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Ultrasound-guided intrapleural positioning of pleural catheters: influence on immediate lung expansion and pleurodesis in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of intrapleural positioning of a pleural catheter in early lung expansion and pleurodesis success in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion (RMPE). METHODS: This was a retrospective study nested into a larger prospective cohort study including patients wit...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5687949/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28746529 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562016000000240 |