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Success rate of medical thoracoscopy and talc pleurodesis in malignant pleurisy: A single‐centre experience

open access: yesRespirology, 2018
Background and objective: Malignant pleurisy is associated with advanced oncological disease and dyspnoea is the most common presenting symptom. Pleurodesis is the preferred palliative and supportive treatment option, targeting symptom relief.
Joke Leemans
exaly   +2 more sources

Indwelling Pleural Catheter versus Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusions. A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2019
Rationale: Several randomized trials have compared the efficacy of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) versus the more traditional chemical pleurodesis in the management of malignant pleural effusion (MPE).
N. Iyer   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thoracic ultrasound as a predictor of pleurodesis success at the time of indwelling pleural catheter removal

Respirology (Carlton South. Print), 2020
IPC in patients with MPE are removed within 3 months in 30–58% of cases, usually due to decreased pleural fluid output as a result of pleurodesis. Disease control can also account for the lack of fluid output, potentially explaining why 4–14% of patients
U. Chaddha   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinically important associations of pleurodesis success in malignant pleural effusion: Analysis of the TIME1 data set

open access: yesRespirology, 2020
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: 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 ...
Ioannis Psallidas   +2 more
exaly   +1 more source

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
openaire   +1 more source

Mechanical versus Chemical Pleurodesis after Bullectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

European journal of pediatric surgery, 2019
Introduction Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) and its high recurrence rate pose a therapeutic challenge to both patients and their managing surgeons.
S. Sim   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
openaire   +2 more sources

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.
UYSAL, SERKAN   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The importance of diaphragmatic surgery, chemical pleurodesis and postoperative hormonal therapy in preventing recurrence in catamenial pneumothorax: a retrospective cohort study

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022
Alessio Campisi   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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