Pleural diseases : clinical cases and real-world discussions /: clinical cases and real-world discussions. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Claudio Sorino, David Feller-Kopman, Giampietro Marchetti.
• Editors: Sorino, Claudio; Feller-Kopman, David J; Marchetti, Giampietro
• Contents: Part I. Malignancies 1. Malignant pleural effusion with unexpandable lung and hydropneumothorax following thoracentesis (Sorino, Feller-Kopman, Marchetti) Management of malignant pleural effusion Causes of pneumothorax after thoracentesis The unexpandable lung 2. Pleural plaques, pleural effusion, and malignant pleural mesothelioma in a subject with previous asbestos exposure (Marchetti, Sorino, Feller-Kopman) Histological and molecular diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma Imaging techniques in the diagnosis of mesothelioma Management of malignant pleural mesothelioma 3. Malignant pleural effusion in metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinoma complicated by pulmonary embolism (Sorino, Feller-Kopman, Marchetti) Molecular testing of advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in adults undergoing percutaneous interventions Venous thromboembolism: early diagnostic and therapeutic approach 4. Squamous cell lung cancer complicating a tuberculous fibrothorax (Marchetti, Sorino, Feller-Kopman) Late sequelae and complications of tuberculosis Malignancy associated with chronic empyema and fibrothorax How to distinguish pleural from peripheral pulmonary lesions 5. Malignant pleural mesothelioma with trapped lung (Sorino, Lococo, Marchetti) Medical thoracoscopy Assessment of performance status Pleurodesis 6. Lung adenocarcinoma with diffuse pleural infiltration (Gonuguntla, Sorino) Rigid and semi-rigid thoracoscopy Macroscopic appearance of pleural malignancy Indications and types of pleurodesis 7. Chylothorax associated with an indolent follicular lymphoma (Lococo, Sorino, Marchetti) Diagnosis of chylothorax and etiology Treatment of chylothorax Chest tube types and sizes Part II. Infections 8. Relapsing unilateral pleural effusion revealed to be due to tuberculosis (Sorino, Feller-Kopman, Marchetti) Chest ultrasound and pleural diseases Indications of diagnostic thoracentesis Tuberculous pleural effusion 9. Loculated parapneumonic pleural effusion treated with intra-cavitary urokinase (Zanforlin, Sorino, Marchetti, Feller-Kopman) Chemical-physical examination of the pleural fluid Indications for the insertion of a thoracic drainage tube Role of fibrinolytics in complicated pleural effusions 10. Pleural empyema and sepsis in a patient with acute renal failure due to necrotizing extracapillary glomerulonephritis (Sorino, Pirracchio, Gildea) Patient preparation before chest tube placement Anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibody disease Acute-phase reactants and markers of bacterial infections 11. Pleural empyema with bronchopleural fistula and hydropneumothorax (Marchetti, Sorino) Pleural empyema on ultrasound Choice of the chest drain insertion site Risk factors for pleural empyema 12. Pneumonia complicating chronic fibrothorax with persistent effusion in a multimorbid patient (Elia, Sorino, Marchetti) Causes and mechanism of fibrothorax Imaging of fibrothorax Decortication 13. Bronchopleural fistula and pleural empyema after pneumonectomy (Minervini, Bertoglio, Sorino) Strategies to prevent post-pneumonectomy empyema Management of post pneumonectomy empyema Minimally invasive surgery for post pneumonectomy empyema 14. Nontuberculous mycobacteria pleural infection in an immunosuppressed patient (Sorino, Gonuguntla, Gildea, Negri) Nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in immunosuppressed hosts Pleural empyema Chest tube drainage Part III. Miscellanea 15. Cloudy pleural effusion in a heavy smoker with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing immunosuppressive treatment (Mondoni, Carlucci, Sorino, Marchetti, Feller-Kopman) Pseudochylothorax Pleural fluid pH measurement Moderate sedation in medical thoracoscopy 16. Bilateral calcified fibrothorax in a COPD patient (Sorino) Consequences of asbestos inhalation Pleural plaques Mixed restrictive-obstructive patterns 17. Middle and low back pain due to pulmonary embolism with ipsilateral pleural effusion (Sorino, Marchetti, Gildea) Well's criteria for pulmonary embolism - Three Tier Model Pulmonary hemorrhage and lung infarction after pulmonary embolism Pleural effusion in pulmonary embolism 18. Bilateral asymmetric pleural effusion due to congestive heart failure (Sorino, Gildea) Pleural effusions from cardiovascular diseases congestive heart failure Indwelling pleural catheters IPCs in non-malignant disease 19. Hemothorax and tension pneumothorax following a crush injury with rib fractures (Sorino, Gildea) Insertion of chest drains Chest drainage systems Management of chest drains 20. Pneumothorax after transthoracic needle biopsy (Sorino, Sampietro, Calati) Transthoracic needle biopsy
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 616.25; Pleura -- Diseases -- Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323795425
• Related ISBNs: 9780323795418
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