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Hemoptysis following Talc Pleurodesis in a Pneumothorax Patient [PDF]
The purpose of this article is to report a case of hemoptysis occurring in combination with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax following chemical pleurodesis by talc.
Yusuke Kakiuchi +3 more
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We describe a very elderly patient with ECOG performance status 2 who initially declined systemic therapy because of concerns about adverse events but later achieved symptom improvement and sustained disease control with reduced‐dose dabrafenib and trametinib.
Shun Suyama +5 more
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Successful Management of Refractory Chylothorax in Preterm Infants Using Hypertonic Glucose Pleurodesis [PDF]
Neonatal chylothorax is a potentially fatal respiratory condition caused by a congenital or traumatic etiology. Conventional therapies, such as fasting, total parenteral nutrition, and intravenous octreotide, are generally successful in such cases ...
Young Seok Do +9 more
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Interesting Case of Lung Fibrosis in a Patient With Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
We present the case of a 39‐year‐old man with recurrent spontaneous (including bilateral) pneumothoraces and haemoptysis who had unusual thoracic computed tomography (CT) abnormalities. In the absence of typical phenotypic features, these radiological findings prompted genetic testing, which confirmed a pathogenic COL3A1 mutation and established the ...
Alicia Su Huey Kwan +3 more
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Severe hemorrhagic complication of talc pleurodesis for idiopathic pleural effusion. [PDF]
Talc is a commonly used sclerosing agent for pleurodesis. However, there have been recent reports of a number of complications associated with the use of talc.
Choi, Jennifer +4 more
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This study demonstrated anatomic lung resection using the da Vinci SP, a novel single‐port robot‐assisted thoracoscopic approach, yields outcomes comparable to those achieved with the da Vinci Xi.ABSTRACTBackgroundThe da Vinci SP enables single‐port robot‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery and this modality represents a novel approach to lung resection via
Teruhisa Kawaguchi +4 more
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Five Cases of Congenital Chylothorax Treated by Intrapleural Minocycline
Minocycline pleurodesis was performed on five infants with congenital chylothorax in our institutions. They could not achieve sufficient efficacy though they had received other conservative therapies.
Masatoshi Kaneko +5 more
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Hepatic breast cancer dissemination after an iatrogenic hepatic laceration during talc pleurodesis: a case report [PDF]
Background: Talc pleurodesis is an effective treatment for malignant pleural effusion. We present a case of an asymptomatic hepatic laceration that occurred during pleurodesis in a breast cancer patient and led to hepatic tumor dissemination ...
Espinos, J. (Jaime) +3 more
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ABSTRACT Pleural effusions can be manifestations of heart failure, pulmonary embolism, infection, and malignancy. Symptom assessment, imaging, and pleural fluid analysis serve as key determinants in guiding clinical management. We present the case of a 75‐year‐old woman with a history of heart failure who developed worsening dyspnea and lower extremity
Christ Ordookhanian +3 more
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Symptomatic malignant pleural effusions (MPE) are treated with chemical pleurodesis to prevent recurrence. The serum soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) has been linked to lung cancer progression but its role in predicting talc ...
Kittipong Maneechotesuwan +4 more
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