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Radical pleurectomy/decortication saves patients bypassed by EPP
This article discusses a study that showed the effectiveness of open chest radical pleurectomy decortication (PD) surgery compared to open chest palliative PD for patients who were not eligible for E… more →
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Radical pleurectomy/decortication saves patients bypassed by EPP
Mike wrote 1 year ago: This article discusses a study that showed the effectiveness of open chest radical pleurectomy decor … more →
Am I a candidate for surgery?
Mike wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a discussion about prognostic factors for patients considering surgical treatment of ma … more →
Mesothelioma science news update
Mike wrote 1 year ago: 1. Extrapleural pneumonectomy versus pleurectomy/decortication in the surgical management of maligna … more →
P/D v. EPP: results in 663 patients
Mike wrote 1 year ago: OBJECTIVE: The optimal procedure for resection of malignant pleural mesothelioma is controversial, p … more →
Standing strong against mesothelioma: pleurectomy/decortication with Dr. Cameron
Mike wrote 2 years ago: All Systems Go! In one hour, 68 year-old Kermit Kelley was about to undergo life-altering surgery. I … more →
Giant and patriarch of the meso family finds peace
Mike wrote 2 years ago: John McNamara: 4/27/46-10/7/2007 by Seth Davidson San Pedro, CA – October 8, 2007 John McNamar … more →
Pleurectomy/decortication better than extra-pleural pneumonectomy
Mike wrote 2 years ago: Thoracic Surgery News, by Mitchel L. Zoler, Elsevier Global Medical News WASHINGTON–The two su … more →
Susan MacDonald fights mesothelioma on her own terms
Mike wrote 2 years ago: San Pedro, CA – Aug. 10, 2007 – Susan MacDonald is a 62 year-old general manager of a se … more →
Limited surgery for mesothelioma may be as effective as radical surgery
Mike wrote 2 years ago: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2003 Mar;2(1):30-4, Malignant pleural mesothelioma: outcome of limi … more →
Complication from extra-pleural pneumonectomy
Mike wrote 2 years ago: Extra-plueral pneumonectomy is a radical surgical option for mesothelioma patients. Unlike pleurecto … more →
