Role of chest ultrasound in detecting successful pleurodesis
Background: Thoracic ultrasonography easily detects the sign of ‘pleural sliding’, due to the movement of the visceral pleura on the parietal pleura. This sign is absent when pleurodesis is successful. Aim of work: This study was designed to detect the role of thoracic ultrasonography in the assessm...
Main Authors: | Ahmed Abd El Megied El Hadidy, Khalid Mahmoud Kamel, Amany Atf Al Kareem Abo Zaid, Eman Kamal, Hussien El Shahat Hussien Fayiad |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-04-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816302266 |
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