European Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 Sonographic assessment of diaphragmatic thickness and excursion has been found to be an accurate tool in predicting successful extubation of adult patients from invasive mechanical ventilation.
Eslam Bahgat +4 more
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A Retrospective Surgical Experience Regarding Open and Laparoscopic Procedures of the Hepatic Hydatid Cyst with an up to Date Complete Review of the Literature And a Focus On Original Romanian Techniques [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Even though the development of the recent anti-parasitic drugs has led to a high degree of efficiency, surgical treatment still remains the gold standard for a number of conditions. Material and method.
Moldovan, Cosmin Alec +3 more
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Hiatoplasty with crura buttressing versus hiatoplasty alone during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction. In obese patients with hiatal hernia (HH), laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) with cruroplasty is an option but use of prosthetic mesh crura reinforcement is debated.
Badiali, Danilo +6 more
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Congenital Diaphragmatic hernia – a review
Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology, 2017 Congenital Diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a condition characterized by a defect in the diaphragm leading to protrusion of abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity interfering with normal development of the lungs.
Praveen K. Chandrasekharan +4 more
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Treatment responses to antiangiogenetic therapy and chemotherapy in nonsecreting paraganglioma (PGL4) of urinary bladder with SDHB mutation: a case report [PDF]
, 2018 Paraganglioma (PGL) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor. Currently, the malignancy is defined as the presence of metastatic spread at presentation or during follow-up.
Aschelter, Am +10 more
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Presenting with Tension Pneumothorax in a 3-Year-Old Boy
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2018 We report the case of a 3-year-old boy who presented with an upper respiratory tract infection and severe dyspnea. A chest X-ray revealed a left-sided tension pneumothorax with mediastinal shift and suspected enterothorax.
Maren Friederike Balks +4 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1977 Summary A case is reported of diaphragmatic flutter with an unusually long duration of symptoms. The patient described demonstrates many of the classical features of this disorder.
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Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian +8 more
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Diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a clinical practice guideline
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2018 KEY POINTS Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), which occurs in about 1 in 3300 live births, is a congenital defect in the diaphragm that allows herniation of abdominal viscera into the thorax.[1][1] The resulting abnormal lung development leads to ...
P. Puligandla +20 more
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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2020 Objectives: Given significant focus on improving survival for “high-risk” congenital diaphragmatic hernia, there is the potential to overlook the need to identify risk factors for suboptimal outcomes in “low-risk” congenital diaphragmatic hernia cases ...
D. Dao +5 more
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