Publications by authors named "Taisei Aono"
A 57-year-old man underwent partial resection of the right diaphragm with invasive thymoma dissemination. Fifteen days after surgery, he suddenly developed right-sided chest pain with dyspnea and was raced to the hospital. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a massive right hemothorax, and emergency surgery was performed due to hemodynamic shock.
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- A 73-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a right pleural effusion, and imaging showed multifocal effusions, leading to drainage procedures.
- Actinomyces meyeri was identified in the pleural fluid, and despite initial antibiotic treatment, the patient required a surgical procedure to address empyema.
- After a successful operation and removal of the chest tube, the patient was discharged with a course of intravenous antibiotics followed by six months of oral antibiotics, as treatment for actinomycosis empyema typically lasts from 6 to 12 months.
A 26-year-old man referred to our hospital because of dysphagia and a mediastinal tumor detected on chest computed tomography (CT). A contrast-enhanced CT revealed a 12 cm long cystic tumor along the right thoracic esophagus. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed no abnormalities in the esophageal mucosa, and an unclear boundary between the tumor and the esophageal wall was observed by echography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 72-year-old man who underwent aortic valve replacement by a minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) approach two years ago was visited our hospital complaining of swelling and pain in the right anterior chest. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan showed that the right upper lobe protruded beyond the right second intercostal space and outside the thorax. He was diagnosed as a right intercostal lung hernia and underwent chest wall reconstruction with a substitute method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 80-year-old man who underwent right S1 segmentectomy three years ago was pointed out a mass shadow in the right upper lobe by chest computed tomography( CT). Because the mass was suspected of 2nd lung cancer, right upper lobectomy was performed. Air leakage from the chest tube appeared the day after the operation did not improve with the autologous blood patch pleurodesis.
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