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Indwelling pleural catheters for malignancy-associated pleural effusion: report on a single centre’s ten years of experience
INTRODUCTION: Recurrent pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnoea, cough and chest pain during the course of malignant diseases. Chemical pleurodesis had been the only definitive treatment option until two decades ago. Indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) emerged as an alternative, not only assur...
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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/PMC6888898/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31791305 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-1002-8 |