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Comparative study between ultrasound-guided closed pleural biopsy and thoracoscopic pleural biopsy in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Pleural biopsies are often required to establish a diagnosis in exudative pleural effusions, which remain undiagnosed after initial pleural fluid analysis.
Sreyas Sharma, Nitesh Gupta, Pranav Ish, Rajnish Kaushik, Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Tanmaya Talukdar, Rohit Kumar   +6 more
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Assessment and review of treatment for secondary spontaneous pneumothorax using medical thoracoscopy-assisted argon plasma coagulation in association with autologous blood pleurodesis

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2021
Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of medical thoracoscopy-assisted argon plasma coagulation in association with autologous blood pleurodesis in spontaneous pneumothorax.
Lei Zhang, Tian Xie, Yihui Fu, Haihong Wu   +3 more
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Safety and complications of medical thoracoscopy in the management of pleural diseases

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019
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, Cong-Cong Zhai, Xin-Shan Lin, Zhou-Hong Yao, Qing-Hua Liu, Ling Zhu, De-Zhi Li, Xi-Li Li, Ning Wang, Dian-Jie Lin   +9 more
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Evaluation of a chest wall lift technique in feline cadaveric specimens

Veterinary Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of a simple chest wall‐lifting technique on thoracic volumes in cats. Study design Cadaveric study. Animals Feline cadavers (n = 8). Methods Animals underwent thoracic computed tomography (CT) scans after each treatment: in lateral recumbency, (1) no lift and (2) intercostal space lift, and in dorsal recumbency,
Adrien Aertsens, Emily Humphreys, Tiare Takaesu, Nicholas Rancilio   +3 more
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Comprehensive Insights into Tracheoesophageal Fistula Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Directions

Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 37, October 6, 2025.
Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), a pathological trachea‐esophagus connection, arises congenitally or from malignancy/radiotherapy/trauma, causing aspiration and malnutrition. Diagnosis utilizes imaging and endoscopy. Treatment ranges from endoscopic stenting to surgical repair and conservative management.
Gang Li, Zhe Wang, Jia Liu, Shenbo Fu, Longmei Xue, Zijun Liao, Rong Yang, Shanping Huang, Rui Xu, Peng Chen, Yong Chen   +10 more
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Unveiling Macrophage Content as a Predictive Biomarker for Intraoperative ICG Imaging Efficacy in Lung Cancer

Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 39, October 20, 2025.
Indocyanine Green (ICG)‐guided lung cancer surgery efficacy varies significantly among patients. This study identifies tumor macrophage content as a predictive biomarker. Macrophages are primary ICG reservoirs, storing seven‐fold more ICG than cancer cells.
Yue Yan, Jiahui Mi, Yun Li, Guanchao Jiang, Yimeng Zhang, Yanguo Liu, Hui Zhao, Jianfeng Li, Xing Yang, Jun Wang, Fan Yang, Kezhong Chen, Yiguang Wang, Jian Zhou   +13 more
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Role of thoracoscopic pleural lavage and brush in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015
Background: The accurate diagnosis of pleural effusion remains a challenging problem even after thoracentesis and closed pleural biopsy. Medical thoracoscopy has been established to have a greater diagnostic yield in the diagnosis of exudative pleural ...
Mohamed A. Zamzam, Ahmed A. Khames, Samy S. El-Dahdouh, Hala S. El-Rebey, Hanaa A. Eid   +4 more
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Massive pulmonary embolism led to cardiac arrest two days after thoracoscopy in a young male with pleural tuberculosis

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
TB itself is considered an independent risk factor for VTE; however, developing pulmonary embolism after medical thoracoscopy is extremely rare. Herein, we describe a 30‐year‐old previously healthy male with pleural tuberculosis developed a massive ...
Wael Kanjo, Shahem Abbarh, Amina Bougaila, Nagham Sadik, Mhd Baraa Habib   +4 more
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Hemopneumothorax After Carotid Endarterectomy

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Spontaneous hemopneumothorax (SHP) is a rare condition characterized by the accumulation of air and blood in the pleural cavity without prior trauma. We present a case of a patient who underwent carotid endarterectomy for carotid artery stenosis. Two days postoperatively, she developed sudden respiratory distress, hypotension, tachycardia, and
Simona Formánková, Michael Rousek, Jiří Pudil, Radek Pohnán   +3 more
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Sensitization Patterns to Cyanoacrylate‐Based Surgical Glues

Contact Dermatitis, Volume 93, Issue 4, Page 328-335, October 2025.
Surgical glues are increasingly used posing risks of allergic contact dermatitis caused by cyanoacrylate monomers. Ethyl cyanoacrylate (ECA) and surgical glues « as is » testing has proven to be a good tool for Patch test in sensitised patients. ABSTRACT Background Surgical glues are increasingly used, offering advantages like reduced scarring and ...
Lucrezia Bianchetti, Anna Walker, Ophelie Marchal, Laura Bruschi, Héloïse Wüthrich, An Goossens, Ella Dendooven, Olivier Aerts, Curdin Conrad, Michel Gilliet, Teofila Seremet   +10 more
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