Randomized trials describing lung inflammation after pleurodesis with talc of varying particle size.
We report two trials describing whether talc pleurodesis with a mean particle size of less than 15 microm ("mixed" talc) produces more lung and systemic inflammation than tetracycline or "graded" talc (most particles < 10 microm were removed). First, 20 patients with malig...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2004
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