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Simple intrapleural hyperthermia at thoracoscopic exploration to treat malignant pleural effusion

BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) occurs at a terminal stage of cancer, and related symptoms may considerably reduce a patient’s respiratory function and quality of life. We assessed the benefit of simple intrapleural hyperthermia (SIH) during thoracoscopic exploration for MPE. METHODS: W...

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Autores principales: Moon, Youngkyu, Kim, Kyung Soo, Park, Jae Kil
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/PMC4625971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26510956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-015-0340-8