Thoracentesis (THOR-a-sen-TE-sis) is a procedure to remove excess fluid in the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This space is called the pleural space. Normally, the pleural space is filled ...

The incidence of serious infection after common ultrasound-guided procedures, such as biopsy, fine-needle aspiration (a form of biopsy) and thoracentesis (procedure involving needle drainage of the ...

Following thoracentesis, fluid reaccumulates in more than 50% of patients, necessitating multiple thoracentesis procedures. 3 Therefore, thoracentesis is not considered a long-term treatment option. 3 ...

Nandrolone decanoate treatment in anemia of patients with cancer: Phase II clinical study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full ...

A 24-year-old man was admitted with a two-day history of shortness of breath and right chest pain. He had an eight-pack-year history of smoking with no significant medical history. He was febrile ...