Study | Year | Patients n | Mean follow-up months | Recurrence rate % |
Simple talc poudrage under medical thoracoscopy | ||||
Tschopp [115] | 2002 | 59 | 60 | 5 |
Boutin [116] | 1991 | 505 | 42 | 7 |
el Khawand [117] | 1995 | 142 | 39 | 6 |
Györik [118] | 2007 | 56 | 118# | 5 |
Talc poudrage with VATS and surgical treatment of lung lesions | ||||
Cardillo [119] | 2006 | 861 | 52.5 | 1.73 |
Cardillo [120] | 2000 | 279 | 38 | 1.27 |
Mechanical abrasion | ||||
Gossot [121] | 2004 | 111 | 36.5 | 3.6 |
Lang-Lazdunski [122] | 2003 | 167 | 93 | 3 |
Pleurectomy | ||||
Ayed [123] | 2003 | 100 | 48 | 2 |
VATS: video-assisted thoracic surgery. #: median.