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Asynchronous Bilateral Pneumothorax in a Patient With Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome: A Case Report. [PDF]

Cureus
Eleftheriou A, Benakis G, Orfanidou A, Theotokoglou S, Lioumpas D.   +4 more
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A delayed and recurrent pneumothorax complicating a fractured clavicle – A novel presentation

Trauma Case Reports, 2020
There are very few reports in the literature about clavicular fractures being associated with a pneumothorax. With this combination of injuries, there are also minimal reports of a delayed presentation of a pneumothorax.
Cary Fletcher, Kaye Lambert Fletcher
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Characteristics and Factors Associated With Mortality in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Pneumothorax

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2022
Objective: To describe the incidence, clinical characteristics, and factors associated with mortality in patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in whom pneumothorax developed.
Salik Malik, MD, Chandani Kaushik, MD, Eric Heidelman, MD, Efstathia Polychronopoulou, PhD, Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD, Gulshan Sharma, MD, Shawn P.E. Nishi, MD   +6 more
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A rare cause of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: Birt-hogg-dube syndrome [PDF]

, 2018
Birt-Hogg-Dube (BHD) syndrome is an unusual disorder characterized by the triad of cutaneous lesions, renal tumors and lung cysts. In cases with BHD syndrome, the frequency of recurrent pneumothorax is increased due to presence of multiple lung cysts. It
Demirci, M., Karaman, Engin, Ufuk, F., Yavaş, H.G.   +3 more
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Safety of Needle Electromyography in Critically Ill Patients [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: To evaluate the safety of needle electromyography (EMG) in critically ill intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are on anticoagulants and have comorbidities that increase the risk of bleeding and infections.
Bollu, Pradeep, Brannagan, Thomas, Digala, Lakshmi, Govindarajan, Raghav, Nagarajan, Elanagan, Yelam, Anudeep   +5 more
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A total pleural covering of absorbable cellulose mesh prevents pneumothorax recurrence in patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2018
Background Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) is a recently recognized inherited multiple cystic lung disease causing recurrent pneumothoraces. Similarly to the lesions in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), the pulmonary cysts are innumerable and ...
Teruaki Mizobuchi, Masatoshi Kurihara, Hiroki Ebana, Sumitaka Yamanaka, Hideyuki Kataoka, Shouichi Okamoto, Etsuko Kobayashi, Toshio Kumasaka, Kuniaki Seyama   +8 more
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Retrospective analysis of pneumothorax after repair of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background To analyze the possible causes, treatment and outcomes of postoperative pneumothorax in patients with Gross type C esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF).
Jiawei Zhao, Shen Yang, Siqi Li, Peize Wang, Yanan Zhang, Yong Zhao, Kaiyun Hua, Yichao Gu, Junmin Liao, Shuangshuang Li, Yongwei Chen, Jinshi Huang   +11 more
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Sirolimus reduces the risk of pneumothorax recurrence in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a historical prospective self-controlled study

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2022
Background Spontaneous pneumothorax has a high incidence and high rate of recurrence in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). The risk factors for pneumothorax and the effects of sirolimus on pneumothorax in patients with LAM are unknown.
Chongsheng Cheng, Wenshuai Xu, Yani Wang, Tengyue Zhang, Luning Yang, Wangji Zhou, Danjing Hu, Yanli Yang, Xinlun Tian, Kai-Feng Xu   +9 more
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of invasive versus conservative management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Current management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is variable, with little evidence from randomised controlled trials to guide treatment.
Asha, Stephen E., Ball, Emma L., Beasley, Richard, Brown, Simon G. A., Egerton-Warburton, Diana, Jones, Peter G., Keijzers, Gerben, Kinnear, Frances B., Kwan, Ben C. H., Lee, Y. C. Gary, Perrin, Kyle, PSP Study Group, Read, Catherine A., Simpson, Graham, Smith, Julian A., Summers, Quentin A   +15 more
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Risk factors of pneumothorax and chest tube placement after computed tomography-guided core needle biopsy of lung lesions : a single-centre experience with 822 biopsies [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: To determine the risk factors of pneumothorax and chest tube placement after computed tomography-guided core needle lung biopsy (CT-CNB). Material and methods: Variables that could increase the risk of pneumothorax and chest tube placement were ...
Gokalp, Gokhan, Ozturk, Kerem, Soylu, Esra, Topal, Ugur   +3 more
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