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How To Manage Tracheo-Innominate Fistula

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1 percent of tracheostomies. 9 There may be no time in which to perform a CT scan, and as noted above, CTA and laryngoscopy may show no remarkable findings of fistula. More recently management has involved endovascular stenting of the innominate artery. 2005;128: 3906-9. It occurs after an estimated 0.1-1 J Vasc Surg.

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Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio: Updates in Prognosticating Fournier Gangrene in the Emergency Department

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1 His description of cases of life-threatening infections in the perineal, genital or perianal regions were thought to be idiopathic in previously healthy men. 3-5 Fournier gangrene is a type of necrotizing soft tissue infection, which can be categorized into four types based on the infectious organism involved and other features (Table 1).