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Peritoneal and hepatic hydatid disease causing major bile duct destruction [PDF]
Echinococcosis is endemic in Mediterranean regions and is found primarily in the liver. Biliary fistula is a common complication, but major biliary duct involvement is very rare, and occurs in 0.47% of patients with hepatic hydatid disease.
Alexandrino, H +3 more
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Uncommon localizations of hydatid cyst. Review of the literature [PDF]
Introduction. Hydatid disease is an endemic anthropozoonosis with usual localization in liver and lungs. Rarely it localizes in uncommon sites as spleen, skeleton, kidney, brain, cardiac muscle, peritoneum, sub cutis.
Cocorullo, G. +9 more
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Background Malignant pleural effusions (MPE) mostly arises from metastases to the pleura from other sites. Management of malignant effusions aims to palliate dyspnea and prevent the reaccumulation of pleural fluid to improve patients’ quality of life ...
Gamal Agmy +3 more
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Clinical management of alveolar osteitis. A systematic review [PDF]
Alveolar Osteitis (AO) is one of the most common complications of tooth extraction. Several therapeutic interventions have been described for the treatment of AO, however, there are no treatment standardized protocols.
Garola, Federico +4 more
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Proinflammatory response of canine trophoblasts to Brucella canis infection [PDF]
Brucella canis infection is an important cause of late-term abortion in pregnant bitches. The pathophysiological mechanisms leading to B. canis–induced abortion are unknown, but heavily infected trophoblasts are consistently observed.
Baldi, Pablo Cesar +4 more
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Role of chest ultrasound in detecting successful pleurodesis
Background: Thoracic ultrasonography easily detects the sign of ‘pleural sliding’, due to the movement of the visceral pleura on the parietal pleura. This sign is absent when pleurodesis is successful.
Ahmed Abd El Megied El Hadidy +4 more
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Malignant Pleural Effusion: Diagnosis and Management
Symptomatic malignant pleural effusion is a common clinical problem. This condition is associated with very high mortality, with life expectancy ranging from 3 to 12 months. Studies are contributing evidence on an increasing number of therapeutic options (therapeutic thoracentesis, thoracoscopic pleurodesis or thoracic drainage, indwelling pleural ...
Lucía Ferreiro +6 more
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Fiberoptic thoracoscopy in management of exudative pleural effusion
Objectives: Exudative pleural effusion represents a common diagnostic task to the clinician. The two commonest causes of exudative pleural effusion are parapneumonic followed by malignant ones.
Mohamed Ahab Atta +4 more
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Polyclonal outbreak of bacteremia caused by Burkholderia cepacia complex and the presumptive role of ultrasound gel [PDF]
A nosocomial polyclonal outbreak associated to bacteremia caused by different Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) species and clones is reported. Molecular characterization identified Burkholderia stabilis, Burkholderia contaminans, and Burkholderia ...
Nannini, Esteban C. +6 more
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Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin using a porphyrinic formulation [PDF]
Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for skin and soft tissue infections. Having in mind increased antibiotic resistance, in this study the efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) with a porphyrinic formulation (FORM) as photosensitizer (PS)
Almeida, Adelaide +6 more
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