Retention of Bovie scratch pad radio-opaque marker during VATS Pleurodesis: case report

Can chest ultrasonography assess pleurodesis after VATS for spontaneous pneumothorax?

OBJECTIVE Thoracic echography easily detects the sign of 'pleural sliding', due to the movement of the visceral pleura on the parietal pleura. This sign is absent when pleurodesis is present. This study was designed to test thoracic echography in the assessment of difference in pleurodesis obtained after abrasion or pleurectomy performed for spontaneous pneumothorax, mainly based on the presenc...

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) pleurodesis for pneumothorax.

Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common condition that impacts significantly on healthcare expenditure. Its optimal management, however, remains a subject of considerable controversy. The proven safety and efficacy of minimal access video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has changed the way we manage this condition. We present VATS pleurodesis utilizing the endoscopic stapling technique for the ma...

Radio - opaque punctate

Cat scratch disease: a case report.

Cat-scratch disease is the most common cause of benign lymphadenopathy in children and young adults. A 21-year-old patient presented with a 14-day history of asymptomatic left submental swelling. Clinical and radiographic examination revealed no dental cause. An enlarged, firm nodule was excised. The histopathologic appearance was consistent with cat-scratch disease. This article summarizes the...

Cat Scratch Disease (with a Case Report)

An initial local lesion in the skin together with a regional lymphadenitis, sometimes with formation of sterile pus following a scratch or bite by a cat is now being described as a separate disease entity. Originally recognised by Fosllay and Debre (Editorial, 1952) independently, a large number of cases has now been reported, mainly from France and U.S.A. and occasionally from other European c...