MedicinaBackground and Objectives: To assess the impact of preoperative inflammatory parameters on the necessity for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and survival after pneumonectomy.
Mediha Turktan +4 more
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CT densitometry as a predictor of pulmonary function in lung cancer patients. [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: Preoperative pulmonary assessment is undertaken in patients with resectable lung cancer to identify those at increased risk of perioperative complications.
Crush, Lee +7 more
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Comparison of neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy versus radiochemotherapy followed by resection for stage III (N2) NSCLC [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Comparison of prospectively treated patients with neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy vs radiochemotherapy followed by resection for mediastinoscopically proven stage III N2 non-small cell lung cancer with respect to postoperative ...
Guillou, Louis +7 more
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2019 Background Lung resection after previous contralateral pneumonectomy is rare. We present a case of right anterior segmentectomy despite previous left pneumonectomy, demanding special airway management strategy.
Yang Gu +3 more
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Estimation of Reserves for Improving the Results of Patients with Multipresistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Application of Surgical Methods Based on Analysis of the Efficiency of Conservative Treatment of a Specified Cohort [PDF]
, 2018 In order to improve the results of treatment of patients with multi-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis with the use of surgical methods, the effectiveness estimation of conservative treatment of 176 patients with this form of tuberculosis according to ...
Ivashchenko, V. (Vladimir) +2 more
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Stridor Post-Pneumonectomy - “The Post-pneumonectomy Syndrome” [PDF]
Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2017 We report a case of a 33 year old lady who presented to our department with complaints of breathlessness and stridor. On enquiry she gave history of right pneumonectomy for right main bronchus carcinoid 15 years ago.
Manoj Waghmare +2 more
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American College of Chest Physicians algorithm for lung resective surgery: Real-life validation
PulmonologyRationale The preoperative evaluation of candidates for resective surgery has been addressed in several guidelines, the most recent is the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) algorithm; however, validating information in routine clinical practice
Luis Puente-Maestu +6 more
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Surgery patterns and survival of T4N2 non-small cell lung cancer – A population-based analysis
Clinical Surgical OncologyObjectives: Present study aims to explore the surgery patterns and survival of T4N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in real-world condition. Materials and methods: Clinical stage T4N2 NSCLC patients in Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Result Program
Chenxi Zhang +8 more
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Late onset postpneumonectomy empyema presenting 24 years after pneumonectomy [PDF]
, 2010 Empyema is a devastating complication that is rarely seen in the postpneumonectomy setting. A 56-year-old man presented to us 24 years after pneumonectomy with a 15 days history of chest pain and shortness of breath.
Fatima, Sanna +3 more
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Left pneumonectomy for rapidly growing lung metastasis from phyllodes tumor [PDF]
, 2010 Distant metastases occur in 10-25% of malignant phyllodes tumors of the breast, heralding fatal outcome within few months. Only four cases of successful resection of solitary pulmonary metastases from phyllodes tumor are described in the literature.
DE MONTE, Lavinia +5 more
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