Journals / Solunum / 2008 / Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 2

Relationship between amount of pleural effusion and etiology

Plevral efüzyonlarda sıvı miktarı ile etyolojinin ilişkisi

Journal
Solunum
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97–101
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The probability of malignancy significantly increases when fluid is hemorrhagic.

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Objective & Hypothesis:We compared etiological factors and fluid properties in massive and nonmassive pleural effusions.
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Key Findings & Data:Study population consisted of 159 cases having pleural effusion in chest-X-ray diagnosed between 2004-2006. 32(20.1%) cases had massive pleural effusion(fluid in more than 2/3 of a hemithorax) whereas 127(79.9%) had nonmassive effusion(fluid in 1/3 or 2/3 of a hemithorax).
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Conclusion & Impact:The probability of malignancy significantly increases when fluid is hemorrhagic.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:2004-2006 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Geriyedönük çalışma · Plevral efüzyon · malign

Abstract

We compared etiological factors and fluid properties in massive and nonmassive pleural effusions. Study population consisted of 159 cases having pleural effusion in chest-X-ray diagnosed between 2004-2006. 32(20.1%) cases had massive pleural effusion(fluid in more than 2/3 of a hemithorax) whereas 127(79.9%) had nonmassive effusion(fluid in 1/3 or 2/3 of a hemithorax). Massive effusions were found to have exuda dominancy, however amount of effusion was not significantly correlated with fluid characteristics (p>0.05). Amount of effusion was not correlated with cell type (p>0.05). In massive effusions pH and glucose levels were lower and LDH levels were higher with statistical significance (p<0.05). 44.4% of massive and 17.6% of nonmassive effusions were hemorrhagic (p=0.004). The predominant diagnosis was malignancy in massive effusions (%46.9). TB effusions were nonhemorrhagic with statistically significant difference (p=0.004). 30% of malignant cases and 14.4% of benign cases were massive (p=0.025). None of the effusions due to systemic disease were massive. As a conclusion, first diagnosis to be considered in massive effusions are malignancy. The probability of malignancy significantly increases when fluid is hemorrhagic.

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AMAÇ: Çalışmamızda masif plevral efüzyonlar ile masif olmayan plevral efüzyonların etyolojisini ve sıvı özelliklerini karşılaştırmak. GEREÇ-YÖNTEM: 2004-2006 yılları arasında PA Akciğer Grafisinde efüzyon saptanan 159 olgu retrospektif olarak incelendi. BULGULAR: 32 (%20.1) olguda masif plevral efüzyon (hemitoraksın 2/3?ünden fazlasını kaplayan opasite), 127 (%79.9) olguda masif olmayan efüzyon (hemitoraksın 1/3 ve 2/3?nü kaplayan opasite) saptandı. Masif efüzyonu olan olgularda eksüda oranı daha yüksek bulunmasına rağmen, sıvı miktarı ile transüda eksüda olma arasında anlamlı fark saptanmadı (p>0.05). Efüzyon miktarı ile hücre tipi dağılımı arasında anlamlı ilişki bulunmadı (p>0.05). Masif efüzyonların masif olmayanlara göre pH ve glukoz düzeyleri daha düşük, LDH düzeyleri ise daha yüksek bulundu ve fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlıydı (p<0.05). Masif efüzyonların %44.4?ü hemorajik iken masif olmayanların %17.6?sı hemorajikti (p=0.004). Masif efüzyonlarda en sık sebep malignite (%46.9) idi. Malign efüzyonların %39.4?ü, benign olguların ise %14.5?i hemorajik bulundu (p=0.004). Tüberküloza bağlı efüzyonların hemorajik olmaması anlamlıydı (p=0.004). Malign olguların %30?unda, benign olguların %14.4?ünde masif sıvı saptandı (p=0.025). Sistemik hastalıkların hiçbirinde masif sıvı gözlenmedi. SONUÇ: Masif efüzyonlarda öncelikle malignitenin düşünülmesi gerektiği ve özellikle sıvı hemorajik olduğunda malignite olasılığının arttığı sonucuna varıldı.

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KIRAL, N., FİDAN, A., SARAÇ, G., TORUN, E., TOKMAK, M., ÇAĞLAYAN, B. (2008). Relationship between amount of pleural effusion and etiology. Solunum, Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 2, 97–101. https://ajindex.com/articles/314438

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