2019
Medical and Surgical Management of Empyema
Godfrey M, Bramley K, Detterbeck F. Medical and Surgical Management of Empyema. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2019, 40: 361-374. PMID: 31525811, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1694699.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVideo-assisted thoracic surgeryChest tube drainageCommon clinical problemIntrapleural fibrinolyticsSurgical decorticationMost patientsTube drainageClinical courseSurgical managementTherapeutic optionsThoracic surgeryPresent cliniciansPleural spaceClinical problemDisease processEarly interventionCulture resultsEarly drainagePhysiologic impactEmpyemaMultidisciplinary collaborationClear benefitCliniciansAntibioticsIntervention
2013
Pediatric thymomas: report of two cases and comprehensive review of the literature
Fonseca AL, Ozgediz DE, Christison-Lagay ER, Detterbeck FC, Caty MG. Pediatric thymomas: report of two cases and comprehensive review of the literature. Pediatric Surgery International 2013, 30: 275-286. PMID: 24322668, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-013-3438-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage diseaseSurgical excisionRare pediatric malignancyMasaoka stage IEarly-stage diseaseSlight male predominanceTreatment of thymomaLate-stage diseaseMulti-institutional studyPediatric thymomaAdjuvant therapyClinical courseMyasthenia gravisPrognostic factorsMale predominanceIndolent behaviorPediatric malignanciesRare tumorCase reportReference listsStage IIIThymomaStage IStage IVPubMed database