Tetracycline Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusion-a Review of 38 Cases
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* Author for correspondence SUMMARY Malignancy is a common cause of pleural effusion accounting for about 40% of symptomatic pleural effusion with congestive cardiac failure and infection being the other leading causes. The aim of this retrospective study was to establish the effectiveness of tetracycline pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusion using the powder from tetracycline capsules and compare the results with other studies done elsewhere.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006