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Description of a new technique: Management of pleural effusion with a Cystofix catheter
Author(s) -
KILIC Dalokay,
FINDIKCIOGLU Alper,
HATIPOGLU Ahmet
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00965.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , complication , catheter , effusion , pleural disease , surgery , respiratory disease , radiology , intensive care medicine , lung
Pleural effusion (PE) is a common and serious complication of respiratory disease that often requires drainage. Forty‐four patients whose PE were successfully treated with a Cystofix catheter are reported. This is a new technique for draining PE that should be considered in all patients.
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