The role of interventional therapy for pleural diseases

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 465-477

  DePew, Zachary S ^a   Maldonado, Fabien ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Empyema; Malignant pleural effusion; Pleural disease; Pleural effusion; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; STREPTOKINASE; TALC;

FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT PLEURA EFFUSION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURAL DRAIN; PLEURAL INFECTION; PLEURODESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; TUNNELED PLEURAL CATHETER; DRAINAGE; PLEURAL DISEASES; THORACOSCOPY;

DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PLEURAL DISEASES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 84904320444     PISSN: 17476348     EISSN: 17476356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17476348.2014.918852     Document Type: Review

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