of the nature of a fluid pleural effusion

... Neutrophil-predominant pleural effusions are associated with acute processes They occur in parapneumonic effusions, pulmonary embolism, acute TB and benign asbestos pleural effusions.28 45 Pleural effusions ... for symptomatic effusions Usually resolves with relief of the renal obstruction Early post-CABG pleural effusion 158 Late post-CABG pleural effusion1 59 Lymphoma-related pleural effusion1 62 Exudate ... exudative pleural effusions where a diagnostic pleural aspiration is inconclusive and malignancy is suspected (C) In patients with a symptomatic exudative pleural effusion where a diagnostic pleural...

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... exudative eosinophilic pleural effusions with peripheral blood eosinophilia No cause of the pleural effusion was found, but on cessation of valproic acid therapy, the pleural effusion and eosinophilia ... A postero-anterior chest X-ray showed a right-sided pleural effusion Diagnostic thoracentesis revealed a neutrophilic transudative pleural effusion [total cell count = 100/μl, mainly neutrophils ... with elevated CRP on laboratory tests and a right-sided pleural effusion on chest X-ray Examination of the pleural fluid showed a transudative effusion with a small number of cells (90/μl), mainly...

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... for our patient’s pleural effusion [3] In order for CSF ascites to result in pleural effusion, some degree of open communication must exist between the peritoneal cavity and the pleural space Congenital ... the ensuing pleural effusion should remain low [15] These pleural fluid characteristics, along with a predominance of lymphocytes and mesothelial cells, suggest a transudative pleural effusion Although ... transudative pleural effusion Although used previously in other applications, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported use of b2-transferrin to detect a CSF pleural effusion in...

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... Oncology 2008, 6:85 Almost 75% of all malignant pleural effusions are due to malignancies of breasts, lungs, ovaries and lymphomas Malignant pleural effusions account for approximately 40% of chronic ... channels by malignant cells In case of symptomatic malignant pleural effusion, dyspnea (moderate to severe, according to the importance of the effusion) , cough, thoracic discomfort as well as pain may ... (Figure 2) By the end of the forth week, pleural effusions diminished, systems were controlled for permeability and chest x-rays confirmed absence of effusions All care was given as a day procedure,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... malignancy and success rate is indicated in Table Discussion Malignant pleural effusions are one of the leading causes of recurrent pleural effusions worldwide, with an estimated annual incidence of 150.000 ... associated either with the recurrence of pleural effusion (90% of patients will develop recurrence of effusion within 30 days) or to iatrogenic pneumothorax, pleural fluid loculation or contamination ... recurrence of pleural effusion (80% of patients within 30 days after removal of the tube) [4] Chest tube drainage and chemical pleurodesis is the gold standard of care for malignant pleural effusions...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... pleurodesis for recurrent right pleural effusion After pleurodesis, his pleural effusion has not increased after he received intermittent MP chemotherapy in 2010 Discussion Pleural effusion in systemic ... for untreated patients with pleural effusion is shorter than that for patients without pleural effusion (1.6 months vs months: a median survival) [2] Moreover, pleural effusion in the patient in ... chemotherapy Pleural effusion did not recur for six months after he became ambulatory However, he had a recurrence of right pleural effusion and was managed with VAD chemotherapy Although his right pleural...

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... Th17 cells from malignant pleural effusion regulated by different cytokines (A) The representative dot plots of freshly isolated naïve CD4+ T cells from malignant pleural effusion were determined ... demonstration of malignant cells in pleural fluid or/and on closed pleural biopsy specimen The patients were excluded if they had received any invasive procedures directed into the pleural cavity or if they ... dot plots showing isolated pleural CD39+CD4 + CD25high T cells are almost CD39 positive (A) and CD127 negative (B) Naïve CD4+ T cells isolated from malignant pleural effusion (open bars) and blood...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... compliance is reduced or the pleural effusion is large, effusions cause hypoxemia by collapsing adjacent lung with resultant physiologic shunt [12,49] Drainage of pleural effusions may improve hypoxemia ... and safety of a 16prospective gauge catheter system cohort for draining pleural effusions ICU patients with a large pleural effusion thought to contribute to respiratory impairment 58 10 53 (19) ... accuracy of ultrasonography to predicting size of pleural effusion Vignon 2005 Evaluate the accuracy [45] of ultrasonography to predicting size of pleural effusion Balik 2006 [43] 63 (18) years Single-centre...

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