Overtime, malignant pleural effusion (MPE) arises in advanced-stages of malignancies and frequently heralds a poor prognosis. If the underlying malignancy is chemo sensitive, systemic chemotherapy may ...

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, ...

1 Cambridge University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom 2 Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom ...

Chest Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Endemic Medicine and Hepatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Hepatic hydrothorax is a ...

The following is a summary of “Rapid Pleurodesis in Patients With Chronic Noninfectious Pleural Effusion,” published in the January 2025 issue of Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology by ...

Aim To assess the feasibility and safety of talc pleurodesis performed as part of daycase medical thoracoscopy. Methods Conventionally, medical thoracoscopy with talc pleurodesis involves inpatient ...

Introduction Malignant pleural effusions are a common complication of advanced malignancy, have a poor prognosis and have a significant impact on quality of life. Treatment strategies include chest ...

Copyright: © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Talc has an efficacy in the 80% to >90% range, and a safe adverse-event profile. Of the more than 30 ...