Pleural effusion is extra fluid between the pleura around your lungs and chest wall. It can cause shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, or fever. In cases of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), ...

GERD is a common condition worldwide. Key mechanisms of disease include abnormal oesophagogastric junction structure and function, and impaired oesophageal clearance. A therapeutic trial of ...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a primary and locally aggressive tumor of the pleura. A well defined causal relationship with asbestos exposure, and an overwhelming media interest in the use ...

Adding the T-DOC ® Air-Charged™ Anorectal Manometry Catheter to your EMG, nerve stimulation, sensation measurements, anal ultrasonography, and defecography studies provides essential information to ...

Cancer cells can inflame the lung lining (pleura) or abdominal lining (peritoneum). This can cause fluid to build up. The fluid might contain cancer cells. Fluid around the lungs is called a pleural ...

ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development process as outlined in the ASCO ...

Background The paucibacillary nature of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in pleural fluid poses challenges in the diagnosis of pleural TB. GeneXpert (GX) is a molecular test which detects the presence ...

1 Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, United States 2 New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States Background and purpose: ...

Background While indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) is widely accepted as a primary treatment option for managing malignant pleural effusions (MPEs), there is limited research on the psychological and ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is a digestive disorder in which the stomach's contents flow back into the esophagus.