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Chylous Leak During Posterior Approach to Juvenile Scoliosis Surgery: A Case Report. [PDF]

, 2020
CaseWe report the first documented case of chylous leak recognized intraoperatively during posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion for juvenile scoliosis in a female patient with a history of thoracotomy and decortication for an empyema ...
Choi, Daniel E, Rynecki, Nicole, Sabharwal, Sanjeev, Sambol, Justin T, Shah, Harsh A, Vives, Michael J   +5 more
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Assessment of pulmonary edema: principles and practice [PDF]

, 2018
Pulmonary edema increasingly is recognized as a perioperative complication affecting outcome. Several risk factors have been identified, including those of cardiogenic origin, such as heart failure or excessive fluid administration, and those related to ...
Assaad, Sherif, Friedman, Malcolm B., Kratzert, Wolf B., Perrino, Albert, Shelley, Benjamin   +4 more
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Diagnostic value of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in differentiation between some benign and malignant pleural

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014
Pleural effusion is relatively common clinical condition that requires differential diagnosis. It is defined as collection of fluid in pleural space. Pleural effusion is often diagnostic dilemma for the physician.
Wafaa S. El-Shimy, Ghada A. Attia, Sahar M. Hazzaa, Yousef M. Mansour, Walaa M. Abd El-Halim   +4 more
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]

, 2017
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Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
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Pleural fluid CRP, LDH, and pH as predictors of successful pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusions

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015
Background: Pleurodesis fails in 10–40% of patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) and dyspnea. An accurate definition of the different characteristics of the patient would help to identify more precisely the population mostly ...
Samah M. Shehata, Ashraf E. Sileem, Kareem M. El-Fakharany   +2 more
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Hubungan Nilai PH Cairan Pleura dengan Hasil Pleurodesis pada Penderita Efusi Pleura karena Keganasan [Acidity of Pleural Fluid and Pleurodesis in a Patient with Malignant Pleural Effusion]

Jurnal Respirasi, 2017
Background: Pleural effusion is a frequent complication of advanced stage are obtained in patients with malignancy. Shortness of breath at rest and decreased exercise tolerance are major functional limitations for patients with cancer who develop ...
Isnin Anang Marhana, Asep Tri Handoko
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Indwelling Pleural Catheters in Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Single-Center Series of Outcomes and Complications [PDF]

, 2018
Background Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax (HH) generally involves sodium restriction, diuretics, and serial thoracentesis. In more advanced cases, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and liver transplantation may be required.
Bosslet, Gabriel, Diab, Khalil, Ghabril, Marwan, Kniese, Christopher   +3 more
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Correlation between pleural fluid cytology and magnitude of pleural invasion in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2016
Introduction Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor commonly triggered by exposure to asbestos, and commonly presented with unilateral pleural effusion.
Amr M. Shoukri, Nermine M. Riad
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Dose de-escalation of intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator therapy for pleural infection. The alteplase dose assessment for Pleural infection Therapy project [PDF]

, 2017
Rationale: Intrapleural therapy with a combination of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) 10 mg and DNase 5 mg administered twice daily has been shown in randomized and open-label studies to successfully manage over 90% of patients with pleural infection ...
Bintcliffe, Oliver, Blyth, Kevin G., De Fonseka, Duneesha, Edey, Anthony, Lee, Y. C. Gary, Martin, Geoffrey, Maskell, Nick, Piccolo, Francesco, Popowicz, Natalia, Smith, Nicola A., Wong, Donny   +10 more
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Pleural fluid cell-free DNA integrity index to identify cytologically negative malignant pleural effusions including mesotheliomas

BMC Cancer, 2012
Background The diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions (MPE) is often clinically challenging, especially if the cytology is negative for malignancy. DNA integrity index has been reported to be a marker of malignancy.
Sriram Krishna B, Relan Vandana, Clarke Belinda E, Duhig Edwina E, Windsor Morgan N, Matar Kevin S, Naidoo Rishendran, Passmore Linda, McCaul Elizabeth, Courtney Deborah, Yang Ian A, Bowman Rayleen V, Fong Kwun M   +12 more
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