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Thoracoscopic Pleurodesis

Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1993
Thoracoscopic pleurodesis for pneumothorax was performed on 23 patients (16 men, 7 women), including seven with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, over a 12-month period. Single-lumen intubation with spontaneous ventilation were used making intrapleural insufflation unnecessary. Postoperatively the patients required chest drainage for 1-28 (mean 3)
E, Fosse   +3 more
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Efficacy and safety of iodopovidone pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusions

open access: yesRespirology, 2010
Background and objective: Pleurodesis is one of the best methods of controlling malignant pleural effusions (MPE), a distressing complication of metastatic disease.
Ricardo Mingarini Terra
exaly   +2 more sources

Efficacy and safety of iodopovidone in chemical pleurodesis: A meta-analysis of observational studies

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine, 2006
SummaryThe search for an ‘ideal’ agent for pleurodesis continues. Iodopovidone is a topical antiseptic and has been shown to be safe and effective in many studies.
Ritesh Agarwal, Surinder K Jindal
exaly   +2 more sources

Pleurodesis

2014
Pleurodesis is a standard procedure in respiratory medicine that can be done in a number of ways, from minimally invasive through to a full surgical operation. This chapter concentrates on the medical procedure of chemical pleurodesis using sclerosing agents.
Stephen Chapman   +4 more
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Pleurodesis in Metastatic Pneumothorax

Chest, 1986
A 57-year-old woman with bilateral pneumothoraces secondary to pulmonary metastases from leiomyosarcoma of the uterus was treated successfully by intrapleural instillation of tetracycline.
G, Rammohan   +3 more
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Comparative results of Sericin pleurodesis, as a novel pleurodesis agent

Thoracic Surgery, 2018
Aim: Sericin is natural, gumlike protein synthesized from silkworms. Study aims to compare sericin pleurodesis regarding effectiveness, tolerability, side effects, cost effectiveness Method: Adult, male, 12week old Wistar albino rats (n=60); divided to five groups as sericin, talcum powder(TP), doxycycline(dox), silver nitrate(SN) and control.
Mahmut Subasi   +5 more
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Current trends in pleurodesis

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 1997
Pleurodesis is intended to prevent the accumulation of fluid or air in the pleural space by creating symphysis between the visceral and parietal pleura. The main indications for this procedure are malignant effusions and pneumothorax. A reexpandable lung and reasonably long expected survival are criteria that must be met before pleurodesis is attempted
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[Pleurodesis technics].

La Revue du praticien, 1990
In patients with recurrent malignant or benign pleural effusion practitioners use specific treatments, but they are then faced with the problem of pleural fluid recurrence. Several techniques of pleurodesis have been used, including drainage, surgery, intrapleural injections and poudrage.
J C, Guérin, E, Boniface
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