The Role of Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Pleural Diseases

2004 ◽  
pp. 142-161
Keyword(s):  
Pleural Diseases

The role of interventional therapy for pleural diseases

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary S DePew ◽  
Fabien Maldonado
Keyword(s):  
Interventional Therapy ◽  
Pleural Diseases

scholarly journals The role of chest ultrasonography in the management of respiratory diseases: document I

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Zanforlin ◽  
Rosangela Giannuzzi ◽  
Stefano Nardini ◽  
Americo Testa ◽  
Gino Soldati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Physical Basis ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Pleural Effusions ◽  
Chest Ultrasonography ◽  
Thoracic Ultrasound ◽  
Pleural Diseases ◽  
Emergency Situations

Chest ultrasonography can be a useful diagnostic tool for respiratory physicians. It can be used to complete and widen the general objective examination also in emergency situations, at the patient’s bedside. The aim of this document is to promote better knowledge and more widespread use of thoracic ultrasound among respiratory physicians in Italy. This document I is focused on basic knowledge of chest ultrasonography technique, physical basis, aims and characteristics, fields of application. Document I shows how chest ultrasonography can be useful to detect and monitor pleural diseases, pleural effusions and pneumothorax and how it can assess diaphragmatic kinetics and pathologies.

Role of Chest Ultrasonography in Pleural Diseases

2017 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
pp. 3029-3035
Author(s):  
Hanan M. Abuzeid ◽  
Mohamed S. Ghazy ◽  
Ahmed H. Soliman
Keyword(s):  
Chest Ultrasonography ◽  
Pleural Diseases

Development and Maintenance of a Pleural Disease Service: Role of the “Pleurologist”

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (03) ◽  
pp. 297-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey Cameron ◽  
Dana Teodoro ◽  
Azam Kasis ◽  
Matthew Evison
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Current Medical ◽  
Pleural Disease ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Pleural Diseases ◽  
Service Role ◽  
The Impact

AbstractChanges in the health care environment, increasing specialization, and the use of ultrasound have led to pleural diseases being managed by a select few. This article aims to look at the impact of current medical education paradigms, service structure, procedural education and role of the “pleurologist” in providing care to patients with pleural disease.

scholarly journals Endothelin-1 Induces Mesothelial Mesenchymal Transition and Correlates with Pleural Fibrosis in Tuberculous Pleural Effusions

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhung-Han Wu ◽  
Jie-Heng Tsai ◽  
Cheng-Ying Hsieh ◽  
Wei-Lin Chen ◽  
Chi-Li Chung
Keyword(s):  
Pleural Effusion ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Pleural Diseases ◽  
Pleural Thickening ◽  
Pleural Fibrosis ◽  
Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion ◽  
Insight Into

Endothelin (ET)-1 is involved in various fibrotic diseases. However, its implication in pleural fibrosis remains unknown. We aimed to study the profibrotic role of ET-1 in tuberculous pleural effusion (TBPE). The pleural effusion ET-1 levels were measured among 68 patients including transudative pleural effusion (TPE, n = 12), parapneumonic pleural effusion (PPE, n = 20), and TBPE (n = 36) groups. Pleural fibrosis, defined as radiological residual pleural thickening (RPT) and shadowing, was measured at 12-month follow-up. Additionally, the effect of ET-1 on mesothelial mesenchymal transition (MMT) and extracellular matrix (ECM) producion in human pleural mesothelial cells (PMCs) was assessed. Our findings revealed that effusion ET-1 levels were significantly higher in TBPE than in TPE and PPE, and were markedly higher in TBPE patients with RPT >10 mm than those with RPT ≤10 mm. ET-1 levels correlated substantially with residual pleural shadowing and independently predicted RPT >10 mm in TBPE. In PMCs, ET-1 time-dependently induced MMT with upregulation of α-smooth muscle actin and downregulation of E-cadherin, and stimulated ECM production; furthermore, ET receptor antagonists effectively abrogated these effects. In conclusion, ET-1 induces MMT and ECM synthesis in human PMCs and correlates with pleural fibrosis in TBPE. This study confers a novel insight into the pathogenesis and potential therapies for fibrotic pleural diseases.

Investigation into role of medical pleuroscopy in the diagnosis and management of patients with pleural diseases

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Arunkumar Mehta ◽  
Mukesh Nathabhai Patel ◽  
Ankita Harishkumar Soni ◽  
Tushar Bhagvatbhai Patel ◽  
Sanjay Arjunsinh Parmar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pleural Diseases ◽  
Diagnosis And Management
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