Center for Pleural Diseases
Swedish Thoracic Surgery / First Hill
This recently opened center offers diagnosis and treatment for all benign and malignant pleural diseases, including pleural effusions and patient-specific multimodality therapy for those with malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Surgeries/Procedures
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Bronchoscopy
Endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS)
Electromagnetic
navigation bronchoscopy (superDimension)
Extrapleural pneumonectomy
Mediastinoscopy (lymph node biopsy)
PleurX catheter
Pleurodesis
Pleurectomy/decortication
Pleuroscopy (thoracoscopy)
Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
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Conditions
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Diseases
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Asbestosis
Airway obstruction
Collapsed lung
Coughing
Coughing up blood (hemoptysis)
Fluid on lungs
Lung mass
Lung nodules
Malignant pleural effusion
Mediastinal mass
Pleurisy
Spots on Xray or CT
Trouble breathing
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Empyema
Lung cancer
Mesothelioma
Non-small cell cancer (NSCLC)
Lymphoma
Plueral effusion
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
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