Successful liver failure management using molecular adsorbents recirculating system during complicated veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to a left ventricular assist device placement [PDF]
Successful liver failure management using molecular adsorbents recirculating system during complicated veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to a left ventricular assist device placement.
Cavarocchi, Nicholas +2 more
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Aplastic anemia and severe pancytopenia during treatment with peg-interferon, ribavirin and telaprevir for chronic hepatitis C [PDF]
Telaprevir and Boceprevir are the first direct acting antivirals approved for chronic hepatitis C in combination with peg-interferon alfa and ribavirin.
Broquetas, Teresa +11 more
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Fatal stroke after completion pneumonectomy for torsion of left upper lobe following left lower lobectomy [PDF]
Background The lobar torsion after lung surgery is a rare complication with an incidence of 0.09 to 0.4 %. It may occur after twisting of the bronchovascular pedicle of the remaining lobe after lobectomy, usually on the right side.
Efstratios Apostolakis +26 more
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Massive hemoptysis is an important medical emergency which needs immediate managements. There are different managements offered for this event but there is no universal accordance on management of massive hemoptysis. Available database is not adequate in
Hamidreza Varastehravan, Aryan Naghedi
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Aspergillomas are fungal balls developing in pre-existing lung cavities, which are most commonly secondary to tuberculosis. Aspergillomas can cause hemoptysis due to erosion of the blood vessels in cavity walls, which can often be recurrent, massive, and
B P K Prasad, Brijesh Ray
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A case of missed giant bullae emphysema diagnosed as pneumothorax [PDF]
We report a case of a giant bullous emphysema misdiagnosed as a pneumothorax. A 18-year-old chronic smoker presented with right sided chest pain and dyspnoea.
Nik Azlan Nik Muhamad,, Ong, SF
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Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever: Case series from a medical center in golestan province, Northeast of Iran (2004-2006) [PDF]
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widely distributed lethal disease, worldwide. Humans are usually infected with CCHF virus through a tick bite or close contact with viral contaminated tissues or with blood of domestic animals or of infected ...
Abbasi, A. +4 more
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Clinical characteristics and treatments for bronchial Dieulafoy's disease
Background: Dieulafoy's disease of the bronchus is an arterial abnormality characterized by enlarged mucosal arterial branches that are susceptible to lethal bleeding. To date, this disease is rarely reported in the literature.
Wenfang Chen +4 more
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Ting Chen,1 Li Yao,1 Chunyan Zhu2 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Second People’s Hospital of Hefei, Hefei, Anhui 230009, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC ...
Chen T, Yao L, Zhu C
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Bronchial artery embolization in chronic pulmonary thromboembolism: A therapeutic dilemma
Bronchial artery embolization is the treatment of choice for the management of life-threatening massive hemoptysis. Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is one of the rare causes of hemoptysis.
Madhurima Sharma +4 more
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