Tunneled indwelling pleural catheter (TPC) in recurrent malignant pleural effusions: A retrospective study of 230 patients

G. Héry, E. Dansin, P. Girard, R. Corre, G. Leveiller, L. Sohier, H. Morel, E. Briens (Rennes, Lille, Paris, Saint Brieuc, Lorient, Saint Malo, France)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Diagnosis of pleural effusions and mediastinal adenopathies
Session: Diagnosis of pleural effusions and mediastinal adenopathies
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2785
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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