 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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pleurodesis" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Pleurodesis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleurodesis" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Raman T, Meena N. A single institution experience for the management of recurrent pleural effusions with tunneled pleural catheter and its evolution. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2017 09; 11(9):343-352.
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Chatterjee K, Goyal A, Kakkera K, Meena N. Etiology of Malignant Pleural Effusion and Utilization of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures: A Nationwide Analysis. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2017 Jan; 24(1):e10-e12.
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Boujaoude Z, Bartter T, Abboud M, Pratter M, Abouzgheib W. Pleuroscopic Pleurodesis Combined With Tunneled Pleural Catheter for Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Prospective Observational Study. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2015 Jul; 22(3):237-43.
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