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This case highlights the potential for severe complications in an otherwise healthy patient with tension pneumothorax resulting from a ground‐level fall onto an absorbent soft surface with mild indirect thoracic trauma. Initial respiratory status, coupled with asthma history, was worrisome for asthma exacerbation; however, imaging confirmed tension ...
Christ Ordookhanian+3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Few malignancies provoke as many controversies about treatment as pleural mesothelioma. There is limited experience with novel radiotherapy techniques worldwide in adjuvant and particularly in neoadjuvant settings within multimodality treatment.
Berta Mosleh+13 more
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Phase II trial of intrapleural paclitaxel injection for non-small-cell lung cancer patients with malignant pleural effusions [PDF]
A phase II clinical trial of intrapleural paclitaxel injection for malignant effusions of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was conducted in order to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity profile of paclitaxel pleurodesis in patients with malignant ...
Chen, Y.-M.+6 more
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Chylothorax After Thoracic Surgery: How We Manage It
Chylothorax After Thoracic Surgery: How We Manage It. We present our experience in managing different presentations of post‐surgical chylothorax, treated either conservatively or surgically. Conservative treatment: (1) Somatostatin (2) Parenteral nutrition. Interventional Radiology treatment: (1) Lipiodol lymphangiography (2) Thoracic duct embolization.
Alberto Busetto+9 more
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Pneumotórax espontâneo num pulmão vicariante [PDF]
Spontaneous contralateral pneumothorax after pneumonectomy is a rare condition. A high index of suspicion is required for a correct diagnosis. Management can be challenging, as surgical intervention, if necessary, is a very high risk procedure.
Araújo, Idalina+5 more
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We present a 63 year old male patient who was found to have stage 4 lung adenocarcinoma, a MAC pleural effusion and advanced HIV. We successfully treated each issue, with our patient remaining stable 2 years on from presentation. This included long term use of an indwelling pleural catheter with concurrent MAC, which reassuringly did not result in any ...
Naomi Mescall, Ruth Semprini
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We report an extremely rare case of encysted pneumomediastinum with septations following talc pleurodesis for a secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. Respiratory Physicians should be able to diagnose abnormalities seen in the chest x‐ray, and further evaluation should be launched based on this finding. Talc pleurodesis is a recommended treatment modality
Sugeesha Wickramasinghe+3 more
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Hepatic hydrothorax after blunt chest trauma [PDF]
We report a successful treatment result in a rare case of hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis, who had sustained hydrothorax after blunt thoracoabdominal trauma. This was a female patient with liver cirrhosis, Child–Turcotte–Pugh class A, without ascites
Chen, Chih-I.+5 more
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This case demonstrates the risk of tumour seeding after medical thoracoscopy for EGFR‐mutated lung adenocarcinoma. Clinicians should balance the diagnostic benefits against potential complications, closely monitor intervention sites, and consider early local control strategies such as radiation therapy to effectively manage procedure‐related risks ...
Kazuhiko Iwasaki+2 more
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Myelomatous Pleural Effusion [PDF]
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common hematologic malignancy. Pleural effusion is a rare presenting feature of multiple myeloma which carries a poor prognosis.
شیردل, عباس+3 more
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