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Less Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery via Right Minithoracotomy

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2006
Current trends in cardiac surgical intervention are moving toward less invasiveness, with smaller wound or sternum-sparing, less pump time or off-pump, and beating rather than arrested heart.
Kuan-Ming Chiu, Tzu-Yu Lin, Shao-Jung Li, Jer-Shen Chen, Shu-Hsun Chu   +4 more
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Can malignant and inflammatory pleural effusions in dogs be distinguished using computed tomography [PDF]

, 2017
Computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality used to investigate human patients with suspected malignant or inflammatory pleural effusion, but there is a lack of information about the clinical use of this test in dogs.
Aquino, Bedford, Benamore, Caivano, Ceribasi, Charney, D'Angelo, Dempsey, Dubielzig, Echandi, Fossum, Gumber, Hirsch, Hung, Kawashima, Lara-Garcia, Metintas, Morrison, Mott, Müller, Nakamura, Prather, Przeździecki, Rebar, Reetz, Sahin, Smith, Swinbourne, Thrall, Traill, Tyler, Vansteenkiste, Vogtli, Waite, Wang, Yamamoto   +35 more
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Open Versus Hybrid and Total Minimally Invasive Transthoracic Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy Following Neoadjuvant FLOT Chemotherapy: An Australian and New Zealand Cohort Study

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Retrospective analysis of transthoracic oesophagectomies undertaken between 2017 and 2022 following neoadjuvant FLOT chemotherapy from 22 ANZ centers. The primary endpoint was the rate of major (Clavien‐Dindo grade ≥ 3) postoperative complication.
Brendan Desmond, Maneesha De Silva, Darren J. Wong, David I. Watson, Cuong P. Duong, Tim Bright, Ahmad Aly, Margaret Lee, Kevin Chan, Garett Smith, David L. Chan, Neil Merrett, Sivakumar Gananadha, Yick Ho Lam, Harsh Kanhere, Mark Smithers, Michael Bozin, Matthew Read, Krinal Mori, Mary‐Ann Johnson, Enoch Wong, Sarah A. Martin, Geraldine Ooi, Yahya Al‐Habbal, Chon Hann Liew, Robert Bohmer, Jurstine Daruwalla, Mo Ballal, Rukshan Ranjan, Andrew D. MacCormick, Sharon Pattison, Nicholas Evennett, Jason Robertson, James Tan, Alexandra Gordon, Simon Bann, David S. Liu, SPACE‐FLOT ANZ Investigators   +37 more
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The Impact of Sarcopenia on Early Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Decortication due to Empyema: A Retrospective Study in Turkey

Journal of Chest Surgery
Background: Sarcopenia is a progressive skeletal muscle disorder characterized by the loss of muscle mass and function. Computed tomography (CT) scans are a reliable method for diagnosing sarcopenia, as they allow for the measurement of muscle density ...
Tolga Semerkant, Arif Ates, Tuğçe Semerkant, Ferdane Melike Duran, Mustafa Gültekin, Hıdır Esme   +5 more
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The Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest CT in the Detection of Tumor and Nodal Status in Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma [PDF]

, 2003
At this time there is an increasing demand for an accurate pre operative staging in non small cell lung cancer. Chest Computed Tomography (CT) is one of the imaging modality of choice used for this purpose.
Busroh, I. (Ismid), Icksan, A. (Aziza), Syachruddin, E. (Elisna), Yusuf, A. (Anwar)   +3 more
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Positive messages may reduce patient pain: A meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction Current treatments for pain have limited benefits and worrying side effects. Some studies suggest that pain is reduced when clinicians deliver positive messages.
Howick, Jeremy, Mebius, Alexander
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Clinical Application of Progressive Suspension in Thoracoscopic Right Upper Lobectomy

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of the progressive suspension method and conventional thoracoscopic pulmonary resection in right upper lobectomy. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted involving 60 patients admitted to the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Cangzhou Central Hospital from January 2024 to March 2025. Patients
Liankai Yang, Hao Hang, Bo Yang, Xiang Song, Fanyi Kong, Xiaoyun Bai, Hao Lu, Hongbo Guo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Epidural: Reframing Analgesia for the Modern Oesophagectomy

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
A novel analgesic framework for minimally invasive oesophagectomy to facilitate functional recovery.
William Thomas Birkett, Geraldine Ooi, Bethany White, Hamish Shilton, Liang Low, Paul Cashin, Walston Reginald Martis   +6 more
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Anastomotic Failure Is Not Affected by Anastomotic Technique in Minimally Invasive Two‐Stage Oesophagectomy

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The choice of anastomotic technique in minimally invasive oesophagectomy (MIO) may influence postoperative morbidity and long‐term outcomes. The primary aim of our study is to determine whether circular (CS) or linear‐stapled (LS) anastomosis is associated with anastomotic complications following MIO.
L. Vu, C. Cabalag, L. Ng, B. Choo, A. Hardley, S. Kariyawasam   +5 more
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THORACOTOMY: A SIMPLIFIED TECHNIC [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1919
The recent occurrence of epidemic diseases among the new troops in some of the cantonments was associated with an unusually large number of cases of pleural effusions, many of which developed into empyema. A large percentage of these empyema patients required surgical intervention. Some were successfully treated by aspiration alone.
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