Haemorrhage after extrapleural pneumonolysis.

Pneumonoplasty; periosteo-plastic pneumonolysis.

For many years thoracoplasty with extrafascial apicolysis has been the major surgical procedure of choice in applying collapse therapy to the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. The results of this operation have been considered to be satisfactory, producing sputum-conversion figures of 70-80% in various hands. The recent advances in chemotherapy and surgical technique have enabled excision th...

Empyema Necessitatis Following Closed Intrapleural Pneumonolysis with a Case Report

A complication of percutaneous cannulation of the internal jugular vein.

Reviews of the use of the technique of percutaneous cannulation of the internal jugular vein for central venous pressure monitoring have indicated that it is free from serious complications. A patient is reported here in whom the ascending cervical artery was damaged during attempted cannulation of the internal jugular vein prior to aortic valve replacement. Haemorrhage from this site after the...

DISEASES OF THE CHEST Closed Intrapleural Pneumonolysis

In the early stages of his pioneering work with artificial pneumothorax, Forlanini realised that effective collapse of tuberculous lungs was frequently prevented by the presence of adhesions between the visceral and parietal pleurae. He stated that in time the adhesions would often stretch sufficiently to allow a satisfactory collapse, but it was soon found that in many cases cavities remained ...

Assessment of the Analgesic Effects of Extrapleural Infusion of Ropivacaine in Neonates with Esophageal Atresia (EA) Repair

Insufficient control of post-thoracotomy pain can produce breathing dysfunction and long term staying in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). It can increase the incidence of pulmonary complications such as atelectasis, pneumonia and respiratory failure. The aim of this study was to determine the analgesic effect of continuous extrapleural nerve block, using ropivacaine, in neonates younger tha...