Contents
CHAPTER 1: Pleural Anatomy
CHAPTER 2: Physiology of the Pleural Space
CHAPTER 3: Radiology in Pleura
CHAPTER 4: Role of Ultrasound in Pleural Diseases
CHAPTER 5: Approach to Pleural Effusion
CHAPTER 6: Transudative Pleural Effusion
CHAPTER 7: Tubercular Pleural Effusion
CHAPTER 8: Parapneumonic Effusions and Empyema
CHAPTER 9: Pleural Effusion Secondary to Fungal, Nocardia, and Parasitic Infections
CHAPTER 10: Pleural Diseases in HIV
CHAPTER 11: Malignant Pleural Effusion
CHAPTER 12: Mesothelioma and Other Primary Pleural Tumors
CHAPTER 13: Pneumothorax and Bronchopleural Fistula
CHAPTER 14: Hemothorax
CHAPTER 15: Chylothorax
CHAPTER 16: Thoracocentesis
CHAPTER 17: Intercostal Drainage Tubes and Pleural Drainage Systems
CHAPTER 18: Chest Tube Monitoring, Complications, and Its Management
CHAPTER 19: Pleural Effusion in Pulmonary Embolism
CHAPTER 20: Pleural Effusion due to Heart Diseases
CHAPTER 21: Hepatic Hydrothorax
CHAPTER 22: Pleural Effusion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
CHAPTER 23: Pediatric Pleural Diseases
CHAPTER 24: Pleural Effusion due to Collagen Vascular Diseases
CHAPTER 25: Pleural Effusion due to Kidney Diseases
CHAPTER 26: Pleural Effusion due to Drugs and Miscellaneous Diseases
CHAPTER 27: Pleural Disorders in Lung Transplantation - Overview
CHAPTER 28: Medical Thoracoscopy
CHAPTER 29: Pleural Biopsy and Cryobiopsy
CHAPTER 30: Surgical Management of Pleural Diseases
CHAPTER 31: Pleural Diseases in COVID
