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SUBMITTER: Frost N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6888898 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frost Nikolaj N Brünger Martin M Ruwwe-Glösenkamp Christoph C Raspe Matthias M Tessmer Antje A Temmesfeld-Wollbrück Bettina B Schürmann Dirk D Suttorp Norbert N Witzenrath Martin M
BMC pulmonary medicine 20191202 1
<h4>Introduction</h4>Recurrent pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnoea, cough and chest pain during the course of malignant diseases. Chemical pleurodesis had been the only definitive treatment option until two decades ago. Indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) emerged as an alternative, not only assuring immediate symptom relief but also potentially leading to pleurodesis in the absence of sclerosing agents.<h4>Methods</h4>In this single-centre retrospective observational study patient char ...[more]