Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates; surgery ...

Pleural Dynamics today announced positive results from a prospective, multicenter study evaluating its ACES device.

Chemical pleurodesis. The surgeon puts a chemical, usually talc, into the pleural space (the space between your lungs and your chest wall.)‌ Mechanical pleurodesis. The surgeon abrades (brushes) the ...

Pleural Dynamics Announces Completion of Enrollment of “The ACES Study for Aseptic Pleural Effusions,” a Post Market Study Evaluating the Novel ACES Automatic Continuous Effusion Shunt System Pleural ...

Surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma after radiotherapy may increase overall survival rates, according to a study. However, study authors note that the procedure should only be adopted in ...

Researchers have developed a new method for filling and sealing pleural cavities. The process consists of injecting polyurethane foams into the lungs with a self-expanding and self-modelling capacity ...

Surgical treatment improved outcomes of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, according to a SEER database analysis. Researchers even observed the benefit among elderly individuals. More than ...

Frequency of actionable genomic alterations in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma (LA) detected by next-generation sequencing (NGS). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting I.

Randomized Phase II Trial Comparing Bevacizumab Plus Carboplatin and Paclitaxel With Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Alone in Previously Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer ...

Patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) lived 6 months longer, on average, when they had surgery in addition to chemotherapy, a large retrospective analysis showed. The addition of surgery ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pleural Dynamics, a medical device company that is building solutions for recurrent fluid collections in the body, announced today that the final patient in “The ACES™ ...

The role of surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma encompasses the need for rapid diagnosis, preoperative staging and surgical resection, and also the need for a greater biological understanding ...