Local anaesthetic thoracoscopy (LAT) is performed by a growing number of respiratory physicians in the context of an expanding population with pleural disease. Most LATs occur in patients with ...

In some instances, people with pleural effusions don’t have any symptoms. They only learn about their condition when they have a chest X-ray for another issue. If someone develops severe symptoms from ...

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common condition which often causes significant symptoms to patients and costs to healthcare systems. Over the past decade, the management of MPE has progressed ...