Pleurodesis Using Mistletoe Extract Delivered via a Spray Catheter during Semirigid Pleuroscopy for Managing Symptomatic Malignant Pleural Effusion | Zendy

Jung Seop Eom | Zendy; Hyo Yeong Ahn | Zendy; Jeongha Mok | Zendy; Geewon Lee | Zendy; EunJung Jo | Zendy; MiHyun Kim | Zendy; Kwangha Lee | Zendy; Ki Uk Kim | Zendy; HyeKyung Park | Zendy; Min Ki Lee | Zendy

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Pleurodesis Using Mistletoe Extract Delivered via a Spray Catheter during Semirigid Pleuroscopy for Managing Symptomatic Malignant Pleural Effusion

Author(s) -

Jung Seop Eom,

Hyo Yeong Ahn,

Jeongha Mok,

Geewon Lee,

EunJung Jo,

MiHyun Kim,

Kwangha Lee,

Ki Uk Kim,

HyeKyung Park,

Min Ki Lee

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

respiration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1423-0356

pISSN - 0025-7931

DOI - 10.1159/000481869

Subject(s) - pleurodesis , medicine , thoracoscopy , pleural effusion , surgery , malignant pleural effusion , catheter , chest tube , mesothelioma , pleural disease , respiratory disease , anesthesia , lung , pneumothorax , pathology

Talc poudrage during thoracoscopy is considered the standard procedure for patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Until now, no alternative technique other than talc poudrage for pleurodesis during medical thoracoscopy has been proposed. Liquid sclerosants, such as mistletoe extract, have been sprayed evenly into the pleural cavity during semirigid pleuroscopy for chemical pleurodesis.

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