Pneumonectomy in children [PDF]
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2002 Surgical literature carries relatively scant information on pneumonectomy in children. We reviewed our experience over 7 years, determined the risk/benefit ratio and compared our experience with reports from the literature.The records of children undergoing pneumonectomy, 14 years and younger, over a 7-year period from January 1991 to December 1997 ...
R.R. Sewsunker +3 more
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Mesothelioma and thymic tumors: Treatment challenges in (outside) a network setting [PDF]
, 2019 The management of patients with mesothelioma and thymic malignancy requires continuous multidisciplinary expertise at any step of the disease. A dramatic improvement in our knowledge has occurred in the last few years, through the development of ...
Girard, N +4 more
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Left sleeve pneumonectomy via uniportal video‐assisted thoracoscopic approach
Thoracic Cancer, 2022 Left sleeve pneumonectomy is a rarer intervention compared with right sleeve pneumonectomy. It is a challenging surgical therapeutic strategy even when performed through open thoracotomy.
Jianqiao Cai, Nan Song, Lei Jiang
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Life, 2023 Background: Unilateral proximal interruption of the pulmonary artery (UPIPA) is a rare congenital disease, and its optimal management remains undefined in the existing literature.
Giovanni Mattioni +5 more
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Role of Pneumonectomy in T1–4N2M0 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 BackgroundN2 stage disease constitutes approximately 20%–30% of all non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Concurrently, surgery remains the first-choice treatment for patients with N2 NSCLC if feasible.
Suyu Wang +7 more
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New and emerging therapeutic options for malignant pleural mesothelioma: review of early clinical trials. [PDF]
, 2015 Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare tumor that is challenging to control. Despite some benefit from using the multimodality-approach (surgery, combination chemotherapy and radiation), survival remains poor. However, current research produced a
Cameron, Robert B +2 more
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Long-term survival after an aggressive surgical resection and chemotherapy for stage IV pulmonary giant cell carcinoma [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: Pulmonary giant cell carcinoma is one of the rare histological subtypes with pleomorphic, sarcomatoid or sarcomatous elements. The prognosis of patients with this tumor tends to be poor, because surgery, irradiation and chemotherapy are not ...
Ichinose, Yukito +6 more
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UK pneumonectomy outcome study (UKPOS): a prospective observational study of pneumonectomy outcome
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2009 Background In order to assess the short term risks of pneumonectomy for lung cancer in contemporary practice a one year prospective observational study of pneumonectomy outcome was made.
Davies Paul +6 more
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Surgical treatment of retrosternal extraosseous Ewing Sarcoma in a 6-years old female: a clamshell approach with hemysternectomy and application of a non-crosslinked extracellular matrix [PDF]
, 2017 Background Ewing Sarcoma (ES) and Neuroblastoma (NB) belong to a family of tumours of primitive neuroectodermal origin (PNET) that occurs in both bone and soft tissue. Notwithstanding ES and NB are two distinct malignant tumours, sometimes there could be
Angotti, Rossella +9 more
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The Surgery Journal, 2018 Bronchial sleeve resections are technically demanding procedures compared with lobectomies. In case of bronchial anastomotic dehiscence, secondary pneumonectomy is the treatment of choice.
Servet Bölükbas +4 more
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