The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Feb 1986
Case ReportsSubarachnoid-pleural fistula. Case report and review of the literature.
A case is described of a subarachnoid-pleural fistula developing after resection of an intrathoracic benign nerve sheath tumor near the eleventh thoracic vertebra. The fistula was demonstrated by myelography and was corrected surgically. Of 12 previously reported cases, 11 occurred after trauma and one after an operation.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Feb 1986
Comparative StudyInhibition of pulmonary surfactant by plasma from normal adults and from patients having cardiopulmonary bypass.
Plasma from normal adults and from children and adults having cardiopulmonary bypass inhibited the ability of pulmonary surfactant to reach low surface tension in proportion to the amount of protein added. No increase in the extent of inhibition of surfactant action per milligram of protein was seen in plasma taken before or after bypass in adults or children.