Author:
Marcoux, M.D. Mathieu,Slate, M.D. Jerome,Majid, M.D. Adnan
Abstract
Abstract: Since its first medical use in 1935, talc has become the most frequently used sclerosing agent for chemical pleurodesis. This review article encompasses all topics related to talc pleurodesis, from basic science to indications, contraindications, techniques of administration and potential complications.
Publisher
International Society of Pleural Diseases
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