The efficacy of hydrogel foams in talc Pleurodesis

Abstract Background Malignant pleural effusions are a serious complication of many late stage cancers that adversely affect quality of life. Pleurodesis with talc slurry is a standard treatment option, but clinical failures occur, possible due to poor talc delivery. A novel drug-delivery system was...

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Main Authors: Joy Baxter, Thamires A. Lima, Richard Huneke, Colin Joseph Kanach, Priya Johal, Emily Reimold, Nicolas J. Alvarez, Glenn W. Laub
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: BMC 2020-04-01
Colecção:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Acesso em linha:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01098-y