Fibrinolysis of loculated pleural effusion in malignant mesothelioma

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 594-595

  Balamugesh, Thangakunam ^a   Christopher, D J ^a   Rajesh, T ^a   Prince, J ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; Mesothelioma; Pleural effusion; Streptokinase

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WOUND DRAINAGE;

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; STREPTOKINASE;

EID: 10444279968     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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