RT Book, Section
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
SR Print(0)
ID 1105845708
T1 Medical Management of Nonmalignant Pleural Effusions
T2 Adult Chest Surgery, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178189-3
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105845708
RD 2023/03/30
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.