Publications by authors named "Athanassios Krassas"

: Platypnoea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome is an uncommon phenomenon characterized by dyspnea/arterial desaturation in the standing position, resolving in recumbency. Some patients present with Platypnoea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome in the early-or-late post-operative period after major lung resection (lobectomy/pneumonectomy). The main cause of Platypnoea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome is an intracardiac anomaly (Patent Foramen Ovalis/Atrial Septal Defect) leading to right-to-left shunt.

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Postintubation tracheobronchial laceration is a rare complication of endotracheal intubation. It requires early serial treatment in cases of pneumomediastinum with difficulty in ventilation to prevent mediastinitis and stricture. The surgical access to the posterior tracheal wall depends on the site of the laceration.

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Pyopericardium is a rare entity associated with a high mortality. We report a case of a 44-year old man presenting with simultaneous constrictive pericarditis and pyopericardium due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Pericardiectomy and epicardiectomy were performed without cardiopulmonary bypass, with an excellent result.

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