Clinical Presentation The most frequent presentation is that of a patient with recurrent or persistent pleural effusion. [accesssurgery.mhmedical.com]

A thorough understanding of the process gives one better knowledge as to their different aetiologies, presentations and prognoses. The nature of prevention of this meance varies in these types. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

"Paradoxical vocal cord motion disorder: past, present and future". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 83 (977): 164–172. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2006.052522. ISSN 1469-0756. PMC 2599980. PMID 17344570. [en.wikipedia.org]

Medical Image A 91 years old female presented with chest pain and shortness of breath after a fall. Chest radiograph showed a very large left-sided fluid collection surrounded by calcified pleura and collapse of the left lung (Figure 1). [imagejournals.org]

In the present report, a new approach, pleural decortication, was used in a patient with medically refractory chronic pleuritis secondary to severe SLE. [hindawi.com]

• Falling

  She did not have any symptoms before the fall. Before the advent of anti-tubercular drugs, inducing pneumothorax to collapse the affected lung was one of the modalities for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. [imagejournals.org]

• Amyloidosis

  Delay in treatment causes various complications like empyema necessitatis, septicemia, brain abscess, amyloidosis, bronchiectasis, fibrothorax, respiratory failure and death. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

• Goiter

  […] kidney fibrous capsule of liver fibrous capsule of spleen fibrous capsule of thyroid gland fibrous cavernitis fibrous coagulum Fibrous connective tissue fibrous cortical defect fibrous degeneration fibrous dysplasia fibrous dysplasia of bone fibrous goiter [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

• Ankylosis

  […] fibrous ankylosis fibrous ankylosis fibrous appendix of liver fibrous articular capsule Fibrous Asbestos Cement fibrous astrocyte fibrous astrocyte fibrous bacterial viruses fibrous band of Champenois ▼ [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

• Myopathy

  […] fibrotic myopathy fibrotic myopathy fibrotic ophthalmoplegia fibrotuberculosis fibrous fibrous fibrous fibrous fibrous adamantinoma fibrous adhesion fibrous ankylosis fibrous ankylosis fibrous ankylosis fibrous appendix of liver fibrous articular capsule [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

This unique feature of calcific pleural effusion/fibrothorax may be seen as a sequalea in patients who had induced pneumothorax for treatment of tuberculosis [imagejournals.org]

Treatment and prognosis Treatment options can range from conservative to surgical intervention with pleural decortication considered in selected cases 5. References Promoted articles (advertising) [radiopaedia.org]

[…] of fibro- thorax and iatrogenic pneumothorax complicating pulmonary tuberculosis.1,19,20,21,40,41,64,65,66 More than 50 years after its inception, decortication of the lung in the treatment of fibrothorax was finally established. [thoracickey.com]

Abstract Ventriculopleural shunts have been used as an alternative to ventriculoperitoneal shunts in the treatment of hydrocephalus. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[edit] Non-surgical[edit] Conservative non-surgical treatment of fibrothorax is generally done by treating its underlying cause and is reserved for milder cases. [en.wikipedia.org]

Treatment and prognosis Treatment options can range from conservative to surgical intervention with pleural decortication considered in selected cases 5. References Promoted articles (advertising) [radiopaedia.org]

The prognosis after surgical decortication is variable and depends on the health of the underlying lung before the procedure takes place. [owlapps.net]

[…] tuberculosis, collagen vascular diseases, uraemia, rheumatoid arthritis, pleurodesis, pleural effusion, certain medications Risk factors Asbestos exposure, certain drugs Diagnostic method Chest X-ray, CT scan Treatment Watchful waiting, decortication Prognosis [en.wikipedia.org]

Depending on the underlying etiology and the degree ... [accesssurgery.mhmedical.com]

Diffuse diseases may be inflammatory or infectious in etiology as in fibrothorax, or neoplastic (Figure 11), either primary or metastatic. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

(1) an increased awareness of normal breathing such as during an anxiety attack, (2) an increase in the work of breathing and (3) an abnormality in the ventilatory system.[11] The tempo of onset and the duration of dyspnea are useful in knowing the etiology [en.wikipedia.org]

Epidemiology Sporadic cases are rarely reported in the medical literature, for example, due to iatrogenic or postoperative complications. Fibrothorax is rare in developed countries, mainly due to a lower incidence of tuberculosis. [owlapps.net]

Other factors predicting poorer surgical outcomes include intraoperative complications, incomplete surgery, lung disease beyond the fibrothorax being treated, and specific causes of fibrothorax such as asbestosis.[10] Epidemiology[edit] Sporadic cases [en.wikipedia.org]

Pathophysiology of Fibrothorax The main causes of fibrothorax are listed in Table 132-1. The prerequisite for the formation of fibrothorax is the presence of undrained pleural effusion. [accesssurgery.mhmedical.com]

[…] space.2,10,24,27,47,55,58 Despite earlier diagnosis and minimally invasive abilities to drain the pleural space, entrapment of the lung still occurs.59 Once organization has occurred, thoracotomy and decortication remain the treatment of choice.8,61 Pathophysiology [thoracickey.com]

Guillain–Barré syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and muscular dystrophy can all cause an individual to experience shortness of breath.[11] Shortness of breath can also occur as a result of vocal cord dysfunction (VCD).[20] Pathophysiology [en.wikipedia.org]

The nature of prevention of this meance varies in these types. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

29613-0_130 3 Mentions 339 Downloads Synonyms Definition Fibrothorax is a condition characterized by accumulation of fibrous tissue in the pleural cavity in reaction to undrained pleural fluid, where a thick “peel” can form on either pleural surface, preventing [link.springer.com]

Timely evacuation of hemothorax, empyema, or large pleural effusions with expansion of the underlying lung is critical in the prevention of fibrothorax. [thoracickey.com]

In addition to the usual wave of heat felt immediately after injection, the patient developed a small area of edema of the lower lip which was promptly relieved by 0.2 c.c. of epinephrine, and subsequently was prevented by premedication with this drug [pubs.rsna.org]

A thick “peel” is formed on both pleural surfaces, eventually preventing complete expansion of the lung. [accesssurgery.mhmedical.com]