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Refractory Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Interstitial Lung Disease Under Pirfenidone Treatment [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsRecurrent pneumothorax associated with interstitial lung disease occurs frequently. In the case of refractory pneumothorax, other methods such as mechanical pleurodesis, in addition to chemical pleurodesis, should be considered, because antifibrotics ...
Jaejun Jeong, Min Kyun Kang
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The association of defective pleural sRAGE production with the recurrence of malignant pleural effusion after Talc pleurodesis [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSymptomatic malignant pleural effusions (MPE) are treated with chemical pleurodesis to prevent recurrence. The serum soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) has been linked to lung cancer progression but its role in predicting talc ...
Kittipong Maneechotesuwan +4 more
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Pleural Space Elastance and Its Relation to Success Rates of Pleurodesis in Malignant Pleural Effusion [PDF]
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2021 Background Pleurodesis fails in 10%–40% of patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusions malignant pleural effusion and dyspnea. This study aimed to assess the values of pleural elastance (PEL) after the aspiration of 500 mL of pleural fluid and ...
Hossam Hosny Masoud +3 more
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Pleurodesis: A review of the indications, techniques, and complications
Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu, 2021 Pleurodesis is a procedure which obliterates the pleural cavity with the intent of preventing reaccumulation of fluid or air in the pleural cavity.
Venkata Nagarjuna Maturu +1 more
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Small particle-size talc is associated with poor outcome and increased inflammation in thoracoscopic pleurodesis [PDF]
, 2012 Rationale: Talc is very effective for pleurodesis, but there is concern about complications, especially acute respiratory distress syndrome. Objectives: It was the aim of this study to investigate if talc with a high concentration of small particles ...
Arellano Orden, Elena +5 more
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Учёные записки Санкт-Петербургского государственного медицинского университета им. Акад. И.П. Павлова, 2020 Introduction. Exudative tumor pleurisy affects up to 100 000 people a year in Russia, up to 400 000 people a year in Europe. Inpatient treatment of such patients is associated with certain costs, and there are also queues for treatment in oncology ...
O. V. Ivanov +2 more
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JTCVS Open, 2021 Objective: Pleurodesis is among several treatment strategies for postoperative alveolo-pleural fistula (APF) after lung resection. Accordingly, the present study aimed to determine the influence of pleurodesis on postoperative pulmonary function. Methods:
Atsushi Kagimoto, MD +6 more
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Indwelling pleural catheters for non-malignant pleural effusions: report on a single centre's 10 years of experience [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Recurrent pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnoea, cough and chest pain during the course of infectious pleurisy and non-malignant diseases like congestive heart failure (CHF) or liver cirrhosis with hepatic hydrothorax (HH). With
Brünger, Martin +6 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015 Background: Pleurodesis fails in 10–40% of patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) and dyspnea. An accurate definition of the different characteristics of the patient would help to identify more precisely the population mostly ...
Samah M. Shehata +2 more
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Platelet-Rich Plasma for Pleurodesis: An Experimental Study in Rabbits
Medicina, 2022 Background and Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as a method of pleurodesis in a rabbit model. Pleurodesis with PRP was compared against the gold-standard use of talc.
Styliani Maria Kolokotroni +6 more
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