Monograph

The ERS Monograph is the quarterly book series from the ERS.

Each Monograph covers a specific area of respiratory medicine, providing in-depth reviews that give clinicians at all levels a concise, comprehensive guide to symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Pleural Disease

Preface John R. Hurst Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: v
Guest Editors Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: vi-vii
Introduction Nick A. Maskell, Christian B. Laursen, Y.C. Gary Lee, Najib M. Rahman Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: viii-x
List of abbreviations Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: xii
Epidemiology: why is pleural disease becoming more common? Uffe Bodtger, Robert J. Hallifax Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 1-12
The pathophysiology of breathlessness and other symptoms associated with pleural effusions Rajesh Thomas, Y.C. Gary Lee, Eleanor K. Mishra Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 13-28
In vitro and in vivo laboratory models of pleural disease Xuan Yao, Nikolaos I. Kanellakis Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 29-47
Radiology in pleural disease: what is the role of chest radiographs, CT and PET in modern management? Laura Duerden, Rachel Benamore, Anthony Edey Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 48-72
Thoracic ultrasound: a key tool beyond procedure guidance Radhika A. Banka, Søren H. Skaarup, Rachel M. Mercer, Christian B. Laursen Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 73-89
Pleural interventions: less is more? Maged Hassan, Mohammed Munavvar, John P. Corcoran Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 90-18
Pleural physiology: what do we understand and what should we measure in clinical practice? Michael Gregory Lester, David Feller-Kopman, Fabien Maldonado Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 105-119
Medical thoracoscopy in 2020: essential and future techniques Valentina Pinelli, Amelia O. Clive Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 120-137
Optimal diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural disease: challenging the guidelines David T. Arnold, Mark Roberts, Momen Wahidi, Rahul Bhatnagar Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 138-154
Pleural infection: moving from treatment to prevention Eihab O. Bedawi, Najib M. Rahman Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 155-171
Effusions related to TB Jane Alexandra Shaw, Liju Ahmed, Coenraad F.N. Koegelenberg Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 172-192
Pneumothorax: how to predict, prevent and cure Robert J. Hallifax, Steven Walker, Stefan J. Marciniak Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 193-210
Nonspecific pleuritis Christopher Kapp, Julius Janssen, Fabien Maldonado, Lonny Yarmus Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 211-217
Nonmalignant pleural effusions: are they as benign as we think? Steven Walker, Samira Shojaee Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 218-231
Mesothelioma: is chemotherapy alone a thing of the past? Anna C. Bibby, Kevin G. Blyth, Daniel H. Sterman, Arnaud Scherpereel Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 232-249
Novel technology in the pleural space: more than just indwelling pleural catheters Rachel M. Mercer, Robert J. Hallifax, Nick A. Maskell Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 250-262
The role of surgery in pleural disease Elizabeth Belcher, John G. Edwards Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 263-281
The specialist pleural service: when, why and who? Vineeth George, Matthew Evison Eur Respir Monogr 2020; 87: 282-294