HHV8-Negative Primary Effusion Lymphoma of B-Cell Lineage: Two Cases and a Comprehensive Review of the Literature [PDF]
, 2013 Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare extranodal lymphoma that typically presents in a body cavity in the absence of a detectable tumor mass and that occurs predominantly in immunosuppressed individuals.
Grohs, Heinz K. +5 more
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018 Congenital chylothorax is a rare presentation of nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF). We report a case of congenital chylothorax presenting as NIHF managed successfully with chemical pleurodesis.
Vilmaris Quinones Cardona, MD +3 more
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Chemical Pleurodesis Using Tetracycline for the Management of Postoperative Pneumothorax Recurrence
Journal of Chest Surgery, 2023 Background: Although there is no obvious recommendation for the management of pneumothorax recurrence after surgery, chemical pleurodesis with tetracycline has been applied as a significant treatment approach.
Jun Tae Yang +5 more
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Comparison of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and limited axillary thoracotomy for spontaneous pneumothorax [PDF]
, 2007 Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/OpenINTRODUCTION: Historically, surgery for SP has been performed with open thoracotomy.
Bjarni Torfason +3 more
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Blood‑patch pleurodesis for pneumothorax in lung fibrosis due to progressive systemic sclerosis: A case report [PDF]
, 2014 Pneumothorax in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) often presents as a difficult‑to‑treat disease. Autologous blood‑patch pleurodesis has previously been used for the treatment of pneumothorax.
Hizawa Nobuyuki +11 more
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Jornal Brasileiro de PneumologiaObjective: To evaluate the role of intrapleural positioning of a pleural catheter in early lung expansion and pleurodesis success in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion (RMPE).
Pedro Henrique Xavier Nabuco de Araujo +5 more
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Doxycycline poudrage: An old agent for a new technique
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017 Background: Pleurodesis is an, if not the most, important palliative option for management of symptomatic malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Asbestos-free calibrated talc is the most effective agent known for pleurodesis.
Eman Ahmad Hatata +4 more
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Study of poly-ɛ-caprolactone membranes for pleurodesis
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2017 Pleurodesis with biomaterial membrane is an emerging treatment method for pneumothorax. However, the ideal one for the common disease is still under debate.
Ke-Cheng Chen +7 more
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Small size new silastic drains: life-threatening hypovolemic shock after thoracic surgery associated with a non-functioning chest tube [PDF]
, 2017 We report a case of a massive haemothorax following bilateral surgical resection of apical bullae. Occult bleeding was not recognized until the onset of a life-threatening circulatory collapse associated with metabolic acidosis and a fall in haemoglobin ...
Bertin, Daniel +3 more
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Pleurodesis by erythromycin, tetracycline, Aerosil™ 200, and erythromycin plus Aerosil™ 200 in a rat model: a preliminary study [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: None of the current pleurodesing agents fulfil all the criteria for best pleural sclerosant. Therefore, the search for the ideal agent for chemical pleurodesis still continues.
Elnaz Ansari +6 more
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