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- 2019
Clinical outcomes of chemical pleurodesis using a minocyclineKeywords: inflammation, intrapleural urokinase, malignant pleural effusion, pleurodesis, survival Abstract: Pleurodesis is often used to prevent the re-accumulation of a malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Intrapleural urokinase (IPUK) therapy facilitates lung re-expansion for patients with loculated MPE or a trapped lung that allows subsequent pleurodesis. MPE management has been traditionally regarded as a symptomatic treatment. We tried to evaluate their impact on patient survival
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