Prolonged pleural effusion following Fontan operation: Effective pleurodesis with talc slurry

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 297-299

  Kiziltepe, Ugursay ^a,b   Eyileten, Zeynep B ^a   Uysalel, Adnan ^a   Akaln, Hakki ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Sokollu Cad Nakis Sok   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fontan operation; Pleural effusions; Talc slurry pleurodesis

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FENESTRATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036774043     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00275-9     Document Type: Letter

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