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Muscle &Nerve, Volume 71, Issue 6, Page 963-971, June 2025.ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Postoperative myasthenic crisis (POMC), which occurs specifically after thymectomy in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients, is a serious complication with known risk factors such as prior myasthenic crisis. However, the predictive value of perioperative blood lactic acid levels (BLAL) for POMC remains unclear.
Jianyong Zou +7 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 456-463, May 2025.This study found that the risk factors for postoperative pneumonia after endoscopic laryngopharyngeal surgery for superficial laryngopharyngeal cancer were multiple lesions and larger lesion diameter. Prior esophagectomy for esophageal cancer did not increase the incidence of pneumonia, suggesting the procedure can be safely performed with careful ...
Atsushi Nakao +5 more
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Transxiphoid hand-assisted videothoracoscopic surgery [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: We have performed transxiphoid hand-assisted videothoracoscopy since 1995 to allow manual palpation in bilateral lung metastasectomy. This approach was extended to other thoracoscopic procedures requiring a handport.
Ambrogi, V +3 more
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Diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy for undiagnosed pleural effusions
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 2018 To investigate the diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy for the diagnosis of undiagnosed pleural effusions, a retrospective study was performed on the clinical data of 86 patients with undiagnosed pleural effusions who had medical thoracoscopy at ...
Ruilin Chen +4 more
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Chylothorax as the Initial Manifestation of Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 5, May 2025.Chylothorax can indeed be an initial manifestation of lung cancer. Non‐traumatic and non‐iatrogenic chylothorax requires thorough investigation, with computed tomography (CT) of the chest being a crucial diagnostic tool. Prolonged drainage of chylothorax can lead to exaggerated immunosuppression in malignancy.
Sathish Krishnan +2 more
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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2018 OBJECTIVES Intraoperative conversion may be required during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for lung cancer. We evaluated the morbidity and mortality rates associated with VATS for anatomical pulmonary resection with conversion to thoracotomy
Alex Fourdrain +8 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014 Background: Differential diagnosis of pleural disease is often a lengthy process fraught with pitfalls. Contrary to thoracocentesis and closed pleural biopsy, thoracoscopy permits biopsy with direct visualization.
Sabah A. Mohamed, Marwa M. Shaban
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CT-guided methylene-blue labelling before thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary nodules [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Evaluation of the efficiency of our technique of methylene-blue labelling of pulmonary nodules to facilitate thoracoscopic recognition and excision.
Cuttat, Jean-François +3 more
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Transesophageal pulmonary lobectomy with single transthoracic port assistance: study with survival assessment in a porcine model [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy is being performed in an increasing number of patients. The aims of the current study were to assess natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) as an alternative to transthoracic ...
Ferreira, Aníbal +4 more
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Diagnostic role of medical thoracoscopy in childhood pleural tuberculosis
Scientific Reports, 2019 Currently, the diagnostic role of medical thoracoscopy in childhood pleural tuberculosis remains uncertain. Therefore, this retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic performance of histological examination of tissue samples obtained by
Maoshui Wang, Chao Han, Yu He
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