Ultrasound guidance reduces pneumothorax rate and improves safety of thoracentesis in malignant pleural effusion: report on 445 consecutive patients with advanced cancer

BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is an extremely common problem affecting cancer patients, and thoracentesis is an essential procedure in an attempt to delineate the etiology of the fluid collections and to relieve symptoms in affected patients. One of the most common complications of th...

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Autores principales: Cavanna, Luigi, Mordenti, Patrizia, Bertè, Raffaella, Palladino, Maria Angela, Biasini, Claudia, Anselmi, Elisa, Seghini, Pietro, Vecchia, Stefano, Civardi, Giuseppe, Di Nunzio, Camilla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4016786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-12-139

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4016786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-12-139

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