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Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala, Anna Nevalainen, Irina Rinta‐Kiikka, Samuel Heikkilä, Sisu Kiuru, Markku Sumanen, Otso Arponen, Olli Nevalainen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Rare Giant Pleural Thymoma in Posterior Mediastinum. [PDF]

, 2012
Thymoma is an epithelial neoplasm of the thymus, which commonly lies in the anterior mediastinum. Unusually, thymomas can also be found in other locations. Surgical excision, when feasible, appears to provide good results. We encountered a rare case of a
Kalloli, M, Ramachandra, C, Srinivas, C, Vijayakumar, M   +3 more
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Anatomic Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia [PDF]

, 2017
Background: The thoracoscopic approach to repair esophageal atresia (EA) with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) provides excellent view, allowing the most skillful surgeons to spare the azygos vein by performing the esophageal anastomosis over (on the ...
Al Tokhais, Evans, Holcomb, Ladd, Lobe, Parolini, Patkowski, Pierro, Rothenberg, Rothenberg, Rothenberg, Sharma, Spitz, Upadhyaya   +13 more
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CHOOSING THERAPEUTIC TACTICS FOR OPEN CHEST WOUNDS: THE VALUE OF THORACOSCOPY

Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2017
Results of 163 thoracoscopic examinations for thoracic trauma are presented. In all cases, the the cause of the injury was stabbing. Among the patients, there were 147 men (90.2 %) and 17 women (9.8 %).
S. L. Lobanov, Y. S. Lobanov, Y. S. Khanina, L. S. Lobanov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara, Katlyn G. McKay, Harold N. Lovvorn III, Joseph C. Fusco   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcome of alimentary tract duplications operated on by minimally invasive surgery: a retrospective multicenter study by the GECI (Groupe d'Etude en Coeliochirurgie Infantile). [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Alimentary tract duplications (ATD) are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in childhood. There are many case reports but few series about laparoscopy or thoracoscopy for ATD.
A. Bonnard, A. le Mandat, C. Francois-Fiquet, E. Sapin, F. Becmeur, F. Guérin, G. Morisson-Lacombe, G. Podevin, H. Lardy, I. Valioulis, J. Gaudin, J.Yves Kurzenne, M. Demarche, M. Larroquet, M. Lopez, P. Delagausie, P. Montupet, P. Philippe, T. Petit   +18 more
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Association of baseline screening results and management with subsequent adherence in the Korean national lung cancer screening program

Journal of Internal Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Adherence to subsequent lung cancer screening (LCS) is essential but not well characterized in biennial national programs. Objectives To assess whether baseline LCS results and their management are associated with subsequent screening adherence and clinical outcomes.
Hyungjin Kim, Eunseo Jo, Jinseob Kim, Soonho Yoon, Florian J. Fintelmann, Gerard A. Silvestri, Jin Mo Goo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The modern diagnosis and management of pleural effusions [PDF]

, 2015
A pleural effusion describes an excess of fluid in the pleural cavity, usually resulting from an imbalance in the normal rate of pleural fluid production or absorption, or both.
Bhatnagar, Rahul, Maskell, Nick A
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Comparison between a laparoscopic articulating needle driver with standard laparoscopic instrumentation for total laparoscopic gastropexy in dogs

Veterinary Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To compare the utility of a mechanical laparoscopic articulating needle driver (ALI) to standard laparoscopic instrumentation (SLI) during the creation of a total laparoscopic gastropexy (TLG) in dogs. Study design Prospective clinical trial. Animals A total of 17 client owned dogs.
Erin A. Gibson, William T. N. Culp, Ingrid M. Balsa, Michele Steffey, Philipp Mayhew   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic yield of medical thoracoscopy in cases of undiagnosed pleural effusion in Kobri El-Kobba Military Hospital

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014
Background: Recurrent and persistent pleural exudates are common in clinical practice, and in a large number of patients, thoracocentesis and blind pleural biopsy procedures do not provide a definitive diagnosis.
Laila A. Helala, Gehan M. El-Assal, Ayman A. Farghally, Marwa M. Abd El Rady   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source