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Fasciite Necrosante , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina , Infecções Estafilocócicas , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Tratamento Conservador , Fasciite Necrosante/diagnóstico , Fasciite Necrosante/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Meticilina , Infecções Estafilocócicas/diagnóstico , Infecções Estafilocócicas/tratamento farmacológico , Staphylococcus aureusRESUMO
Bronchopleural fistula, one of the most serious complications following pneumonectomy, has a complicated treatment protocol and carries a high mortality rate. We present a case report of a 75-year-old female with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lobe with positive peribronchial hilar nodes who underwent a right pneumonectomy. She represented with a large bronchopleural fistula one month postoperatively, eventually treated by a novel tracheobronchial stenting procedure.
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Brônquios/cirurgia , Fístula Brônquica/cirurgia , Doenças Pleurais/cirurgia , Implantação de Prótese/instrumentação , Stents , Traqueia/cirurgia , Idoso , Broncoscopia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Desenho de PróteseRESUMO
A substernal goitre is of clinical significance because its growth between the sternum anteriorly and vertebral bodies posteriorly leads to impingement on the surrounding structures and compressive symptoms. The incidence of substernal goitre is documented to vary between .02 and .5%. It accounts for 3-12% of mediastinal masses and is the most common superior mediastinal mass. This condition is important because it presents a diagnostic dilemma as its size and compressive symptoms mimic malignant disease, and an operative dilemma for the approach to its management. We present one of the largest reported retrosternal goitre cases in the literature.
