Turkey: A new case report published in BMC Surgery has demonstrated an innovative use of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) to ...

Surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma after radiotherapy may increase overall survival rates, according to a study. However, study authors note that the procedure should only be adopted in ...

The role of surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma encompasses the need for rapid diagnosis, preoperative staging and surgical resection, and also the need for a greater biological understanding ...

Surgery for managing complicated pleural space infections had better outcomes than fibrinolytic therapy, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society. In a ...

Randomized Phase II Trial Comparing Bevacizumab Plus Carboplatin and Paclitaxel With Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Alone in Previously Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer ...

Dervis, A. (2025) Curative Outcome of Osteosarcoma with Associated Pleural Effusion: A Case Report —Bone Tumor with Pleural ...

Carefully selected patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma benefited from a surgery-based treatment modality, according to results from a propensity score matching analysis published in Journal ...

Chemical pleurodesis. The surgeon puts a chemical, usually talc, into the pleural space (the space between your lungs and your chest wall.)‌ Mechanical pleurodesis. The surgeon abrades (brushes) the ...

Patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) lived 6 months longer, on average, when they had surgery in addition to chemotherapy, a large retrospective analysis showed. The addition of surgery ...

Researchers have developed a new method for filling and sealing pleural cavities. The process consists of injecting polyurethane foams into the lungs with a self-expanding and self-modelling capacity ...

The median survival of patients undergoing trimodality therapy is 1–2 years, but some patients (19%) can live for 3–14 years. To improve outcomes and survival, the focus of clinical research over the ...