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Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) · May 2005
Case ReportsUse of a Port-a-Cath system in the home setting for the treatment of symptomatic recurrent malignant pleural effusion.
- G Verfaillie, R V Herreweghe, J Lamote, M Noppen, and R Sacre.
- Department of Thoracic Surgery AZ-VUB Jette, Brussels, Belgium. guy.verfaille@az.vub.ac.be
- Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2005 May 1;14(2):182-4.
AbstractSymptomatic malignant pleural effusions represent a common problem in metastatic cancers and are associated with a significant morbidity. Pleurodesis still remains the primary therapy of choice. In a few cases, however, pleurodesis is unsuccessful because of a limited lung expansion and pleuroperitoneal shunts have been used. We describe two cases where an implantable PORT-A-CATH system is used for regular drainage of the pleural effusion. The main advantage of this technique is the fact that the procedure of drainage can be performed by a nurse in the home setting.
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