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decortication of lung
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what is 'decortication of lung'?
Definition for Decortication of Lung
Decortication of Lung is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: empyema, hemothorax and pleural effusion.
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empyema
pus in sac enclosing lung
Decortication of Lung and empyema
hemothorax
blood in sac around lungs
Decortication of Lung and hemothorax
pleural effusion
fluid collection in sac holding lungs
Decortication of Lung and pleural effusion
tuberculosis
multisystem infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis
Decortication of Lung and tuberculosis
related procedure for 'decortication of lung'/associated diagnoses
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CT chest
Decortication of Lung and CT chest
CT scan
Decortication of Lung and CT scan
Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
Decortication of Lung and Chest X-ray
Oxygen
Decortication of Lung and Oxygen
Pulse oximetry
Oximetry
Decortication of Lung and Pulse oximetry
Ultrasound guided drainage
Decortication of Lung and Ultrasound guided drainage
Drainage of Pleural Cavity
Decortication of Lung and Drainage of Pleural Cavity
Thoracentesis
Decortication of Lung and Thoracentesis
Thoracic ultrasound
Decortication of Lung and Thoracic ultrasound
Tube thoracostomy
Decortication of Lung and Tube thoracostomy
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
Decortication of Lung and Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
pleural fluid analysis
Decortication of Lung and pleural fluid analysis
Arterial Blood Gas
Decortication of Lung and Arterial Blood Gas
Complete Blood Count
Decortication of Lung and Complete Blood Count
Thoracotomy
Decortication of Lung and Thoracotomy
Gram stain
Decortication of Lung and Gram stain
Blood culture
Decortication of Lung and Blood culture
Cardiac monitoring
Decortication of Lung and Cardiac monitoring
Sputum analysis
Decortication of Lung and Sputum analysis
culture sensitivity of abscess material
Decortication of Lung and culture sensitivity of abscess material
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clindamycin
Decortication of Lung and clindamycin
alteplase
Decortication of Lung and alteplase
alteplase(activase , cathflo activase)
Decortication of Lung and alteplase(activase , cathflo activase)
cefuroxime
Decortication of Lung and cefuroxime
cefuroxime(ceftin)
Decortication of Lung and cefuroxime(ceftin)
clindamycin(cleocin hcl)
Decortication of Lung and clindamycin(cleocin hcl)
streptokinase
Decortication of Lung and streptokinase
urokinase
Decortication of Lung and urokinase
vancomycin
Decortication of Lung and vancomycin
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Decortication of the Lung in Tuberculous Disease
Decortication of the Lung in Tuberculous Disease. A Study in 43 Cases ... A, COURNAND A. Pulmonary function following decortication of the lung. Am Rev Tuberc. ...
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Decortication of the Lung for Tuberculous Pleurisy
Decortication of the Lung for Tuberculous Pleurisy. R. Milnes Walker. Full text ... Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (531K), or click on a ...
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Empyema
... of pus in the pleural space (the cavity between the lung and ... a decortication (peeling away the lining of the lung) if the lung does not expand properly. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000123trt.htm
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Decortication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Decortication is a medical procedure involving the surgical removal of the ... lung is covered by a thick, inelastic pleural peel restricting lung expansion. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decortication
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Appendix E Details of Indicator Definitions
Under the Evidence-based Practice Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for ... HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION 37.5 ...
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Empyema - MedlinePlus
Explains how infected fluid can build up in the pleural space (the cavity between the lung and the membrane that surrounds it) and its treatment with antibiotics or decortication.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000123.htm
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Malignant Mesothelioma
... E, et al.: A phase II trial of pleurectomy/decortication ... 6 Types of Therapies for Lung Cancer. Lung Surgery: What To Expect. Cancer News by Email ...
http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/tc/mesothelioma-treatment-h...
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About.com Lung Diseases: Most Popular Articles
... of Bronchiectasis. Cold Air Affects Breathing. Occupational Lung ... Decortication. Indoor Air Pollution. The Truth About Chest X-Rays. Sweat Testing for CF ...
http://z.about.com/6/o/m/lungdiseases_p2.xml
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Pleurisy Causes, Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Treatment on MedicineNet.com
... tenderness, and shortness of breath are other ... amounts of pus and scar tissue (adhesions), there is a need for "decortication. ... Lung Transplant Therapy ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/pleurisy/page3.htm
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, lung deflation on the side of the chest where VATS is being performed ... use for technically straightforward operations such as pulmonary decortication, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video-assisted_thoracoscopic_surgery
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Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Fine-needle (FNA) aspiration biopsy of the lung: The removal of tissue or fluid ... Pleurectomy and decortication: Surgery to remove part of the covering of the ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malignantm...
