The burden of a number of pleural diseases continues to increase internationally. Although
many pleural procedures have historically been the domain of interventional radiologists or …

Establishing the etiology of exudative pleural effusions in the setting of an unrevealing
pleural fluid analysis often requires biopsies from the parietal pleura. While closed pleural …

Background: The differential diagnosis of pleural effusions can present a considerable
challenge, and the etiology of pleural effusions varies depending on the population studied …

Background Medical thoracoscopy has been shown to be an efficacious procedure in
diagnosing unexplained exudative pleural effusions with excellent safety. This study aimed …

Non‐specific pleuritis (NSP) is defined as fibrinous or inflammatory pleuritis which cannot be
attributed to a specific benign or malignant etiology. It can be diagnosed in biopsies in up to …

Background Medical thoracoscopy is an effective and safe procedure for diagnosing pleural
effusions of undetermined causes. But there are still a part of patients with pleural effusions …

Introduction We present findings from the International Collaborative Effusion database, a
European Respiratory Society clinical research collaboration. Nonspecific pleuritis (NSP) is …

Background Nonspecific pleuritis (NSP) is a frequent diagnosis after parietal pleural biopsy,
but the clinical significance of this finding and need for further follow-up have not been firmly …

Introduction Pleural exudative effusions without diagnosis after initial work up are a frequent
problem in any respiratory division. Several ways to obtain pleural biopsy exist …

The incidence of non-malignant pleural effusions far outweighs that of malignant pleural
effusions and is estimated to be at least 3-fold higher. These so-called benign effusions do …