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Provides a unique, interactive approach to�understanding the nuances and complexities of patient cases�for both invasive and non-invasive therapies, drawing from real clinical cases and accompanying case discussions.�
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Describes the�approach taken by experts�for each case, presenting the clinical reasoning on the most appropriate approaches and the possible therapies.�
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Offers�easy-to-read, templated information�for every case: onset of symptoms, the entire diagnostic-therapeutic path including clinical and laboratory findings, and discussions on the clinical choices made in accordance with evidence-based medical procedures.�
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Includes both�positive and negative outcomes�for a broader experience.�
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Features�more than 200 illustrations�including x-rays, procedural photos, ultrasound, CT scans, and histopathology specimens, as well as�video procedures�for thoracentesis, chest tube placing, medical thoracoscopy, and insertion of indwelling pleural catheter.�
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Addresses�other common clinical issues�such as the management of multimorbid elderly patients, the optimization of fluid balance, and the need to discontinue antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy before invasive procedures.�
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase.�Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.�
Table of Contents
PART I Malignancies
1 Malignant Pleural Effusion With Nonexpandable Lung and Hydropneumothorax After Thoracentesis
Claudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman Giampietro Marchetti
2 Pleural Plaques and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in a Patient With Previous Asbestos Exposure
Giampietro Marchetti Claudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman
3 Malignant Pleural Effusion in Metastatic Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism
Claudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman Giampietro Marchetti Mario Spatafora
4 Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Complicating a Tuberculous Fibrothorax
Giampietro Marchetti Claudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman Stefano Elia
5 Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma With Trapped Lung
Claudio Sorino Filippo Lococo Giampietro Marchetti Abdul Hamid Alraiyes
6 Lung Adenocarcinoma With Diffuse Pleural Infiltration in a Young Nonsmoker Man
Hari Kishan Gonuguntla Nitesh Gupta Claudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman
7 Chylothorax Associated With Indolent Follicular Lymphoma
Filippo Lococo Claudio Sorino Giampietro Marchetti David Feller-Kopman
Part II Infections
8 Relapsing Unilateral Pleural Effusion Due to Unrecognized Tuberculosis
Claudio Sorino David Feller-Kopman Giampietro Marchetti Michele Mondoni
9 Loculated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion Treated With Intracavitary Urokinase
Alessandro Zanforlin Claudio Sorino Michele Mondoni
10 Primary Pleural Empyema in a Hemodialysis Patient With CatheterRelated Bloodstream Infection
Claudio Sorino Fabio Pirracchio Sergio Agati Abdul Hamid Alraiyes
11 Pyopneumothorax in Necrotizing Pneumonia With Bronchopleural Fistula
Giampietro Marchetti Claudio Sorino Stefano Negri Valentina Pinelli
12 Pneumonia and Volume Overload Complicating Chronic Fibrothorax With Persistent Fluid Collection
Stefano Elia Claudio Sorino Giampietro Marchetti Stefano Negri Natalia Buda
13 Late Postpneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula With Pleural Empyema
Fabrizio Minervini Marco Scarci Claudio Sorino Pietro Bertoglio
14 Tuberculous Pleural Effusion and Pott Disease
Claudio Sorino Sergio Agati Stefano Negri Giampietro Marchetti
Part III Miscellanea
15 Cloudy Pleural Effusion in a Heavy Smoker With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michele Mondoni Paolo Carlucci Claudio Sorino Giampietro Marchetti David Feller-Kopman
16 Calcified Pleural Plaques in a Man With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Claudio Sorino Stefano Negri Sergio Agati David Feller-Kopman
17 Middle and Low Back Pain Due to Pulmonary Embolism With Ipsilateral Pleural Effusion
Claudio Sorino Alessandro Squizzato Natalia Buda Giampietro Marchetti David Feller-Kopman
18 Bilateral Asymmetrical Pleural Effusion Due to Congestive Heart Failure
Claudio Sorino Mario Tamburrini David Feller-Kopman
19 Posttraumatic Hemothorax and Pneumothorax in a Patient on Oral Anticoagulant
Claudio Sorino Alessandro Squizzato Francesco Inzirillo David Feller-Kopman
20 Pneumothorax After Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of the Lung
Claudio Sorino Cecilia Sampietro Angelo Calati Giuseppe Pepe
21 Primary Spontaneous Right Pneumothorax in a Patient With Pulmonary Bullae
Claudio Sorino Filippo Lococo Stefano Negri Stefano Elia Giampietro Marchetti
Index
Authors
Claudio Sorino Professor of Medicine and Associate Medical Director, Respiratory Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sant'Anna Hospital, Como, Italy. 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. David Feller-Kopman Professor of Medicine, Director, Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MarylandUSA. Giampietro Marchetti Associate Medical Director of Interventional Pulmonology, Department of Pulmonology, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
