Pleural Effusion and Thoracocentesis.

This is a prospective study of 110 patients having pleural effusion conducted in surgical specialty hospital in Iraq from January to May 2005 that shows different causes of pleural effusion .in this study we try to understand the etiology of pleural effusion depending on clinical, radiological and biochemical analysis of the pleural aspirate for better understanding and better treatments of pleural effusion according to Iraq situation.