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A case report of empyema caused by Enterococcus gallinarum.
BMC Infect Dis
August 2024
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, No.168 Hongkong Road, Wuhan, 430000, Hubei, China.
Background: Enterococcus gallinarum is an infrequently intestinal symbiotic pathogen associated with nosocomial infection in immunocompromised individuals. To date, rare cases of pulmonary infection attributable to Enterococcus gallinarum were reported. Herein, we presented the first case of empyema resulting from Enterococcus gallinarum infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Surgery for complicated accessory lobe of the azygos vein].
Khirurgiia (Mosk)
June 2024
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
Congenital anomalies of respiratory system are quite diverse and not all of them are subject to surgical treatment. One example is accessory lobe of the azygos vein. This anomaly usually has no clinical manifestations and requires only follow-up, as well as attention in surgery on the right half of the chest for some other disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSingle-centre observational study of the safety and efficacy of thoracoscopy under local anaesthesia for the management of thoracic infections.
BMC Res Notes
May 2024
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, 1-1, Fukakusa-Mukaihata, Fushimi, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Objectives: Thoracoscopy under local anaesthesia is widely performed to diagnose malignancies and infectious diseases. However, few reports have described the use of this procedure for diagnosing and treating intrathoracic infections. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of thoracoscopy under local anaesthesia for the management of intrathoracic infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThoracoscopic McKeown esophagectomy in a patient with an azygos lobe.
J Cardiothorac Surg
March 2024
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan.
Background: The azygos lobe is a relatively rare anatomical variation, and there have been no reports, until date, of thoracoscopic McKeown esophagectomy for esophageal cancer in a patient with an azygos lobe. The azygos lobe can be diagnosed by chest X-ray or CT, and is usually not associated with any symptoms. However, surgeons should be aware that transthoracic surgical procedures in patients with an azygos lobe could be associated with a high risk of complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntrathoracic Transposition of a Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap for Complicated Chronic Empyema Thoracis: A Plea for its Popularity in our Subregion.
West Afr J Med
January 2024
Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Garki Hospital, Abuja.
Introduction: Empyema thoracis is a debilitating disease that still constitutes a significant burden among thoracic surgical diseases in our environment. It sometimes occurs secondary to ruptured lung abscess with varying degrees of lung destruction and bronchopleural fistula.
Case Report: A 65-year-old woman presented to our unit with a two-month history of cough which subsequently became productive of purulent sputum and posture-dependent, and fever, with progressive dyspnea on exertion.
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