Indwelling pleural catheters for malignancy-associated pleural effusion: report on a single centre ’s ten years of experience
Recurrent pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnoea, cough and chest pain during the course of malignant diseases. Chemical pleurodesis had been the only definitive treatment option until two decades ago....
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Nikolaj Frost, Martin Br ünger, Christoph Ruwwe-Glösenkamp, Matthias Raspe, Antje Tessmer, Bettina Temmesfeld-Wollbrück, Dirk Schürmann, Norbert Suttorp and Martin Witzenrath Tags: Research article Source Type: research