Abstract
Objective To study the treatment of postoperative pleural effusion in lung cancer.Methods Sixty-eight cases of lung cancer with postoperative pleural effusion were collected from January 2006 to June 2009 in Union hospital of Tongji Medical College.The treatment methods of pleural effusion included bronchoscopy,antibiotics adjustment,pleurodesis with talcum,DDP and 50% glucose through a transchest catheter,chest clearance and simultaneously bronchial stump embedment with pericardium or azygos vein.Results Sixty-six patients were cured,although 2 patients failed to remove pleural effusion.Conclusion Postoperative pleural effusion,a common complication induced by surgery in lung cancer,was able to be controlled by strongly treatment.
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