Distribution of talc suspension during treatment of malignant pleural effusion with talc pleurodesis

Lung Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-81

  Mager, Hans Jurgen ^a   Maesen, Boudewijn ^b   Verzijlbergen, Fred ^a   Schramel, Franz ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distribution; Malignant pleuritis; Pleurodesis; Rotation; Scintigraphy; Talc

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; SCLEROSING AGENT; TALC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; SCINTIGRAPHY; SUPINE POSITION; SUSPENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036120921     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5002(01)00475-5     Document Type: Article

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