Abstract：
:Despite many guidelines issued by national and professional societies, a detailed literature survey between the late 1940s and 2010 clearly demonstrates that several aspects of pneumothorax pathogenesis and treatment still remain controversial. Related to pathogenesis of primary pneumothorax, the current manuscript highlights why further studies are needed to explain 1) mechanism of the oxygenation impairment in presence of a large pneumothorax; 2) oxygenation differences between age and sex-matched patients with a pneumothorax of the same size; and 3) sequence of events in tension pneumothorax. Concerning the overall therapeutic approach, video-assisted technology provides a minimally invasive operative treatment. For this reason methods of recurrence prevention are now shared between interventional pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons. Although a significantly higher recurrence rates was reported in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax after simple pleural drainage versus thoracoscopic talc poudrage, (34% and 5% respectively), such a policy is still not widely adopted. Certain concerns that relate to the use of talc in relapse prevention are also discussed, showing that they are mostly dependent on the type of the talc used. Concerning secondary pneumothorax, specificities of different forms related to diagnostics and therapeutic approach are also pointed out. Lung tuberculosis as the underlying cause is particularly addressed, due to the challenge of the timely recognition of specific lesions and prompt initiation of the antituberculous medical treatment . Similarly, lung cancer is mentioned as a possible underlying cause in patients with delayed lung expansion.
journal_name
Minerva Chirjournal_title
Minerva chirurgicaauthors
Subotic D,Van Schil Psubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-08-01 00:00:00pages
347-60issue
4eissn
0026-4733issn
1827-1626pii
R06115375journal_volume
66pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:Carotid-jugular arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) are extremely rare with only 20 cases reported in the literature up to December 1996. The case of a 74-year-old man (the oldest reported in the literature) with abnormal communications between the external carotid artery and the internal jugular vein is reported. The condit...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The authors present a clinical contribution on Paget's disease of the breast, concerning 194 cases of mammary carcinoma observed in the period 1988-1995. Treatment strategy is discussed, particularly regarding the cases without a palpable node or positive mammography that can be cured by conservative operations or, mo...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Authors describe a rare case of malignant schwannoma of the omentum. The diagnosis of schwannomas is often late because of the absence of early clinical signs. Clinical, diagnostic and histopathological considerations of these neoplasias are described in this work. ...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Mirizzi syndrome is an unusual benign obstructive jaundice due to extrinsic mechanical compression of the common hepatic duct by gallstone impacted within the neck or cystic duct of the gallbladder. This syndrome is described either as an acute form due only to extrinsic compression of the common bile duct (type I...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In the orbital region the variety of tumors is so vast that even an expert oculoplastic surgeon may be deceived. The various tumors may be classified as benign, precancerous and malignant. Approximately 5-10% of all skin cancers occur in the eyelids. Incidence studies indicate that basal cell carcinoma is the most fre...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pancreatic pseudocysts are a rare pathology in pancreas diseases. Their incidence has been increasing in recent years and the man-woman ratio is equal. The aetiopathogenetic mechanism is attributable to dilation of the pancreatic ducts with later formation of a cyst due to blocked flow. Symptomatology is bound up prev...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-04-30 00:00:00
abstract：:Personal experience with papillotomy and papillosphincterotomy in calculosis of the PBD is reported. The indications and results obtained are discussed. The techniques employed are described and an assessment is made of the extent to which these operations can be performed without causing unnecessary damage to the sph...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1978-06-30 00:00:00
abstract：:A case of emergency revascularisation of the hepatic artery for liver necrosis following its forced ligature during corpo-caudal pancreatectomy for cancer of the pancreas in referred. Necrosis protection mechanisms, namely higher portal flow, increase in O2 extraction and collateral circulation are analysed. The thera...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-03-15 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:The aim of this article is to present a new method for treating spontaneous pneumothorax, the one window plus puncture method (1WP) in which a thin endoscope is used. METHODS:With the patient in the lateral position and under one-lung ventilation, a one-window working port was created on the ventral side. An intro...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma remains an entity that is hard to approach therapeutically and has shown disappointing results in terms of survival. For many years, the only accepted option for this setting was the use of a multikinase inhibitor, sorafenib. Nevertheless, through the years, a deeper knowledge has ari...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Typical sites of bronchogenic carcinoma metastases are liver, brain, bones or adrenal glands. Rarely and in advanced dissemination phase it could involve the skeletal muscle. Two cases of metastases in the skeletal muscle from bronchogenic carcinoma, one of which revealed this neoplasia, are reported. ...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Thymoma is the most common primary neoplasm of the tymus. The majority of thymomas are encapsulated masses and exhibit benign behavior. Less frequently they may be invasive, or rarely they may metastasize to distant sites. The usual clinical presentation is that of an anterior mediastinal mass found accidentally in an...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surgical management of external rectal prolapse (ERP) remains a challenge with the breadth of choices available and varies on the international, national, regional and locoregional level. Significant innovation has led to new techniques to manage ERP including changes to both abdominal and perineal approac...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.23736/S0026-4733.16.07205-9
