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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 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 With Polidocanol in Pigs
Chest, 1994Polidocanol was instilled in five pleural cavities of three pigs. Adhesions formed in all. Adhesion distribution varied from covering a minor part to most of the lung, depending on the amount of polidocanol. One control cavity treated with sodium chloride was unaffected.
K Brasso +3 more
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The role of pleurodesis in respiratory diseases
Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 2018Pleurodesis is used to obliterate the pleural space, most commonly in patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusions but also in patients with benign effusions or pneumothorax. Areas covered: Traditionally, chemical pleurodesis has been undertaken at thoracoscopy or using instillation of a slurry through a chest drain.
Mercer, R, Hassan, M, Rahman, N
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Optimal pleurodesis: A comparison study
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1993With the resurgence of thoracoscopy, there is renewed interest in less invasive methods of pleurodesis. We wished to compare in an animal model a variety of methods suggested in reports. The purpose of the study was to rank the effectiveness of each procedure against the standard mechanical pleurodesis.
Junichi Oba +7 more
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CT appearances of talc pleurodesis
Clinical Radiology, 2007To report the computed tomography (CT) appearances of talc pleurodesis in the management of patients with pleural effusions and spontaneous pneumothorax.The post-pleurodesis CT studies of 16 patients obtained over a 5-year period were reviewed. The mean age was 63 years (range 41-79 years). Ten patients were male.
S. Narayanaswamy +2 more
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Alternatives to Tetracycline Pleurodesis
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 1992Leigh M. Vaughan +2 more
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