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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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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
doaj   +1 more source

Positive pressure–assisted pleural aspiration: A case report of a novel procedure and a review of literature

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022
Drainage of a pleural effusion is done either by inserting an intercostal tube or by aspirating pleural fluid using a syringe. The latter is a time-consuming and labour-intensive procedure.
Pramith Shashinda Ruwanpathirana, Ravini Karunatillake, Saroj Jayasinghe   +2 more
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Pleural space infections after image-guided percutaneous drainage of infected intraabdominal fluid collections: a retrospective single institution analysis [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous drainage of infected intraabdominal fluid collections is preferred over surgical drainage due to lower morbidity and costs. However, it can be a challenging procedure and catheter insertion carries the potential to contaminate ...
Diego M Avella, Eric T Kimchi, Jennifer W Toth, Jussuf T Kaifi, Kevin F Staveley-O’Carroll, Michael F Reed, Niraj J Gusani, Rickeshvar P Mahraj   +7 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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Medical thoracoscopy for undiagnosed pleural effusions: experience from a tertiary care hospital in north India.

Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences, 2022
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Medical thoracoscopy, also called pleuroscopy, has received renewed interest in the recent past for diagnostic as well as therapeutic uses. In this study, we describe our experience with thoracoscopy for undiagnosed pleural effusions.
V. Mootha, R. Agarwal, N. Singh, A. Aggarwal, D. Gupta, S. Jindal   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Characteristics of pleural effusion with a high adenosine deaminase level: a case–control study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Increased pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA) is useful for diagnosing tuberculous pleurisy (TB), but high ADA levels are associated with other diseases.
Masafumi Shimoda, Aya Hirata, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Kozo Morimoto, Takashi Yoshiyama, Kozo Yoshimori, Takeshi Saraya, Haruyuki Ishii, Ken Ohta   +8 more
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Respiratory Organ‐on‐a‐Chip for Disease Modeling: From Architecture to Functional Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Respiratory organ‐on‐a‐chip (ROC) models capture key mechanical and cellular cues of the human respiratory system, enabling quantitative dissection of disease mechanisms. This review links ROC architectures to disease modeling, functional integration, and commercialization, and proposes a decision framework that aligns model complexity with mechanistic
Jinzhuo Hu, Yongjie Tang, Sidi Liu, Tao Xu, Qian Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A levels in discriminating malignant from non-malignant pleural effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015
Introduction: Distinction between malignant and non-malignant pleural effusion is of great importance in the patient management. The aim: We examined the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA) in distinguishing different ...
Hala Mohamed Shalaby Samaha, Amany Ragab Elsaid, Rasha Elzehery, Rania Elhelaly   +3 more
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Cytologic Findings in Esophageal Perforation: An Institutional Experience With Pleural Fluid Specimens. [PDF]

Diagn Cytopathol
ABSTRACT Introduction Esophageal perforation (EP) is a rare but life‐threatening condition, and most cases are due to iatrogenic causes. The rest occur spontaneously, due to malignancies, or trauma. The mortality rates can approach 50%, and delayed diagnosis of EP exacerbates patient outcomes.
Marshall M, Khader S, Lajara S, Pantanowitz L.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources