Talc pleurodesis: comparison of talc slurry instillation ...
We retrospectively compared the success rate of talc slurry instillation pleurodesis with thoracoscopic talc powder insufflation pleurodesis. Patients and methods: From 2000 to 2005, two methods of talc pleurodesis were performed in 71 patients with symptomatic massive malignant pleural effusions: a) through the pleural drain (24F), 50 ml of a ...