Chronic Pain Due to Talc Pleurodesis for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1740-1741

  Milton, Richard ^a   Cale, Alex R J ^a  

^a Department of Plastic Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TALC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BULLA; MALE; PLEURECTOMY; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0242468589     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00687-8     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. de Campos JR, Vargas FS, de Campos W, et al. Thoracoscopy talc poudrage: a 15-year experience. Chest 2001;119:801-6.
2. Brant A, Eaton T. Serious complications with talc slurry pleurodesis. Respirology 2001;6:181-5.
3. Kennedy L, Sahn SA. Talc pleurodesis for the treatment of pneumothorax and pleural effusion. Chest 1994;106:1215-22.
4. Kennedy L, Harley RA, Sahn SA, Strange C. Talc slurry pleurodesis. Pleural fluid and histologic analysis. Chest 1995; 107:1707-12.
5. Anonymous. A survey of the long-term effects of talc and kaolin pleurodesis. Research Committee of the British Thoracic Association and the Medical Research Council Pneumoconiosis Unit. Br J Dis Chest 1979;73:285-8.
6. Chang S, Risch HA. Perineal talc exposure and risk of ovarian carcinoma. Cancer 1997;79:2396-401.