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The use of video-assisted thoracic surgery in the management of Pancoast tumors [PDF]

, 2010
We describe our experience using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) as an adjunct to the surgical management of Pancoast tumors. Between March 2004 and November 2009, 13 patients with Pancoast tumors were included in this study.
Caronia, FP, LO MONTE, Attilio Ignazio, Ruffini, E   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Case report: Post-thoracoscopy pendelluft monitoring

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Asynchronous alveolar ventilation is called pendelluft, which may induce lung injury in spontaneously breathing patients. We report a case that electrical impedance tomography (EIT) was used to assess the pendelluft in a post-thoracoscopy patient.
Zhibin Xiao, Zhibin Xiao, Na Zhang, Xiajing Zhang, Wenjun Lu, Changjun Gao, Xude Sun   +6 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

New challenge in double-bore medical thoracoscopy in Fayoum University Hospital

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Background Thoracoscopy is an invasive technique. When other, less intrusive techniques are ineffective at providing a diagnosis in the case of pleural exudates, thoracoscopy should be employed. The diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy methods used by
Mona I Ahmed, Radwa A El Hefny, Enas S Farhat   +2 more
doaj   +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

Scope of medical rigid thoracoscopy in patients with pleural effusion of unknown etiology: A prospective single center study

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Pleural diseases commonly encountered are pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pleural wall thickening, and pleural mass. Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows diagnostic and therapeutic intervention.
Namrata , Amarendra Kumar Shukla , Pawan Tiwari , Veerendra Arya , Prahlad Prabhudesai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of a diaphragmatic hernia using self‐locking knots

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary A 4‐year‐old Thoroughbred gelding was presented with a history of severe colic signs that were non‐responsive to non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs. During initial evaluation, distended small intestine was observed, together with continued colic signs and a serosanguinous abdominocentesis sample.
A. Gillen, A. Shanklin, A. Graham, A. A. Alvarez, C. Baldwin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of ultrasound-guided medical thoracoscopy in patients with small amounts or without pleural effusion

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background Pleural disease is a common clinical condition, and some patients present with a small amount of pleural effusion or no pleural effusion. It is difficult to diagnose such patients in clinical practice. Medical thoracoscopy is the gold standard
Linhui Yang, Kaige Wang, Wang Hou, Dan Liu, Weimin Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Three-Year Experience of Medical Thoracoscopy at A Tertiary Care Center of Himalayan Region [PDF]

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing and treating pleural diseases. Despite its proven role in diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, it is infrequently used, which could be because of cost of equipment and ...
Rakhee Sodhi, Girish Sindhwani, Shirazi Nadia, Sanjeev Kumar, Varuna Jethani, Sushant Khanduri   +5 more
doaj  

Role of Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion: A Prospective Study

Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu, 2019
Background: Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive, safe, and cost-effective procedure that allows complete visualization of pleural space, enabling diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as pleural biopsy and talc insufflations.
A Manimaran, K Anbananthan, A Nadhiya, R Ponnar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source