Management of malignant pleural effusions with indwelling pleural catheters or talc pleurodesis

BACKGROUND: Management of malignant pleural effusion typically involves insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) or chemical pleurodesis with agents such as talc. OBJECTIVES: To compare these management strategies with regard to success of pleural effusion management. METHODS: A retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Srour, Nadim, Amjadi, Kayvan, Forster, Alan John, Aaron, Shawn David
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Pulsus Group Inc 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3630044/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23616967
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