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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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Case Report: COVID-19–Associated Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax—A Literature Review
. COVID-19 is a pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, primarily affecting the respiratory tract. Pulmonary complications of COVID-19 may include acute respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary embolism.
Ayat Alhakeem+3 more
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Background Pneumothorax can lead to a life-threatening emergency. The experienced radiologists can offer precise diagnosis according to the chest radiographs.
Hongyu Wang, Hong Gu, Pan Qin, Jia Wang
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Spontaneous pneumothorax [PDF]
Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air in the pleural space due to: a) communication be- tween alveolar spaces and pleura; b) direct or indi- rect exchange of air between the atmosphere and the pleural space; or c) the presence of gas produc- ing organisms in the pleural space.
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Spontaneous pneumothorax is usually caused by the rupture of subpleural blebs/bullae in the underlying lung and is one of the most common elective applications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Sakurai Hiroyuki
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Background A guide of patient selection for establishing the diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) by transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) has not been established, although the pathological confirmation of LAM by lung biopsy is desirable ...
Shouichi Okamoto+9 more
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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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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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A Posterior Pneumothorax [PDF]
1Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine; 2Department of Medical Imaging, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Correspondence: Dr Julian S Tam, Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 5th Floor Ellis Hall, 103 Hospital Drive ...
Christopher A. Hergott+3 more
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ABSTRACT Turner syndrome (TS) is frequently complicated by congenital heart disease (CHD). While left‐sided lesions such as bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and coarctation of the aorta are the most common structural heart lesions in TS, other anomalies, such as aortic arch malformations, hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), persistent left superior vena
Katya de Groote+9 more
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