Textbook of pleural diseases

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Textbook of pleural diseases

edited by Richard W. Light, Y.C. Gary Lee

Arnold , Distributed in the USA by Oxford University Press, c2003

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This international and authoritative treatise covers all aspects of pleural disease. Beginning with a comprehensive introductory section to provide guidance to, and aid understanding of, the basic mechanisms that underlie pleural diseases, the book follows with a series of clinical chapters, discussing all the common and less common pleural diseases. These chapters in this section will be written to a uniform structure covering definition, incidence and epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis, clinical presentation, investigations, treatments, possible complications and directions for future development. Guidelines for management are included where appropriate and each chapter concludes with a summary highlighting practical patient management 'tips'. The book will be an invaluable reference for, and consulted frequently by, specialist pulmonologists with an interest in pleural diseases, and will also be a useful library reference for trainee and other pulmonary physicians.

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1 Part One - Basic Science Embryology and gross structure Cells in the pleural cavity Liquid and protein exchange Physiological effects of pleural air or fluid Pleural inflammation Cytokines in pleural diseases Pleural infection Pleural fibrosis Pleural reaction to mineral dusts Genetics of malignant mesothelioma Pharmacokinetics Experimental models in pleural disease Experimental models of mesothelioma 2 Part Two - Clinical Science Approach to patients with pleural diseases Pleural fluid analysis Diagnostic radiology Interventional radiology Pleural histology Pleural cytology, tumor markers and immunohistochemistry Effusions from cardiac diseases Effusions from vascular causes Effusions from malignancy Effusions from Parapneumonic infection and empyema Effusions from tuberculosis Effusions from atypical infections Effusions in immunocompromised hosts Effusions in lymphatic disruptions Effusions from collagen vascular disease Effusions due to drugs Effusions after surgery Hepatic hydrothorax Effusions due to gastrointestinal disease Effusions due to obstetrical and gynaecological conditions Benign Asbestos pleural diseases Malignant mesothelioma Spontaneous pneumothorax Pediatric pleural diseases Drainage and biopsy techniques Medical thoracoscopy Surgery of the pleural cavity Gene therapy Future directions

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