Pleural infection is a millennia-spanning condition that has proved challenging to treat over
many years. Fourteen percent of cases of pneumonia are reported to present with a pleural …

Background Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura (SFTP), or pleural fibromas, are rare
tumours that generally, but not universally, follow a benign course. Surgical resection is the …

Abstract Purpose of Review We review recent studies of patients with septated malignant
pleural effusions, to understand what the clinical implications for patients are and what …

Background Private healthcare is choice of point of care for 70% of Indians. Multidrug
resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment is costly and involves duration as long as 2 years …

Rationale: Assessing the early use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or
intrapleural enzyme therapy (IET) in pleural infection requires a phase III randomized …

Background Pleural biopsy findings offer greater diagnostic sensitivity in malignant pleural
effusions compared with pleural fluid. The adequacy of pleural biopsy techniques in …

Introduction Current guidelines recommend an initial pleural aspiration in the investigation
and management of suspected malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) with the aim of …

Breathlessness is a commonly encountered symptom, and although its relationship with
mortality is well established for many conditions, less clear is this relationship in healthy …

METHODS The study was conducted in line with PRISMA guidelines (PROSPERO ID
238233). All English-language randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational …

Background: Thoracoscopy is the “gold standard” diagnostic modality for investigation of
suspected pleural malignancy. It is postulated that meticulous assessment of the pleural …