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Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Clinicians must pay attention to the clinical presentation and consequences of hydatid cysts in rare sites. Cysts close to the aorta require planning and assistance of a cardiac or vascular surgeon before surgical intervention can be considered.
Ali Mehri +3 more
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The Utility of Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Mediastinal Lesions
Diagnostics, 2023 Fine needle aspiration is a minimally invasive, low-morbidity, and cost-efficient technique for the sampling of mediastinal lesions. Additionally, ancillary testing on FNA samples can be used for the refinement of diagnoses and for treatment-related ...
Uma Kundu +3 more
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Mediastinal epidermoid cyst in an old man with recurrent pneumonia: A case report [PDF]
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2020 Mediastinal epidermoid cyst is a rare condition that is considered as a congenital disorder. Various manifestations from asymptomatic cases to serious symptoms may be found in these patients. However, some cases may be diagnosed incidentally.
Alireza Omranzadeh +3 more
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Thymic cyst as a diagnostic challenge [PDF]
Medicinski Glasnik Specijalne Bolnice za Bolesti Štitaste Žlezde i Bolesti Metabolizma "Zlatibor", 2019 Thymic cysts are rare, benign, mostly congenital anomalies and represent 1-3% of all mediastinal masses, most frequently found in the front mediastinum. They can be congenital or acquired, as part of various immunological and malignant diseases. About 60%
Knežević Snežana B. +2 more
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PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM AS A COMPLICATION OF COVID-19 PNEUMONIA: CASE SERIES [PDF]
Trakia Journal of Sciences, 2023 Background: Pneumomediastinum (PM) is a rare pathological entity that is divided into two categories: secondary - with a known etiological factor, and spontaneous - with no clear etiology.
Iv. Novakov, E. Taylor
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NOTES and the mediastinum [PDF]
Endoscopy International Open, 2015 When natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) was introduced more than 10 years ago, it presented the possibility of less-invasive, initially abdominal procedures through the gut wall without skin incision. As procedures were carried out without sufficient basis of experience and knowledge about possible hazards, the most critical points
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The mediastinum--Is it wide? [PDF]
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2001 To determine if the 8 cm upper limit for mediastinal width applies in the trauma setting of today. To define the upper limit of normal mediastinal width for supine chest films.A retrospective review of chest computed tomography scans was conducted to determine the width and position of the mediastinum within the supine chest. Radiographs were performed
C E, Gleeson +3 more
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Management of a difficult infectional disease: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2018 Introduction: Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis (DNM) is the fatal form of mediastinitis and mostly develops as a complication of peritonsillar abscesses or dental-odontogenic infections.
Fazlı Yanık +2 more
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Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2018 Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in the neck, axilla, and chest do not commonly occur after neoadjuvant cisplatin/etoposide chemotherapy, followed by radiotherapy, and adjuvant cisplatin/etoposide chemotherapy in patients with ...
Radha Kesarwani +3 more
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The British Journal of Radiology, 1988 A 73-year-old man presented with cough and shortness of breath. He was a non-smoker and had no history of previous respiratory problems. Twelve months previously a right occipital lobectomy was performed for a Grade IV astrocytoma. At that time his chest radiograph was normal (Fig. 1).
D H, Reed, S, Morgan
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