Medical Pleurodesis Method

Pleurodesis: Complications, Side Effects, and Recovery

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Pleurodesis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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A medical pleurodesis is a preferred approach for patients. Indications for chemical pleurodesis are …

Chemical pleurodesis - UpToDate

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Pleurodesis is a procedure that obliterates the pleural space to prevent recurrent pleural effusion or recurrent pneumothorax. It is most commonly performed by …

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) …

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‌ Pleurodesis is a procedure designed to get rid of the space between your lung and your chest wall to keep air or fluid from collecting there. The surgeon irritates the outside lining …

Talc pleurodesis - UpToDate

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Pleurodesis is a procedure performed to obliterate the pleural space to prevent recurrent pleural effusion or pneumothorax or to a treat persistent …

Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy: step by …

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Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy must be considered an invasive procedure that the chest physician should use only when other, simpler methods fail to yield a …

Pleurodesis - Wikipedia

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Pleurodesis is performed to prevent recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax or pleural effusion, and can be done chemically or mechanically. It is generally avoided in patients …

Pleurodesis - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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A number of pleurodesis agents can be used for recurrence prevention in spontaneous pneumothorax, including talc, tetracycline, minocycline, and autologous blood. 103 …

Pleurodesis - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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2 Pleurodesis Pleurodesis is another option for repairing the pleuroperitoneal communication leading to hydrothorax. This method involves the instillation of a …

The role of pleurodesis in respiratory diseases - PubMed

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Pleurodesis is used to obliterate the pleural space, most commonly in patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusions but also in patients with benign effusions or …