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BioGlue and Peri-strips in lung volume reduction surgery : pilot randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2009 Background Both tissue sealants and buttressing have been advocated to reduce alveolar air leaks from staple lines following Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS).
Sridhar Rathinam +25 more
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Patient attitudes to sternotomy and thoracotomy scars [PDF]
, 2005 Young adults with congenital heart defects expressed dissatisfaction with their surgical scar. The impact extended to their social life and ability to form close relationships, and has implications for holistic practice.
Burn, John +6 more
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Recurrent Bilateral Breast Abscesses after Sternotomy
Case Reports in Surgery, 2012 Median sternotomy is the most commonly used incision in cardiothoracic procedures. Development of breast abscess after sternotomy is a very rare situation.
Hamza Cinar +6 more
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Post-sternotomy pain syndrome following cardiac surgery. case report [PDF]
, 2017 Over 2 million people undergo sternotomy worldwide for heart surgery each year, and many develop post-sternotomy pain syndrome (PSPS) which persists in the anterior thorax.
Bordoni, Bruno +4 more
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Less invasive surgery of the proximal aorta : From 23rd World Congress of the World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons. Split, Croatia. 12-15 September 2013 [PDF]
, 2013 Oral presentation: 23rd World Congress of the World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons. Split, Croatia. 12-15 September 2013. Background: Partial upper sternotomy (PUS) is established less invasive approach for single and double valve surgery.
Ilioska, P. +6 more
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Greater omentum flap in the treatment of infant postoperative mediastinitis [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Postoperative mediastinitis is a serious condition that presents high mortality rates. The greater omentum flap has been used with good results in postoperative mediastinitis after cardiac surgery.
Nárlei Amarante Pereira +8 more
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Animals, 2022 The transversus thoracis plane (TTP) block desensitizes the intercostal nerves that run through this plane, providing analgesia to the ventral thoracic wall.
Manuel Alaman +4 more
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Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2009 Median sternotomy has been used for a long time as a standard approach for many cardiothoracic procedures in children. Many complications have been reported to result from this approach with different incidences. Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia has not been reported as a definite complication of such approach. This paper presents a case report for a 14-
Khaled, Ashour +2 more
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Unraveling the role of ectopic thymic tissue in patients undergoing thymectomy for myasthenia gravis [PDF]
, 2019 Extended thymectomy has been considered the goal of surgery for myasthenia gravis (MG) mainly due to the existence of ectopic thymic tissue. Recently, ectopic thymic tissue has attracted increasing attention in patients with MG following thymectomy ...
Bauer, Gero +9 more
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Surgical embolectomy for acute massive pulmonary embolism: state of the art [PDF]
, 2018 Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is a severe condition that can potentially lead to death caused by right ventricular (RV) failure and the consequent cardiogenic shock.
De Bellis, Antonio +8 more
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