PLEURA Journal
PLEURA Journal Volume 2, January-December 2015
- Role of Mesothelin Measurement in Patients With Cytology-Negative Pleural Effusion Undergoing Medical Thoracoscopy
- Su Lyn Leong, MRCP, MBBS, Y. C. Gary Lee, MBChB, PhD, Bruce W. Robinson, MBBS, MD, Jenette Creaney, PhD
- First published January 1st, 2015
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- A Misdiagnosed Recurrent Pleural Effusion
- A Utility for the Thoracic Ultrasound Examination
- Maximilien Rappaport, DO, Armin Meyer, MD
- First published January 1st, 2015
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- The Effect of Pleural Drainage on Pulmonary Function Testing in Patients With Tuberculous Pleural Effusions
- Hannah Fengels, MD, Coenraad F. N. Koegelenberg, MBChB, FCP (SA), FRCP, PhD, Elvis M. Irusen, MBChB, FCP (SA), FCCP, PhD, Johannes W. Bruwer, MBChB, MMed (Int), FCP (SA), Cert Pulm (SA), Elisma Wilken, MBChB, FCP (SA), Enas M. Batubara, MD, FCCP, SBIM (SA), SF-AP(SA), Francois Swart, ND ClinTech (SA), David Maree, NDClinTech (SA), Andrea Gonnermann, MSc, Tobias Welte, MD
- First published July 6th, 2015
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- Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
- A Blessing or a Curse in the Management of Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma?
- Syed S. A. Qadri, FRCS, Alex Cale, FRCS, Mahmoud Loubani, FRCS, Mubarak Chaudhry, FRCS, Michael Cowen, FRCS
- First published July 21st, 2015
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- Right Pleural Empyema Secondary to Liver Abscess Due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Atsushi Sano, MD, PhD, Takehiro Tsuchiya, MD
- First published July 24th, 2015
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- Molecular-Targeted Therapy For Malignant Mesothelioma
- State-of-the-Art in Procedural Safety, Patient Outcomes, and Physiologic Impact
- Yuji Tada, MD, PhD, Toshio Suzuki, MD, PhD, Hideaki Shimada, MD, PhD, Kenzo Hiroshima, MD, PhD, Koichiro Tatsumi, MD, PhD, Masatoshi Tagawa, MD, PhD
- First published August 14th, 2015
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- Pleural Effusion Size as Prognostic Marker in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion
- A Retrospective Cohort Study
- Felicia Montero-Arias, MD, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, MD, Jose Rojas-Solano, MD, Luis Ugalde-Gamboa, MD, Allan Ramos-Esquivel, MD, MSc
- First published August 14th, 2015
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- Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Pleura
- Jose Cardenas-Garcia, MD, Paul H. Mayo, MD, Erik Folch, MD, MSc
- First published October 7th, 2015
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- Lactobacillus Empyema in a Patient With Schizophrenia
- Mark Staroselsky, BS, Elizabeth Awerbuch, DO, Irene Galperin, MD, Oleg Epelbaum, MD
- First published November 17th, 2015
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- Adequacy of Malignant Pleural Effusion for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation Analysis Using the Pyrosequencing Method
- Hassan Hatoum, MD, Ylagan Lourdes, MD, Samjot S. Dhillon, MD, Grace K. Dy, MD, Kristopher Attwood, PhD, Venkata Pokuri, MD, Kassem Harris, MD
- First published November 18th, 2015
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