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Diagnosis exjuvantibus of a persistent pleural effusion

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2013
The diagnosis of uremia-associated effusion is one of exclusion. A patient with an unexplained chronic pleural exudate, which cleared with dialysis, is reported.
José M. Porcel
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Epidemiologic evaluation of pleurisy diagnosed by surgical pleural biopsy using data from a nationwide administrative database

Thoracic Cancer, 2022
Background Pleural biopsies for investigating the causes of pleurisy are performed through modalities including needle biopsies, local anesthetic thoracoscopic procedures, and surgery (video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery and open thoracotomy).
Kanako Hara, Kei Yamasaki, Masahiro Tahara, Hiroaki Ikegami, Chinatsu Nishida, Keiji Muramutsu, Yoshihisa Fujino, Shinya Matsuda, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hiroshi Mukae, Kazuhiro Yatera   +10 more
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Is Adenosine Deaminase in Pleural Fluid a Useful Marker for Differentiating Tuberculosis from Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma in Japan, a Country with Intermediate Incidence of Tuberculosis? [PDF]

, 2011
The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of the determination of adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in pleural fluid for the differential diagnosis between tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) in Japan, a ...
Aoe, Keisuke, Chikamori, Kenichi, Hiraki, Akio, Kishino, Daizo, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Maeda, Tadashi, Murakami, Kazuo, Ogata, Yoshiko, Tanimoto, Mitsune, Ueoka, Hiroshi   +9 more
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Health‐related quality of life following total minimally invasive, hybrid minimally invasive or open oesophagectomy: a population‐based cohort study

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro, J. H. Kauppila, S. Markar, A. Johar, P. Lagergren   +4 more
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Video‐assisted surgical diagnosis and pleural adhesion management in catamenial pneumothorax: A case and literature review

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare primary spontaneous pneumothorax associated with the menstrual phase and is the most common manifestation of thoracic endometriosis syndrome.
Irandi Putra Pratomo, Muhammad Arza Putra, Lidia Giritri Bangun, Isti Mardiana Soetartio, Maria Angela Putri Maharani, Irene Sinta Febriana, Dicky Soehardiman, Prasenohadi Prasenohadi, Tutug Kinasih   +8 more
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Development of primary invasive pneumococcal disease caused by serotype 1 pneumococci is driven by early increased type I interferon response in the lung [PDF]

, 2014
The pneumococcus is the world's foremost respiratory pathogen, but the mechanisms allowing this pathogen to proceed from initial asymptomatic colonization to invasive disease are poorly understood.
Harvey, Richard M., Hughes, Catherine E., Paton, James C., Plumptre, Charles D.   +3 more
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Pleural complications of hydatid disease [PDF]

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2002
The aim of this retrospective study was to review pleural and pericardial complications of patients with hydatid cysts and to analyze the management of therapy for these patients.Between 1991 and 2001, 43 (29.7%) of 145 patients presented with pleural and pericardial complications.
ARIBAŞ, OLGUN KADİR, Kanat, F, Gormus, N, Turk, E   +3 more
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Pulmonary cement embolism complicating percutaneous kyphoplasty: A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
Background: Vertebral cement augmentation procedures, as kyphoplasty (KP) or percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP), are commonly used for the management of pain of the vertebral column usually due to fractures related to traumatic injury, osteoporosis or ...
Romain Naud, Julien Guinde, Philippe Astoul   +2 more
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Inducers of epithelial mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cells in malignant pleural effusions [PDF]

, 2016
The Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) plays a role not only in tumor metastasis but also in tumor recurrence. This process is believed to be tightly linked to the presence of Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) however, it is still not clear which ...
Cherubini, Emanuela, Giarnieri, Enrico, Giovagnoli, Maria Rosaria, Mancini, Rita, Mariotta, Salvatore, Ricci, Alberto   +5 more
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MET and NF2 alterations confer primary and early resistance to first‐line alectinib treatment in ALK‐positive non‐small‐cell lung cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Alectinib resistance in ALK+ NSCLC depends on treatment sequence and EML4‐ALK variants. Variant 1 exhibited off‐target resistance after first‐line treatment, while variant 3 and later lines favored on‐target mutations. Early resistance involved off‐target alterations, like MET and NF2, while on‐target mutations emerged with prolonged therapy.
Jie Hu, Ning Ding, Xiaobo Xu, Yedan Chen, Yong Zhang, Jingwen Liu, Jiebai Zhou, Hairong Bao, Donghui Zhang, Yijun Song, Yang Shao, Yuanlin Song   +11 more
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