Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Feb 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialTreatment of malignant pleural effusions with tunneled long-term drainage catheters.
To assess the effectiveness of tunneled pleural catheters (TPCs) in the treatment of malignant pleural effusions (MPEs). ⋯ Regardless of whether pleurodesis is achieved, TPCs provide effective long-term outpatient palliation of MPEs.