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Medical video assisted thoracoscopy – minimally invasive diagnostic tool for diagnosis of undiagnosed pleural effusion

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013
Background: The diagnosis of pleural diseases is one of the frequent clinical problems encountered in pulmonary medicine. A variety of diagnostic tests are available for evaluating pleural effusions. It often depends much more on the revealing results of
Safwat Ali M. Eldaboosy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post-Pericardiotomy Syndrome Disguised as Fever of Unknown Origin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction: Post -Pericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a clinical diagnosis characterized by fever, pericardial or pleural effusions, and a pericardial friction rub occurring over several days after cardiac surgery.
Arif, MD, Zulfiqar   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Macrophage Activation Syndrome as Onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a potentially fatal condition. It is a rare complication of several autoimmune disorders, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA).
Didona, Dario   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Management of Cardiovascular Health Issues in Turner Syndrome: Expert Insights and Expanded Recommendations From the 2024 Guideline Development Team

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Turner syndrome (TS) is frequently complicated by congenital heart disease (CHD). While left‐sided lesions such as bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and coarctation of the aorta are the most common structural heart lesions in TS, other anomalies, such as aortic arch malformations, hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), persistent left superior vena
Katya de Groote   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fungal infections in liver transplant recipients [PDF]

open access: yes, 1985
Sixty-two adults who underwent orthotopic liver transplantations between February 1981 and June 1983 were followed for a mean of 170 days after the operation. Twenty-six patients developed 30 episodes of significant fungal infection.
Dummer, JS   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Animal models of lung cancer: Phenotypic comparison of different animal models of lung cancer and their application in the study of mechanisms

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Grafts used to construct lung cancer animal models come from various sources, primarily cell lines, patient‐derived tumor tissues, and circulating tumor cells. Based on the sources of grafts and research objectives, lung cancer animal models can be categorized into several types: chemical‐induced models, orthotopic transplantation models, heterotopic ...
Zixuan Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Interpretation of CT and Standard Radiography of the Pleura

open access: yesJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2016
Many diseases affect the pleural space in both adults and children, including common diseases such as pneumonia, cancer and heart failure. Pleural effusion is the most common manifestation of pleural disease, and it is often a secondary effect of another
Bart Ilsen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

What Courts Can Do in the Face of the Never-Ending Asbestos Crisis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The purpose of this article is not to argue that claimants suffering from serious asbestos-related diseases should not be compensated. To the contrary, one of the points of this article is that absent some change in the way asbestos claims are resolved ...
Rothstein, Paul F
core   +1 more source

Expert Perspective: Diagnosis and Treatment of Castleman Disease

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Summary Castleman disease (CD) is a major diagnostic challenge for Rheumatologists. Unicentric CD (UCD) involves one enlarged lymph node region whereas multicentric CD (MCD) involves multiple enlarged lymph node regions. Both UCD and MCD may exhibit a wide range of symptoms that overlap with other immune‐mediated conditions.
Luke Y.C. Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Hidden Complication of Pigtail Catheter Insertion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Pigtail catheters have emerged as an effective and less morbid alternative to traditional chest tubes for evacuation of pleural air. Rare complications in the literature have been reported.
Brandao Neto, Rodrigo A.   +3 more
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