral calcified fibrothorax in a COPD patient　
Consequences of asbestos inhalation　
Pleural plaques
Mixed restrictive-obstructive patterns

17. Middle and low back pain due to pulmonary embolism with ipsilateral pleural effusion　
Well's criteria for pulmonary embolism - Three Tier Model
Pulmonary hemorrhage and lung infarction after pulmonary embolism
Pleural effusion in pulmonary embolism

18. Bilateral asymmetric pleural effusion due to congestive heart failure　
Pleural effusions from cardiovascular diseases congestive heart failure　
Indwelling pleural catheters
IPCs in non-malignant disease

19. Hemothorax and tension pneumothorax following a crush injury with rib fractures　
Insertion of chest drains
Chest drainage systems
Management of chest drains

20. Pneumothorax after transthoracic needle biopsy　
Transthoracic needle biopsy