No abstract available.
Thoracotomy*

1. This is a report of ten cases of primary cancer which were treated vigorously as pulmonary tuberculosis for several months (3 to 9 months) merely on a radiological finding2. The absence of facilities in our hospital prevented our TB experts from undertaking a more aggressive search for the tubercle bacillus3. Without bacteriologic evidence or confirmation, a lung shadow must not be considered tuberculous and treated as such4. When the usual diagnostic studies are inconclusive on a highly suspicious case of cancer, early exploratory thoracotomy should be done5. The observation period should be from two to four weeks, not more, as the risk of delay is greater than the hazards of surgery6. Two of our cases had coexistent cancer and tuberculosis7. This insouciant thinking of treating a case as tuberculous on the basis of a chest X-ray is fraught with dangers. (Summary and Conclusions)
Thoracotomy

No abstract available.
Blister* ; Thoracotomy*

No abstract available.
Pneumothorax* ; Thoracotomy*

No abstract available.
Pneumothorax* ; Thoracotomy*

No abstract available.
Pneumothorax* ; Thoracotomy*

No abstract available.
Hyperhidrosis* ; Thoracotomy*

1. Forty-one cases of empyema thoracis treated with intercostal thoracotomy and open drainage are reported2. In more than 80 per cent of the bacteriologically examined cases the causative organism was pneumococcus3. The comparative study of the various reports on the therapy of empyema shows that pleurotomy gives a lower death rate, a shorter recovery period, and a higher percentage of cures, than closed drainage, ribresection, and repeated aspirations4. The average recovery period of the cases was 35.8 days. With properly timed operations and subsequent establishment and maintenance of adequate drainage, the period of convalescence was reduced to less than 24.88 days, the latter being the recovery period for uncomplicated empyema cases5. The optimum time for operation is in the fifth week after the onset of pneumonia. In the presence of infections other than empyema, better results were obtained when the operation was done within the optimum time for intervention, even if there were active but regressing complications, than when the operation was postponed to a later date when the coexisting infection had completely resolved6. Well-carried out lung gymnastics contributed to the early recovery from the temporary disabilities resulting from pleurotomy.(Summary)
Child, Thoracotomy

No abstract available.
Humans ; Thoracic Injuries* ; Thoracotomy*

Interfascial plane block is a quick,safe and simple technique that offers effective analgesia for video-assisted thoracotomy.However,the currently described methods still have certain limitations.We explored the application of a novel interfascial plane block method-iliocostal plane block in video-assisted thoracotomy,along with the use of stained cadaveric anatomy,with an attempt to shed new light on the analgesia for video-assisted thoracotomy.
Analgesia ; Humans ; Thoracotomy