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Dual time-point FDG PET/CT for differentiating benign from malignant solitary pulmonary nodules in a TB endemic area [PDF]

, 2010
Objective. Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) is an accurate non-invasive imaging test for differentiating benign from malignant solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs).
Maes, Alex, Pottel, Hans, Sathekge, Mike Machab, Stoltz, Anton, Van De Wiele, Christophe   +4 more
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Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Esophageal cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy with regional variations in histological subtypes. Adenocarcinoma predominates in Western countries, whereas squamous cell carcinoma is more common in Asia. Despite advances in multimodal therapy, esophagectomy remains the cornerstone of curative treatment, and the development of various ...
Hirotaka Konishi, Hiroyuki Inoue, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Atsushi Shiozaki   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post-thoracotomy wound separation (DEHISCENCE): a disturbing complication

Clinics, 2013
OBJECTIVES: We described the treatment of dehiscence of thoracotomy incisions in patients who underwent thoracic surgery in the present study. METHODS: Twenty-four patients with either partial or complete dehiscence of their thoracotomy incisions were ...
Aydin Nadir, Melih Kaptanoglu, Ekber Sahin, Hakan Sarzep   +3 more
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Endothelium‐Independent Relaxation of Alkaloid Boldine in Isolated Aortas From Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats: Participation of Ca2+ Channels

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
Involvement of Ca2+ channels in boldine‐induced vascular relaxation. ABSTRACT The regulation of vascular tone plays a fundamental role in blood pressure homeostasis and still represents a significant challenge in clinical practice. Boldine, a naturally occurring alkaloid from Peumus boldus, has emerged as a compound of interest due to its therapeutic ...
Martina Odebrecht Cavichiolo, Rita de Cássia Vilhena da Silva, Valdir Cechinel Filho, Priscila de Souza   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Transaxillary Approach as a Direct Route in the Management of Upper Thoracic Spine Pathology: A Technical Note with Case Series [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal
This retrospective case series of prospective data aims to describe the transaxillary approach for the treatment of upper thoracic spine pathology. Various surgical techniques and approaches have been reported across the literature to address upper ...
Syed Ifthekar, Ju-Wan Seuk, Ui Dong Hwang, Hyung Chang Lee, Sang-Ho Lee, Junseok Bae   +5 more
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Minimally Invasive Procedure versus Conventional Redo Sternotomy for Mitral Valve Surgery in Patients with Previous Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2023
Background: The heightened morbidity and mortality associated with repeat cardiac surgery are well documented. Redo median sternotomy (MS) and minimally invasive valve surgery are options for patients with prior cardiac surgery who require mitral valve
Muhammad Ali Tariq, Minhail Khalid Malik, Qazi Shurjeel Uddin, Zahabia Altaf, Mariam Zafar   +4 more
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Patient attitudes to sternotomy and thoracotomy scars [PDF]

, 2005
Young adults with congenital heart defects expressed dissatisfaction with their surgical scar. The impact extended to their social life and ability to form close relationships, and has implications for holistic practice.
Burn, John, Crossland, David, Hamilton, Leslie, Hasan, Asif, Jackson, Sue, Lyall, Rosalind, O'Sullivan, John   +6 more
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Validation of Coronary Wire for the Acquisition of Intracoronary Electrocardiogram in Swine

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We report the first in‐literature animal experiment to validate the intracoronary ECG signal acquired from a coronary wire compared with the direct signal from an epicardial electrode. Methods An animal model study was performed in a 40 kg pig.
Dobrin Iotkov Vassilev, Niya Boykova Mileva, Teodora Yaneva‐Sirakova, Ranko Svetoslavov Georgiev, Ghassan Kassab   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency thoracotomy. [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 1986
Eighty-nine consecutive trauma patients, who were treated at one institution and received emergency thoracotomy, were studied. Although 76 (85%) of the patients had no vital signs at hospital arrival, 15 (17%) patients survived the emergency thoracotomy to progress to other hospital treatments. Ten patients were ultimately discharged, nine of whom have
H R, Champion, P D, Danne, F, Finelli
openaire   +2 more sources

Does right thoracotomy increase the risk of mitral valve reoperation? [PDF]

, 2003
ObjectiveThe study objective was to determine whether a right thoracotomy approach increases the risk of mitral valve reoperation.MethodsBetween January of 1993 and January of 2004, 2469 patients with mitral valve disease underwent 2570 reoperations ...
Lars G. Svensson, A. Marc Gillinov, Eugene H. Blackstone, Penny L. Houghtaling, Kyung-Hwan Kim, Gösta B. Pettersson, Nicholas G. Smedira, Michael K. Banbury, Bruce W. Lytle, Thompson, Onnasch, Onnasch, Byrne, Holman, Pretre, Vleissis, Steimle, Svensson, Svensson, Svensson, Rosenbaum, Blackstone, Breiman, Diggle   +23 more
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