Table 2. Treatment methods for MPE.
| • Thoracentesis |
| • Tube thoracostomy |
| • Pleural catheter with tunnel |
| • Pleuroperitoneal shunt |
| • Drainage and pleurodesis |
| • Pleurectomy |
| • Extrapleural pneumonectomy |
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