Pleurodesis by talc poudrage under simple medical thoracoscopy: An international opinion

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-274

  Tschopp, J M ^a,l   Schnyder, J M ^a   Astoul, P ^b   Noppen, M ^c   Froudarakis, M ^d   Bolliger, C T ^e   Gasparini, S ^f   Tassi, G F ^g   Rodriguez Panadero, F ^h   Loddenkemper, R ⁱ   Aelony, Y ^j   Janssen, J P ^k  

^a Centre Valaisan de Pneumologie   (Sweden)

^b HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d University Hospital Alexandroupolis   (Greece)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f Azienda Ospedali Riunti   (Italy)

^g SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

ⁱ Lungenklinik Heckeshorn   (Germany)

^j HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^l Centre Valaisan de Pneumologie   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TALC;

BRONCHOSCOPY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG INFILTRATE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 61649091855     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.107516     Document Type: Letter

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