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Sternal nonunion on bone scintigraphy: A case report [PDF]

, 2013
Sternal non-union is a severe complication of sternotomy closure following open heart surgeries. Healing problems typically occur in 0.3% to 5% of patients. Technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) bone scintigraphy has been used to assess bone
Assadi, M., Javadi, H., Moharrabi, M., Pourbehi, G., Shafiee, E.   +4 more
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Mediastinitis after aorto-coronary bypass surgery [PDF]

, 1997
OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors in 60 cases of mediastinitis amongst 2512 patients (2.3%) subjected to isolated coronary bypass surgery from March 1988 through December 1995, treated by a closed irrigation/drainage system.
Antunes, MJ, Antunes, PE, Bernardo, JE, Eugénio, L, Oliveira, JF   +4 more
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Esophageal Perforation in Zollinger–Ellison Syndrome: A Scoping Review of Management and Outcomes

JGH Open, Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Esophageal perforation in Zollinger–Ellison syndrome (ZES) is an exceedingly rare and life‐threatening manifestation of gastrinoma‐related acid hypersecretion. While peptic ulceration and severe reflux are recognized complications of ZES, perforation represents the ultimate consequence of uncontrolled hyperacidity. Evidence remains confined to
Agostino Fernicola, Domenico Parmeggiani, Felice Crocetto, Armando Calogero, Alessio Cece, Domenico Romano, Giacomo Benassai, Gennaro Quarto, Michele Santangelo   +8 more
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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and acute mediastinitis of odontogenic origin: a case series [PDF]

, 2017
Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is an uncommon infection. Early signs and symptoms include fever, severe pain and swelling, and redness at the wound site. Moreover, fulminant evolution and high mortality rate are typical of this pathology.
Cabello Serrano, Almudena, Cariati, Paolo, García Medina, Blas, Monsalve Iglesias, Fernando, Valencia Laseca, Alfredo   +4 more
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Mediastinitis after cardiac transplantation

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2000
OBJECTIVE: Assessment of incidence and behavior of mediastinitis after cardiac transplantation. METHODS: From 1985 to 1999, 214 cardiac transplantations were performed, 12 (5.6%) of the transplanted patients developed confirmed mediastinitis.
Noedir A. G. Stolf, Alfredo I. Fiorelli, Fernando Bacal, Luiz F. Camargo, Edimar A. Bocchi, Andréa Freitas, André Nicoletti, Daniela Meira   +7 more
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Hepatobiliary scintigraphy with SPET in the diagnosis of bronchobiliary fistula due to a hydatid cyst [PDF]

, 2015
In this report, we present the application of hepatobiliary scintigraphy using Tc-99m mebrofenin in the diagnosis of bronchobiliary fistula caused by a liver hydatid cyst, which penetrated the diaphragm. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy noticeably depicted the
Assadi, M., Javadi, H., Kiani, M., Raeisi, A., Seyyedmajidi, M.   +4 more
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Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]

, 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, Al-Nasser, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Bosch-Marcet, Bosch-Marcet, Buckingham, Burrill, Casas, Conces, De Backer, De Backer, De Villiers, den Boon, du Plessis, Erlank, Erlank, Fraser, Glicklich, Goodman, Goussard, Griffith-Richards, Grobbelaar, Gulati, Hamilton, Haramati, Hartman, Hopewell, Im, Jeong, Kim, Kim, Lee, Lee, Leung, Lighter, Marais, Maydell, Moon, Morris, Nakanishi, Neufang, Perlman, Raviglione, Reid, Rodriguez, Santelli, Scheepers, Stead, Swingler, Theron, Van Dyck, Van Rie, Vanhoenacker, Verver, Verver, Wall, Westcott, Woodring, Yilmaz, Zellweger   +63 more
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Endoscopic Treatment of Boerhaave Syndrome Related Empyema

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
Boerhaave syndrome is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. It can lead to complications such as empyema. Endoscopic repair can be a viable, less invasive alternative to surgical repair, which is associated with a substantial degree of surgical risks. ABSTRACT Empyema and Boerhaave syndrome are both life‐threatening conditions. We present
Christopher Chan, Yueming Liang, Tommy Wing Ho Yip, Hon Chi Yip, Ken Ka Pang Chan   +4 more
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Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis in Healthy Young Adults: The Fatal Consequence of the Delayed Help

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Introduction: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is one of the most lethal forms of acute mediastinitis. It originates from an odontogenic or deep neck infection, which descends to the mediastinum through the fascial planes. It is a rare condition, but
Petar Uchikov, Maria Kraeva, Krasimir Kraev, Bozhidar Hristov, Dzhevdet Chakarov, Nedzhat Ali, Chavdar Stefanov, Angelina Mollova-Kyosebekirova, Tihomir Tenchev, Snezhanka Dragusheva, Elizabet Dzhambazova, Bistra Dobreva-Yatseva   +11 more
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Factores asociados a la aparición de mediastinitis en 2.073 revascularizaciones miocárdicas

Revista Colombiana de Cardiología, 2014
Introducción: La mediastinitis, entidad de etiología multifactorial, ocurre hasta en 4% de los pacientes sometidos a revascularización miocárdica, y se reporta una mortalidad hospitalaria de 14% a 47%, que genera aumento en los costos de atención y ...
Julián M. Parada, Marisol Carreño, Jaime Camacho, Néstor F. Sandoval, Juan P. Umaña   +4 more
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