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open surgical decortication
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what is 'open surgical decortication'?
Definition for Open surgical decortication
Open surgical decortication is also known as: Open thoracotomy for debridement
Open surgical decortication is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: empyema.
related diagnosis for 'open surgical decortication'
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empyema
pus in sac enclosing lung
Open surgical decortication and empyema
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Arterial Blood Gas
Open surgical decortication and Arterial Blood Gas
Blood culture
Open surgical decortication and Blood culture
CT chest
Open surgical decortication and CT chest
CT scan
Open surgical decortication and CT scan
Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
Open surgical decortication and Chest X-ray
Complete Blood Count
Open surgical decortication and Complete Blood Count
Decortication of Lung
Open surgical decortication and Decortication of Lung
Drainage of Pleural Cavity
Open surgical decortication and Drainage of Pleural Cavity
Gram stain
Open surgical decortication and Gram stain
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
Open surgical decortication and Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
Oxygen
Open surgical decortication and Oxygen
Pulse oximetry
Oximetry
Open surgical decortication and Pulse oximetry
Sputum analysis
Open surgical decortication and Sputum analysis
Thoracentesis
Open surgical decortication and Thoracentesis
Thoracic ultrasound
Open surgical decortication and Thoracic ultrasound
Thoracoscopic debridement
Open surgical decortication and Thoracoscopic debridement
Thoracotomy
Open surgical decortication and Thoracotomy
Tube thoracostomy
Open surgical decortication and Tube thoracostomy
Ultrasound guided drainage
Open surgical decortication and Ultrasound guided drainage
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
Open surgical decortication and Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
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alteplase
Open surgical decortication and alteplase
alteplase(activase , cathflo activase)
Open surgical decortication and alteplase(activase , cathflo activase)
cefuroxime
Open surgical decortication and cefuroxime
cefuroxime(ceftin)
Open surgical decortication and cefuroxime(ceftin)
clindamycin
Open surgical decortication and clindamycin
clindamycin(cleocin hcl)
Open surgical decortication and clindamycin(cleocin hcl)
vancomycin
Open surgical decortication and vancomycin
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- Open surgical decortication
eMedicine - Empyema, Pleuropulmonary : Article by Sat Sharma
... BC, Hippocrates recommended treating empyema with open drainage. ... century, surgical therapies for empyema (eg, thoracoplasty, decortication) were introduced. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic659.htm
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eMedicine - Pleural Effusion : Article by Jeffrey Rubins
Approximately 1 million pleural effusions are diagnosed in the United States ... and organize to form fibrous peels that might require surgical decortication. ...
http://emedicine.com/MED/topic1843.htm
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Pleurisy Causes, Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Treatment on MedicineNet.com
... scar tissue (adhesions), there is a need for "decortication. ... Sometimes, an open surgical procedure (thoracotomy) is required for more complicated cases. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/pleurisy/page3.htm
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Guest Editorial: Open-Heart Surgery in Nigeria
... the heavy financial outlay for surgical treatment, cardiac patients must pay ... Pyothorax that required decortication was high on the list of pleural ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1847931
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Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment. ... The following surgical treatments may be used for malignant mesothelioma: ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malignantm...
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eMedicine - Empyema, Pleuropulmonary : Article Excerpt by Sat Sharma
... BC, Hippocrates recommended treating empyema with open drainage. ... century, surgical therapies for empyema (eg, thoracoplasty, decortication) were introduced. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/Empyema--Pleuropulmonary.htm
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Hepatectomy for pyogenic liver abscess
... which necessitated decortication, and she remained in hospital for 90 ... The major shift from open surgical treatment to percutaneous needle aspiration ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2020568
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eMedicine - Empyema, Pleuropulmonary : Article Excerpt by: Sat Sharma ...
... BC, Hippocrates recommended treating empyema with open drainage. ... century, surgical therapies for empyema (eg, thoracoplasty, decortication) were introduced. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/empyema-pleuropulmonary.htm
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eMedicine - Rhinoplasty, Basic Open Technique : Article Excerpt by ...
Rhinoplasty, Basic Open Technique - Rhinoplasty alters the aesthetic appearance and functional properties of the nose with surgical manipulation of the skin, ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/byname/rhinoplasty-basic-open-technique.htm
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Successful outcome of six-level cervicothoracic corpectomy and ...
