Zentralblatt für Chirurgie
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Comparative Study
[The thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis with intraoperative pleural biopsy - a retrospective analysis in patients with malignant pleural effusion].
The thoracoscopic pleurodesis with talc is an established therapy in case of malignant pleural effusion. With the instillation of talc a -localised inflammation is induced. However, some-times it turns into a severe systemic reaction. In this study of the postoperative course, the -question is examined whether a pleural biopsy is an additional risk factor for morbidity and mortality after talc pleurodesis. ⋯ There were no significant differences for the examined laboratory values or for the morbidity / mortality between the two groups. That is why a disadvantage for patients with an intraoperative pleural biopsy is not to be expected.