Intrapleural streptokinase in the management of malignant multiloculated pleural effusions.

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OBJECTIVE: Pleural effusions are a frequent complication of malignancy and cause considerable morbidity from dyspnea. The drainage and control of malignant effusions relieve symptoms and maintain quality of life but these are difficult in patients with multiloculated effusions in whom drainage usually fails. This observational series reports the use of intrapleural streptokinase (IPSK) in the management of malignant multiloculated pleural effusions resistant to standard chest tube drainage. M...

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Authors: Davies, C; Traill, Z; Gleeson, F; Davies, R

• Journal: Chest
• Volume: 115
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 729-733
• Publication date: 1999-03-01
• DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.3.729
• EISSN: 1931-3543
• ISSN: 0012-3692
• Language: English
• Keywords: Fibrinolytic Agents; Retrospective Studies; Thoracoscopy; Aged; Streptokinase; Drainage; Humans; Pleural Effusion, Malignant; Aged, 80 and over; Adult; Female; Male; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Middle Aged