Intrapleural streptokinase in the management of malignant multiloculated pleural effusions

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 729-733

  Davies, Christopher W H ^a   Traill, Zoë C ^a   Gleeson, Fergus V ^a   Davies, Robert J O ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intrapleural streptokinase; Malignant; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033028876     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.3.729     Document Type: Article

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