Endoscopic Camera Control by Head Movements for Thoracic Surgery [PDF]
, 2010 In current video-assisted thoracic surgery, the endoscopic camera is operated by an assistant of the surgeon, which has several disadvantages. This paper describes a system which enables the surgeon to control the endoscopic camera without the help of an
Bruin, Gart de +5 more
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Safety and Complications of Medical Thoracoscopy [PDF]
Advances in Medicine, 2016 Objectives.To highlight the possible complications of medical thoracoscopy (MT) and how to avoid them.Methods.A retrospective and prospective analysis of 127 patients undergoing MT in Nagoya Medical Center (NMC) and Toyota Kosei Hospital. The data about complications was obtained from the patients, notes on the computer system, and radiographs.Results ...
Shimaa Nour Moursi Ahmed +8 more
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Analysis of pleural fluid in idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax; correlation of eosinophil percentage with the duration of air in the pleural space [PDF]
, 1999 Pleural fluid analysis was performed in patients with idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax. The objective of the study was to define the cell differentiation, and part of the cytokine profile, in relation to the duration of pneumothorax.In the 23 ...
Barbierato, S.B. +4 more
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Medical thoracoscopy in evaluation of undiagnosed pleural effusion [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Medical thoracoscopy or pleuroscopy, in recent past has received lot of interest for diagnostic as well as therapeutic purposes. In the evaluation of undiagnosed pleural effusion, it has become a key diagnostic modality as it is a cost ...
Bhat, Firdous Manzoor +9 more
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Can malignant and inflammatory pleural effusions in dogs be distinguished using computed tomography [PDF]
, 2017 Computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality used to investigate human patients with suspected malignant or inflammatory pleural effusion, but there is a lack of information about the clinical use of this test in dogs.
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The value of routine chest radiographs after minimally invasive cardiac surgery: an observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Chest radiographs (CXRs) are obtained frequently in postoperative cardiac surgery patients. The diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy of routine CXRs is known to be low and the discussion regarding the safety of abandoning these CXRs after ...
Bastiaan M Gerritse +6 more
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The modern diagnosis and management of pleural effusions [PDF]
, 2015 A pleural effusion describes an excess of fluid in the pleural cavity, usually resulting from an imbalance in the normal rate of pleural fluid production or absorption, or both.
Bhatnagar, Rahul, Maskell, Nick A
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Minithoracoscopy: A Complementary Technique for Medical Thoracoscopy [PDF]
Respiration, 2011 Minithoracoscopy, currently defined as thoracoscopy with instruments of a diameter between 2 and 5 mm, is part of the general evolution of endoscopy towards mini-invasiveness. Its most relevant indications in the field of medical thoracoscopy are small effusions, pleural effusions in patients with narrow intercostal spaces and suspected tuberculous ...
Gian Franco Tassi +2 more
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Transxiphoid hand-assisted videothoracoscopic surgery [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: We have performed transxiphoid hand-assisted videothoracoscopy since 1995 to allow manual palpation in bilateral lung metastasectomy. This approach was extended to other thoracoscopic procedures requiring a handport.
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The influence of the diagnostic technique on the histopathological diagnosis in malignant mesothelioma [PDF]
, 1991 In the histopathology of malignant mesotheliomas three different types (epithelial, connective tissue and mixed type) are distinguished. Some authors believe all tumours to be of mixed type, but consider that due to inadequate sampling or small biopsies ...
Gelder, T. (Teun) van +4 more
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