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Role of Single Port Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion [PDF]

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Background In recent years, medical thoracoscopy has been well established to play an important role in undiagnosed pleural effusion; however, this procedure is underutilized due to limited availability of the instruments it requires. This study analysed
Jagdish Rawat, Anil Kumar, Parul Mrigpuri, Dev Singh Jangpangi, Abhay Pratap Singh, Ritisha Bhatt   +5 more
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Advanced medical interventions in pleural disease [PDF]

, 2016
The burden of a number of pleural diseases continues to increase internationally. Although many pleural procedures have historically been the domain of interventional radiologists or thoracic surgeons, in recent years, there has been a marked expansion ...
Astoul, Philippe, Bhatnagar, Rahul, Corcoran, John P., Feller-Kopman, David, Janssen, Julius, Maldonado, Fabien, Rahman, Najib M.   +6 more
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Transesophageal pulmonary lobectomy with single transthoracic port assistance: study with survival assessment in a porcine model [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy is being performed in an increasing number of patients. The aims of the current study were to assess natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) as an alternative to transthoracic ...
Ferreira, Aníbal, Miranda, Alice, Pinto, Jorge Correia, Pinto, João Moreira, Rolanda, Carla   +4 more
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Role of transthoracic ultrasonography in evaluation of pleural thickening observed during medical thoracoscopy

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2020
Background and objective Ultrasound can evaluate pleural thickening; however, medical thoracoscopy permits direct inspection of the pleura, and biopsies are taken under direct vision.
Sabah A.M Hussein, Khaled M Kamel, Reem I.M Elkorashy, Hassan G Abdelnasser, Saly M Elboghdady   +4 more
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International survey on the management of esophageal atresia [PDF]

, 2013
IntroductionBecause many aspects of the management of esophageal atresia (EA) are still controversial, we evaluated the practice patterns of this condition across Europe. MethodsA survey was completed by 178 delegates (from 45 [27 European] countries; 88%
Bagolan, P. (Pietro), Cecchetto, G. (Giovanni), Eaton, S. (Simon), Fasching, G. (Günter), Hoellwarth, M. (Michael), Kuebler, J.F. (Joachim), Lukač, M. (Marija), Pierro, A. (Agostino), Puri, P. (Prem), Rintala, R. (Risto), Tovar, J. (Juan), Wijnen, R.M.H. (René), Zani, A. (Augusto)   +12 more
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Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Esophageal cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy with regional variations in histological subtypes. Adenocarcinoma predominates in Western countries, whereas squamous cell carcinoma is more common in Asia. Despite advances in multimodal therapy, esophagectomy remains the cornerstone of curative treatment, and the development of various ...
Hirotaka Konishi, Hiroyuki Inoue, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Atsushi Shiozaki   +3 more
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Variability in the reported management of pulmonary metastases in osteosarcoma. [PDF]

, 2015
Nearly 20% of patients with newly diagnosed osteosarcoma have detectable metastases at diagnosis; the majority of which occur in the lungs. There are no established recommendations for the timing and modality of metastasectomy.
Bhattasali, Onita, Geller, David, Gill, Jonathan, Gorlick, Richard, Randall, R Lor, Roth, Michael, Vo, Andrea T   +6 more
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Diagnostic yield of medical thoracoscopy in diagnosis of exudative pleural effusion: One year prospective study

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014
Background: Differential diagnosis of pleural disease is often a lengthy process fraught with pitfalls. Contrary to thoracocentesis and closed pleural biopsy, thoracoscopy permits biopsy with direct visualization.
Sabah A. Mohamed, Marwa M. Shaban
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New challenge in double-bore medical thoracoscopy in Fayoum University Hospital

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Background Thoracoscopy is an invasive technique. When other, less intrusive techniques are ineffective at providing a diagnosis in the case of pleural exudates, thoracoscopy should be employed. The diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy methods used by
Mona I Ahmed, Radwa A El Hefny, Enas S Farhat   +2 more
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Retrospective case‐control study of nutritional and respiratory status in children with type III esophageal atresia

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the impact of undernutrition in school‐aged children born with type III esophageal atresia (EA), and to determine its potential risk factors, including their respiratory history and status assessed by pulmonary function tests at school‐age. Methods Retrospective multicentre cohort study encompassing patients born between
Marie‐Alix Chansou, Rony Sfeir, Arnaud Bonnard, Véronique Rousseau, Thomas Gelas, Audrey Guinot, Edouard Habonimana, Pascale Micheau, Aline Ranke, Isabelle Talon, Sabine Irtan, Thierry Lamireau, Pierre‐Yves Rabattu, Frédéric Elbaz, Nicolas Kalfa, Nicoleta Panait, Virginie Fouquet, Hubert Lardy, Aurélien Scalabre, Philippe Buisson, Marc Margaryan, Frédéric Auber, Céline Grosos, Corinne Borderon, Cécilia Tölg, Jeanne Goulin, Guillaume Podevin, Frédéric Gottrand, Françoise Schmitt   +28 more
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