Pleurodesis using talc
New Egyptian Journal of Medicine [The]. 1996; 14 (2): 177-8
in English
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| ID: emr-42657
ABSTRACT
Talc was used for pleurodesis in 30 patients of various pathology [10 with benign effusion due to hepatic failure, 16 for malignant pleural effusion and 4 cases for recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax]. The results are excellent in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax [100%] followed by malignant effusion [75%] and then benign effusion [75%]. Talc proved to be most effective and cheapest agent pleurodesis
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pleural Effusion
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Talc
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
New Egypt. J. Med.
Year:
1996
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