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Futility of pericardiectomy for postirradiation constrictive pericarditis?
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
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ERDHEIM‐Chester Disease: Two Fatal Cases With Unusual Presentations
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
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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
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Cardiac surgery in a patient with implanted vagal nerve stimulator
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
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Effects of pericardiectomy on echocardiographic parameters.
Effects of pericardiectomy on echocardiographic parameters.
Charles Mady (59479) +10 more
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Giant Mediastinal Teratoma in a Child: A Case Report With a Brief Review of the Literature
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
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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
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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
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Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis: An Institution's 21 Years Experience
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
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Constrictive pericarditis: etiology and cause-specific survival after pericardiectomy [PDF]
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
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