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Re‐establishing indwelling pleural catheter patency with alteplase after failure of streptokinase

Indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) has revolutionized the management of malignant pleural effusion (MPE). IPC is relatively safe, although complications can occur. We report a 53‐year‐old woman with stage IVA lung adenocarcinoma and recurrent MPE. Two months post insertion, the IPC was blocked with r...

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Autores principales: Faisal, Mohamed, Nurhanis, Siti, Nik Abeed, Nik Nuratiqah, Ng, Boon Hau, Ban, Andrea Yu‐Lin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7406907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32774860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.639