A pleurectomy is a surgical procedure to remove part or all of the pleura, a membrane that lines the lungs and chest cavity. The procedure treats empyema — an infection of the pleural cavity — and ...

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 ...

Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R, Krasna MJ, Mentzer SJ, Zellos L (eds). Adult Chest Surgery. New York: The McGraw-Hill Company, 2009. Sugarbaker DJ, Norberto JJ, Swanson SJ. Surgical staging and work-up of ...

1. Which doctor performs Pleurectomy? A cardiothoracic surgeon usually performs pleurectomy. 2. What is the success rate for pleurectomy? Almost 85% of the patients feel relieved or have reduced ...

In this review, we reflect on the limited effect of the few positive phase 3 randomized, controlled studies, as well as recent trials examining the benefit of immunotherapy. We speculate about how ...

The research, published this month in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, offers a modern, data-driven counterpoint to the widely debated Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery 2 (MARS2) trial, which raised ...

Trial in progress: Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade in resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Phase I study of AMG 757, a half-life extended bispecific T-cell engager (HLE BiTE immune ...

Pleurectomy: Pleurectomy is a surgical procedure in which diseased part of the pleura is removed. Pleural Effusion: Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the space between the two coverings ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

A multicenter phase 2 trial of neo-adjuvant pemetrexed plus cisplatin (PC) followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) and radiation (RT) for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) No significant ...

Pleural effusion, also called water on the lung, happens when fluid builds up in the space between your lungs and chest cavity. You may have symptoms, such as chest pain, depending on the cause. Thin ...

Pleural mesothelioma starts in the layers of tissue that cover the lung (pleura). To have surgery you have to be fairly fit and well so that you can recover without too many problems. Researchers are ...