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Tracheo-carinal reconstructions using extrathoracic muscle flaps [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objectives: Prospective evaluation of tracheo-carinal airway reconstructions using pedicled extrathoracic muscle flaps for closing airway defects after non-circumferential resections and after carinal resections as part of the reconstruction for ...
Cheng, Cai   +5 more
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Recommendations for the use of endoscopic lung volume reduction in South Africa: Role in the treatment of emphysema [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Emphysema is a very common cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa (SA). Therapeutic options in severe emphysema are limited. Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) is increasingly being used internationally for the treatment of advanced ...
Allwood, BW   +9 more
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Post-oesophagectomy anastomotic-bronchial fistula [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Anastomotic leakage after oesophagectomy is a dreaded complication. It has a wide range of presentations ranging from the patient being totally asymptomatic to septic with multiorgan failure.
Law, S, Tong, DKH
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Tuberculosis of the chest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The relationship between tuberculosis and mankind has been known for many centuries, with the disease being one of the major causes of illness and death.
Caseiro-Alves, F   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Repair of gastro-tracheobronchial fistula after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer using intercostal muscle and latissimus dorsi muscle flaps: a case report

open access: yesSurgical Case Reports, 2020
Background Gastro-tracheobronchial fistula after esophagectomy is a rare but life-threatening complication associated with high mortality. Several authors reported postoperative management of tracheobronchial fistula.
Kazushi Miyata   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mediastinal reinforcement after induction therapy and pneumonectomy: comparison of intercostal muscle versus diaphragm flaps [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objective: Prospective non-randomised comparison of full-thickness pedicled diaphragm flap with intercostal muscle flap in terms of morbidity and efficiency for bronchial stump coverage after induction therapy followed by pneumonectomy for non-small cell
Dusmet, Michael   +4 more
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Bronchial Circulation Angiogenesis in the Rat Quantified with SPECT and Micro-CT [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Introduction As pulmonary artery obstruction results in proliferation of the bronchial circulation in a variety of species, we investigated this angiogenic response using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and micro-CT.
Clough, Anne V.   +5 more
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A successful treatment of traumatic bronchobiliary fistula

open access: yesChinese Journal of Traumatology, 2012
【Abstract】Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is a rare condition in which there is a nonnatural communication be-tween the biliary tract and the bronchial trees.
LIAO Guan-qun   +3 more
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Symptomatic Pneumorrhachis from Bronchial-Subarachnoid Fistula

open access: yesDiagnostics
Bronchial-subarachnoid fistulas are rare occurrences, which are not well defined in the literature. This uncommon clinical phenomenon may result in symptomatic pneumorrhachis and presents unique clinical challenges.
Alexander W. Lipinski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with hemoptysis and hemothorax after pulmonary lobectomy: a case report and literature review

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare vascular disorder, and cases of bronchial pseudoaneurysms reported after lung surgery are even rarer.
Wei-Hao Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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