TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Medical Management of Nonmalignant Pleural Effusions
A1  - Bechara, Rabih
A1  - Ernst, Armin
A2  - Sugarbaker, David J.
A2  - Bueno, Raphael
A2  - Colson, Yolonda L.
A2  - Jaklitsch, Michael T.
A2  - Krasna, Mark J.
A2  - Mentzer, Steven J.
A2  - Williams, Marcia
A2  - Adams, Ann
Y1  - 2015
N1  - 
T2  - Adult Chest Surgery, 2e
AB  - Pleural  effusions  can  occur  as  the  consequence  of  a  localized  disease  (exudative),  or  they  can  be  a  manifestation  of  systemic  disease  (transudative).  They  are  fairly  common,  and  chest  physicians  are  often  asked  to  diagnose  and  manage  them.  This  chapter  reviews  the  criteria  for  exudative  and  transudative  pleural  effusions,  as  well  as  the  diagnostic  techniques  and  medical  management  of  several  types  of  nonmalignant  pleural  effusions,  including  parapneumonic,  connective  tissue  disease-related  effusions,  hepatic  hydrothorax,  and  chylothorax.  Therapeutic  methods,  including  ultrasound-guided  thoracentesis  and  the  indications  for  chest  tube  drainage  and  pleuroscopy  are  discussed,  as  well  as  the  use  of  thrombolytic  therapy.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105845708
ER  -