Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Talc pleurodesis in recurrent pleural effusions

C A Jacobi1, F A Wenger, T Schmitz-Rixen

  • 1Department of Surgery, Humboldt University, Charité Hospital, Berlin, Germany.

Langenbeck'S Archives of Surgery
|June 26, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Iodized talc pleurodesis effectively manages recurrent malignant and non-malignant pleural effusions. This simple, inexpensive procedure showed high success rates with no complications in a prospective study.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Circular anastomotic experimental fibrin sealant protection in deep colorectal anastomosis in pigs in a randomized 9-day survival study.

International journal of colorectal disease·2015
Same author

TV news and concerns about - the EHEC-outbreak 2011 in Germany.

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie·2014
Same author

The role of laparoscopic Heller myotomy in the treatment of achalasia.

Bratislavske lekarske listy·2014
Same author

Gastric stimulation in treatment in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Bratislavske lekarske listy·2014
Same author

[The staple line in sleeve gastrectomy].

Rozhledy v chirurgii : mesicnik Ceskoslovenske chirurgicke spolecnosti·2013
Same author

A new anastomotic leakage model in circular double stapled colorectal anastomosis after low anterior rectum resection in pigs.

Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research·2013

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonology
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Recurrent malignant pleural effusions pose treatment challenges.
  • Current management strategies vary widely.
  • Iodized talc pleurodesis offers a potential therapeutic option.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy and limitations of iodized talc pleurodesis.
  • To assess its use in both malignant and non-malignant recurrent pleural effusions.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective trial involving 50 patients with recurrent pleural effusions (36 malignant, 14 non-malignant).
  • Instillation of iodized talc slurry after chest tube insertion and lung re-expansion.
  • Chest radiographs evaluated efficacy one month post-instillation.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • 94% success rate in malignant effusions (31/33 patients) over 7 months.
  • 100% success rate in non-malignant effusions.
  • No complications reported in either group.

Conclusions:

  • Iodized talcum slurry pleurodesis is a simple, inexpensive, and highly effective method.
  • It successfully controls both malignant and non-malignant recurrent pleural effusions.
  • This technique presents a valuable treatment option for pleural effusions.