Using urokinase to treat malignant pleural effusions

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1999 Sep;173(3):781-3. doi: 10.2214/ajr.173.3.10470923.

Authors

R C Gilkeson¹, P Silverman, J R Haaga

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH 44106, USA.

PMID: 10470923
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.173.3.10470923

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chest Tubes
Drainage
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
Humans
Instillation, Drug
Male
Middle Aged
Pleural Effusion, Malignant / drug therapy*
Pleural Effusion, Malignant / therapy
Pleurodesis
Prospective Studies
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / administration & dosage
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use*

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator