Dr Claudio Sorino is Professor of Medicine at the Insubria University, Italy. He earned his MD and PhD in Experimental and Clinical Pulmonology from the University of Palermo, Italy. He did his fellowship in Pulmonary Pathophysiology at the Arizona Respiratory Center and served as Adjunct Professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, University of Arizona, USA. He is the author of numerous scientific publications in international journals and book chapters in the field of respiratory medicine. He recently edited Pleural Diseases: Clinical Cases and Real-World Discussions (Elsevier, April 2021) with the collaboration of leading international experts in pleural pulmonology diseases.

• PART I Malignancies1. Malignant Pleural Effusion With Nonexpandable Lung and Hydropneumothorax After ThoracentesisClaudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman Giampietro Marchetti2. Pleural Plaques and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in a Patient With Previous Asbestos ExposureGiampietro Marchetti Claudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman3. Malignant Pleural Effusion in Metastatic Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Complicated by Pulmonary EmbolismClaudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman Giampietro Marchetti Mario Spatafora4. Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Complicating a Tuberculous FibrothoraxGiampietro Marchetti Claudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman Stefano Elia5. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma With Trapped LungClaudio Sorino Filippo Lococo Giampietro Marchetti Abdul Hamid Alraiyes6. Lung Adenocarcinoma With Diffuse Pleural Infiltration in a Young Nonsmoker ManHari Kishan Gonuguntla Nitesh Gupta Claudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman7. Chylothorax Associated With Indolent Follicular LymphomaFilippo Lococo Claudio Sorino Giampietro Marchetti David Feller-KopmanPart II Infections8. Relapsing Unilateral Pleural Effusion Due to Unrecognized TuberculosisClaudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman Giampietro Marchetti Michele Mondoni9. Loculated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion Treated With Intracavitary UrokinaseAlessandro Zanforlin Claudio Sorino Michele Mondoni10. Primary Pleural Empyema in a Hemodialysis Patient With CatheterRelated Bloodstream InfectionClaudio Sorino Fabio Pirracchio Sergio Agati Abdul Hamid Alraiyes11. Pyopneumothorax in Necrotizing Pneumonia With Bronchopleural FistulaGiampietro Marchetti Claudio Sorino Stefano Negri Valentina Pinelli12. Pneumonia and Volume Overload Complicating Chronic Fibrothorax With Persistent Fluid CollectionStefano Elia Claudio Sorino Giampietro Marchetti Stefano Negri Natalia Buda13. Late Postpneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula With Pleural EmpyemaFabrizio Minervini Marco Scarci Claudio Sorino Pietro Bertoglio14. Tuberculous Pleural Effusion and Pott DiseaseClaudio Sorino Sergio Agati Stefano Negri Giampietro MarchettiPart III Miscellanea15. Cloudy Pleural Effusion in a Heavy Smoker With Rheumatoid ArthritisMichele Mondoni Paolo Carlucci Claudio Sorino Giampietro Marchetti David Feller-Kopman16. Calcified Pleural Plaques in a Man With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseClaudio Sorino Stefano Negri Sergio Agati David Feller-Kopman17. Middle and Low Back Pain Due to Pulmonary Embolism With Ipsilateral Pleural EffusionClaudio Sorino Alessandro Squizzato Natalia Buda Giampietro Marchetti David Feller-Kopman18. Bilateral Asymmetrical Pleural Effusion Due to Congestive Heart FailureClaudio Sorino Mario Tamburrini David Feller-Kopman19. Posttraumatic Hemothorax and Pneumothorax in a Patient on Oral AnticoagulantClaudio Sorino Alessandro Squizzato Francesco Inzirillo David Feller-Kopman20. Pneumothorax After Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of the LungClaudio Sorino Cecilia Sampietro Angelo Calati Giuseppe Pepe21. Primary Spontaneous Right Pneumothorax in a Patient With Pulmonary BullaeClaudio Sorino Filippo Lococo Stefano Negri Stefano Elia Giampietro Marchetti

"This compact reference provides a user-friendly tool that allows readers rapid access to the scope of pleural disease, including the key aspects of history, examination, imaging, and management of both benign and malignant pleural problems. This is a wonderful tool for students and junior postgraduate trainees encountering this important group of chest health concerns." -©Doody’s Review Service, 2022, David James Dries, MD (University of Minnesota Medical School) Doody's Score: 4 Stars!