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Background: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a debilitating complication of advanced cancers, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. While drainage with pleurodesis is well-established, the optimal approach—bedside chest tube pleurodesis ...
Amr Rayan , Mohamed Elshazli
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A thoracoscopically resected case of mediastinal parathyroid cyst. [PDF]
A 67-year-old male visited his physician because of a 2-month history of cough and sputum. An abnormal shadow at the left upper mediastinum on chest x-ray film was detected, and the patient was referred to our department for further examination.
Minamoto, Kanji +4 more
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Cirugía por toracoscopia videoasistida [PDF]
La finalidad de este trabajo es reportar el gran auge que está tomando la llamada cirugía mínimamente invasiva en el campo de la cirugía torácica y nuestras primeras experiencias en el medio hospitalario de Mallorca. Este tipo de cirugía está viviendo un
Montero Romero, Carlos
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Background human mammaglobin (hMAM) expression has been reported in pleural effusions (PE). The aim of this study was to assess the clinical relevance of hMAM mRNA in PE from patients who underwent thoracoscopy.
Pier Aldo Canessa +8 more
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Therapeutic Approach to Parapneumonic Effusions and Empyemas [PDF]
Face à inexistência de uma metodologia única e consensual na abordagem terapêutica dos derrames pleurais parapneumónicos e empiemas, os autores propõem um protocolo de orientação, que resultou da reflexão baseada na sua experiência e na bibliografia ...
Barata, D +3 more
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Pleural biopsies are often required to establish a diagnosis in exudative pleural effusions, which remain undiagnosed after initial pleural fluid analysis.
Sreyas Sharma +6 more
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Objective This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy, safety, and feasibility of medical thoracoscopy combined with fibrinolytic therapy for the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema, with a focus on therapeutic outcomes ...
Feng-Fu Zhan +8 more
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Laparoscopic Assisted Fusion of the Lumbosacral Spine: A Biomechanical and Histologic Analysis of the Open Versus Laparoscopic Technique in an Animal Model [PDF]
Study Design. An animal model for laparoscopic lumbosacral fusion. Objectives. To compare the biomechanical and histologic results of open to laparoscopic lumbosacral discectomy and fusion in an animal model. Background Data.
Cahn, Nguyen +6 more
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Background Loculated pleural effusion (PE) is a complex condition that often necessitates thoracoscopy due to diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Wiwien Heru Wiyono +8 more
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