 Pleurodesis
"Pleurodesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The production of adhesions between the parietal and visceral pleura. The procedure is used in the treatment of bronchopleural fistulas, malignant pleural effusions, and pneumothorax and often involves instillation of chemicals or other agents into the pleural space causing, in effect, a pleuritis that seals the air leak. (From Fishman, Pulmonary Diseases, 2d ed, p2233 & Dorland, 27th ed)
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D018700
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.694
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleurodesis" by people in Profiles.
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den Hollander BS, Connolly BL, Sung L, Rapoport A, Zwaan CM, Grant RM, Parra D, Temple MJ. Successful use of indwelling tunneled catheters for the management of effusions in children with advanced cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Jun; 61(6):1007-12.
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Amin R, Noone PG, Ratjen F. Chemical pleurodesis versus surgical intervention for persistent and recurrent pneumothoraces in cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Dec 12; 12:CD007481.
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