Resuscitative thoracotomy [PDF]
BJA Education, 2020 A trauma patient with cardiac tamponade may not survive transfer to the operating theatre for pericardial decompression. This article describes an approach to a resuscitative thoracotomy in the ED, which may be life-saving in these patients when a cardiothoracic surgeon is not immediately available.
S, Paulich, D, Lockey
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Thoracotomy in children: A decade review of indications and outcomes
Journal of Clinical Sciences, 2023 Background: Thoracotomy in children is relatively rare compared to adults. It can be very challenging due to the peculiar anatomy and physiology in this age group.
Ezekiel Olayiwola Ogunleye +2 more
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Transthoracic, Extrapleural Thoracotomy
Annals of Surgery, 1932 George de Tarnowsky
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From one incision to one port: The surgical technique and the evolution of segmentectomy in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 OBJECTIVES:We retrospectively reviewed the evolution of segmentectomy for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and the feasibility of multi- and single-incision video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy.
Yau-Lin Tseng +7 more
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Evaluation of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary metastases: a meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: To evaluate the evidence comparing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and open thoracotomy in the treatment of metastatic lung cancer using meta-analytical techniques.
Siyuan Dong +5 more
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Muscle sparing lateral thoracotomy: the standard incision for thoracic procedures [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2017 Lateral thoracotomy is a versatile approach with many variations and is currently the most widely used incision in thoracic surgery. In the current article we are presenting the muscle-sparing lateral thoracotomy in the lateral decubitus position which ...
Mihai Dumitrescu +2 more
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Chylous Leak During Posterior Approach to Juvenile Scoliosis Surgery: A Case Report. [PDF]
, 2020 CaseWe report the first documented case of chylous leak recognized intraoperatively during posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion for juvenile scoliosis in a female patient with a history of thoracotomy and decortication for an empyema ...
Choi, Daniel E +5 more
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Endobronchial Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a 3-Year-Old Child
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2023 Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a mesenchymal tumor that can occur at any age. However, it is primarily seen in children, with the most common site being in the lung parenchyma, usually present with rare endobronchial lesions.
Guanà Guanà +12 more
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Chronic Traumatic Glass Foreign Body Removal from the Lung through a Direct Parenchymal Incision [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2019 Traumatic intrapulmonary glass foreign bodies that are missed on an initial examination can migrate and lead to severe complications. Here, we present a rare case of a traumatic intrapulmonary glass foreign body surgically removed by a direct pulmonary ...
Su Young Yoon +6 more
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Positive end-expiratory pressure attenuates positional effect after thoracotomy
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2014 Context: Thoracotomy is a common procedure. However, thoracotomy leads to lung atelectasis and deteriorates pulmonary gas exchange in operated side.
Chou-Chin Lan +5 more
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