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ArticleJournal of chest surgery2023

Which is the More Effective Option for Pleurodesis to Prevent the Recurrence of Malignant Pleural Effusion? Large-Particle Talc or Mistletoe Extract (ABNOVA Viscum Injection).

Changsung Han, Jonggeun Lee, Jeong Su Cho, Hyo Yeong Ahn

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Article in Journal of chest surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Changsung HanDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3665-8982
Jonggeun LeeDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3797-8582
Jeong Su ChoDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7422-6171
Hyo Yeong AhnDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-8237
Pusan National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Malignant pleural effusion affects many patients with advanced cancer. When chemotherapy or radiotherapy fails to relieve malignant pleural effusion and related symptoms, drainage and pleurodesis can help. Although surgical talc pleurodesis is the most widely used method, Methods: Between January 2015 and July 2022, chemical pleurodesis was performed in 137 patients with malignant pleural effusion, using a Results: The success rate was not significantly different among the Conclusion: According to our results, talc and

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Malignant pleural effusionPleurodesisTalcTherapeuticsViscum

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PMID37574878
PMCPMC10480396
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