June 1, 2012 (San Francisco) — The first randomized controlled trial comparing indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) with talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion suggests that IPC is superior ...
The most common treatments for MPE that provide symptomatic relief are therapeutic thoracentesis, chemical pleurodesis (talc slurry), or insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) at bedside. 9 ...
• Pleurodesis using talc or minocycline might be the treatment option against malignant pleural effusion (MPE) secondary to lung cancer with interstitial lung disease (ILD). What is known and what is ...
A right open-lung biopsy was performed with no intraoperative complication. A chest drain was inserted at the time of surgery. There was no evidence of pneumothorax post operatively and, at 48 h, the ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using high concentrations of iodate in povidone-iodine formulations during pleurodesis can cause postoperative ...
Pleural mesothelioma is a cancer that starts in the sheets of tissue that cover the outside of the lung and the lining of the chest cavity. These sheets of tissue are called the pleura. You can see ...
Diagnostic strategy based on preoperative serum CEA levels in clinical stage IA NSCLC No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2006 ASCO Annual ...
NICE's guideline on lung cancer was first published in 2005 and recommends that pleural aspiration or drainage should be performed in an attempt to relieve the symptoms of a malignant pleural effusion ...
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