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ABSTRACT Introduction The past two decades have seen a paradigm shift in the surgical treatment of sinonasal malignancies, moving from traditional open approaches to minimally invasive endoscopic techniques. Technological advancements have enabled the use of the endoscopic endonasal transcribriform approach (EETA) for tumors involving the anterior ...
Michel Khalaf+11 more
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Background: Parapneumonic effusions in children are usually associated with pneumococcal infections. In Greece, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was replaced by higher-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs); 10-valent was introduced in ...
G. Syrogiannopoulos+5 more
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ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Patients with diaphragm tumor deposits undergoing cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) require subphrenic peritonectomy (SPP) or full‐thickness diaphragm resection (FTR) to achieve complete cytoreduction.
Claire Liu+4 more
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Cardiac tamponade secondary to empyema
A 70‐year‐old male presented with a 1‐month history of malaise and fever. He was diagnosed with chronic empyema and went into shock by cardiac tamponade after treatment. This case shows that even chronic empyema can cause cardiac tamponade.
Naoki Kawakami+3 more
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Long‐Term Outcomes of Necrotizing Pneumonia and Parapneumonic Effusion in Children
ABSTRACT Background Complications such as parapneumonic effusion (PPE) and necrotizing pneumonia (NP) can be noted in 3% of patients with community‐acquired pneumonia and may cause functional lung damage. Objective We aimed to investigate the short‐ and long‐term effects of PPE and NP on lung function and the impact of treatment modalities and ...
Sinem Can Oksay+16 more
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Practical management of pleural empyema
Empyema is defined as pus in the thoracic cavity due to pleural space infection and has a multifactorial underlying cause, although the majority of cases are post-bacterial pneumonia.
G.F. Tassi+3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols reduce length of stay, complications, and costs for elective surgical procedures. It remains challenging to implement ERAS concepts in the acute trauma patient due to deranged physiological reserve from the penetrating or blunt trauma producing altered physiology.
Timothy C. Hardcastle+14 more
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Empyema thoracis: A clinical study
Background: Empyema thoracis is a disease that, despite centuries of study, still causes significant morbidity and mortality. Aim: The present study was undertaken to study the age-sex profile, symptomatology, microbiologic findings, etiology and the ...
Acharya Preetam, Shah Kusum
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