"Pleurodesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The production of adhesions between the parietal and visceral pleura. The procedure is used in the treatment of bronchopleural fistulas, malignant pleural effusions, and pneumothorax and often involves instillation of chemicals or other agents into the pleural space causing, in effect, a pleuritis that seals the air leak. (From Fishman, Pulmonary Diseases, 2d ed, p2233 & Dorland, 27th ed)
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D018700
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.694
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleurodesis" by people in Profiles.
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Lin J, Chaddha U, Urrutia-Royo B, Ravikumar N, Bhavani SV, Katsis J, Ferguson MK, Murgu S. The Impact of Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Versus Percutaneous Tunneled Pleural Catheter Techniques on Pleurodesis Outcomes: A Retrospective, Single-center Study. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2025 Apr 01; 32(2).
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McLoughlin RJ, Rice S, Hirsh MP, Aidlen JT, Cleary MA. The Evolution of Surgical Management for Children and Young Adults With Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Surg Res. 2020 06; 250:135-142.
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Lamb C, Li A, Thakkar D, Lee P. Pleurodesis. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 06; 40(3):375-385.
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Shojaee S, Rahman N, Haas K, Kern R, Leise M, Alnijoumi M, Lamb C, Majid A, Akulian J, Maldonado F, Lee H, Khalid M, Stravitz T, Kang L, Chen A. Indwelling Tunneled Pleural Catheters for?Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Multicenter Study. Chest. 2019 03; 155(3):546-553.
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Fysh ETH, Tremblay A, Feller-Kopman D, Mishra EK, Slade M, Garske L, Clive AO, Lamb C, Boshuizen R, Ng BJ, Rosenstengel AW, Yarmus L, Rahman NM, Maskell NA, Lee YCG. Clinical outcomes of indwelling pleural catheter-related pleural infections: an international multicenter study. Chest. 2013 Nov; 144(5):1597-1602.
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Suzuki K, Servais EL, Rizk NP, Solomon SB, Sima CS, Park BJ, Kachala SS, Zlobinsky M, Rusch VW, Adusumilli PS. Palliation and pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusion: the role for tunneled pleural catheters. J Thorac Oncol. 2011 Apr; 6(4):762-7.
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Reddy C, Ernst A, Lamb C, Feller-Kopman D. Rapid pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions: a pilot study. Chest. 2011 Jun; 139(6):1419-1423.