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Waiting for Attention and Care: Birthing Accounts of Women in Rural Tanzania who Developed Obstetric Fistula as an Outcome of Labour. [PDF]
, 2011 \ud Obstetric fistula is a physically and socially disabling obstetric complication that affects about 3,000 women in Tanzania every year. The fistula, an opening that forms between the vagina and the bladder and/or the rectum, is most frequently caused ...
Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg +14 more
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Operative treatment of pancreatico‐bronchial fistula [PDF]
, 2004 BackgroundPancreatico‐bronchial fistulas are a rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Both conservative and surgical management have been described previously.Case outlineThe management of a 68‐year‐old woman with acute pancreatitis ...
Thomson, B.N.J., Wigmore, S.J.
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Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations, 2022 Objective: We report a case of systemic arterial air embolism (SAAE), complicating the open repair of a ruptured descending thoracic aneurysm and aorto-bronchial fistula, while on cardiopulmonary bypass.
D Harnanan +5 more
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020 Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a communication between the pleural space and the bronchial tree. Herein, we report a patient with persistent air leak after necrotizing pneumonia, where tract of BPF was not apparent in computed tomography (CT).
Sungmin Zo +6 more
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We report a case of aorto-bronchial fistula 7 years after implantation of a self-expanding metal stent into the left main bronchus. The clinical presentation was characterised by left-sided chest pain, dyspnea and a single bout of haemoptysis.
Nouraei SM, Pillay T, Hilton CJ
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Retrograde Instillation of Methylene Blue in the Difficult Diagnosis of BPF
Case Reports in Medicine, 2012 We report two cases in which we were able to diagnose bronchopleural fistula through retrograde methylene blue instillation during bronchoscopy. In the first case, methylene blue was injected through an abdominal drain, followed by air instillation and ...
F. Ravenna +5 more
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Esophageal stents in children: Bridge to surgical repair
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2018 Management of complex esophageal problems in children is challenging. We report our experience with the use of esophageal stents in three children with esophageal strictures, leaks, or airway-esophageal fistulae refractory to conventional treatment.
Bethany J Slater +4 more
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Креативная хирургия и онкология, 2023 Introduction. At present, bronchial stump failure after pneumonectomy ranges from 1% to 20%, and mortality — from 20 to 75%. In past decades, various methods of preventive bronchoplasty have been introduced and improved in order to reduce the incidence ...
R. A. Sulimanov +3 more
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Kinetics of 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced fluorescence in organ cultures of bronchial epithelium and tumor [PDF]
, 2002 Background: 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) fluorescence improves the differentiation of tumor and normal tissue in the bladder, skin and brain. Objective: The kinetics of 5-ALA-induced protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) fluorescence
Bergner, Albrecht +8 more
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Bronchial Fistula and Pneumomediastinum after EBUS-TBNA Following Mediastinoscopy
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2019 Background Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a very useful diagnostic tool for the assessment of enlarged mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes. It is a safe procedure with a low risk of complications.
Ioannis Bougioukas +2 more
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