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Pleurodesis

Known as: Pleurosclerosis, Scarification of pleura, pleurodesis procedure 
The production of adhesions between the parietal and visceral pleura. The procedure is used in the treatment of bronchopleural fistulas, malignant… 
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Chemical pleurodesisThoracoscopic pleurodesis
PleuraThoracic cavity structurenursing therapypleural abrasion

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Autologous blood patch in persistent air leaks after pulmonary resection.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Efficacy and safety of iodopovidone pleurodesis through tube thoracostomy
Objective:  To evaluate the efficacy and safety of iodopovidone as an agent for pleurodesis through tube thoracostomy in patients… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Alternative widely available, inexpensive agents for pleurodesis
Purpose of review Pleurodesis is the one of the best options for the management of symptomatic patients with malignant pleural… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Effects of additional minocycline pleurodesis after thoracoscopic procedures for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of additional minocycline pleurodesis after thoracoscopic treatment of… 
2000
2000
Efficacy of primary and secondary video-assisted thoracic surgery in children.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Complications in the native lung after single lung transplantation.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Video-assisted talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions utilizing local anesthesia and I.V. sedation.
METHODS Twenty-four consecutive patients aged 36 to 84 years (mean, 63.3+/-12.9 years) underwent video-assisted talc pleurodesis… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy: techniques and indications in pulmonary medicine.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Tetracycline and doxycycline inhibit pleural fluid metalloproteinases. A possible mechanism for chemical pleurodesis.
We hypothesized that inhibition of matrix-degrading metalloproteinases (MMPs) accounts for a portion of the pleural fibrosis and… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Mechanism of tetracycline-hydrochloride-induced pleurodesis. Tetracycline-hydrochloride-stimulated mesothelial cells produce a growth-factor-like activity for fibroblasts.
Intrapleural instillation of tetracycline hydrochloride (TCN) is an effective means of achieving pleural fibrosis. However, its… 
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