Thoracoscopic palliative treatment of malignant pleural effusions: Results in 273 patients

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 919-923

  Arapis, K ^a   Caliandro, R ^a   Stern, J B ^a   Girard, P ^a   Debrosse, D ^a   Gossot, D ^a  

^a INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Talc poudrage; Thoracoscopy; VATS

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DRUG INSTILLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT PLEURA EFFUSION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE; TALC; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744735077     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0534-6     Document Type: Article

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