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Pleurodesis induced by intrapleural injection of silver nitrate or talc in rabb...
Vargas,Francisco S.; Antonangelo,Leila; Vaz,Marcelo A.C.; Marchi,Evaldo; Capelozzi,Vera Luiza; Genofre,Eduardo H.; Teixeira,Lisete R.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the pleuropulmonary alterations caused by intrapleural injection of silver nitrate or talc in an experimental model, in order to consider its use in human beings. METHOD: 112 rabbits were randomly selected to receive intrapleural 0.5% silver nitrate or 400 mg/kg talc slurry in 2 ml saline. Eight rabbits of each group were sacrificed after 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 months. Regarding the ple...
Effectiveness of silver nitrate compared to talc slurry as pleural sclerosing a...
Vargas,Francisco S.; Carmo,Alipio O.; Marchi,Evaldo; Vaz,Marcelo A.C.; Ramos,Karine P.; Mattos,Viviane C.; Teixeira,Lisete R.The ideal agent for producing pleurodesis has not been identified. Talc, the most commonly used, poses several problems. Another possibility is silver nitrate, which was widely used in the past. PURPOSE: To determine the influence of the intrapleural instillation of lidocaine in producing a pleurodesis with silver nitrate, to define the effect of lidocaine in the maturation of the collagen fibers, and to confir...