RT Book, Section
A1 Hunter, John G.
A1 Spight, Donn H.
A1 Sandone, Corinne
A1 Fairman, Jennifer E.
SR Print(0)
ID 1162529653
T1 Pleurodesis
T2 Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgical Operations
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071449052
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162529653
RD 2022/08/09
AB VATS  pleurodesis  is  done  to  cause  pleural  symphysis.  It  is  most  commonly  done  to  prevent  the  reaccumulation  of  symptomatic  pleural  effusions,  malignant  or  benign,  in  a  patient  with  otherwise  good  performance  status  (Figure  1).  In  addition,  it  can  be  used  to  treat  spontaneous  or  secondary  pneumothoraces  and  manage  thoracic  duct  leak,  in  conjunction  with  ligation  of  the  thoracic  duct.