Talc pleurodesis for malignant effusions is preferred over the Pleurx catheter (pro position)

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2698-2699

  Antevil, Jared L ^a   Putnam Jr , Joe B ^a   Warren, William ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34648840674     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9371-2     Document Type: Review

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