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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery pleurectomy: a suitable alternative for treating malignant pleural effusions

BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are common manifestations of metastatic cancers and are associated with a dismal prognosis. Talc pleurodesis has been proven to be effective in the management of MPEs, however, class-action lawsuits linking talc to ovarian adenocarcinoma have rendered i...

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Autores principales: Diggs, Laurence P., Martin, Sean P., Drake, Justin A., Ripley, R. Taylor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8107536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34012568
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-19-3261