Multimodal approach to the management of malignant pleural effusions: role of thoracoscopy with pleurodesis and tunneled indwelling pleural catheters

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is associated with a median survival of 3–6 months and causes significant symptoms affecting the overall quality of life in patients with advanced malignancies. Despite the high incidence of recurrent MPE, less than 25% of patients undergo a definitive pleural interv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Agrawal, Abhinav, Murgu, Septimiu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2020
Materias:
Editorial Section of Interventional Pulmonology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7330308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32642188
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.03.57

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7330308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32642188
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.03.57

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