Long-term outcomes after pleural decortication for patients with chronic sterile, non-malignant pleural effusion
Pleural decortication may benefit selected CSNMPE patients unresponsive to conservative therapy, offering symptom relief and survival. Findings are exploratory, and potential advantages of early intervention require further prospective validation.
Authors
- Austin Drysch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5586-1367)
- Chitaru Kurihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3536-4675)
- Dean P. Schraufnagel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8832-6627)
- Kalvin C. Lung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6861-7010)
- Ankit Bharat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1248-0457)
- Hee Chul Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2605-5985)
- Samuel S. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8889-478X)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-2025-1203
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52