Chemical pleurodesis – a review of mechanisms involved in pleural space obliteration
Abstract Chemical pleurodesis is a therapeutic procedure applied to create the symphysis between the parietal and visceral pleura by intrapleural administration of various chemical agents (e.g. talk, tetracycline, iodopovidone, etc.). The two major clinical conditions treated with chemical pleurodes...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1204-x |