Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Dec 2011
Case ReportsCoagulase-negative Staphylococcus endocarditis: Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is an infrequent cause of native valve endocarditis. A case of triple-valve involvement of Staphylococcus lugdunensis with intracardiac fistula formation in a 47-year-old woman was managed successfully with surgery. The importance of early diagnosis and prompt referral for surgical treatment is highlighted.
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A 67-year-old male smoker presented with hemoptysis and recurrent pneumonia. Chest computed tomography showed an emphysematous cyst and air-fluid level cavities in the left lower lobe. ⋯ Histopathology revealed adenocarcinoma within the sequestrated lobe. Only 8 cases of lung cancer and sequestration have been reported since 1963.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Dec 2011
Case ReportsThoracoscopic management of spontaneous pneumothorax due to azygos lobe bullae.
A 22-year-old man presented with recurrent right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax caused by rupture of azygos lobe bullae. Surgical management was successfully completed using a video-assisted thoracoscopic approach. Resection of the bullae harboring azygos lobe and subsequent pleurodesis were performed, sparing the meso-azygos and azygos vein.