..., and all patients had a low body mass index and severe restrictive pulmonary impairment. Notably, all patients had a history of thoracotomy for resecting lung or esophageal cancer, and the lesions were limited to the operated side. Dynamic breathing chest MRI showed an impaired thoracic movement...

..., it can be performed in analgo-sedation in a bronchoscopy suite. Video-assisted thoracic surgery carries the advantage of providing optimal visibility of the pleural cavity, thus allowing better debridement. Thoracotomy is the treatment of choice when thoracoscopic cleaning is not satisfactory. 7 4...

...Mark L. Metersky; Harold Moskowitz; John O. Thayer A patient with a new mediastinal mass 25 years after resection of a mediastinal bronchogenic cyst is presented. Computed tomography and subsequent thoracotomy revealed a recurrent bronchogenic cyst. This case illustrates that incompletely resected...

...J. Pastor; P. Morales; E. Cases; P. Cordero; A. Piqueras; G. Galán; F. París The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of cryoanalgesia in patients undergoing posterolateral thoracotomy. A double-blind randomized and prospective study was performed in 100 patients undergoing...

...E. Kammler; A.-W. Gude; S. Engineer; W.T. Ulmer; W. Weller Reduction of lung capacity up to 91 % was carried out on 14 dogs. While thoracotomy caused a decrease in the arterial PO 2 , lung resection had no further significant effect on gas exchange. The increase of tension in the pulmonary artery...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Parapneumonic pleural effusion Empyema Fibrinolytics Thoracoscopy Thoracotomy Thoracostomy A thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan may be indicated to better delineate pulmonary and pleural anatomy, particularly...