Pleural diseases : clinical cases and real-world discussions / Claudio Sorino, David Feller-Kopman, and Giampietro Marchetti.

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; electronic title page (Elsevier ClinicalKey, viewed April 21, 2021).

Malignant pleural effusion with nonexpandable lung and hydropneumothorax after thoracentesis / Sorino Claudio, Feller-Kopman David, Marchetti Giampietro -- Pleural plaques and malignant pleural mesothelioma in a patient with previous asbestos exposure / Marchetti Giampietro, Sorino Claudio, Feller-Kopman David -- Malignant pleural effusion in metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinoma complicated by pulmonary embolism / Sorino Claudio, Feller-Kopman David, Spatafora Mario et al. -- Squamous cell lung cancer complicating a tuberculous fibrothorax / Marchetti Giampietro, Sorino Claudio, Elia Stefano et al. -- Malignant pleural mesothelioma with trapped lung / Sorino Claudio, Lococo Filippo, Alraiyes Abdul Hamid et al. -- Lung adenocarcinoma with diffuse pleural infiltration in a young nonsmoker man / Gonuguntla Hari Kishan, Gupta Nitesh, Feller-Kopman David et al. -- Chylothorax associated with indolent follicular lymphoma / Lococo Filippo, Sorino Claudio, Feller-Kopman David et al. -- Relapsing unilateral pleural effusion due to unrecognized tuberculosis / Sorino Claudio, Feller-Kopman David, Mondoni Michele et al. -- Loculated parapneumonic pleural effusion treated with intracavitary urokinase / Zanforlin Alessandro, Sorino Claudio, Mondoni Michele -- Primary pleural empyema in a hemodialysis patient with catheter-related bloodstream infection / Sorino Claudio, Pirracchio Fabio, Hamid Alraiyes Abdul et al. -- Pyopneumothorax in necrotizing pneumonia with bronchopleural fistula / Marchetti Giampietro, Sorino Claudio, Pinelli Valentina et al.

Pneumonia and volume overload complicating chronic fibrothorax with persistent fluid collection / Elia Stefano, Sorino Claudio, Buda Natalia et al. -- Late postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula with pleural empyema / Minervini Fabrizio, Scarci Marco, Bertoglio Pietro et al. -- Tuberculous pleural effusion and Pott disease / Sorino Claudio, Agati Sergio, Marchetti Giampietro et al. -- Cloudy pleural effusion in a heavy smoker with rheumatoid arthritis / Mondoni Michele, Carlucci Paolo, Feller-Kopman David et al. -- Calcified pleural plaques in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Sorino Claudio, Negri Stefano, Feller-Kopman David et al. -- Middle and low back pain due to pulmonary embolism iwth ipsilateral pleural effusion / Sorino Claudio, Squizzato Alessandro, Feller-Kopman David et al. -- Bilateral asymmetrical pleural effusion due to congestive heart failure / Sorino Claudio, Tamburrini Mario, Feller-Kopman David -- Posttraumatic hemothroax and pneumothorax in a patient on oral anticoagulant / Sorino Claudio, Squizzato Alessandro, Feller-Kopman David et al. -- Pneumothorax after transthoracic needle biopsy of the lung / Sorino Claudio, Sampietro Cecilia, Pepe Giuseppe et al. -- Primary spontaneous right pneumothorax in a patient with pulmonary bullae / Sorino Claudio, Lococo Filippo, Marchetti Giampietro et al.

Using a unique, case-based approach, Pleural Diseases: Clinical Cases and Real-World Discussions brings you up to date with the latest advances in this fast-moving subspecialty. A wide variety of real-world challenges are presented along with multiple perspectives from expert pulmonologists who discuss and analyze each case collaboratively, replicating actual patient experiences and outcomes. This first-of-its-kind resource is ideal for practicing pulmonologists and fellows, interventional pulmonologists, critical care physicians, and others who are interested in an interactive approach to everyday clinical problems related to pleural disease. Provides a unique, interactive approach to understanding the nuances and complexities of patient cases for both invasive and non-invasive therapies, drawing from real clinical cases and accompanying case discussions. Describes the approach taken by experts for each case, presenting the clinical reasoning on the most appropriate approaches and the possible therapies. Offers easy-to-read, templated information for every case: onset of symptoms, the entire diagnostic-therapeutic path including clinical and laboratory findings, and discussions on the clinical choices made in accordance with evidence-based medical procedures. Includes both positive and negative outcomes for a broader experience. Features more than 200 illustrations including x-rays, procedural photos, ultrasound, CT scans, and histopathology specimens, as well as video procedures for thoracentesis, chest tube placing, medical thoracoscopy, and insertion of indwelling pleural catheter. Addresses other common clinical issues such as the management of multimorbid elderly patients, the optimization of fluid balance, and the need to discontinue antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy before invasive procedures. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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