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An improved method of delivering a sclerosing agent for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion
BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a devastating sequela associated with cancer. Talc pleurodesis is a common treatment strategy for MPE but has been estimated to be unsuccessful in up to 20–50% of patients. Clinical failure of talc pleurodesis is thought to be due to poor dispersion. T...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6589887/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31234819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-5777-z |