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Palliative Thoracentesis

Palliative Thoracentesis is a minimally invasive procedural intervention belonging to the class of palliative surgical techniques, distinguished by its purpose of symptomatic relief through the drainage of malignant or symptomatic pleural effusions in patients with advanced, incurable thoracic malignancies.

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97

Authors

43

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2017–2026

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Publications

27

Malignant Pleural Effusions

Steven A. Sahn · Clinics in Chest Medicine · 1985 · 232 citations

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Clinical features and survival of lung cancer patients with pleural effusions

José M. Porcel, Ariadna Gasol, Silvia Bielsa et al. · Respirology · 2015 · 231 citations

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Palliative treatment of malignant pleural effusions: value of small-bore catheter thoracostomy and doxycycline sclerotherapy.

K G Seaton, Edward F. Patz, Philip C. Goodman · American Journal of Roentgenology · 1995 · 79 citations

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Malignant Pleural Effusions

Steven A. Sahn · Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2001 · 58 citations

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Thoracoscopic palliative treatment of malignant pleural effusions

K. Arapis, Raffaele Caliandro, J.W. Stern et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 2006 · 57 citations

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Authors

97

  1. SA
    Steven A. Sahn

    Medical University of South Carolina, United States

    2 publications · 290 citations

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  2. DF
    David Feller‐Kopman

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  3. RW
    Richard W. Light

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    2 publications · 266 citations

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  4. CT
    Chisato Tomoda

    Kuma Hospital, Japan

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. KA
    Kayvan Amjadi

    Ottawa Hospital, Canada

    1 publications · 30 citations

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Institutions

43

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    269 citations

  2. Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    97 citations

  3. Ottawa Hospital

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    60 citations

  4. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  5. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    57 citations

  6. University of Maryland Medical Center

    Baltimore, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  7. Hospital Arnau de Vilanova

    Valencia, Spain

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    462 citations

  8. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 62 citations

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  3. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  4. Cancer

    1 publications · 37 citations

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  5. Endocrine Journal

    1 publications · 14 citations

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