December 2021

Pleural Disease
• David Feller-Kopman,
• Fabien Maldonado
Published in issue: December 2021
i

Copyright
Published in issue: December 2021
ii

Contributors
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iii-v

Contents
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vii-xi

Forthcoming Issues
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xii

State-of-the-Art in Pleural Disease: A Tribute to Dr Richard Light
• David Feller-Kopman,
• Fabien Maldonado
Published in issue: December 2021
xiii-xiv

Section 1: Pleural Basics

Anatomy and Applied Physiology of the Pleural Space
• Erin M. DeBiasi,
• David Feller-Kopman
Published in issue: December 2021
p567-576

Updates in Pleural Imaging
• Maria Tsakok,
• Rob Hallifax
Published in issue: December 2021
p577-590
Ultrasound-Guided Pleural Investigations
Fluid, Air, and Biopsy
• Jeffrey Thiboutot,
• Kyle T. Bramley
Published in issue: December 2021
p591-597
Pleural Fluid Analysis
Are Light’s Criteria Still Relevant After Half a Century?
• José M. Porcel,
• Richard W. Light
Published in issue: December 2021
p599-609

Setting up a Pleural Disease Service
• Helen McDill,
• Nick Maskell
Published in issue: December 2021
p611-623

Section 2: Non-Malignant Pleural Disease

Hepatic Hydrothorax and Congestive Heart Failure Induced Pleural Effusion
• Shaikh M. Noor Husnain,
• Samira Shojaee
Published in issue: December 2021
p625-635

Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema
• Dinesh N. Addala,
• Eihab O. Bedawi,
• Najib M. Rahman
Published in issue: December 2021
p637-647

Pleural Tuberculosis
• Jane A. Shaw,
• Coenraad F.N. Koegelenberg
Published in issue: December 2021
p649-666

Chylothorax and Pseudochylothorax
• Cassandra M. Braun,
• Jay H. Ryu
Published in issue: December 2021
p667-675

Pleural Effusions in the Critically Ill and “At-Bleeding-Risk” Population
• Mark Godfrey,
• Jonathan Puchalski
Published in issue: December 2021
p677-686

Section 3: Pleural Malignancy

Malignant Pleural Effusions
• Christopher M. Kapp,
• Hans J. Lee
Published in issue: December 2021
p687-696

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Updates for Respiratory Physicians
• Calvin Sidhu,
• Amber Louw,
• Y.C. Gary Lee
Published in issue: December 2021
p697-710

Section 4: Pneumothorax

Pneumothorax
Classification and Etiology
• Nai-Chien Huan,
• Calvin Sidhu,
• Rajesh Thomas
Published in issue: December 2021
p711-727

Management of Pneumothorax
• Andrew DeMaio,
• Roy Semaan
Published in issue: December 2021
p729-738

Section 5: Minimally Invasive Definitive Pleural Intervention

Indwelling Pleural Catheters
• Audra J. Schwalk,
• David E. Ost
Published in issue: December 2021
p739-750

Medical Thoracoscopy
• Sameer K. Avasarala,
• Robert J. Lentz,
• Fabien Maldonado
Published in issue: December 2021
p751-766

Section 6: The Future of Pleural Disease

Joining Forces
How to Coordinate Large, Multicenter Randomized Trials
• Lance Roller,
• Lonny B. Yarmus,
• Robert J. Lentz
Published in issue: December 2021
p767-776