Intrapleural enzyme therapy (IET) improves outcomes in adult inpatients with complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion or empyema.

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ABSTRACT: Background: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is the most common complication of advanced NSCLC. Infusion chemotherapy is currently one of the most common intracavitary treatments for MPE.

1 Department of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, Campus Homburg, Homburg, Germany 2 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany ...

1. Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, USA 2. Department of Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, USA Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is an ...

1 Respiratory Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, ...