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Management of malignant pleural effusion: comparative study between doxycycline, bleomycin and povidone-iodine
• 2014
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Authors
Tamer Farouk, Ibrahim Kasb
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Volume
12
Issue
10
Pages
155
publication.type
International
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Abstract
Background: Malignant pleural effusions are commonly managed with tube tho-racostomy
drainage followed by chemical pleurodesis. Doxycycline, bleomycin and povidone-iodine
have been shown to be effective for intrapleural injection, although no agent has definitively
proved advantages over the other. The aim of the present study was to compare these three
agents in terms of response rate and side effects.
drainage followed by chemical pleurodesis. Doxycycline, bleomycin and povidone-iodine
have been shown to be effective for intrapleural injection, although no agent has definitively
proved advantages over the other. The aim of the present study was to compare these three
agents in terms of response rate and side effects.