Case report of severe pneumothorax due to lung cancer treated with anlotinib
Anlotinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor for the treatment of lung cancer. Pneumothorax is a rare complication of anlotinib treatment.
Haowei Lu +3 more
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Pneumothorax in the ICU: Retrospective Analysis of Two Years’ Experience
Objective:Pneumothorax is a common occurrence in intensive care unit (ICU)’s. Whereas causes of traumatic pneumothorax is generally blunt and penetrating traumas, iatrogenic pneumothorax may occur after procedures like central venous catheterization ...
Ali Özalp +6 more
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ObjectiveLarge pneumothorax is a rare but dangerous complication following thoracic and lumbar tumor surgery. There is little discussion about the features of large pneumothorax following spinal tumor surgery. The purpose of this study was to analyze the
Yan Lou +7 more
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Perspectives on the revised Ghent criteria for the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome [PDF]
Three international nosologies have been proposed for the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome (MFS): the Berlin nosology in 1988; the Ghent nosology in 1996 (Ghent-1); and the revised Ghent nosology in 2010 (Ghent-2).
Bannas, Peter +13 more
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Successful Extracorporeal Life Support for Life-threatening Hypercapnia with Bronchiolitis Obliterans after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation [PDF]
Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a disease with a poor prognosis, and a key factor that limits long-term survival after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Ichiba, Shingo +11 more
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Medium to long-term outcome of thoracoscapular arthrodesis with screw fixation for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy [PDF]
Background: Shoulder girdle muscle weakness is the most constant feature of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and leads to scapular winging. Mechanical fixation of the scapula to the thoracic wall provides a stable fulcrum on which the deltoid ...
Atoun, Ehud +5 more
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Bronchial tuberculosis with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: A case report
Background Spontaneous pneumothorax associated with tuberculosis due to clinical manifestations, imaging findings and negative pleural biopsy is rare. Case report A 43-year-old young woman went to the hospital several times because of recurrent dyspnea ...
Ting Li, Yu-hong Li, Ming Zhang
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]
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Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
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Autoimmune Encephalitis in Acute Care—Pathology, Diagnosis, and Management
ABSTRACT Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is characterized by immune‐mediated inflammation of the brain parenchyma, presenting with various neurological syndromes, including but not limited to seizures, altered consciousness, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and movement disorders.
Suneesh Thilak +9 more
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Ultrasound Guided Placement of Single-Lumen Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in the Internal Jugular Vein [PDF]
Introduction: The peripheral internal jugular (IJ), also called the “easy IJ,” is an alternative to peripheral venous access reserved for patients with difficult intravenous (IV) access.
Baydoun, Jamie +5 more
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