Extrapleural Pneumonectomy: Debilitating Complications, Minimal Symptomatic Improvement and Little in the Way of Improved Survival

Posted on March 15, 2011 by David Oliver
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It runs up plaintiff's damages (in one case costing nearly $1 million) but does extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) actually help the plaintiff as a patient suffering from malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM)? The newest review of the evidence, "Extrapleural pneumonectomy or Supportive Care Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma?" establishes persuasively that it doesn't.

Sadly, this review of all the sound clinical literature on EPP is unlikely to change the minds of desperate people facing MPM.

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