ABC of Pleural Diseases

Najib M. Rahman, Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine and Clinical Director, Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Ian Hunt, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at St George's Hospital, Honorary Consultant at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecturer at St George's, University of London, London, UK. Fergus V. Gleeson, Consultant Radiologist and Professor of Radiology, University of Oxford; Director of the Oxford Imaging Trials Unit, and Divisional Director for the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK. Nick A. Maskell, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

• Contributors vii1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Pleura 1John P. Corcoran and Najib M. Rahman2 Radiology of Pleural Disease 5Rob J. Hallifax, John P. Corcoran and Najib M. Rahman3 Pneumothorax 9John Harvey, Andrew McDuff and Ian Hunt4 Investigation of Pleural Effusions 13Clare E. Hooper5 Pleural Pathology 21Brendan Tinwell and Ian Hunt6 Unusual Causes of Pleural Disease 29David Feller]Kopman7 Pleural Infection 33Ian Hunt and Najib M. Rahman8 Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions 39Anna C. Bibby, Nick A. Maskell and Rahul Bhatnagar9 Malignant Mesothelioma 47Carol Tan, Fergus V. Gleeson and Y.C. Gary Lee10 Pleural Interventions Section A: Pleural Aspiration 53Ambika Talwar, Ahmed Yousuf and Najib M. RahmanSection B: Chest Drain Insertion 56Ahmed Yousuf and Najib M. RahmanSection C: Insertion of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter 60Anna C. Bibby and Nick A. Maskell11 Medical ThoracoscopySection A: Rigid Thoracoscopy 63Matthew Evison, Ambika Talwar, Ahmed Yousuf and Mohammed MunavvarSection B: Semi]Rigid Thoracoscopy 69Matthew Evison and Mohammed Munavvar12 Surgical Management of Pleural Disease 73Stephanie Fraser and Ian HuntIndex 77