Endobronchial ultrasound in Dieulafoy’s disease of the bronchus: an additional application of EBUS
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016 Dieulafoy’s disease is a rare vascular malformation represented by an abnormally enlarged submucosal arterial vessel. This malformation is mostly found in gastrointestinal tract causing spontaneous bleeding although a few cases have been described in the
C. Gurioli +6 more
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Neurovascular Contacts in the Pathophysiology of Neuralgic Amyotrophy: An Observational Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) is a prevalent, monophasic, multifocal immune‐mediated neuropathy. A distinctive characteristic of the disease is the occurrence of nerve or fascicle constrictions and torsions (NA‐associated focal nerve lesions, NAFL). The pathophysiology underlying this phenomenon remains to be fully elucidated.
Johannes Fabian Holle +4 more
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Variation in use of video assisted thoracic surgery in the United Kingdom [PDF]
, 2004 Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive technique for the diagnosis and treatment of lung and pleural disease. Thoracotomy is replaced by up to three small incisions from 0.5 to 2.0 cm long and well lit video images are displayed ...
Sedrakyan, Artyom +11 more
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Association Between Motor Pathway Damage and Motor Deficit in Upper and Lower Limb in People With MS
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Corticospinal tract damage is common in people with MS, but the degree of clinical symptoms varies. We hypothesize that corticospinal tract lesions are more extensive and severe in people with MS with motor impairments in both upper and lower limbs.
Mathilde Liffran +13 more
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Treatment of thoracic actinomycosis: A retrospective analysis of 40 patients
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2010 Background : The aim of this study was to evaluate treatment outcomes in patients with thoracic actinomycosis and identify patient characteristics associated with unfavorable responses to antibiotic therapy.
Song Jae-Uk +5 more
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Videothoracoscopic Right Pneumonectomy for Destroyed Lung
Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia, 2019 Destroyed lung is a term used when there is disseminated destruction of the lung parenchyma caused by a chronic infectious or inflammatory pulmonary disease.
İlker Kolbaş +4 more
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The first case of robotic left lower lobectomy in Turkey
, 2013 Robotic surgery has been first applied in 2005 in Turkey. It has been applied in general surgery, urology, gynecology, and cardiovascular surgery so far. In many centers worldwide, robotic surgery has performed in thoracic surgery.
Akpinar, Haluk +3 more
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Sarcopenia of thoracic muscle mass is not a risk factor for survival in lung transplant recipients [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: In lung transplantation (LTx), patients with thoracic muscle sarcopenia may have to require longer to recovery. We measured thoracic muscle volume by using the cross sectional area (CSA) and assessed its effect on early outcomes after LTx ...
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Peripheral Neutrophil Activation and Extracellular Trap Formation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.Markers of neutrophil activation are increased in plasma during ALS, and markers of NET formation associate with ALS survival. ABSTRACT Objectives Peripheral neutrophil levels in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inversely correlate with survival, suggesting a role for neutrophils in disease progression.
Lillia A. Baird +9 more
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The Significance of Video-Mediastinoscopy in Diagnostic Accuracy
Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2013 Purpose: Video-mediastinoscopy, which has been recently employed, is a method for the diagnosis of mediastinal diseases and staging lung cancer. Material and Method: In our study, we retrospectively evaluated patients admitted to our clinic between 2008 ...
Murat Oncel, Guven Sadi Sunam
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