pleurodesis

Pleurodesis is a medical procedure in which part of the pleural space is artificially obliterated. It involves the adhesion of the visceral and the costal pleura. The mediastinal pleura is spared.

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Medical intervention.Name: Pleurodesis
Medical intervention.Image: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (video assisted thoracoscopic view) (cropped).png
Medical intervention.Caption: Malignant pleural mesothelioma managed by talc pleurodesis. Video assisted thoracoscopic view.
Medical intervention.MeshID: D018700
Medical intervention.MedlinePlus: 002956

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Research

3,689 papers

[Pleurodesis].Revista portuguesa de pneumologia · 2004
Talc Pleurodesis: A Medical, Medicolegal, and Socioeconomic Review.The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2020
Pleurodesis: indications and radiologic appearance.Japanese journal of radiology · 2015
Pleurodesis: technique and indications.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2006
Iodopovidone pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021

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Pleurodesis is a medical procedure in which part of the pleural space is artificially obliterated. It involves the adhesion of the visceral and the costal pleura. The mediastinal pleura is spared.

== Uses == Pleurodesis is performed to prevent recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax or pleural effusion, and can be done chemically or mechanically. It is generally avoided in patients with cystic fibrosis if possible, because lung transplantation becomes more difficult following this procedure. Previous pneumothorax with or without pleurodesis is not a contraindication to subsequent lung transplantation.