... posterior instrumentation using modern spinal surgical techniques and implants. ... Thorough decortication of the facet joints from C2?T4 was performed. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1602202
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Brain herniation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... the cerebral cortex in a process called decortication.[5] The uncus can squeeze ... the brain squeezes through a fracture or a surgical site in the skull.[2] ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_herniation
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eMedicine - Rhinoplasty, Basic Open Technique : Article by Jugpal S Arneja
The Ebers Papyrus from Egypt (dating from ~3500 BCE) ... properties of the nose with surgical manipulation of the skin, underlying cartilage, and bone. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic71.htm
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eMedicine - Empyema : Article Excerpt by Marc Tobler
Empyema is inflammatory fluid and debris in the pleural space. ... ranges from minimally invasive catheter drainage to open surgical decortication. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/byname/empyema.htm
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Empyema - eMedicine.com
Clinical overview of the condition in which inflammatory fluid and debris collects within the pleural space.
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic245.htm
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Regular review: The pleural cavity
... presenting empyema should be treated by decortication if the patient is fit, but ... rest of the pleural space, it can be left open to atmospheric pressure. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1127313
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Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. ... decortication (de-KOR-tih-KAY-shun) Removal of part or all of the external surface of an organ. ...
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Multimodal treatment for resectable epithelial type malignant pleural ...
... pneumonectomy (EPP) is the surgical treatment of choice for MPM ... between palliative surgery, such as decortication, and EPP (26% and 30%, respectively) ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=419371
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Former President Clinton Undergoes More Surgery
... decortication, carries a low risk and is occasionally needed after open-heart ... Decortication refers to a surgical procedure done to free a fibrous capsule that ...
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20050308/former-pres...
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eMedicine - Empyema : Article by Peter H Michelson
The practice of surgical drainage as part of therapy for empyema has continued ... The controversial role of decortication in the management of pediatric empyema. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic666.htm
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Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. ... decortication (de-KOR-tih-KAY-shun) Removal of part or all of the external surface of an organ. ...
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eMedicine - Pneumonia, Aspiration : Article by Anita B Varkey
Surgical Care. No role for surgical care exists, except in cases with complications. ... eg, closed tube drainage of an empyema, open tube drainage, and decortication ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic175.htm
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eMedicine - Hemothorax : Article by Mary C Mancini
It requires surgical drainage and, possibly, decortication. ... and can be used to cover the patient, leaving only the operative field open. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2915.htm
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Lateral Epicondylitis - eMedicine.com
Article by Brett D Owens, MD with pictures and information about the workup, treatment, and complications of the condition.
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic510.htm
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Management of empyema thoracis.
Surgical significance of the endothoracic fascia. ... Clagett open-window thoracostomy in patients with empyema who had and had not ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1294690
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eMedicine - Thoracic Spine Fractures and Dislocations : Article by ...
From this, modern surgical techniques and instrumentation have developed. ... Dural tears can occur during exposure, instrumentation, or decortication. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic567.htm
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eMedicine - Infections of the Lung, Pleura and Mediastinum: Surgical ...
Infections of the Lung, Pleura and Mediastinum: Surgical Perspective - Because of the broad nature of this ... and open decortication, were performed. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic3089.htm
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Primary pleural epithelioid haemangioendothelioma with metastases to ...
... metastatic cutaneous nodules after decortication of the primary pleural tumour ... uniform appearing nuclei, with open chromatin and a single prominent ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1770548
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eMedicine - Empyema and Bronchopleural Fistula : Article by Jeffrey J Rentz
Early treatment of empyema involved open drainage. ... J Rentz, MD, Fellow in Surgical Research, Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic505.htm
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Pericardiectomy for Chronic Constrictive Tuberculous Pericarditis
... the predictors of early and long-term survival in the surgical treatment of ... constriction are most commonly the results of incomplete decortication. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=197314
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Clinical review: Drotrecogin alfa (activated) as adjunctive therapy for ...
