Ultrasound-guided intrapleural positioning of pleural catheters: influence on immediate lung expansion and pleurodesis in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of intrapleural positioning of a pleural catheter in early lung expansion and pleurodesis success in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion (RMPE). METHODS: This was a retrospective study nested into a larger prospective cohort study including patients wit...

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Published in:J Bras Pneumol
Main Authors: de Araujo, Pedro Henrique Xavier Nabuco, Terra, Ricardo Mingarini, Santos, Thiago da Silva, Chate, Rodrigo Caruso, de Paiva, Antonio Fernando Lins, Pêgo-Fernandes, Paulo Manuel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5687949/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28746529
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562016000000240
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