A simple method of using a Foley catheter to drain pleural effusion

Surgery Today

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 769-770

  Ben Nun, Alon ^a   Best, Lael Anson ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Drainage; Foley catheter; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BALLOON DILATATION; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

CATHETERIZATION; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 48549097442     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-007-3697-z     Document Type: Article

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