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Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome Post-Pneumonectomy: A Case of Right-To-Left Shunting and Successful PFO Closure. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Platypnea‐orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by dyspnea (platypnea) and arterial desaturation (orthodeoxia) in the upright position, with symptom relief upon lying down. This syndrome is commonly associated with cardiac anomalies, particularly patent foramen ovale (PFO), where increased right atrial pressure facilitates ...
Castillo-Rodriguez C +7 more
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Rescue Surgery for Advanced Stage Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Thorac CancerRescue surgery is a last resort treatment for patients with advanced lung cancer to treat acute and life‐threatening complications. Our review showed a mean survival of 12 months and a high complication rate (51%), the risk–benefit imbalance should always be considered.
Leonardi B +21 more
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Pneumonectomy for tuberculosis [PDF]
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 1997 Surgery for tuberculosis has been of major concern because of its associated morbidity and mortality, particularly with respect to pneumonectomy.Over a period of 11 years, between January 1985 and December 1995, pneumonectomy was performed for 20 patients with documented history of mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB).
M Ashour
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Successful Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant for Philadelphia Chromosome Negative Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia After Pneumonectomy for Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
EJHaemABSTRACT The incidence of relapsed Philadelphia chromosome‐negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults is estimated to be 40%–50%. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation can improve survival in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia; however, impaired pulmonary function is detrimental for surviving the transplantation process.
O'Hara A +4 more
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Computed tomography diagnostics of mediastinal hernias after pneumonectomy
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2022 The formation of mediastinal hernias after pneumonectomy may be associated with the development of complications from the remaining lung. The lack of information about the patterns of their development, morphometric characteristics, and dynamics in the ...
M. N. Vasyukov
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Pneumonectomy
Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021 Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for lobectomy or segmentectomy is considered a favorable alternative to thoracotomy because of its usefulness and safety; it reduces postoperative pain, lowers morbidity, and shortens the hospital stay.
Seokjin Haam
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The pneumonectomy syndrome [PDF]
Thorax, 2011 A 47-year-old woman presented with exertional dyspnoea, cough, nausea and weight loss 2 years after a right pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer. CT demonstrated marked mediastinal shift and herniation of the left lung into the pneumonectomy cavity (figure 1A).
Louis Irving +4 more
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Extrapleural pneumonectomy for advanced pleuropulmonary blastoma
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019 Purpose: Use of extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignancy in children is rarely performed with few descriptions in the literature. In this article, we describe a 19-month-old girl who underwent an extrapleural pneumonectomy with enbloc resection of the ...
Scott S. Short +2 more
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Post-pneumonectomy surgery in prone position: a case report
Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023 Background Anesthesia in post-pneumonectomy patients is challenging as pneumonectomy is considered “a disease itself” with impaired oxygenation and ventilation. Literary data for prone ventilation in post-pneumonectomy patients is scarce.
Vijay N. Swamy +3 more
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