The impression, therefore, was tuberculous pleural effusion. Surgical biopsy of the pleura by Klassen's 13 technic disclosed inflammatory changes characterized by the palisading of histiocytes ...

Lymphocytic exudative effusions are characteristic of tuberculous pleural effusions as well as malignant effusions. ... Coote N. Surgical versus non-surgical management of pleural empyema.

Since that time DeFrancis, Klosk and Albano 2 have reported 2 cases of tuberculous pleural effusion diagnosed by Vim–Silverman needle biopsy. This was done when free pleural fluid existed. From ...

The role of surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma encompasses the need for rapid diagnosis, preoperative staging and surgical resection of this rare and aggressive malignancy. News & Perspective ...

Redden MD, Chin TY, van Driel ML. (2017) Surgical versus non-surgical management for pleural empyema. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. doi:10.1002/14651858. Odell JA. (1994) Management of empyema thoracis.

Chemical pleurodesis. The surgeon puts a chemical, usually talc, into the pleural space (the space between your lungs and your chest wall.)‌ Mechanical pleurodesis. The surgeon abrades (brushes ...

The study indicated that almost 55% had a pleural effusion one month after the bypass surgery. Around 15 per cent of cases had an effusion that occupied more than 25 per cent of one side of the ...