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Hospitals, Military , Hospitals, Public , Wounds and Injuries/therapy , History, 20th Century , Humans , Italy , WarfareABSTRACT
The details of the first successful total repair of congenital atresia of the esophagus with tracheoesophageal fistula are given, and the background of surgical experience against which this operation stands preeminent is outlined.
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Esophageal Atresia/history , Tracheoesophageal Fistula/history , Esophageal Atresia/complications , Esophageal Atresia/surgery , Female , History, 20th Century , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Methods , Tracheoesophageal Fistula/complications , Tracheoesophageal Fistula/surgeryABSTRACT
This is the tenth case report of a subarchnoid-pleural fistula. One of the authors (H. T. L.) reported the first case in 1959. This case reconfirms the value of myelography in making the diagnosis and localizing the surgical target. In addition, it demonstrates the usefullness of the Risa-131 scanning techniques for this condition. The use of methyl methacrylate plastic adhesive for closure of such a fistula has not been previously reported.
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Fistula/surgery , Pleural Diseases/surgery , Subarachnoid Space , Adult , Fistula/diagnostic imaging , Fistula/etiology , Humans , Male , Pleural Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Pleural Diseases/etiology , Radiography , Spinal Injuries/complications , Spinal Injuries/etiology , Thoracic Vertebrae , Wounds, Gunshot/complicationsABSTRACT
Lower lobe atelectasis may simulate paraspinal tumor or abscess when margins of the completely collapsed lobe become rounded laterally and the inferior edge separates from the diaphragm. We believe this unusual appearance relates to (1) influence of the pulmonary ligament and (2) total collapse of the lobe to its minimum possible volume. Three cases of different etiologies are herein presented.