Old wine in a new bottle: Our experience with indwelling pleural catheters in malignant pleural effusion

Old wine in a new bottle: Our experience with indwelling pleural catheters in malignant pleural effusion

Background: Malignant pleural effusions indicate advanced stage of cancer and making the treatment decisions difficult for the treating physicians. There are multiple treatment options for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion including pleurodesis, thoracocentesis, indwelling pleural catheter...

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Main Authors: Ria Lawrence, Ajay Narasimhan, R Narasimhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu
Subjects:
indwelling pleural catheter
intercostal drainage
malignant effusion
malignant pleural effusion
pleural catheter
pleurx
rocket
Online Access:http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2024;volume=7;issue=1;spage=5;epage=7;aulast=Lawrence

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