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Pleural effusions from 23 dogs and 25 cats hospitalized between November 1986 and April 1987 at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (VHUP) were classified as chylous (chylomicrons present) or nonchylous (chylomicrons absent) by the presence or absence, respectively, of a
Serum and pleural fluid cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations and cholesterol/triglyceride ratios were determined in 9 dogs and 9 cats with pleural effusion (8 nonchylous, 10 chylous). The pleural fluid triglyceride concentrations were significantly higher (P less than 0.05) and the pleural
OBJECTIVE
Lipoprotein electrophoresis is the gold standard for the detection of chylous ascites and pleural effusions. It is, however, not suitable as a front-line test and not widely available. Most clinicians must rely solely on the quantitative determination of lipids. The aim of this work was to
BACKGROUND
Pleural effusion is rare and includes several disease entities in the neonatal period. The aim of this study was to investigate the etiology, management, and outcome of neonatal pleural effusions.
METHODS
We retrospectively collected all neonates who were admitted to the neonatal
A 49-year-old male who had been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous pleurisy in 2007 was referred to our hospital with the complaint of dyspnea on exertion in Nov. 2009. Chest X-ray showed increased pleural effusion compared with that remaining after the previous treatment of pleurisy
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study is to assess the usefulness of various enzymes, cytokines and biochemical studies of pleural fluid for the differential diagnosis of tuberculosis from malignant pleural effusions, and to clarify the role of combining diagnostic tests.
METHODS
The study group
This study aimed to determine the incidence and outcome of postoperative chylous pleural effusion as well as the efficacy of pleurodesis for its management after surgery for congenital heart disease. Medical and surgical databases were used to identify all patients who had surgery for congenital
A 79 year-old woman with disseminated ovarian cancer and recurring pleural effusions, had thoracocentesis performed with drainage of purulent pleural fluid (plf) after preceding symptoms of pneumonia. Pleural empyema was suspected. However, a plf-pH-measurement of 7.3 made this diagnose less likely.
The immunoregulatory activity of ascitic fluids obtained from patients with ovarian carcinoma, and pleural effusions collected from patients with various nonmalignant diseases, was tested. The following assays were performed: in vivo, PFC-response of mouse splenocytes to SRBC; in vitro,
Enriched MCT (medium-chain triglycerides) formula has been used in the management of infants with congenital chylothorax (CC). Administration of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) has also been suggested. I evaluated the effect of these two regimens on the course of infants with CC described in the
In 160 patients with pleural effusion, consecutively studied in our section, cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations and lipidogram were prospectively measured in the pleural fluid and the blood to rule out the possible occurrence of chylothorax. For the diagnosis of chylothorax the presence of
Levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol were measured in the pleural effusions and the corresponding serum from 52 patients suffering from non-chylous pleural effusions with different genesis. Significantly higher concentrations of lipids were found in
We presented an unusual arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) case of a late-60s elderly man's death, due to severe pericardial/pleural effusion and ascites, and arrhythmic events, with unique pathological features. The hypertrophic heart grossly displayed yellowish to
The determination of pleural fluid triglycerides (PF-TRIG) is useful in the diagnosis of chylothorax, but its diagnostic value for other causes of pleural effusions is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of PF-TRIG in the diagnosis of other pleural effusions and investigate