The Recent Advances of Methodology of Pleurodesis
10.3870/j.issn.1004-0781.2001.01.008
- VernacularTitle:胸膜粘连术治疗方法研究进展
- Author:
Tianmin ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Herald of Medicine
2001;(1):14-16
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Pleurodesis was pioneered by Spengler in 1906. It was initially used for treating recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax, and then extended to treatment of refractory pneumothorax, malignant pleural effusion and benign hydrothorax. The current trend is that the use of fibroptic bronchoscopy is getting more and more popular than that of thoracoscopy in the practice of internal medicine, and that the application of surgical symphysis and video-assisted thoracoscopy are getting more and more frequently and extensively in surgery. It is envisioned that this trend will continue in the 1st half of 21st century.
