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Empyema, Pleural

Known as: Pleurisy, purulent, Empyema, chest, chest empyema 
The presence of pus in the thoracic cavity, between the visceral and parietal pleura.
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Empyema

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Imaging of parapneumonic pleural effusions and empyema in children
Pleural empyema in children is increasing in incidence. The British Thoracic Society published guidelines for the management of… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Spectrum of Epstein-Barr virus-related diseases: a pictorial review
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) prevails among more than 90% of the adult population worldwide. Most primary infections occur during… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Treatment of sonographically stratified multiloculated thoracic empyema by medical thoracoscopy.
INTRODUCTION In cases of empyema, some form of intervention, either chest tube drainage, thoracoscopy, video-assisted thoracic… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions or empyemas: outcome of 234 patients.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Computed tomography and ultrasound in parapneumonic effusions and empyema.
AIM Imaging of pleural empyema by ultrasound (US) or computed tomography (CT) is used to confirm the diagnosis and facilitate… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Complications of tube thoracostomy in trauma
Objective—To assess the complication rate of tube thoracostomy in trauma. To consider whether this rate is high enough to support… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Prospective multicentre hospital surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae disease in India
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Spontaneous bacterial empyema in cirrhotic patients: A prospective study
Spontaneous bacterial empyema (SBEM) is an infection of a preexisting hydrothorax in cirrhotic patients and has seldom been… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Cholecystectomy in cirrhotic patients: a formidable operation.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Sclerotherapy of Bleeding Oesophageal Varices by Means of Endoscopy
From 1.1.1969 up to 1.11.1977, 640 patients with hemorrhage from gastro-oesopheal varices were managed by sclerotherapy of the… 
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