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Determination of In Vivo efficacy and safety of zeolite as a new pleurodesis agent
Toxicology Reports, 2022 Pleural effusion, the pathological condition in which an abnormal amount of pleural fluid is accumulated in the small space between the visceral and parietal pleurae of the lungs, can be treated by pleurodesis, whereby the pleural space is obliterated ...
Engin Sumer +5 more
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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 +7 more
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Efficacy and safety of talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion: a meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Talc pleurodesis has been widely used to control malignant pleural effusion; however, it is still not clear whether talc pleurodesis is more effective than other local therapies.
Huan Xia +4 more
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Mechanisms of Pleurodesis [PDF]
Respiration, 2012 Pleurodesis aims to obliterate the pleural space by producing extensive adhesion of the visceral and parietal pleura, in order to control relapse of either pleural effusions (mostly malignant) or pneumothorax. A tight and complete apposition between the two pleural layers is a necessary condition to obtain a successful pleurodesis, but – besides this ...
Francisco, Rodriguez-Panadero +1 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, 2013 Introduction: Spontaneous pneumothorax is classified as either primary or secondary, recurrent pneumothorax may require further corrective and/or preventive measures such as pleurodesis.
Enas Elsayed Mohamed +1 more
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Predictors of talc slurry pleurodesis success in patients with malignant pleural effusions
Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition), 2017 Introduction: Malignant pleural effusions are an important burden of malignant disease. Slurry talc pleurodesis remains one of the most common and effective therapeutic options.
P.S. Santos +4 more
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Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2022 Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) patients sometimes have a persistent air leak (PAL) that leads to increased morbidity and increased hospital stay. Further, these patients also need pleurodesis to prevent a recurrence.
Vijayarangam Narenchandra +8 more
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Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies
European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara +3 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013 Background and objective: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common problem in patients with malignancies. Chemical pleurodesis is the most commonly used palliative option.
Khaled H. Mohamed, Osama A. Hassan
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