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Can We Use Simple Radiographic Measurements to Predict Need for Intervention in Neonatal Pneumothorax?

Children
Background: Pneumothorax (PTX) develops in 1–2% of neonates, leading to significant morbidity and mortality and requiring providers to be comfortable with management. Our objective was to evaluate whether radiographic measurements of PTX size can be used
Kati N. Baillie, Rohit Misra, Pauravi Vasavada, Moira Crowley, Monika Bhola, Rita M. Ryan   +5 more
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Pigtail Catheters Versus Traditional Chest Tubes for Pneumothoraces in Premature Infants Treated in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2014
Pneumothorax is more frequent in the neonatal period, especially among premature infants. Pigtail catheters have been shown to be as effective as and less invasive than traditional chest tubes in adults; however, data regarding premature infants are ...
Yi-Hsuan Wei, Cheng-Han Lee, Hsiao-Neng Cheng, Lon-Ten Tsao, Chien-Chou Hsiao   +4 more
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Use of Chest Computed Tomography in Stable Patients with Blunt Thoracic Trauma: Clinical and Forensic Perspective [PDF]

, 2011
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the medical and forensic importance of thorax computed tomography in stable patients with blunt chest trauma.
Makbule Ergin
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Resolution of a persistent pneumothorax by blood patch pleurodesis in a cat (Felis catus) with primary pulmonary lymphoma

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract An 18‐year‐old, spayed, female, domestic shorthair cat was presented to our hospital with acute dyspnoea following an episode of vomiting. Thoracic radiography revealed a severe pneumothorax. Despite multiple thoracocenteses, the pneumothorax persisted. Under general anaesthesia, computed tomography revealed multiple pulmonary masses.
Yuki Hoshino, Reina Fujiwara, Masaaki Katayama, Kohei Nakata, Takahiro Nagumo, Yumiko Kagawa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empiema Necessitatis: reporte de un caso

Medicina U.P.B., 2020
La formación de un absceso que se inicia en el espacio pleural y se extiende hacia los tejidos adyacentes se conoce como Empiema Necessitatis, es una complicación rara, más aún si es secundaria a traumatismo.
Maria Antonia Rendón García, Jaime Andrés Giraldo   +1 more
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Clinical case: Nursing care of an inmate with thoracic window

Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria, 2019
Objective: To make a comprehensive assessment of a pacient who has a thoracoscopy or thoracic window that needs wound care. Through the functional patterns of Marjory Gordon and the NANDA taxonomy (North American Nursing Diagnosis Association), NIC ...
MC Martín-Cocinas Fernández, G Peñuelas-Olivo   +1 more
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Rare Case of Long Retained Button Foreign Body in Esophagus Removed by Esophagotomy: A Case Report From Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Challenges in the management of dysphagia from a patient with a long‐retained esophageal foreign body, unveiling the diagnostic and treatment challenges. Reported a rare case of an esophageal foreign body from a button presenting with long‐standing dysphagia; the button was retrieved by thoracotomy with esophagotomy.
Rajabu Athumani Bakari, Georvin Marco Haule, Alfred Chibwae, Charles Oswald Ruboha, Diana Batuel Ngulo, Gerald Mpemba, Hilda Makungu, Abdulrahman Abdallah Amin, Ally Hamisi Mwanga, Zaitun M. Bokhary, Kitembo Salum Kibwana, Charles Komba   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel simulation model for tube thoracostomy [PDF]

, 2023
Sarkis Kouyoumjian, Marc‐Anthony Velilla, James H. Paxton   +2 more
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Case Report of a Giant Mediastinal Neurofibroma Misdiagnosed as Massive Pleural Effusion

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Mediastinal neurogenic tumors are benign neoplasms commonly found along nerves in the posterior mediastinum, with rare malignant transformation. We report a case of a 36‐year‐old woman admitted to the respiratory department with complaints of chest tightness, cough, and sputum production.
Hongqiang Chen, DanYi Lin, Zhizhong Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Circumference of Open Window Thoracostomy on Chest Wall Closure, Pleural Cavity Clearance, and Lung Expansion [PDF]

, 2021
Shagufta Nasreen, Nadir Ali, Tanveer Ahmad, Misauq Mazcuri, Ambreen Abid, Pratikshya Thapaliya   +5 more
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