Prolonged pleural effusion following Fontan operation: effective pleurodesis with talc slurry |
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Authors: | Kiziltepe Ugursay Eyileten Zeynep B Uysalel Adnan Akalin Hakki |
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Affiliation: | Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiac Center, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. uk9316@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: | Prolonged pleural effusions following a Fontan operation are a difficult problem. Although fenestrations and embolizations of systemic-pulmonary artery collaterals were suggested to treat and to decrease the risk of this complication, talc slurry pleurodesis may successfully augment and accelerate the beneficial effects of those techniques against the resistant effusions. |
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