Open AccessTalc pleurodesis for secondary pneumothorax in elderly patients with persistent air leak
Author(s) -
Takuya Watanabe,
Ichiro Fukai,
Katsuhiro Okuda,
Satoru Moriyama,
Hiroshi Haneda,
Osamu Kawano,
Keisuke Yokota,
Masayuki Shitara,
Tsutomu Tatematsu,
Tadashi Sakane,
Risa Oda,
Ryoichi Nakanishi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.12.85
Subject(s) - medicine , pleurodesis , pneumothorax , surgery , chest tube , anesthesia , pneumonia , talc , chest pain , thoracotomy , materials science , composite material
We herein report the usefulness of two types of talc pleurodesis for secondary pneumothorax of elderly patients with persistent air leak who have severe pulmonary emphysema.
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