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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, Xiao-Juan Wang, Qiong Zhou, Huan-Zhong Shi, Zhao-Hui Tong   +4 more
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Survival in patients with malignant pleural effusion undergoing talc pleurodesis [PDF]

, 2019
Objectives: Recent observations indicate a potential survival benefit in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) who achieve successful pleurodesis in comparison to patients who experience effusion recurrence post pleurodesis.
Miller, Robert F, Maskell, NA, McCracken, DJ, Shaarawy, H, El-Ganady, Anwar, Maskell, Nick A., Rahman, NM, Shaarawy, Hany, Asciak, Rachelle, Miller, RF, Rahman, Najib, Hassan, Maged, Mercer, Rachel M., McCracken, David J., Rahman, Najib M., Hassan, M, Asciak, R, El-Ganady, A, Psallidas, I, Bedawi, EO, Bedawi, Eihab O., Psallidas, Ioannis, Mercer, RM   +22 more
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Thoracoscopic pleurodesis using iodopovidone versus pleural abrasions in management of recurrent pneumothorax

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, Alaa El Din A. Abd Alla   +1 more
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Pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Approximately half of all patients with metastatic cancer develop a malignant pleural effusion which is likely to lead to a significant reduction in quality of life secondary to symptoms such as dyspnoea and cough.
Shaw, Paul, Paul HS Shaw, Agrawal, R., Roshan Agarwal   +3 more
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Comparison of efficacy of autologous blood patch pleurodesis versus doxycycline pleurodesis in the management of persistent air leak in patients with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. A randomized control trial

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, Govindaraj Vishnukanth, Dharm Prakash Dwivedi, Munuswamy Hemachandren, Subathra Adithian, Saka Vinod Kumar, Manju Rajangam, Madhusmita Mohanty Mohapatra, Pratap Upadhya   +8 more
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Pleurodesis: state of the art [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 1997
Pleurodesis aims to achieve a symphysis between parietal and visceral pleural surfaces, in order to prevent accumulation of fluid or air in the pleural space. Its major indications are malignant effusions and pneumothorax, and a re-expandable lung is essential for the success of the technique.
F, Rodriguez-Panadero, V B, Antony
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A single centre multidisciplinary team retrospective review of fifty cases of robot‐assisted surgery for diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Robot‐assisted multidisciplinary surgery enables safe, efficient, and comprehensive treatment of diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis. Evaluation of DTE in specialized centers, in a multidisciplinary fashion, allows for patient‐centered operative planning and could avoid missed disease or incomplete management.
Peter Barton‐Smith, Michal Kawka, Tom Routledge, Rupali Arora, Long R. Jiao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of pleurodesis in respiratory diseases.

, 2018
Introduction Pleurodesis 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.
Rahman, Najib, Najib M. Rahman, Mercer, Rachel M., Hassan, M, Rachel M. Mercer, Rahman, NM, Maged Hassan, Mercer, RM   +7 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, Katlyn G. McKay, Harold N. Lovvorn III, Joseph C. Fusco   +3 more
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Postoperative Care and Management in Pediatric Hematology‐Oncology Patients

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric patients with hematologic and oncologic diseases often undergo surgical procedures as part of diagnosis and therapy. These include central venous catheter placements, tumor resections, lymph node and bone marrow biopsies, among others.
Shachi Srivatsa, Sara A. Mansfield
wiley   +1 more source