Pleural Dynamics announced today that it completed enrollment in a post-market clinical study for its ACES system.

Catheter is placed called Tunneled indwelling pleural catheter, so you can have pleural effusion at home. Draining the catheter 2-3 times week or as directed by the physician.

Introduction Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic disease that occur as a result of disruption of the pancreatic duct, or leak from a pseudocyst. They occur ...

The indications for pleural drainage are diagnostic and therapeutic. This video demonstrates ultrasound-guided placement of a small-bore pigtail catheter for drainage of a pleural effusion.

Correspondence Response of a Nonmalignant Pleural Effusion to Bevacizumab Published August 18, 2005 N Engl J Med 2005;353: 740 - 741 DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200508183530722 ...

Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have discovered that a nanoparticle therapeutic enhances cancer immunotherapy and is a possible new approach in treating malignant pleural effusion (MPE).

Expert opinion from Alex T. Thomas MD · 40 years of experience · USA One can drain pleural effusion2-3 times a week. By putting a tube into the chest, a pleural effusion is usually drained.