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The utility of a pleural carcinomatosis score for assessing resectability

open access: yesPleura and Peritoneum
Malignant pleural effusion is a common evolution of various cancers and is associated with poor prognosis and quality of life. Currently, the surgical approach is mainly palliative, involving videothoracoscopic talc pleurodesis or the insertion of ...
Drevet Gabrielle   +6 more
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Anesthesia for non-pulmonary surgical intervention following lung transplantation: two cases report [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014
The survival rate after lung transplantation has increased in recent years, leading to an increase in non-pulmonary conditions that require surgical intervention.
Misook Seo, Wook Jong Kim, In-Cheol Choi
doaj   +1 more source

Association of frailty with postoperative outcomes following thoracic transplantation: A national analysisCentral MessagePerspective

open access: yesJTCVS Open, 2023
Objective: Frailty has been repeatedly associated with inferior outcomes after surgical hospitalizations. However, a thorough evaluation of the impact of frailty on the clinical and financial outcomes of patients undergoing solid-organ thoracic ...
Shineui Kim, BA   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mutant NPM1 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Initiation and Maintenance

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
NPM1 mutations drive acute myeloid leukemia by acting as neomorphic transcriptional regulators that cooperate with Menin–MLL and XPO1 to sustain HOX/MEIS1 expression and block differentiation. Targeting these mutant‐specific transcriptional dependencies provides a rational therapeutic strategy for NPM1‐mutated AML.
Yanan Jiang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Cryptococcosis and Cryptococcal Meningitis in a large retrospective cohort of patients after solid organ transplantation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background Cryptococcosis is the third most common invasive fungal infection in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. There are no nationally representative data describing the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of cryptococcosis ...
George, Ige A   +3 more
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Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment Reduces the Risk of Treatment Escalation Due to Vascular Complications in Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Emulation of a Target Trial From the Italian Rheumatology Society SPRING Registry

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon because of the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis   +77 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thoracic duct drainage in organ transplantation: Will it permit better immunosuppression? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1979
It is possible that thoracic-duct drainage, a major but neglected immunosuppressive adjunct, can have an important impact on organ transplantation.
Franks, JJ   +4 more
core  

Cell-Free DNA and CXCL10 Derived from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Predict Lung Transplant Survival. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Standard methods for detecting chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) and rejection have poor sensitivity and specificity and have conventionally required bronchoscopies and biopsies.
Damm, Izabella   +11 more
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Marked Long‐Term Improvement in Lung Function in Melanoma Differentiation–Associated Protein 5 Antibody–Positive Dermatomyositis Patients: Experience of a Single‐Center Longitudinal Cohort in North America

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgeon Speaks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Like every surgeon, I started my residency training in General Surgery. Then I specialized in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and finally sub-specialized with a Fellowship in Heart and Lung Transplantation and Adult Cardiac Surgery at Duke University

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