What is Fissural thickening?
What is Fissural thickening? It appears that fissural thickening is a not infrequent radiographic finding in subjects exposed to asbestos and represents a component of asbestos pleural disease and not asbestosis. What is the main cause of pleural effusion? Results. The most common causes of pleural effusion are congestive heart failure, cancer, pneumonia, and pulmonary embolism. Pleural fluid puncture (pleural tap) enables the differentiation of a transudate from an exudate, which remains, at present, the foundation of the further diagnostic work-up. What is a loculated effusion? This condition is designated as a Loculated Pleural Effusion (LPE) and leads to pain...