What are my options for palliative surgery?

 

There are two types of palliative surgeries: pleurodesis and pleurocentesis/paracentesis. During pleurodesis surgery, talc is inserted into the pleural space, thus causing inflammation and stopping fluid from collecting for up to a few years. Pleurocentesis/paracentesis is an outpatient procedure and involves withdrawing fluid from the pleural space with a long thin needle to relieve pain symptoms for the patient.