scholarly journals Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Decortication of Left Lung Empyema in a Patient With Kartagener's Syndrome

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aizaz Khalid ◽  
Ali Raza Khan
Keyword(s):  
Left Lung ◽  
Video Assisted ◽  
Kartagener's Syndrome

scholarly journals Primary pulmonary nodular Amyloidosis

2005 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Agresta ◽  
A. Marin ◽  
D. Della Libera ◽  
F. Romanzi ◽  
L.F. Ciardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Examination ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Left Lung ◽  
Solitary Nodule ◽  
Radiological Features ◽  
Video Assisted ◽  
Patient’S History ◽  
Benign Course ◽  
Radiologic Characteristics ◽  
Multiple Nodules

Primary nodular amyloidosis of the lung is an uncommon manifestation. The disease runs a benign course, but offers diagnostic problems due to non-specific radiological features entering the big field of the solitary nodule. We describe the case of a 60 year old man with multiple nodules on the left lung operated on diagnostic and therapeutic video-assisted thoracoscopy and discuss the possibilities, if any, of suspecting such a disease through radiologic characteristics along with findings from the patient’s history, physical examination and laboratory tests.

Video-assisted thoracic surgery for left lung cancer in a patient with a right aortic arch

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 239-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshige Nakamura ◽  
Ken Miwa ◽  
Yoshin Adachi ◽  
Shinji Fujioka ◽  
Tomohiro Haruki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Aortic Arch ◽  
Left Lung ◽  
Right Aortic Arch ◽  
Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Video Assisted

scholarly journals Pulmonary Lipoma in an Atypical Location of the Pulmonary Fissure, Extirpated by Uniportal VATS – Case Report and Review of Literature

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Case ◽  
Single Port ◽  
Thoracoscopic Surgery ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Left Lung ◽  
The Body ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Video Assisted ◽  
Benign Tumours ◽  
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Lipomas are common benign tumours characterised by soft moveable masses throughout various locations in the body. However, atypical localisation of the pulmonary fissure is uncommon. Herein is reported a rare case of a female with an asymptomatic lesion in the pulmonary fissure of the left lung, extracted by single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, with a good clinical and radiologic outcome. Single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery technique with a brief review of relevant literature will be discussed.

Total pleural covering procedure of the left lung using uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery in a patient with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

ASVIDE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 196-196
Author(s):  
Masaya Mizutani ◽  
Teruaki Mizobuchi ◽  
Kaoru Nagato ◽  
Fumihiro Ishibashi ◽  
Isamu Sugano
Keyword(s):  
Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Left Lung ◽  
Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Video Assisted

Needlescopic Video-Assisted Thoracic Bilateral T4 Sympathicotomy for the Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis: An Analysis of 200 Cases

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (05) ◽  
pp. 395-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing Feng ◽  
Xiaoling Xiong ◽  
Er Jin ◽  
Wen Meng
Keyword(s):  
Left Lung ◽  
Nerve Fibers ◽  
Intercostal Space ◽  
Palmar Hyperhidrosis ◽  
Sympathetic Chain ◽  
Symptom Improvement ◽  
Efficacy Rate ◽  
Conversion To Open Surgery ◽  
The Third ◽  
Video Assisted

Background Primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPH) is featured by aberrantly perspiration of the hands, which may bring a lot of inconvenience to patient's daily life and work. The purpose of this study is to summarize the clinical effect of needlescopic video-assisted thoracic bilateral T4 sympathicotomy for the treatment of PPH. Patients and Methods Between January 2009 and March 2014, 200 patients received needlescopic video-assisted thoracic bilateral T4 sympathicotomy. We, respectively, took two 5-mm incisions in the third intercostal space on the anterior axillary line and in the fifth intercostal space on the middle axillary line. After collapsing left lung, needlescopic exploration was the first step to determine the targeted sympathetic chain through the third intercostal space. Electric coagulation hook was inserted from another port to cut T4 sympathetic chain and the bypassing nerve fibers for 2 to 3 cm along the surface of the fourth rib. Right thoracic cavity was also administered the same procedure. The palmar temperature was recorded before and after sympathicotomy. The symptom improvement, operative complications, patients' recovery, and satisfaction were evaluated. Finding One hundred and ninety-seven patients uneventfully received two 5-mm port bilateral sympathicotomy, and another 3 patients with extensive pleural adhesions completed the surgery through enlarging the third intercostal incision to 2 cm without conversion to open surgery. All operative procedures were completed in 15 to 35 minutes. The hospital stay was 2 to 4 days. The palmar temperature increased by 2.0 ± 0.5°C, and hyperhidrosis immediately disappeared in both hands after surgery. The efficacy rate was 100%. The postoperative complications such as hemorrhage, hemopneumothorax, bradycardia, or Horner's syndrome had no occurrence. During 6 to 60 months follow-up, mild compensatory sweating of buttock, back, and thigh occurred in 30 patients (15%) at 2 to 5 days after surgery and gradually disappeared at postoperative 15 to 30 days or longer time. All patients were greatly satisfied with the effect with better confidence and quality of life. Until now, no recurrent palmar hyperhidrosis happened. Conclusion Needlescopic video-assisted thoracic bilateral T4 sympathicotomy could reach an excellent and immediate result of treating PPH. It is a safe, convenient, and minimally invasive method appropriate for wide clinical use.

Bronchial stereocilia in the immotile cilia syndrome: A case report

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 52-53
Author(s):  
George Price ◽  
Lizardo Cerezo
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modifications ◽  
Respiratory Epithelium ◽  
Immotile Cilia ◽  
Kartagener's Syndrome ◽  
Membrane Blebs ◽  
Radial Spokes ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Dynein Arms ◽  
Ultrastructural Finding ◽  
Ultrastructural Findings

Ultrastructural defects of ciliary structure have been known to cause recurrent sino-respiratory infection concurrent with Kartagener's syndrome. (1,2,3) These defects are also known to cause infertility in both males and females. (4) Overall, the defects are defined as the Immotile, or Dyskinetic Cilia Syndrome (DCS). Several ultrastructural findings have been described, including decreased number of cilia, multidirection orientation, fused and compound cilia, membrane blebs, excess matrix in the axoneme, missing outer tubular doublets, translocated doublets, defective radial spokes and dynein arms. A rare but noteworthy ultrastructural finding in DCS is the predominance of microvilli-like structures on the luminal surface of the respiratory epithelium. (5,6) These permanent surface modifications of the apical respiratory epithelium no longer resemble cilia but reflect the ultrastructure of stereocilia, similar to that found in the epidydimal epithelium. Like microvilli, stereocilia are devoid of microtubular ultrastructure in comparison with true cilia.

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