Abstract Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a clinical condition mostly found in premature newborns. Among several medical, surgical and interventional treatment options, extrapleural ligation through a left minithoracotomy is recognized as a safe, efficient and less expensive technique. In fact, it requi...
RESUMEN El neumotórax espontáneo primario es la presencia de aire en la cavidad pleural como consecuencia de la ruptura de bulas o blebs subpleurales en un pulmón que por otro lado está sano y sin antecedentes traumáticos. Es más frecuente en hombres que en mujeres y es raro en el embarazo, habién...
Os autores avaliam dez casos de empiema pleural tratados inicialmente pela drenagem pleural fechada e que tiveram evolução desfavorável e arrastada. Pacientes que evoluíram com septação do empiema, persistência de fístula broncopleural de alto débito ou de falta de expansão pulmonar após a dre...
Los autores ilustran su experiencia sobre el uso de la Pleurectomía Videotoracoscópica en pacientes con diagnóstico de Neumotorax espontáneo recidivante. "San Giuseppe"-Orden San Juan de Dios de Milán, Italia, 120 pacientes con diagnóstico de Neumotorax espontáneo fueron sometidos a intervención ...
A case of diffuse mesothelioma in a young patient is presented. He had a history of asbestos exposure and was treated surgically with pleuropericardiopneumonectomy and intrapleural cysplatinum as the initial phase of the therapeutic strategy. It was followed by systemic cysplatinum and mytomicin C, and r...
PURPOSE--To report the accumulated experience in the treatment of patients with postoperative chylothorax (CHT) recovery utilizing pleural drainage associated to alipoidic diet and/or intravenous nutrition. METHODS--The aim of this work is to analyse the management of 11 patients (8 males; 11 months to 7...
Os autores estudam o problema da descorticacao pulmonar baseados numa experiencia de 302 casos. Apresentam um breve historico da operacao, salientando a contribuicao brasileira. Analisam o tratamento cirurgico da esclerose pleural em suas bases anatomica, fisiopatologicas e tecnicas. Descrevem o mecanism...
