malignant pleural effusion is a common complication in certain malignancies. pleurodesis is the best option most of the time. the purpose of this study was to compare the choice of belomycin with povidone-iodine, which is not only determined by the efficacy of the agent but also by its cost, accessibility, safety, ease of administration and the number of administrations to achieve a complete re...

To cite: Yamane H, Ochi N, Yamagishi T, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013203047 DESCRIPTION A 63-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with drug-induced interstitial pneumonia. He was treated with corticosteroid and showed a partial decrease in the interstitial shadow. However, secondary pneumothorax was detected on day 28 of the trea...

OBJECTIVES Autologous blood pleurodesis (ABP) is used for the treatment of pneumothorax with a good efficacy. The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of ABP in the treatment of malignant pleural effusion (MPE). METHODS A prospective study was conducted at Songklanagarind Hospital, Thailand. Symptomatic MPE patients were randomized to receive pleurodesis with either autol...

BACKGROUND Significant pleural effusions after the Fontan operation prolong hospital stay, may increase the risk of infection, and may necessitate a pleurodesis procedure. METHODS AND RESULTS From February 1991 to April 2000, 98 consecutive patients under the age of 18 years underwent the fenestrated Fontan procedure at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Ninety-four patients who survived at le...

STUDY OBJECTIVE At the present time, talc administered either as a slurry or an aerosol is a popular agent for producing pleurodesis. Some investigators use iodized talc while others use plain talc. The purpose of the present study was to determine if iodized talc slurry produced a better pleurodesis in animals than did plain talc. DESIGN New Zealand white male rabbits were randomly assigned ...

BACKGROUND Talc pleurodesis is widely performed for the management of persistent pneumothorax or pleural effusion, particularly malignant effusions. However, there are very few data characterizing fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) and CT findings after treatment. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated the FDG-PET and CT studies of nine patients who underwent talc pleur...

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is an orphan cystic lung disease which can occur sporadically or in association with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). We report a 26-year-old woman diagnosed forme fruste of LAM, who presented bilateral pneumothoraces requiring both surgical and medical pleurodesis. Clinical examination investigations revealed hepatic renal angiomyolipomas, left retinal hamartoma...