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Massive hemoptysis in a patient with pulmonary embolism, a real therapeutic conundrum

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017
Massive Hemoptysis and pulmonary embolism are two very severe and potentially fatal pulmonary emergencies requiring completely different treatments. We present the case of a 45-year old male transmitted to our Hospital for massive hemoptysis who at the ...
Yiolanda Herodotou   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Goodpasture's Syndrome: Treatment With Nephrectomy and Renal Transplantation [PDF]

open access: yes, 1971
Three young male patients developed acute glomerulonephritis and serious hemoptysis. All three had evidence of antiglomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibodies in their serum and native kidneys.
Anderson, JT   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Ruptured pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm treated with stent graft: case report and literature review

open access: yesCVIR Endovascular, 2022
Background Hemoptysis is a severe condition, associated with a high mortality rate from asphyxiation. Less than 5% of cases come from the pulmonary arterial circulation and large pseudoaneurysm are rarely treatable by stent graft.
Valère Barrot   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article reviews the ongoing role of imaging in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and its complications. A modern imaging classification of TB, taking into account both adults and children and the blurring of differences in the presentation patterns,
Ahmad   +63 more
core   +2 more sources

Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy for Pulmonary Metastasized Germ Cell Tumors of the Testis - Be Aware of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy is regarded as standard of care for patients with advanced germ cell tumors. In patients with lung metastases and a high tumor load, an association between induction chemotherapy and the development of
Baumann, Anja   +6 more
core   +1 more source

An unusual case of hemoptysis: Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to a lung abscess

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021
Massive hemoptysis may originate from injured pulmonary arteries, such as from pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms (PAPs). A 93-year-old man, diagnosed with pneumonia, was hospitalized; he later developed a lung abscess (controlled with intravenous ...
Hiroyuki Tanaka   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemoptysis: Beyond routine chest computed tomography and bronchoscopy

open access: yesLung India, 2017
Hemoptysis is considered as a medical emergency which requires urgent stabilization with identification and correction of underlying etiology. Diagnosis of the cause of hemoptysis is not always readily identified after bronchoscopy and conventional ...
Saurabh Mall   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Iatrogenic bleeding during flexible bronchoscopy: risk factors, prophylactic measures and management. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Significant iatrogenic bleeding during flexible bronchoscopy is fortunately rare and usually self-limiting. Life-threatening bleeding, however, can occur, especially after conventional or cryoprobe-assisted transbronchial biopsy.
Breuer   +27 more
core   +3 more sources

Diagnosis and management of hemoptysis

open access: yesDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2014
Hemoptysis is the expectoration of blood that originates from the lower respiratory tract. It is usually a self-limiting event but in fewer than 5% of cases it may be massive, representing a life-threatening condition that warrants urgent investigations ...
Anna Rita Larici,   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Vascular Tumors, Vascular Malformations, Lymphatic Malformations, and Lymphangiomatosis 2022

open access: yesThe Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective was to prepare guidelines to perform the current optimum treatment by organizing effective and efficient treatments of hemangiomas and vascular malformations, confirming the safety, and systematizing treatment, employing evidence‐based medicine techniques and aimed at improvement of the outcomes.
Yoshiaki Kinoshita   +116 more
wiley   +1 more source

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