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Futility of pericardiectomy for postirradiation constrictive pericarditis?

open access: yes, 1990
Two patients underwent pericardiectomy for postirradiation constrictive pericarditis. Both had received radiotherapy (more than 6,000 rads) for treatment of Hodgkin's disease 17 (patient 2) and 20 years (patient 1) earlier.
Ni, Y.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

ERDHEIM‐Chester Disease: Two Fatal Cases With Unusual Presentations

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography‐computed tomography (FDG PET‐CT) demonstrated markedly increased metabolic activity in serosal surfaces including pericardium, pleura, and renal fascia, as well as diffuse uptake along vascular walls, particularly the entire aorta.
Ribero‐Vargas Daniel Andres   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

open access: yesAddiction, Volume 121, Issue 6, Page 1381-1397, June 2026.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiac surgery in a patient with implanted vagal nerve stimulator

open access: yesAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2018
The prevalence of epilepsy worldwide is around 0.5%–2% of the population. Antiepileptic medications are the first line of treatment in most of the cases but approximately 25%–30% epilepsy patients are refractory to the single or combination therapy.
Aashish Jain, Dheeraj Arora, Yatin Mehta
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of pericardiectomy on echocardiographic parameters.

open access: yes, 2019
Effects of pericardiectomy on echocardiographic parameters.
Charles Mady (59479)   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Giant Mediastinal Teratoma in a Child: A Case Report With a Brief Review of the Literature

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Contrast‐enhanced axial chest CT showing a large, well‐circumscribed mediastinal mass measuring approximately 15.9 × 14.1 cm (maximum axial dimensions). The lesion is predominantly of fluid attenuation, occupies nearly the entire left hemithorax, and produces marked rightward deviation of the mediastinum, compression of the contralateral lung ...
Urías Hernandez Lopez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic and Immunohistochemical Profiling of Malignant Mesothelioma With Brain Metastasis: A Report of Two Cases

open access: yesCancer Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Brain metastasis (BM) occurs in < 3% of malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases and is associated with an aggressive disease course. While genomic profiling has provided insight into molecular alterations in MM, the characteristics of MM with brain involvement remain unexplored.
Paul M. Harary   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety and feasibility of near‐infrared fluorescence imaging with inhaled indocyanine green to assess the pulmonary parenchyma in six normal dogs

open access: yesVeterinary Surgery, Volume 55, Issue 4, Page 771-780, May 2026.
Abstract Objective To assess the safety and feasibility of near‐infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging with inhaled indocyanine green (ICG) to visualize normal pulmonary parenchyma in dogs, report clinically useful information regarding dosage and timing of administration, and to evaluate effects on pulmonary function and tissue histology.
Jourdan B. McPhetridge   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis: An Institution's 21 Years Experience

open access: yes, 2017
Background The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate our experience with the surgical pericardiectomy procedure for patients suffering from isolated severe constrictive pericarditis.
Flörchinger, Bernhard   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Constrictive pericarditis: etiology and cause-specific survival after pericardiectomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
ObjectivesWe sought to determine the association of etiology of constrictive pericarditis (CP), pericardial calcification (CA), and other clinical variables with long-term survival after pericardiectomy.BackgroundConstrictive pericarditis is the result ...
Parakh, Kapil   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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