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Awake versus intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pleural disease: a retrospective cohort study from a single tertiary center [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
IntroductionAwake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (A-VATS) has gained increasing attention as an alternative to classical intubated VATS (I-VATS), particularly in patients with comorbidities that have increased the risk of surgery under general ...
Omer Faruk Saglam, Burcu Kilic, Merve Ekinci Fidan, Nevzat Cem Sayilgan, H. Volkan Kara, Akif Turna, Kamil Kaynak, Ezel Ersen   +7 more
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Malignant pleural disease. [PDF]

Breathe (Sheff), 2023
Malignant pleural disease represents a growing healthcare burden. Malignant pleural effusion affects approximately 1 million people globally per year, causes disabling breathlessness and indicates a shortened life expectancy. Timely diagnosis is imperative to relieve symptoms and optimise quality of life, and should give consideration to individual ...
Piggott LM, Hayes C, Greene J, Fitzgerald DB.   +3 more
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Frailty Prevalence and Association with Clinical Outcomes in Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma, and Pleural Disease [PDF]

Geriatrics, 2023
Background: Frailty is a syndrome characterised by increased vulnerability to negative outcomes. Interstitial lung disease (ILD), asthma, and pleural disease are leading causes of morbidity and mortality. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and impact
Alessia Verduri, Ben Carter, Ceara Rice, James Laraman, Eleanor Barton, Enrico Clini, Nick A. Maskell, Jonathan Hewitt   +7 more
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The effectiveness of small-bore intercostal catheters versus large-bore chest tubes in the management of pleural disease with the systematic review of literature [PDF]

Lung India, 2020
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of small-bore intercostal catheters (SB ICCs; 10–14 Fr) to large-bore intercostal tubes (LB ICTs; >20 Fr) in the management of pleural diseases.
Sumit Mehra, Subash Heraganahally, Dimitar Sajkov, Sharon Morton, Jeffrey Bowden   +4 more
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IgG4‐related pleural disease diagnosed by thoracoscopic pleural biopsy: A case report [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Here we report a rare case of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)–related pleural disease diagnosed using a thoracoscopic pleural biopsy. A 66‐year‐old man was admitted to our hospital with right‐dominant bilateral pleural effusions and gradually worsening dyspnoea.
Azusa Miyoshi, Hideki Katsura, Tomohiro Akaba, Mitsuko Kondo, Etsuko Tagaya   +4 more
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JTD special series 'Malignant and benign pleural disease'. [PDF]

J Thorac Dis
Aujayeb A.
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Pleural Disease [PDF]

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2007
Sei Hoon Yang
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Melanoma of the pleura mimicking malignant mesothelioma: a rare and rapidly progressive pleural disease. [PDF]

BMJ Case Rep
Edland B, Stanley C, Yap FHX, Weerakkody Y.   +3 more
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Staging by Thoracoscopy in potentially radically treatable Lung Cancer associated with Minimal Pleural Effusion (STRATIFY): protocol of a prospective, multicentre, observational study

BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2023
Introduction Recurrence rate following radical therapy for lung cancer remains high, potentially reflecting occult metastatic disease, and better staging tools are required.
Selina Tsim, Kevin G Blyth, Najib M Rahman, Matthew Evison, John Corcoran, Nick Maskell, Elspeth Banks, Jenny Ferguson, Seamus Grundy, Caroline Kelly, Laura Alexander, Shumaila Shad, Mark Neilly, Matthew Tate, Baryab Zahra, Merna Saleh, Gordon Cowell, Nicola Downer, Andrew Stanton   +18 more
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Awake Uniportal VATS for the Evacuation of an Extensive, Superinfected Hemothorax in a Patient with Advanced Mediastinal SMARCA4-Deficient Tumor

The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2023
Background The so-called nonintubated or awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (NIVATS) is performed on spontaneously breathing patients, which was shown to reduce postoperative complications and shorten hospital stay.
Dominik Lobinger, Alicia Reiche, Andreas Hiebinger, Johannes Bodner   +3 more
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