Quality of life after tailored combined surgery for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer and severe emphysema [PDF]
Background. We analyzed the early and long-term quality of life changes occurring in 16 patients undergoing tailored combined surgery for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and severe emphysema. Methods. Mean age was 65 +/- 5 years.
Ambrogi, V +5 more
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BackgroundMediastinal and cervical subcutaneous emphysema caused by anaerobic infections is rare in clinical practice, particularly when accompanied by sepsis, septic shock, and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Haohao Wu +4 more
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Pneumomediastinum in the neonatal and paediatric intensive care unit [PDF]
The incidence, aetiology and pathophysiology of pneumomediastinum (PM), an uncommon and potentially serious disease in neonates and children, were evaluated.
Baenziger, Oskar +2 more
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An Unusual Presentation of Congenital Lobar Emphysema
Congenital lobar emphysema is an uncommon bronchopulmonary malformation characterized by lobar overinflation and accompanying alveolar septum damage that leads to compression atelectasis of the lung parenchyma and displacement of mediastinal structures ...
Daniel Arnaud +2 more
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An unexpected complication of robotic cardiac surgery: Pneumomediastinum
Pneumomediastinum is a rare entity that is defined as free air in the mediastinal space. A 26-year-old male patient was admitted with pneumomediastinum as an unexpected complication of robotic surgery.
Gökhan Erol +4 more
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Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Resection of a Small Pulmonary Nodule after Computed Tomography-guided Localization with a Hook-wire System: Experience in 45 Consecutive Patients [PDF]
Background: This study is a single-institution validation of video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) resection of a small solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) previously localized by a CT-guided hook-wire system in a consecutive series of 45 patients.
Christodoulou, Michel +5 more
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Mediastinal emphysema around the left carotid arteries from a toothbrush impalement injury. [PDF]
Ueshima M, Kono Y.
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BackgroundBronchial injury is rare in blunt chest trauma, but can be life-threatening. The symptoms of patients with complete bronchial rupture are typical, and most of them are diagnosed in a timely manner and treated with surgery.
Taiyu Bi, Xiaotian Duan
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Extensive mediastinal emphysema in a fatal case of laryngeal diphtheria; with remarks on the early and late variety of emphysema observed in the case after tracheotomy [PDF]
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