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Two cases of re-expansion pulmonary edema following decortication of a tuberculous empyema are presented. The period of compression of the whole lung by empyema was relatively short in both cases. One case showed incomplete expansion of the whole right lung after preoperative drainage, and
Reexpansion pulmonary edema is an uncommon complication following rapid reexpansion of the lungs. The risk increases with a prolonged duration of pulmonary collapse, the amount of drained liquid or air, and with decreased time of draining. Treatment is supportive. In general, the prognosis is
Ultrasonically guided percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder aspiration (UG-PTGA) was used in the treatment of hydrops caused by acute cholecystitis in 21 patients. The interventions had no complications. This kind of aspiration is believed to be suitable for the relief of gallbladder tension causing
Intracranial infections in the pediatric age group are still important causes of morbidity in developing countries. A 2-year-old male patient presented with acute onset of seizures and loss of consciousness to our emergency department with a past history of being followed for hypogammaglobulinemia.
Infratentorial empyema is a life threatening condition and constitutes a neurosurgical emergency. Purulent mastoiditis and medial otitis is the most common origin and a thorough eradication of the purulent foci is mandatory. Decompression craniectomy has been primarily advised in the literature as
We report a case of interhemispheric subdural empyema following a meningoencephalitis. Ten days after the beginning of his illness a CT scan showed a left interhemispheric subdural empyema with a low density collection, a faintly enhancing rim, multiple very small cortical abscesses and brain edema.
The authors report surgical treatment for thoracic empyema concurrent with rupture of lung abscesses and completely collapsed lung in a child. Right middle lobectomy for ruptured abscess, debridement and closure with interrupted sutures for another abscess in the lower lobe, and decortication were
This case report describes a 61-year-old man who developed reexpansion pulmonary edema (RPE) of the collapsed left lung after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery because of left thoracic empyema, complicated with secondary contralateral pulmonary edema later. The left lung was gently reexpanded
The MR images of six patients with extraaxial empyemas (five subdural and four epidural) were reviewed and compared with CT scans. MR demonstrated convexity and interhemispheric collections, which were mildly hyperintense relative to CSF and hypointense relative to white matter on short TR pulse
21 patients with protracted unilateral pleural effusion were studied with respect to the etiology of their pleurisy. 13 presented with unilateral chest wall edema (UCE). These were classified as group A patients. 8 group B patients suffered from unilateral pleural effusion without UCE. A malignant
We retrospectively reviewed cases of acute empyema treated surgically in our hospital from April 2005 to April 2010. Patients comprised 10 men and 4 women, with a mean age of 62.5 years( range, 23~ 80 years). One case required open thoracotomy and decortication, and was in the organized phase at the
Subtentorial empyema is a rare intracranial complication of chronic otitis media. Moreover, if not correctly treated, it is a life-threatening infection. Epidural and subdural empyemas on subtentorial space have different effects. This difference is not mentioned in literature. If the distinction