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Use of medical thoracoscopy in managing pleural malignancy
Local anaesthetic “medical” thoracoscopy is an important tool for the diagnosis and management of a unilateral pleural effusion. It is performed under conscious sedation and has a high diagnostic yield.
A. Aujayeb, Philippe Astoul
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Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara +3 more
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Pleural biopsies are often required to establish a diagnosis in exudative pleural effusions, which remain undiagnosed after initial pleural fluid analysis.
Sreyas Sharma +6 more
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Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of medical thoracoscopy-assisted argon plasma coagulation in association with autologous blood pleurodesis in spontaneous pneumothorax.
Lei Zhang +3 more
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A Review of Medical Thoracoscopy and Its Role in Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion
Pleural effusion is the most common disease among all pleural diseases and affects 1.5 million patients per year in the United States. Different interventions can be performed when dealing with pleural effusions.
Michael Gioia, Rosa L. Arancibia
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A systematic review of criteria used to report complications in soft tissue and oncologic surgical clinical research studies in dogs and cats. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo evaluate reporting of surgical complications and other adverse events in clinical research articles describing soft tissue and oncologic surgery in dogs and cats.Study designSystematic literature review.SampleEnglish-language articles ...
Balsa, Ingrid M +7 more
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Management of a diaphragmatic hernia using self‐locking knots
Summary A 4‐year‐old Thoroughbred gelding was presented with a history of severe colic signs that were non‐responsive to non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs. During initial evaluation, distended small intestine was observed, together with continued colic signs and a serosanguinous abdominocentesis sample.
A. Gillen +4 more
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Safety and complications of medical thoracoscopy in the management of pleural diseases
Background Medical thoracoscopy is considered an overall safe procedure, whereas numbers of studies focus on complications of diagnostic thoracoscopy and talc poudrage pleurodesis.
Yun-Yan Wan +9 more
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ABSTRACT Trans‐diaphragmatic rupture of a hepatic hydatid cyst, can manifesting as a pleural effusion with daughter cysts, which could be an uncommon but serious complication. Prompt diagnosis through imaging and timely surgical intervention are critical to prevent life‐threatening outcomes in endemic areas.
Zahra Sadin +3 more
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The centenary of medical thoracoscopy [PDF]
In the 19th century, many attempts were made to look inside the cavities of the human body, first through the usual anatomic channels, in gynaecology 1, urology 2 and the upper airways 3. However, closed cavities, such as the pleura and peritoneum, remained inaccessible until the beginning of the 20th century.
Tassi, G. F., Tschopp, J. M.
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