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Talc Pleurodesis for Malignant Effusions Is Preferred Over the PleurX Catheter (Pro Position)

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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1301 22nd Avenue South, 2971 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-5734, USA

    Jared L. Antevil MD & Joe B. Putnam Jr. MD, FACS

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Antevil, J.L., Putnam, J.B. Talc Pleurodesis for Malignant Effusions Is Preferred Over the PleurX Catheter (Pro Position). Ann Surg Oncol 14, 2698–2699 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-007-9371-2

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