更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Reference is made to a personal case in an examination of the more controversial aspects of segmentary necrosis of the main bile pathway. Attention is drawn to the leading features of the pathogenetic evolution of this lesion. Bearing in mind the almost insurmountable difficulty of formulating a preoperative diagnosis...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1979-05-31 00:00:00
abstract：:Two cases of Mirizzi's syndrome are reported. The syndrome consists of: external compression of the common bile duct due to a benign lesion (Type I)--presence of a cholecystobiliary fistula with impacted stones and partial or total obstruction of the hepatic duct (Type II). Clinical signs are non-specific and suggest ...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A 54 year-old man, without any remarkable medical history, was examined for recurrent episodes of colicky abdominal pain, over a period of nine months, with positive faecal occult blood test. Three months earlier he had undergone an extensive evaluation for a single episode of melaena, including upper gastrointestinal...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A case of aneurysm of the hepatic artery associated with aneurysm of the abdominal artery in fissuration is discussed. The indications, possibilities and limits of exclusion or removal of the aneurysm without reconstructing the main artery axis in the treatment of cases involving the hepatic artery are examined in the...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1978-01-15 00:00:00
abstract：:The role of aminophylline in the re-formation of peritoneal adhesions was considered in 23 rats. Since the adhesions were obtained, the animals were subsequently divided into three groups, the first one containing seven units, the others containing eight animals each. During the four days prior the surgery, allopurino...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-03-15 00:00:00
abstract：:The jejunal free flap is a standard technique in the reconstruction of hypopharyngeal and cervical esophageal defects. Conventional harvesting of the jejunal segment is performed with midline open laparotomy, which is associated with complications including prolonged ileus, abdominal pain, wound infection or dehiscenc...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Late thrombosis of inserted prosthetic grafts for arterial reconstructive surgery is one of the most frequent late complication. Its incidence is influenced by many factors: hemodynamic conditions, quality of run-in and run-off, technical aspects of the primary repair. Progressive arteriosclerosis in femoral vessels w...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-03-31 00:00:00
abstract：:The biological and synthetic materials employed over the years for filling breasts after mastectomy or for congenital malformations are reviewed. At the start of the century, breast shape and volume were changed by adipose tissue grafts. In the 50s and 60s dermo-fibro-adipose grafts and later auto-grafts and grafts of...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-09-30 00:00:00
abstract：:Patients with cirrhosis have reduced life expectancy. Surgery is often associated with clinical decompensation in this group of patients. The purpose of this paper is to study the surgical risk in cirrhotic patients undergoing nonderivative operations. Unfortunately, most of the studies in the literature about this pr...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Blunt transhiatal esophagectomy is largely performed in selected cases of esophageal cancer following the experience of Mark Orringer. We have recently performed five consecutive video-laparoscopy-assisted transhiatal esophagectomies in order to help the esophageal dissection and to avoid injuries to mediastinal struc...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:The aims of this study were to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of an antibedsore overlay in 3D structure of new conception towards an overlay of common use. Evaluation parameters: wound area reduction, healing, safety and comfort. METHODS:Open randomized multicenter study comparing the two overlays for ...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Mean daily doses of 4-800,000 units iant. Cal. Trasylol administered i.v. for about 7 days prevented oedema and improved circulation after revascularisation surgery of the lower extremities involving the femoropopliteal axis in a large number of clinical cases. ...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1975-02-15 00:00:00
abstract：:40 patients with an endoscopic diagnosis of bleeding gastric or duodenal lesions have been examined in a double blind study. The haemorrhages were subdivided into slight and serious on the basis of objective parameters. Cimetidine (1.2 g/die i.v.) or placebo in a preparation indistinguishable from the drug were admini...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1981-10-15 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess retrospectively at 5 years the clinical outcome of bone regeneration in patients who underwent maxillary sinus lift with different equine-derived, enzyme-deantigenated equine bone grafts, and simultaneous placement of acid-etched surface implants. METHODS:Eighteen patients (10 m...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increasing preference for early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ELC) as compared to delayed LC (DLC) in the management of acute cholecystitis (AC). Conversion to open cholecystectomy (LOC) remains an important outcome. We aim to compare ELC and DLC outcomes and identify LOC predictors. METHODS:Ret...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4733.17.07412-0
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An increased risk of colorectal cancer has been reported in first-degree relatives of affected patients, and following cholecystectomy or partial gastrectomy for benign peptic ulcer disease. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of these potential risk factors in 197 patients (127 males, 70 females, mean ...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00
