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To develop a method to deliver mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into the pleural cavity for the treatment of pleural diseases. MSCs were isolated from rat bone marrow of rats and labeled with ...

IN 1953 Sutliff, Hughes and Rice 1 reported a series of 21 cases of pleural disease presenting various problems of management and diagnosis. Pleural biopsy in 17 cases showed granulomatous disease of ...

Empyema is an exudative effusion (an excessive collection of protein-rich fluid) accompanied by pus in the pleural cavity. The pleural space Is also known as the pleural cavity or intrapleural space ...

Empyema is defined as a collection of pus in the pleural space and is a form of purulent (infected), pleural effusion. Pleural effusion refers to the build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the ...