Minimally invasive thoracic surgery for diagnostic assessment and palliative treatment in recurrent neoplastic pleural effusion

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 191-195

  Brega Massone, P P ^a,d   Conti, B ^a   Magnani, B ^b   Ferro, F ^c   Lequaglie, C I ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Statistical Unit   (Italy)

^c Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^d National Cancer Institute Milan   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic assessment; Neoplastic pleural effusion; Palliative treatment; Pleurodesis; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SCLEROSING AGENT; TALC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PLEURODESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; TALC; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143130972     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820869     Document Type: Article

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