Ultrasound-guided intrapleural positioning of pleural catheters: influence on immediate lung expansion and pleurodesis in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion

Ultrasound-guided intrapleural positioning of pleural catheters: influence on immediate lung expansion and pleurodesis in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the role of intrapleural positioning of a pleural catheter in early lung expansion and pleurodesis success in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion (RMPE). Methods: This was a retrospective study nested into a larger prospective cohort study including p...

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Main Authors: Pedro Henrique Xavier Nabuco de Araujo, Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Thiago da Silva Santos, Rodrigo Caruso Chate, Antonio Fernando Lins de Paiva, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Pleurodesis
Pleural effusion, malignant
Tomography
Catheters
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