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Impact of delayed veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation weaning on postoperative rehabilitation of lung transplantation: a single-center comparative study
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) is a reliable and effective extracorporeal life support during lung transplantation (LTx). However, the clinical benefit of delayed VV-ECMO weaning rem...
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Open AccessRefractory post-thymectomy myasthenia gravis with onset at MGFA stage V: a case report
Post-thymectomy myasthenia gravis (PTMG) is defined as thymoma patients without signs of myasthenia gravis (MG) pre-operation, but develop MG after radical surgical resection. PTMG might be misdiagnosed not on...
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Open AccessImpacts of eosinophil percentage on prognosis acute type A aortic dissection patients
Eosinophils are pro-inflammatory cells involved in thrombosis and have been proposed as a prognosis marker in acute ischemic stroke and ST-elevation myocardial Infarction. Here, we sought to clarify the progno...
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The VVBA method for thoracoscopic right middle lobe segmentectomy
The right middle lobe segments (RS4 and RS5) are very small and the technique for segmentectomy is rarely reported. Here, we report 3 cases of thoracoscopic RS4 segmentectomy with VVBA (V, vein; V, ventilation...
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Open AccessPulmonary interstitial cholesterol crystals associated with diffuse lung cysts in adult: a case report and literature review
Cholesterol pneumonitis or endogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) result from the accumulation of endogenous cholesterol esters in the lungs, leading to a fibroblastic interstitial inflammatory process, and may be ...