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European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Incomplete lung expansion after fluid evacuation, and/or excessive fluid ... One patient requested decortication for excessive fluid secretion. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18644696?dopt=AbstractPlus
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Management of thoracic empyema in childhood: does the pleural ...
... course and long term outcome of empyema treated without decortication. ... Lung function was measured in 13 children, and showed no evidence of restrictive ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1719329
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Joshua Sonett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... decortication on former President Bill Clinton to remove a thick band of hard ... The article depicted the path of a lung transplant, from the family's decision ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Sonett
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Open lung-sparing surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma: the ...
Open lung-sparing surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma: the benefits of a ... either a non-radical tumour decortication to obtain lung expansion (group NR) ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18656373?ordinalpos=1&ito...
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Pleurisy Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
The cancer may be lung cancer or ( mesothelioma ), which is a cancer of the ... Decortication: Removal of part or all of the outer surface of an organ such as ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/pleurisy/glossary.htm
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Aspergillus Endocarditis of the Mitral Valve in a Lung-Transplant Patient
A 57-year-old man underwent bilateral lung transplantation at our hospital. ... We performed video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication of the right lung. ...
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Malignant Mesothelioma
Pleurectomy and decortication: Surgery to remove part of the covering of the ... pneumonectomy: Surgery to remove one whole lung and part of the lining of the ...
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/mesothelioma-treatment-patien...
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Mesothelioma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Large mesothelioma around the right lung (left side of image) on CT scan. ... 2008) A pleurectomy/decortication is the most common surgery, in which the ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma
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The Treatment of Chronic Pleural Empyema
Pleural decortication in the prevention and treatment of ... function before and at intervals after surgical decortication of the lung. Surg Gynecol Obstet. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2377933
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Penetration of piperacillin and tazobactam into pneumonic human lung ...
PATIENTS AND METHODS: The lung penetration of a combination of piperacillin and ... The condition was treated by decortication after lateral thoracotomy. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12814459?ordinalpos=2
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Management of pleural sepsis in Nigerian children.
Fifteen children had excision of the pleural disease, and decortication of the lung; none died. ... Early pleural decortication for thoracic empyema in ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=471492
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Penetration of Meropenem into Pneumonic Human Lung Tissue as Measured ...
The lung penetration of meropenem was determined for seven patients with ... pleural empyema that necessitated decortication over a lateral thoracotomy (1, ...
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Category:Surgical removal procedures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Decortication. Discectomy. E. Esophagectomy. F. Facetectomy. Femoral head ostectomy. Frenectomy ... Wedge resection (lung) Wide local excision ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Surgical_removal_procedures
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Current role of surgery in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
... 5; destroyed lung in 7; solitary nodule in 7; trapped lung in 3; ... segmental or wedge resection in 11; decortication in 5; window thoracostomy in 3; ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7771818
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An Analytical Review of Spontaneous Haemopneumothorax
... A, COURNAND A. Pulmonary function following decortication of the lung. Am Rev Tuberc. ... KIEKENS R. La decortication pulmonaire; a propos d'un cas ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1019453
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Category:Surgery stubs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Decortication. Discectomy. E. Endocrine surgery. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy ... Lobectomy (lung) Lower gastrointestinal surgery. Lumpectomy. Lung cancer surgery ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Surgery_stubs
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Malignant mesothelioma: current status and perspective in Japan and the ...
Pleurectomy/decortication (P/D) involves removal of as much of the visceral, ... components such as ipsilateral lung, pericardium, and diaphragm, without opening ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18607677?ordinalpos=1&ito...
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Treatment of late complications of plombage by simultaneous removal of ...
... removal of the plomb and decortication at a single operation. ... This provided immediate re-expansion of the lung and avoided the need for thoracoplasty. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1020886
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NLM Classification Index C
Cancer of Lung see Lung Neoplasms. Cancer of Mediastinum see Mediastinal Neoplasms ... Cerebral Decortication WL 307. Cerebral Dominance see Dominance, Cerebral ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/class/index_c.html
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Regular review: The pleural cavity
The presence of dyspnoea or underlying lung disease requires needle aspiration ... Decortication is usually curative if the empyema is advanced beyond this or if ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1127313
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Thoracoscopy in the management of pediatric empyema.
