Incidence of severe subcutaneous emphysema after robotic versus conventional laparoscopic surgery: A retrospective single-center study [PDF]
Objectives: Subcutaneous emphysema (SE) in pneumoperitoneum surgery is a complication not observed in open abdominal surgery, but data are scarce and epidemiology is inadequate.
Satoshi Komatsu +4 more
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Surgical treatment of the patient with locally advanced esophageal cancer and concurrent thymoma after neoadjuvant therapy: a case report [PDF]
Locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) can be treated effectively with surgical resection following downstaging via preoperative neoadjuvant therapy.
Qun-Xian Zhang +8 more
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A combination of intramural stomach and portal venous air: conservative treatment [PDF]
Emphysematous gastritis is a severe and rare form of gastritis with characteristic findings of intramural gas in the stomach. It is an acute life-threatening condition resulting from gas-producing microorganisms invading the stomach wall. Early diagnosis
Prabin Sharma, Elias George Akl
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The Cellular and Physiological Basis for Lung Repair and Regeneration: Past, Present, and Future. [PDF]
The respiratory system, which includes the trachea, airways, and distal alveoli, is a complex multi-cellular organ that intimately links with the cardiovascular system to accomplish gas exchange.
Basil, Maria C +15 more
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Gastric pneumatosis in a child with congenital duodenal obstruction
Pneumatosis of the foregut is an extremely rare finding which may indicate a potentially serious condition. In newborn the presence of gastric intramural gas is mainly associated to necrotizing enterocolitis and is considered a condition which correlates
Alberto Ratta +5 more
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Acute Gastric Dilatation: A Cause for Concern
Acute gastric dilatation is the radiological finding of a massively enlarged stomach as seen on plain film X-ray or a computerized tomography scan of the abdomen.
Danial Haris Shaikh +4 more
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Prophylactic tracheostomy in aged and poor risk general surgical patients [PDF]
The most common postoperative complications are those involving respiration, and they are especially dangerous to patients classified as poor risks because of age or other handicaps.
Farrell, JJ, Meyer, WH, Starzl, TE
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Gastric pneumatosis (GP) is a rare finding. It can be seen with both gastric emphysema (GE) and emphysematous gastritis (EG); however, both conditions present similarly and differentiating between the 2 is difficult radiographically.
Ariana Tagliaferri, MD +5 more
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Death Resulting from Pneumocephalus Complicating Endoscopic Food Bolus Retrieval in a Patient with Eosinophilic Esophagitis [PDF]
Pneumocephalus is a rare complication of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), but existing literature does not discuss pneumocephalus surrounding endoscopic food bolus retrieval.
Fuhs, Amy K., Prahlow, Joseph A.
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Abstract The radiographic finding of gastric emphysema with portal venous gas is classically an ominous finding, associated with a high rate of mortality. Although classically the case, this imaging finding must be quickly correlated with the overall clinical picture, allowing for the essential differentiation between the highly lethal ...
Sean D, Murnan, Jill, Miller, Anne, Kuhn
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