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A case series: Egyptian experience in using chemical pleurodesis as an alternative management in refractory hepatic hydrothorax
INTRODUCTION: Chemical pleurodesis is an effective treatment for malignant effusion and pneumothorax. Although this mode of therapy is less widely accepted in treatment of patients with hepatic hydrothorax, the need for palliative treatment in such patients encouraged us to do this work. The aim of...
Autores principales: | Helmy, Nariman, Akl, Yosri, Kaddah, Safy, Hafiz, Hamed Abd El, Makhzangy, Hisham El |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3282509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22371768 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2010.14252 |
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