... from the PROWESS study and open label studies, the bleeding risks associated ... 455 patients were classified as surgical because they underwent surgery within ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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eMedicine - Carcinoid Lung Tumors : Article by Mary C Mancini
... Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, and Southern Thoracic Surgical Association ... Thoracoscopic or open wedge resection of a peripheral carcinoid tumor ...
http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2982.htm
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eMedicine - Rhinoplasty, Multiracial : Article by Manoj T Abraham
... authors believe that the open decortication approach offers the best ... female Latino nose, revised aesthetic concepts and their surgical implications. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic113.htm
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eMedicine - Lumbar Spine Fractures and Dislocations : Article by ...
... cases were hopeless and caused surgical stabilization of the traumatized spine ... The wound may be packed open or closed using retention sutures. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/fulltopic/topic176.htm
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eMedicine - Wrist Arthrodesis : Article by John J Walsh, IV
... procedures consisted of decortication and combinations of corticocancellous ... Limited wrist arthrodesis is the surgical fusion of selected bones of the wrist. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/fulltopic/topic367.htm
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eMedicine - Spinal Dislocations : Article by Jacob Goodrich, MD
The surgical approach allows for earlier mobilization, minimizing medical ... Because the spinal canal may be open and the dura exposed, care must be taken ...
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic441.htm
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Mesothelioma: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] - Yahoo! Health
Pleurectomy and decortication, with or without radiation therapy, as palliative ... Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/cancer-treatment/mesothelioma-treatm...
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eMedicine - Degenerative Disk Disease : Article by Stephen Kishner
The FONAR company was incorporated in 1978 and produced the first open MRI in 1982. ... The surgical management of cervical spinal stenosis, spondylosis, and ...
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic480.htm
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eMedicine - Pleural Effusion : Article by Ibrahim Abdulhamid
Pleural effusion is defined as the collection of at least 10 ... further surgical intervention, 3 needed VATS, and one had open thoracotomy with decortication. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1824.htm
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OPERATIONS ON THE PERICARDIUM?A Review of Current Surgical Procedures
... the tamponade, renders open operation unnecessary unless ... important to pay more attention to decortication of the left heart than was formerly believed. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=1532641
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Acute mediastinitis
... antibiotic therapy and wellplanned surgical intervention may favorably alter the ... Decortication of the lung was carried out. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1312210
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Percutaneous device closure of a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular ...
... in 1999 together with open mapping and ablation. ... sided empyema, which required surgical decortication through a left thoracotomy in late 2000. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1768483
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Ten_m3 Regulates Eye-Specific Patterning in the Mammalian Visual ...
... © 2007 Leamey et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of ... All surgical manipulations were performed under anaesthesia induced and ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1964777
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Pneumococcal Infections - eMedicine.com
Clinical overview of the respiratory illnesses caused by pneumococcus bacterial, including differentials, medication options, and follow-up care.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1848.htm
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Explosive pleuritis
... a loculated parapneumonic effusion that required decortication. ... and ceftriaxone, and conservative surgical methods in the management of the empyema. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2094803
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eMedicine - Klippel-Feil Syndrome : Article by J Andy Sullivan
... the need for delicate exposure, decortication using an air drill, and ... The surgical treatment of instability of the upper part of the cervical spine in ...
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/TOPIC408.HTM
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Spared nerve injury rats exhibit thermal hyperalgesia on an automated ...
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative ... surgical suture (3-0 silk, REF 1124-11, Sherwood Medical, USA), treated with a ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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eMedicine - Pneumonia : Article by Nicholas John Bennett
... positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and keep their lower airways open. ... when making treatment decisions (eg, whether to perform surgical debridement ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1833.htm
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eMedicine - Effusion, Pleural : Article by Omar Lababede
... surgery (including thoracotomy with or without decortication and rib resection) ... by the vague density but, rather, are still visible through it (open arrow) ...
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/TOPIC233.HTM
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IMRT using simultaneously integrated boost (SIB) in head and neck ...
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative ... which was resolved by lingual bone decortication, grade 3 dysphagia in 2 cases, ...
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eMedicine - Meningitis, Bacterial : Article by Martha L Miller
... these changes result in decortication or decerebration and can progress ... antibiotics, hyperalimentation, and who undergo various surgical procedures, ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic198.htm
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