Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

The FDA granted approval for the use of Skytrofa (lonapegsomatropin) in September 2021 for the treatment of pediatric ...

Thoracostomy tubes work by draining air or fluid from the chest cavity, and are most commonly used to treat pneumothorax or pleural effusion. Generally, a unilateral thoracostomy tube is ...

Pneumonectomy balanced drain maintains pleural cavity pressure between +1 and - 13 cmH2O. Consequently Anemos is composed of three chambers: a collection chamber with 2 liter capacity and two ...