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Diagnostic Work-Up of Pleural Effusions

Author(s) -

Μarios E. Froudarakis

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

respiration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1423-0356

pISSN - 0025-7931

DOI - 10.1159/000112221

Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , pleural fluid , pleural cavity , pleural disease , radiology , effusion , malignant pleural effusion , respiratory disease , intensive care medicine , surgery , lung

A wide range of diseases may be the cause of an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. Pleural effusion is a major diagnostic problem, since the pleura is an inner cavity with no direct access. The aim of this review is to provide a practical approach to the investigation of the patient presenting with pleural effusion. This should help to accurately diagnose pleural effusion and keep time-consuming, but necessary, invasive investigations to the minimum.

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