Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2021 Background The da Vinci single-port system (SPS) (Model SP1098, Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA) has been used in genitourinary and general surgical procedures; however, its clinical application in general thoracic surgery has not been ...
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Bronchial and arterial sleeve resection for centrally-located lung cancers [PDF]
, 2016 The use of bronchial and arterial sleeve resections for the treatment of centrally-located lung cancers, when available, has become the option of choice in comparison with pneumonectomy (PN). Technical expertise, in particular in vascular reconstruction,
D'Andrilli, Antonio +3 more
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Risk factors for surgical site infections using a data-driven approach.
PLoS ONE, 2020 ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to identify risk factors for surgical site infection from digestive, thoracic and orthopaedic system surgeries using clinical and data-driven cut-off values.
J M van Niekerk +5 more
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Outcomes of Fusions From the Cervical Spine to the Pelvis. [PDF]
, 2018 Study designRetrospective cohort study.ObjectiveDetermine the indications, complications, and clinical outcomes in patients requiring fusions from the cervical spine to the pelvis.
Albert, Todd J +14 more
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Endovascular repair for acute traumatic transection of the descending thoracic aorta: experience of a single centre with a 12-years follow up [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Most blunt aortic injuries occur in the proximal proximal descending aorta causing acute transection of this vessel. Generally, surgical repair of the ruptured segment of aorta is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality and in
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Descending aortic calcification increases renal dysfunction and in-hospital mortality in cardiac surgery patients with intraaortic balloon pump counterpulsation placed perioperatively : a case control study [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery increases length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality. A significant number of patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures require perioperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP ...
Bingold, Tobias Michael +9 more
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Thoracic Cancer, 2020 To date, the impact, timeline and duration of COVID‐19 pandemic remains unknown and more than ever it is necessary to provide safe pathways for cancer patients.
Jose Corona‐Cruz +9 more
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Comparison of hemodynamic and inflammatory changes between transoral and transthoracic thoracoscopic surgery. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopy has been developed for abdominal surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to compare the surgical outcome between a novel transoral approach and a standard transthoracic approach for the thoracic ...
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Lymphangiography to treat postoperative lymphatic leakage: a technical review. [PDF]
, 2014 In addition to imaging the lymphatics and detecting various types of lymphatic leakage, lymphangiography is a therapeutic option for patients with chylothorax, chylous ascites, and lymphatic fistula.
Kim, Soo Hwan +5 more
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Pulmonary sequestration mimicring lun cancer: A case report [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016 Introduction. Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital anomaly and most intralobar sequestrations were located in lower lobes. Case report. We reported an unusual 28-yearold female patient with intralobar pulmonary sequestration on the left lower ...
Adžić-Vukičević Tatjana N. +3 more
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