Spontaneous bacterial empyema in liver cirrhosis: An underdiagnosed pleural complication
, 2008 Spontaneous bacterial empyema, defined as spontaneous infection of the pleural fluid, represents a distinct complication of hepatic hydrothorax with a different pathogenesis, clinical course and treatment strategy from those of empyema secondary to ...
Allam Naglaa
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Necrosis of the diaphragm pleural empyema and pneumomediastinum as rare complications of appendicitis: A case report. [PDF]
IDCasesKaram E +6 more
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Cleavage of C3 by Neutral Proteases from Granulocytes in Pleural Empyema
, 2017 The possibility of direct inactivation of C3 by granular enzymes from polymorphonuclear leukocytes(PMNLs) in pleural empyema was examined. As a group, pleural empyema from 10 patients with purulent effusions and a positive bacteriologic culture cleaved ...
Waldvogel, F. A. +3 more
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Early Thoracotomy and Decortication in Pleural Empyema. [PDF]
CureusKohli A +5 more
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Focus on pleural empyema: etiology, epidemiology, infectiology, treatment, and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic-a single-center analysis. [PDF]
J Thorac DisLobinger D +7 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for the Stage II Pleural Empyema: A Prospective Observational Study. [PDF]
CureusSingh A, Shikalgar S, Kolte S, Shinde J.
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Parapneumonic Effusion And Empyema [derrame Pleural Parapneumônico E Empiema]
, 2015 The infectious effusion, one of the most frequent causes of pleural effusions in the clinical practice, is a sign of complication of the pneumonic disease.
Marchi E., Lundgren F., Mussi R.
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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Versus Thoracotomy for Pleural Empyema: Outcomes and Risk Factors in a Retrospective Single-Center Cohort Study. [PDF]
J Cardiothorac SurgYayan J +3 more
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