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Implantation of permanent pleural catheter for palliation of malignant pleural effusion

PURPOSE: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a disabling condition caused in most instances by far-advanced cancer. The treatment is palliative and should ideally be minimally invasive. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effectiveness of implantation of a permanent PleurX cathet...

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Autores principales: Meier, Michelle, Mortensen, Marie Riis, Larsen, Lene Unmack
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5108504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27877066
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S107747