During surgery, TD allowed for lung expansion and precise chest tube placement ... conversion to minithoracotomy and decortication for persistent encasement with a ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7472986
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Penetration of piperacillin and tazobactam into pneumonic human lung ...
The lung penetration of a combination of piperacillin and tazobactam, substances ... The condition was treated by decortication after lateral thoracotomy. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1884255
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New ICD-9-CM Codes & Changes 2008
Thoracoscopic lung biopsy. THOR. 34.06. Thoracoscopic drainage of ... Thoracoscopic decortication of lung. THOR. 50.13. Transjugular liver biopsy. NO. 50.14 ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/nhsn/ICD_9_CM_CodeRevisions_2008.pdf
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Thoracoplasty.
... empyema are well-controlled with simple open drainage and with underlying lung ... or in association with decortication, and may never need thoracoplasty. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7953486
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2008 MeSH Tree Structures. E04 - Surgical Procedures, Operative
Heart-Lung Transplantation [E04.100.376.475.450] ... Cerebral Decortication [E04.525.160] Hemispherectomy [E04.525.160.500] ... Institutes of Health, Health ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/trees2008/E04.html
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Former President Clinton Undergoes More Surgery
... lobe of his left lung to collapse, says a statement on the Clinton Foundation's web site. ... Decortication refers to a surgical procedure done to free a ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20050308/former-pres...
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Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in assessing lung function in ...
Decortication of facet joints and transverse processes was made and bone grafts ... Volumetric measurements of total inspiratory and expiratory lung volume were ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2203977
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Pleural Effusion: Mediastinal and Pleural Disorders: Merck Manual ...
... a complication of pneumonia, thoracotomy, abscesses (lung, hepatic, or ... unsuccessful, thoracotomy with surgical decortication (eg, removal of scar, clot, ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec05/ch060/ch060d.html
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Spontaneous hemopneumothorax.
However, decortication was required in 3 of these patients because of a reactive fluid collection in the pleural space, which led to impaired lung expansion. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8823081
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Clinical quiz: Malaise, weight loss, pleuritic chest pain and ...
... a mass in the lower lobe of his right lung and a loculated effusion in the right ... video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and decortication of the right pleura. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2335187
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Surgical treatment of hydatid cysts of the lung: report on 1055 patients.
... carried out in 906 patients, 40 of whom also had decortication of the pleura. ... cystotomy with wedge resection of locally damaged lung (29 patients) and cyst ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=461752
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Respiratory function changes after asbestos pleurisy.
The pattern of lung function tests is sufficiently distinctive for it to be ... Decortication of the Lung in Tuberculous Disease: A Study in 43 Cases. Thorax. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=7361282
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List of oncology-related terms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... debulking operation - decitabine - decortication - deferoxamine - defibrotide ... small cell lung cancer - external radiation - external-beam radiation ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oncology-related_terms
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[Therapeutic options in malignant pleural mesothelioma]
... invasive palliative pleurectomy and decortication, and the role of radiotherapy, ... radiosensitive structures such as the lung, heart, liver, and kidneys. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15902599?ordinalpos=1&ito...
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Acute mediastinitis
Decortication of the lung was carried out. ... Concomitantly, he had decortication of the left lung and evacuation of the empyema. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1312210
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Pulmonary synovial sarcoma presenting as a pneumothorax during pregnancy.
... ultimately led to a video-assisted thoracoscopy and thorascopic decortication. ... Lung Neoplasms/complications. Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis* Lung Neoplasms/therapy ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18239021?dopt=Abstract
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Primary pleural epithelioid haemangioendothelioma with metastases to ...
He had a left lung decortication and resection of the pleural tumour. Figure 1 ... Lung metastasis of malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma mimicking a ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1770548
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Mesothelioma: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] - Yahoo! Health
Fine-needle (FNA) aspiration biopsy of the lung: The removal of tissue or fluid ... Pleurectomy and decortication: Surgery to remove part of the covering of the ...
http://health.yahoo.com/cancer-treatment/mesothelioma-treatm...
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Pulmonary Function Before and After Segmental Resection and After ...
Decortication of the Lung in Tuberculous Disease: A Study in 43 Cases. Thorax. ... before and after resection of tuberculous lung segments. Am Rev Tuberc. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1974422
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