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Pleural Space Elastance and Its Relation to Success Rates of Pleurodesis in Malignant Pleural Effusion

BACKGROUND: Pleurodesis fails in 10%–40% of patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusions malignant pleural effusion and dyspnea. This study aimed to assess the values of pleural elastance (P(EL)) after the aspiration of 500 mL of pleural fluid and their relation to the pleurodesis outcome, an...

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Autores principales: Masoud, Hossam Hosny, El-Zorkany, Mahmoud Mohamed, Ahmed, Azza Anwar, Assal, Hebatallah Hany
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7801813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33161689
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2020.0081