The treatment by V.A.T.S. and M.A.C. of secondary neoplastic pleural effusion in the old patient (> 70 years).
Acta Biomed
; 76 Suppl 1: 72-5, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-16450517
ABSTRACT
A secondary malignant pleural effusion is a common event in the evolution of some tumours. It is frequent in advanced phase, above all the breast cancer in the woman and the cancer of the lung in the man, but such pathology can interest also extra-thoracic cancers (ovary, colon, prostate, etc.) and the malignant lymphoma. In the majority of cases in order to obtain a good control of the effusion entity with reduction of the respiratory symptoms and improvement of the quality of life, palliative local therapy is indispensable. Numerous methods and substances have been proposed in the time for the treatment of the N.P.E. The talc pleurodesis executed in the old patients (> 70 years) by means of the V.A.T.S. "one trough" and "Monitored Anaesthesia Care" (MAC) has shown valid procedure for the control of the secondary neoplastic pleural effusion, with little uneasiness for the patients, reduced complications and a sure effectiveness.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Talco
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Derrame Pleural Maligno
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Pleurodese
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Cirurgia Torácica Vídeoassistida
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Anestesia
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Biomed
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália