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Chylous Leak During Posterior Approach to Juvenile Scoliosis Surgery: A Case Report. [PDF]

, 2020
CaseWe report the first documented case of chylous leak recognized intraoperatively during posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion for juvenile scoliosis in a female patient with a history of thoracotomy and decortication for an empyema ...
Choi, Daniel E, Rynecki, Nicole, Sabharwal, Sanjeev, Sambol, Justin T, Shah, Harsh A, Vives, Michael J   +5 more
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Familial spontaneous pneumothorax [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1974
Summary Familial spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare condition. Two families with this condition are described: identical twin sisters of one family and three brothers of another family. The suggestion is made that at least some cases of spontaneous pneumothorax are genetically determined.
J C, Delaney, A, Gale, B A, Walker
openaire   +2 more sources

Malposition of a Port Catheter in the Azygos Vein: Endovascular Repositioning Using a Long Loop Snare Technique

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Port catheters provide a reliable, long‐term venous access option in children for repeated administration of medications or parenteral nutrition. A cardiac catheterization procedure was performed in a 7‐year‐old girl in whom lateral chest radiography revealed posterior deviation suggestive of azygos vein malposition.
Axel Rentzsch, Annabelle Wagner, Jochen Pfeifer, Hashim Abdul‐Khaliq   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasound‐Guided Liposomal vs. Conventional Bupivacaine Erector Spinae Plane Block Plus Gabapentin for Postherpetic Neuralgia

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to compare efficacy and safety of ultrasound‐guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) using liposomal (LB) versus conventional bupivacaine (CB), each plus standardized gabapentin, in patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). A total of 116 PHN patients were randomized to ESPB‐LB or ESPB‐CB; both groups received standardized ...
Xia‐Jing Xu, Li‐Juan Liu, Fa‐Ming Xu, Xiang‐Yu Fang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Approach to primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Experiences of a new pediatric surgery clinic

Heliyon
Background: The prevalence of spontaneous pneumothorax in children during adolescence is low, but not negligible. Treatment involves conservative management and surgery.
Fatma Sarac, Mehmet Yazici, Mehmet Özgür Kuzdan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tube Thoracostomy: Is an Emergency Physician Adequate for the Job?

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate patients with spontaneous pneumothorax who were admitted to the Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital and to emphasize that effective treatment can be performed in emergency departments by ...
Sinem Doğruyol, Vehbi Özaydın, Halil Tözüm, Onur İncealtın, Didem Ay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Probable sepsis‐associated encephalopathy as a component of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in a cat with pyothorax

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
A 2‐year‐old male neutered domestic shorthair cat with bacterial pyothorax was referred to a tertiary hospital for treatment of sepsis. He met criteria for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and developed new‐onset neurological dysfunction subsequent to the development of sepsis.
CC Chan, CR Sharp, CJ Boyd
wiley   +1 more source

α1-Antitrypsin level in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax

Studia Medyczne, 2013
Introduction: α1-Antitrypsin deficiency is an under-recognized condition with long diagnostic delays between the first symptoms and diagnosis, and there is evidence that patients with suggestive symptoms may see many physicians before an exact diagnosis
Danielius Serapinas
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical pneumothorax under spontaneous ventilation-effect on oxygenation and ventilation [PDF]

, 2015
Surgical pneumothorax allows obtaining comfortable surgical space for minimally invasive thoracic surgery, under spontaneous ventilation and thoracic epidural anesthesia, without need to provide general anesthesia and neuromuscular blockade.
Dauri, M, David, P, Fabbi, E, Pompeo, E
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Lung Biopsies in Patients Referred for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Diagnostic Accuracy, Diagnostic Yield, and Clinical Utility

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
Among patients referred for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation with pulmonary opacities, lung biopsy provided a diagnosis in 72% of procedures and altered management in 51%. Despite a 7% major complication rate, lung biopsy frequently clarified noninfectious etiologies when bronchoscopy was inconclusive.
Sergio Rodriguez‐Rodriguez, Ayman Sayyed, Swe Mar Linn, Caden Chiarello, Mats Remberger, Igor Novitzky‐Basso, Patrik Rogalla, Shahid Husain, Jonas Mattsson   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source