Pleural disease
Contact
- Outpatients appointments
- 020 3312 7942
Clinic appointments at St Mary's Hospital
020 3311 7198Clinic appointments at Charing Cross Hospital
- Outpatients appointments
- 020 3312 1836
Procedure appointments at St Mary's Hospital
020 3311 7198Procedure appointments at Charing Cross Hospital
- Advice for GPs
- 020 3312 7942
- General Enquiries
- 020 3312 1836
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Our pleural disease service is the largest ambulatory pleural service in north west London.
We facilitate the diagnosis and management of patients with pleural disease.
We offer weekly outpatient clinics as well as performing both diagnostic and therapeutic pleural procedures.
Conditions we treat
Conditions we treat include:
- benign pleural effusions resistant to medical management
- malignant pleural effusions
- unilateral effusions of unknown origin
- pneumothoraces
- pleural masses
- pleural infection
Treatments we offer
Treatments include:
- drainage of pleural effusions
- pleural aspiration
- insertion of indwelling pleural catheters for malignant and occasionally benign effusions
- pleural biopsy
- pleural opinion and follow up of pleural disease including pneumothoraces and pleural thickening