The relationship of pleural manometry with postthoracentesis chest radiographic findings in malignant pleural effusion
BACKGROUND:Both elevated pleural elastance (E-PEL) and radiographic evidence of incomplete lung expansion following thoracentesis have been used to exclude patients with a malignant pleural effusion (MPE) from undergoing pleurodesis. This article reports on a cohort of patients with MPE in whom comp...
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Journal article |
| Kieli: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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