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Use of indwelling pleural catheters for the definitive treatment of malignant pleural effusion

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and feasibility of the use of indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). METHODS: We prospectively collected data from patients with MPE undergoing IPC placement between January of 2014 and July of 2015. All patients submi...

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Autores principales: Abrão, Fernando Conrado, de Abreu, Igor Renato Louro Bruno, Cavalcanti, Maria Gabriela, Pompa-Filho, José Franklin Soares
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5790663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28125148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562016000000021