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Five Cases of Congenital Chylothorax Treated by Intrapleural Minocycline
American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2012 Minocycline pleurodesis was performed on five infants with congenital chylothorax in our institutions. They could not achieve sufficient efficacy though they had received other conservative therapies.
Masatoshi Kaneko +5 more
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Tetracycline pleurodesis--associated acute renal failure.
, 1993 Chemical pleurodesis is a frequently performed procedure for pneumothorax and effusion and significant adverse effects are unusual. We present a previously unreported case of acute renal failure associated with tetracycline pleurodesis.
Bavaria, Joseph E, MD, Smythe, W R
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Intrapleural minocycline pleurodesis for the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
, 2017 Purpose of review ;The role of chemical pleurodesis in the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax remains unclear. According to current practice guidelines, chemical pleurodesis is reserved for patients who are unable or unwilling to have surgery.
Chen, Jin-Shing;Chan, Wing-Kai;Yang, Pan-Chyr +1 more
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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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Clinics, 2011 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of pleurodesis carried out entirely on an outpatient basis in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusions and Karnofsky Performance Status scores 90%, pleurodesis (3 g of talc) was performed ...
Ricardo Mingarini Terra +5 more
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Respirology (Carlton South. Print), 2019 Chemical pleurodesis is performed for patients with MPE with a published success rate of around 80%. It has been postulated that inflammation is key in achieving successful pleural symphysis, as evidenced by higher amounts of pain or detected ...
R. Mercer +16 more
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The impact of pleurodesis in malignant effusion on respiratory function [PDF]
, 1999 Pleurodesis of malignant pleural effusion provides for a substantially better quality of life compared to onging exudation with the need for repeated evacuation of fluid. Successful pleurodesis leads to permanent cessation of fluid production as a result
Larsen, F. +5 more
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SVU - International Journal of Medical SciencesBackground: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a debilitating complication of advanced cancers, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. While drainage with pleurodesis is well-established, the optimal approach—bedside chest tube pleurodesis ...
Amr Rayan , Mohamed Elshazli
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Pleurodesis: Which of which in management of recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017 Objective: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is a common health problem with predominance in males than in females and have high tendency for recurrence.
Ehab Kasem, Abeer Elhawary
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Chemical Pleurodesis Using Tetracycline for the Management of Postoperative Pneumothorax Recurrence
Journal of Chest Surgery, 2023 Background: Although there is no obvious recommendation for the management of pneumothorax recurrence after surgery, chemical pleurodesis with tetracycline has been applied as a significant treatment approach.
Jun Tae Yang +5 more
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