Efficacy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of pleurodesis in rabbits

Zhu Z., Donnelly E., Dikensoy Ö., Misra H., Bilaceroglu S., Lane K., ...More

CHEST, vol.128, no.2, pp.934-939, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 128 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1378/chest.128.2.934
  • Journal Name: CHEST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.934-939
  • Keywords: gliding sign, pleural effusion, pleurodesis, pneumothorax, ultrasound, BEDSIDE ULTRASOUND, PLEURAL EFFUSIONS, PNEUMOTHORAX, RADIOGRAPHY, MANAGEMENT
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: The treatment of recurrent pleural effusion or recurrent pneumothorax frequently involves the creation of a pleurodesis. Ultrasound is being used more frequently to assess the presence of pleural fluid or pneumothorax. With ultrasound, the gliding sign displays the gliding of the visceral pleura over the parietal pleura during respiration. The absence of a gliding sign is indicative of a pneumothorax.