Vol 7, No 6 (June 08, 2015): Journal of Thoracic Disease (Advances and Controversies in Pleural Diseases)

Editorial

Advances and controversies in pleural diseases
José M. Porcel, Georgios Statophoulos, Yun Chor Gary Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:961-963
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Review Article

Pleural mesothelial cells in pleural and lung diseases
Hitesh Batra, Veena B. Antony
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:964-980
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Tuberculous pleural effusions: advances and controversies
Morné J. Vorster, Brian W. Allwood, Andreas H. Diacon, Coenraad F. N. Koegelenberg
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:981-991
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Pneumonia and empyema: causal, casual or unknown
Lindsay McCauley, Nathan Dean
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:992-998
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Intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator and deoxyribonuclease therapy for pleural infection
Francesco Piccolo, Natalia Popowicz, Donny Wong, Yun Chor Gary Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:999-1008
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Switching off malignant pleural effusion formation—fantasy or future?
Magda Spella, Anastasios D. Giannou, Georgios T. Stathopoulos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:1009-1020
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Pleural involvement in lung cancer
Theodora Agalioti, Anastasios D. Giannou, Georgios T. Stathopoulos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:1021-1030
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MicroRNAs in mesothelioma: from tumour suppressors and biomarkers to therapeutic targets
Glen Reid
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:1031-1040
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Pleural controversies: image guided biopsy vs. thoracoscopy for undiagnosed pleural effusions?
Giles Dixon, Duneesha de Fonseka, Nick Maskell
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:1041-1051
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Pleural controversies: indwelling pleural catheter vs. pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions
Marc Fortin, Alain Tremblay
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:1052-1057
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Pleural procedural complications: prevention and management
John P. Corcoran, Ioannis Psallidas, John M. Wrightson, Robert J. Hallifax, Najib M. Rahman
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:1058-1067
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Distinguished Editorial Board Member

A master of masters in cardiac surgery: Lawrence H. Cohn
Scarllet X. You
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2015;
7
(6)
:1068-1069
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Disclosure:

The focused issue “Advances and Controversies in Pleural Diseases” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. José M. Porcel, Georgios Statophoulos and Yun Chor Gary Lee served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.