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Pleural and Mediastinal Disorders
  • Overview of Pleural and Mediastinal Disorders
  • Mediastinal Masses
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Mediastinitis
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Pleural Effusion
    • Types of fluid
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
      • Effusions caused by pneumonia
      • Effusions caused by cancers
      • Chylothorax
  • Pleural Fibrosis and Calcification
    • Postinflammatory pleural fibrosis
    • Asbestos-related pleural disease
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Pneumomediastinum
  • Pneumothorax
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
      • Recurring pneumothorax
  • Viral Pleuritis
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