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Endoscopic treatment as first-line therapy for pancreatic ascites and pleural effusion
Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...
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Benign asbestos pleural effusion: diagnosis and course.
We have reviewed 22 patients with benign asbestos pleural effusion seen over a 17-year period. The mean duration of exposure to asbestos was 5.5 years and the mean interval between exposure and ...
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P2 Incorporation of an in-depth thoracic ultrasound assessment into routine pre-procedural evaluation of patients with pleural effusions
i.e., indwelling pleural catheter insertion rather than chemical pleurodesis. Recent research 1 has described the novel use of thoracic ultrasound (TUS) to identify NEL by assessing mobility and ...