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Poor prognosis associated with thrombocytosis in patients with renal cell carcinoma by Symbas, N.P., Townsend, M.F., El‐Galley, R., Keane, T.E., Graham, S.D., Petros, J.A.

“…Objectives To better define the relationship between platelet count and survival using a retrospective analysis in patients with thrombocytosis and metastatic…”
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Blunt cardiac rupture: the utility of emergency department ultrasound by Symbas, Nikolas P, Bongiorno, Philip F, Symbas, Panagiotis N

“…Background. Rupture of the heart is usually a fatal injury in patients sustaining blunt trauma. Those arriving in the emergency department alive can be saved…”
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Penetrating cardiac trauma at an urban trauma center: a 22-year perspective by Thourani, V H, Feliciano, D V, Cooper, W A, Brady, K M, Adams, A B, Rozycki, G S, Symbas, P N

“…This is a report of a 22-year experience with penetrating cardiac trauma at a single urban Level I trauma center. We conducted a retrospective chart review…”
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Rupture of the airways from blunt trauma: Treatment of complex injuries by Symbas, Panagiotis N., Justicz, Alexander G., Ricketts, Richard R.

“…Tracheobronchial rupture from blunt trauma is usually single and transverse but may be longitudinal or complex, a combination of various sites and forms of…”
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Rupture of the ascending aorta caused by blunt trauma by Symbas, Peter J, Horsley, W.Stewart, Symbas, Panagiotis N

“…Background. Rupture of the ascending aorta caused by blunt trauma rarely has been diagnosed and treated. As a result, the clinical manifestations and…”
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Pneumocephalus complicating routine thoracotomy: Symptoms, diagnosis, and management by Morris Brown, W., Symbas, Panagiotis N.

“…Pneumocephalus resulting from a subarachnoid-pleural fistula most commonly occurs after trauma. Such a complication is very rarely seen after thoracotomy…”
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Chest drainage tubes by Symbas, P N

“…In general, appropriate use of tube thoracostomy results in complete drainage of the collected air and fluid in the pleural space and allows full expansion and…”
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Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: immediate and late results by Justicz, A G, Symbas, P N

“…The management of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus (SRE) is still somewhat controversial, but primary repair, with or without suture line plication,…”
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Rib fractures in coronary bypass patients: radionuclide detection by Greenwald, L V, Baisden, C E, Symbas, P N

“…Sternal retraction can cause the first rib to be fractured posteriorly, injuring the brachial plexus. The authors conducted bone scans of 24 consecutive…”
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Missiles in the heart by Symbas, Panagiotis N., Vlasis-Hale, Sue E., Picone, Anthony L., Hatcher, Charles R.

“…The records of 24 patients who had a missile retained in the heart and who were treated at Grady Memorial Hospital from 1968 to 1987 were reviewed. In 22, the…”
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Esophageal gunshot injuries by Symbas, P N, Hatcher, Jr, C R, Vlasis, S E

“…During a 15-year period from August 1964 to August 1979, 48 patients with gunshot wound of the esophagus (24 of the cervical, 17 of the thoracic, and seven of…”
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Blunt and Penetrating Diaphragmatic Injuries with or without Herniation of Organs into the Chest by Symbas, Panagiotis N., Vlasis, Sue Ellen, Hatcher, Charles

“…From 1970 to 1984, 189 patients with penetrating injury and 20 with blunt injury were treated at Grady Memorial Hospital. One hundred eighty-five patients with…”
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Penetrating cardiac wounds: A comparison of different therapeutic methods by Symbas, P N, Harlaftis, N, Waldo, W J

“…The management of penetrating wounds of the heart has been controversial. During the last 10 years we have used 3 different therapeutic approaches for the…”
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Pulmonary Artery Balloon Counterpulsation for Treatment of Intraoperative Right Ventricular Failure by Symbas, P.N., McKeown, P.P., Santora, A.H., Vlasis, S.E.

“…Pulmonary artery balloon counterpulsation was used in 3 patients who underwent open-heart operation for the treatment of acquired cardiac lesions. This form of…”
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Cross-clamping of the descending aorta. Hemodynamic and neurohumoral effects by Symbas, P N, Pfaender, L M, Drucker, M H, Lester, J L, Gravanis, M B, Zacharopoulos, L

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Delayed sequelae of thoracic trauma by Symbas, P N, Gott, J P

“…A high index of suspicion of the presence of post-traumatic residual sequelae usually leads to early diagnosis of these lesions. The type and site of the…”
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Tracheoesophageal Fistula from Carcinoma of the Esophagus by Symbas, P.N., McKeown, P.P., Hatcher, C.R., Vlasis, S.E.

“…The records of the patients with tracheoesophageal fistula from carcinoma of the esophagus treated from 1970 to 1983 were reviewed to assess the length and…”
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Bullet emboli in the pulmonary and systemic arteries by Symbas, P N, Harlaftis, N

“…Bullet embolization into the systemic and the pulmonary circulation is a rare complication of penetrating wounds. From 1966 to 1975 10 patients with bullet…”
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Internal Temporary Aortic Shunt for Managing Lesions of the Descending Thoracic Aorta by Zacharopoulos, L., Symbas, P.N.

“…An intraaortic shunt was used to maintain distal organ perfusion during experimental descending aortic cross-clamping and graft interposition in the descending…”
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Partial replacement of the left ventricular free wall with a Dacron graft: a 14 year follow-up by Symbas, P N, Lutz, J F, Vlasis, S E

“…The 14 year follow-up is presented of a patient in whom the free wall of the left ventricle was replaced with a Dacron graft subsequent to a self-inflicted…”
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