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Graft Embolization versus Nephrectomy in Patients with Graft Intolerance and Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesClinical Transplantation, Volume 40, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction After graft failure, kidney transplant recipients may develop immunological intolerance to the allograft left in situ. In such cases, surgical removal of the allograft is usually performed, but is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. A less invasive option is percutaneous embolization of the renal artery.
Mattheüs F. Klaassen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Case of Pleural Empyema Caused by Staphylococcus simulans: Review of the Literature

open access: yesCase Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2018
Staphylococcus simulans is a coagulase-negative organism, mainly an animal pathogen. Reports of human infection have been infrequent, mainly in patients with repeated animal contact. We report the first case of pleural empyema in an elderly woman.
A. Lal   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Rare Presentation of Right‐Sided Pleural Effusion in Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease Secondary to Hepatitis C Infection: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Hepatic hydrothorax (HH) is an infrequent and clinically important complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis. It occurs in around 5%–10% of affected people. Hepatic hydrothorax is basically a transudative pleural effusion, usually right‐sided and commonly without evidence of primary cardiopulmonary or renal pathology.
Nadia Siddiq   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

مطالعه گذشته نگر درمان آمپيم مزمن با دو روش توراکوسکوپی و توراکوتومی [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
زمينه و هدف: آمپيم همچنان به‌عنوان موضوع قابل بررسی در حيطه جراحی مطرح است. در مراحل اوليه آمپيم اساس درمان آنتی‌بيوتيک‌ تراپی و درناژ فضای پلور می‌باشد ولی در آمپيم ارگانيزه که Pleural Peel تشکيل شده نياز به تخليه چرک لکوله و دکورتيکاسيون جهت کمک به ...
وثيق, مهتاب   +1 more
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Tuberculosis of the chest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The relationship between tuberculosis and mankind has been known for many centuries, with the disease being one of the major causes of illness and death.
Caseiro-Alves, F   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Sepsis and Pleural Empyema Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes after Influenza A Virus Infection

open access: yesCase Reports in Pediatrics, 2018
Streptococcus pyogenes (also referred to as group A streptococci, GAS) causes severe invasive diseases such as bacteremia, necrotizing fasciitis, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and toxic shock syndrome in children.
Fumihiro Ochi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Trapped Lung and Pneumothorax Ex Vacuo

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Trapped lung and pneumothorax ex vacuo occur due to failure of lungs to re‐expand after drainage of a large pleural effusion. Asymptomatic patients can be observed while symptomatic patients may need surgical decortication. Iatrogenic pneumothorax results from introduction of air into the pleural space and usually requires chest tube placement.
Mashal Binte Ali   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of parapneumonic effusion and empyema

open access: yesThe Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2019
Parapneumonic effusions are pleural effusions that occur in the pleural space adjacent to a bacterial pneumonia. When bacteria invade the pleural space, a complicated parapneumonic effusion or empyema may result.
Sarvinder Singh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk of pleural empyema in patients with schizophrenia: a nationwide propensity-matched cohort study in Taiwan

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2018
Objective Thoracic infection and pneumonia are prevalent in patients with schizophrenia; however, it is unclear whether patients with schizophrenia are at an increased risk of developing pleural empyema.
T. Shen   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Primary Mediastinal Pleural Hydatid Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Pleuritis: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Hydatid disease, caused by various Echinococcus species, is endemic in developing countries and most commonly affects the liver and lungs. Approximately 7.4% of cases involve intrathoracic extrapulmonary locations, with pleural involvement usually resulting from rupture of adjacent hepatic or pulmonary cysts.
Grace Tannous   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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