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A comparative study of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery versus thoracotomy in the treatment of TB empyema [PDF]

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: Chronic TB empyema is a serious complication of TB that often requires surgery because drug penetration into fibrotic pleural tissue is poor.
H. Liu, P. Xu, S. Zheng, X. Wang, Y. Long, S. Lin, Y. Wang, J. Zeng, M. Fang, K. Qiao, S. Lu, H. Wang   +11 more
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Comparative study of open thoracotomy and thoracoscopy on the efficacy of treatment and complications of patients with stage ΙΙ thoracic empyema [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2022
Background. Thoracic empyema is an inflammatory condition of the pleura that can cause many complications and can even threaten people's lives. So, choosing the right treatment method from all available methods can improve the prognosis, reduce costs and
Manouchehr Aghajanzade, Babak Karimi, Hossein Torabi, Kasra Shirini, Siavash Katebi   +4 more
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Arterial Embolization and Methylene Blue Injection into the Aberrant Artery in Two Infants with Intralobar Sequestration

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2022
Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital lung dysplasia. An intralobar sequestration (ILS) is a nonfunctional mass within the lung parenchyma without bronchial communication and with aberrant systemic arterial blood supply.
Anna Ayako Accarain, Marc Laureys, Luc Joyeux, Nasroola Damry, Henri Steyaert, Helena Reusens   +5 more
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Early Experience With Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery In Nigeria

The Annals of African Surgery, 2021
Background: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimal access surgery that can be used for various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Olugbenga Oluseyi Olusoji, Ezekiel Olayiwola Ogunleye, Augustine Jeremai Olugbemi, Olugbenga Olalekan Ojo, Saheed Babatunde Sanni, Oluwaseye Francis Akerele   +5 more
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Thoracoscopic Resection of a Foregut Duplication Cyst with the Use of a 5-mm Stapling Device in an Infant—A Case Report

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2022
Esophageal foregut duplication cysts are a rare congenital anomaly predominantly diagnosed in children. With possible growth foregut duplication cysts may cause compression on thoracic or mediastinal structures, respectively.
Marc Da Col, Nicolas Regamey, Philipp O. Szavay   +2 more
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Surgical tactics for the treatment of subpleural and intra-pulmonary hematomas as a result of pneumonia caused by COVID-19

Infusion & Chemotherapy, 2023
BACKGROUND. In December 2019, cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology were detected in Wuhan (China), and later a new type of coronavirus was identified – SARS-CoV-2.
M.S. Opanasenko, S.M. Bilokon, B.M. Konik, O.V. Tereshkovych, S.M. Shalagay, L.I. Levanda, M.I. Kalenychenko, V.B. Bychkovskyi, A.M. Stepaniuk, V.I. Lysenko, M.Yu. Shamray   +10 more
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The Successful Removal of a Foreign Body in the Spleen via Diaphragm Laceration Site by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2019
A 73-year-old man, who, in an inebriated state, had slipped in a flowerbed and was wounded on the left flank, was transferred to Trauma Center, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine.
Yang Bin Jeon, Sung Youl Hyun, Dae Sung Ma   +2 more
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Comparison of the efficacy of high-flow oxygen insufflations and continuous positive airway pressure during one-lung ventilation undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2023
Isolation of one-lung leads to ventilation-perfusion mismatch and increases intrapulmonary shunt, which in some cases may lead to clinically significant hypoxemia.The objective was to compare the efficacy of hypoxemia correction and the convenience of ...
A. G. Farshatov, E. N. Ershov, A. V. Shchegolev   +2 more
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Recommendations for Overcoming Difficulties in Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Pericardial Fenestration

Ahi Evran Medical Journal, 2022
Purpose: Pericardial fenestration is used to treat recurrent pericardial effusion. This study aimed to assess the issues and solutions in pericardio-pleural fenestration (PPF) applications using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), which is more ...
Selçuk GÜRZ, Serkan Burç DEŞER, Necmiye Gül TEMEL   +2 more
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Management of video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATs) bilateral cardiac sympathectomy in refractory ventricular storm: A case report

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2022
A 65-year-old male post-CABG surgery presented with history of ventricular storm refractory to antiarrhythmics and requiring multiple DC shocks. He got posted for VATs bilateral cardiac denervation for sympathetic remodulation.
Gayatri R Sakrikar, Madhavi Buddhi, R D Patel, Shraddha S Mathkar   +3 more
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