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A pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the pleural space secondary to a systemic or pleural disease. It occurs in 1.3 million patients per year in the U.S.
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Esposito, D. (1998). Pleural Effusion. In: Millikan, K.W., Saclarides, T.J. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2945-0_83
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