Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions with Indwelling Pleural Catheters or Talc Pleurodesis

Nadim Srour; Kayvan Amjadi; Alan John Forster; Shawn David Aaron

doi:10.1155/2013/842768

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2013)

Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions with Indwelling Pleural Catheters or Talc Pleurodesis

Nadim Srour,
Kayvan Amjadi,
Alan John Forster,
Shawn David Aaron

Affiliations

Nadim Srour: Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Kayvan Amjadi: Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alan John Forster: Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Shawn David Aaron: Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/842768
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 2
pp. 106 – 110

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Management of malignant pleural effusion typically involves insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) or chemical pleurodesis with agents such as talc.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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