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Povidone-iodine pleurodesis versus talc pleurodesis in preventing recurrence of malignant pleural effusion

BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural effusions continue to be a common problem in patients with metastatic disease, leading to a significant reduction in quality of life with progressive dyspnea, dry cough, chest pain and reduced physical activity. This study was conducted to compare the efficacy, safety,...

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Autores principales: Ibrahim, Islam M, Dokhan, Ahmed L, El-Sessy, Alaa A, Eltaweel, Mohammed F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25947235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-015-0270-5