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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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The Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases 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 ...
Ashraf E Sileem
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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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Role of chest ultrasound in detecting successful pleurodesis
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017 Background: Thoracic ultrasonography easily detects the sign of ‘pleural sliding’, due to the movement of the visceral pleura on the parietal pleura. This sign is absent when pleurodesis is successful.
Ahmed Abd El Megied El Hadidy +4 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2018 Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) arises in advanced stages of malignancies and frequently carries a poor prognosis. The most common management of the patients with refractory MPE is pleurodesis.
Mohammed M.N AboZaid +2 more
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Clinical outcomes of chemical pleurodesis using a minocycline
Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2019 Background: Pleurodesis is often used to prevent the re-accumulation of a malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Intrapleural urokinase (IPUK) therapy facilitates lung re-expansion for patients with loculated MPE or a trapped lung that allows subsequent ...
Li-Han Hsu +6 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2012 Repeated thoracentesis may cause pleural inflammation and induce local release of proinfammatory cytokine as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) which may subsequently enhance the release of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and lead to fibrin ...
Adel Salah +3 more
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Early Pleurodesis for Postoperative Air Leak with Autologous Blood and 50% Glucose Solution
Journal of Chest Surgery, 2023 Background: Postoperative air leaks after pulmonary resection prolong the duration of chest drainage and the length of hospital stay. One of the many treatment options is bedside pleurodesis using various agents. This study evaluated the feasibility of
Jeong In Hong, Jun Hee Lee, Hyun Koo Kim
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Chemical pleurodesis for prolonged postoperative air leak in primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2014 Prolonged air leak is the most common complication after thoracoscopic operation for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), and the role of chemical pleurodesis in treating air leaks remains unclear.
Cheng-Hung How +2 more
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Interesting Case of Lung Fibrosis in a Patient With Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome [PDF]
Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.We present the case of a 39‐year‐old man with recurrent spontaneous (including bilateral) pneumothoraces and haemoptysis who had unusual thoracic computed tomography (CT) abnormalities. In the absence of typical phenotypic features, these radiological findings prompted genetic testing, which confirmed a pathogenic COL3A1 mutation and established the ...
Alicia Su Huey Kwan +3 more
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