title: [Our experience in the surgical treatment of pleural mesothelioma].
abstract: Surgery is of decisive importance in two situations: diagnosis insofar as thoracotomy offers, with very little risk, the opportunity to perform sufficiently ample biopsy; therapeutic because, lacking any other indicated approach, palliative intervention is recommended to stop effusion. 18 decortications (i.e. 40%) and 2 pleuropneumonectomies are reported. Results were good.
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: La nostra esperienza nel trattamento chirurgico dei mesoteliomi della pleura