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Hypervision Proton Surgery: The Future Direction of Proton Therapy

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Proton beams provide unique physical advantages characterized by a low entrance dose, negligible exit dose, and a sharp Bragg peak, which enable superior sparing of normal tissues and support safe dose escalation for improved tumor control. However, conventional photon‐based fractionation remains widely used in proton therapy, where prolonged ...
Li Li, Shuanghu Yuan
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Prevention and Treatment of Atelectasis after Thoracotomy for Lung Cancer

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2010
Background and objective Atelectasis is a common complication after thoracotomy, and it may threaten patients’ life if it was not treated correctly and properly.
Yi LIU, Honglin ZHAO, Xiaoming QIU, Sen WEI, Mei LI, Zhigang LI, Gang CHEN, Daxing ZHU, Jun CHEN, Yongbo YANG, Qinghua ZHOU   +10 more
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Ultrasound‐Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block With Liposomal Versus Standard Bupivacaine for Older Patients After Thoracoscopic Surgery

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate the effect of thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) with liposomal bupivacaine (LB) before anesthesia induction on postoperative pain, quality of recovery (QoR), and opioid consumption in older patients after video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Wen‐Cheng Shi, Ying‐Jie Tang, Yao Wang, Zhong Zheng, Jing He   +4 more
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Plastic bronchitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
Key message Plastic bronchitis is characterized by sputum obstructing the bronchus and causing atelectasis. Bronchoscopic removal of the clogged bronchial cast is typically performed, but small‐diameter bronchoscopes with narrow suction ports cannot ...
Kei Yamasaki, Toshiki Morimoto, Kohei Hashimoto, Sadanobu Yamaguchi, Masaru Kawamura, Kazuki Nemoto, Takako Kawaguchi, Takashi Tachiwada, Kazuhiro Yatera   +8 more
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“Two‐For‐One”: 4D Cardiac and Pulmonary MR Imaging From a Single Acquisition Using bSTAR

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To generate 4D (3D+time) images of both the heart and lungs using a single volumetric radial free‐breathing bSSFP dual echo acquisition (bSTAR) with two image reconstructions within a single pipeline deployed inline at 0.55 and 1.5 T.
Pierre Daudé, Jordan Taylor, Joseph W. Plummer, Rajiv Ramasawmy, Anastasia Tsakirellis, Joel Moss, W. Patricia Bandettini, Marcus Chen, Adrienne E. Campbell‐Washburn, Ahsan Javed   +9 more
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Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Thymoma is the most common tumor of the anterior mediastinum. Approximately 20%–30% of patients with a thymoma develop myasthenia gravis (MG), and an additional one third may possess positive acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies without MG.
Benjamin Claytor, Lukas Delasos, Daniel P. Raymond, Erik Seroogy, Jason Lempel, Yuebing Li   +5 more
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Emphysema in an 11‐month‐old boy with alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency

Pediatric Investigation, EarlyView.
Pediatric development of emphysema in Alpha‐1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (A1ATD) has been rarely described. In this case report, we document an 11‐month boy with A1ATD phenotype PiZZ with basilar centrilobular emphysema, the earliest such documented case.
Irvin Yi, Rachel Williams, Leela Chandrasekar, Saif Al‐Qatarneh   +3 more
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Risk association model for atelectasis complication in Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia patients following standardized treatment

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundMycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) is a common disease of childhood pneumonia, and atelectasis is a serious comorbidity. Traditional diagnostic methods for MPP are limited by low accuracy, emphasizing the need for improved diagnostic ...
Mingyi Xu, Mingyi Xu, Minhao Fan, Huixia Wang, Jun Qian, Yi Jiang, Yifan Zhu, Deyu Zhao, Feng Liu, Yun Guo, Ling Li, Ling Li   +11 more
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Silent Sinus Syndrome: 13‐Year Experience With Endoscopic Surgery and Long‐Term Patient Outcomes

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Silent sinus syndrome (SSS) is a rare condition characterized by spontaneous maxillary sinus collapse with associated orbital deformity. Existing studies are limited by heterogeneous surgical approaches, small sample sizes, and short follow‐up.
Sholem Hack, Arkadi Yakirevitch, Gabriel Nakache, Eran Glikson   +3 more
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Chest wall strapping in a porcine model: A model for the physiology of the oversized lung allograft

JHLT Open
Restrictive lung disease (RLD) is the leading indication for lung transplantation. Donor-to-recipient size matching is challenging in RLD, especially oversizing. Chest-Wall-Strapping (CWS) is a technique forcing the lung to operate at lower volumes.
Eric Abston, Michael Eberlein
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