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Epidemiology and outcomes of vertebral artery injury in 16582 cervical spine surgery patients: An AOSpine North America multicenter study [PDF]
STUDY DESIGN: A multicenter retrospective case series was compiled involving 21 medical institutions. Inclusion criteria included patients who underwent cervical spine surgery between 2005 and 2011 and who sustained a vertebral artery injury (VAI ...
et al.,, Ray, Wilson Z
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Background Thoracic duct (TD) stenting is considered a treatment option for certain pathological conditions caused by TD obstruction, such as chyluria. Several studies have reported on the efficacy of TD stent treatment for both obstructive and leakage ...
Tran Quoc Hoa +6 more
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A case of splenic rupture: a rare event after laparoscopic cholecystectomy [PDF]
Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is generally safe and well-accepted. In rare cases, it is associated with complications (intra- e postoperative bleeding, visceral injury and surgical site infection).
ATTARD, Andrea +5 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Pediatric plastic bronchitis (PB) is a rare complication of surgically palliated congenital heart disease (CHD). Fibrin casts obstruct airways and can cause respiratory distress. There are no therapeutics approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to treat PB, but inhaled tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been
Kathleen A. Stringer +10 more
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Chylothorax: Percutaneous Embolization of the Thoracic Duct
Thoracic duct embolization is a percutaneous, image-guided intervention used in the management of chylothorax. Chylothorax, or chylous leak in the chest, is a rare condition that represents a spectrum of disorders that have in common leakage of intestinal lymph (chyle) into the thorax.
Mikhail C.S.S. Higgins +2 more
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State of the art of the Fontan strategy for treatment of univentricular heart disease [version 1; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]
In patients with a functionally univentricular heart, the Fontan strategy achieves separation of the systemic and pulmonary circulation and reduction of ventricular volume overload.
Bogers, A.J.C.C. (Ad J.C.C.) +3 more
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Pediatric lung transplantation: The years 1985 to 1992 and the clinical trial of FK 506 [PDF]
The application of lung transplantation to the pediatric population was a natural extension of the success realized in our adult transplantation program, which began in 1982. Twenty pediatric patients (age range 3 to 18 years) have had heart-lung (n = 11)
Armitage +27 more
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ABSTRACT This case report highlights the need to consider both infection and malignancy in the differential of a chylothorax, particularly in an immunosuppressed patient. The case demonstrates the challenges in treating a chylothorax, both in terms of appropriate drainage and the necessity to maintain a low‐fat diet.
Bo Liu +4 more
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Treatment of upper abdominal malignancies with organ cluster procedures [PDF]
Upper abdominal exenteration for upper abdominal malignancies was carried out in 15 patients with removal of the liver, spleen, pancreas, duodenum, all or part of the stomach, proximal jejunum and ascending and transverse colon.
Mieles, L +3 more
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Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery [PDF]
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Cheung, JPY, Luk, KDK
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