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Prolonged air leak after IPC insertion: An unusual complication

Indwelling pleural catheters [IPC] have an important role in the management of malignant pleural effusions. We report the development of a significant air leak following IPC insertion with resultant extensive subcutaneous emphysema. The air leak developed, presumably, as a result of visceral pleural...

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Autores principales: Bhatnagar, Malvika, Slight, Robert, Prasad, Arun Brahmanya, Stanton, Andrew Ewing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33101900
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101257