Non-incisional pleurectomy/decortication for malignant pleural mesothelioma
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DOI: 10.1007/s11748-021-01643-z
Abstract: Pleurectomy/decortication has been preferably employed as a curative-intent surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma. However, visceral pleurectomy during pleurectomy/decortication provides technical challenges. For visceral pleurectomy, pleural incisions are commonly made to create a dissection plane between… read more here.
Keywords: pleurectomy decortication; decortication; malignant pleural; incisional pleurectomy ... See more keywords
Non-incisional pleurectomy/decortication for malignant mesothelioma after cardiac surgery.
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DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.14231
Abstract: A 70-year-old man diagnosed with right-sided malignant epithelial pleural mesothelioma, underwent pleurectomy/decortication after three courses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. He had a history of mitral valve replacement and maze procedure with median sternotomy, and the procedures… read more here.
Keywords: mesothelioma; incisional pleurectomy; pleurectomy decortication; non incisional ... See more keywords