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Review
. 2018 May 22:4:110.
doi: 10.21037/jovs.2018.05.02. eCollection 2018.

Treatment of malignant pleural effusion

Ricardo Mingarini Terra  1 , Alberto Jorge Monteiro Dela Vega  2
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Review

Treatment of malignant pleural effusion

Ricardo Mingarini Terra et al. J Vis Surg. .

Abstract

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a very disabling condition that often affects patients with advanced neoplasm. Conservative approach, repeated thoracentesis, pleurodesis and use of indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) are the main methods to deal with this condition. The ideal treatment must focus on symptom relief and has to take into account patient underlying diseases, performance status and necessity of adequate tissue sample for diagnosis. In a video we show techniques to perform video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) pleural biopsy and talc poudrage pleurodesis.

Keywords: Pleura; malignant pleural effusion (MPE); pleurodesis; thoracentesis; video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

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Figure 1
VATS pleural biopsy and talc poudrage pleurodesis (25). Available online: http://www.asvide.com/article/view/24892
Figure 2
Figure 2
Position in the operation room.
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