Who's (still) afraid of talc?
نویسنده
چکیده
TALC IS DIRT Any pulmonologist who has ever visited a pleural disease or pneumothorax session at a major international conference or symposium, has heard the famous exclamation of my good friend Prof. Richard Light, one of the ‘‘popes’’ of pleural disease. Prof. Light is an exponent of the (mainly North American) school of pulmonologists who do not like talc as a pleurodesis agent. These pulmonologists do not like it to be used in malignant effusion, and they certainly do not like it to be used in young people with benign diseases, such as spontaneous pneumothorax!
منابع مشابه
Who's afraid of Sigmund Freud?
No wonder you activities are, reading will be always needed. It is not only to fulfil the duties that you need to finish in deadline time. Reading will encourage your mind and thoughts. Of course, reading will greatly develop your experiences about everything. Reading whos afraid of sigmund freud is also a way as one of the collective books that gives many advantages. The advantages are not onl...
متن کاملMethylene Blue Prevents Post-Surgical Adhesion Formation in the Rabbit
Peritoneal adhesions are challenging in abdominal surgery. In spite of different kinds of treatments still no definitive and effective treatment is suggested. To determine the prevention effects of intraperitoneal (ip) methylene blue in post surgical adhesion formation 44 rabbits were randomly divided in two groups of equal number. Group I received an intra peritoneal injection of a 1% suspensi...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 29 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007