Background Researches to detect the ideal agent for pleurodesis are still continuous; iodopovidone is one of the best agents for pleurodesis that are commonly used.
Ayman H. Abd El Zaher, Ayman S. El Dib
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Unidirectional endobronchial valves for management of persistent air-leaks. Results of a multicenter study [PDF]
Background: To evaluate the efficacy of Endo-Bronchial Valves in the management of persistent air-leaks (PALs) and the procedural cost. Methods: It was a retrospective multicenter study including consecutive patients with PALs for alveolar pleural ...
Andreetti, Claudio +20 more
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Determination of In Vivo efficacy and safety of zeolite as a new pleurodesis agent
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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Efficacy and safety of talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion: a meta-analysis. [PDF]
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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Lymphangiography to treat postoperative lymphatic leakage: a technical review. [PDF]
In addition to imaging the lymphatics and detecting various types of lymphatic leakage, lymphangiography is a therapeutic option for patients with chylothorax, chylous ascites, and lymphatic fistula.
Kim, Soo Hwan +5 more
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Chemical pleurodesis for prolonged postoperative air leak in primary spontaneous pneumothorax
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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Mechanisms of Pleurodesis [PDF]
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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Estimating past inhalation exposure to asbestos: a tool for risk attribution and disease screening [PDF]
Introduction: Late presentation is common in mesothelioma. Reliable assessment of past exposure to asbestos is a necessary first step for risk attribution and for the development of a future screening programme. Such a programme could maximise access
Blyth, Kevin G. +2 more
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The efficacy of indwelling pleural catheter placement versus placement plus talc sclerosant in patients with malignant pleural effusions managed exclusively as outpatients (IPC-PLUS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) remain a common problem, with 40,000 new cases in the United Kingdom each year and up to 250,000 in the United States.
Bhatnagar, R +6 more
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Clinical outcomes of chemical pleurodesis using a minocycline
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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