We present 2 patients who developed spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) following rapid regression of lymphoma and rhabdomyosarcoma with lung metastases. Case 1, a 43-year old man was admitted to our hospital with dyspnea 10 days before admission. He denied any recent trauma or previous treatment for lung tuberculosis. Three weeks prior to admission, he received first cycle of CHOP for non-Hodgkin's ...

Abstract Background pacemaker (PMK) implantation is a routinary procedure although it isn’t free from complications, some of with could be life–treathing. Case report: A female 84 years old hypertensive cardiomiopathy and atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation theraphy Dabigatran was subjected (29th Sept) for sick sinus syndrome (SSS) after syncope. The day the chest radiography showed left–api...

OBJECTIVE Human echinococcosis remains a serious health problem for the Mediterranean countries, among them Greece. As there is no effective medical therapy, surgery is still the treatment of choice. MATERIAL AND METHODS We present our experience in the surgical management of hydatidosis by a transthoracic approach, based on 85 patients (49 male, 36 female, aged 4-86 years) treated during 198...

In describing 500 cannulations of the internal jugular vein using their innovative technique, English et al recorded as complications one pneumothorax and three haematomas formed by entering an artery.' Other rare early complications of this or of closely related methods have subsequently been encountered, chiefly in small infants. These include pleural damage with pneumothorax, direct tracheal...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the serial CT findings of Paragonimus westermani infected dogs and the microscopic structures of the worm cysts using Micro-CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was approved by the committee on animal research at our institution. Fifteen dogs infected with P. westermani underwent serial contrast-enhanced CT scans at pre-infection, after 10 days of infection, and month...

BACKGROUND Idiopathic esophageal achalasia is an inflammatory disease of unknown origin, characterized by aperistalsis of the esophageal body and failure of the lower esophageal sphincter in response to swallowing, with consequent dysphagia. AIM To demonstrate the results of surgical therapy in these patients, evaluating the occurred local and systemic complications. METHODS Were studied re...

Introduction Since the start of COVID19 pandemic, numerous patients have exhibited symptoms related to viral infection once acute phase has resolved. The most frequent are fatigue or weakness, cognitive difficulties, insomnia, and anxiety depression. It been observed that persistence these is more common in cases severe infections. Objectives We expose a case exemplifies it; A 60-year-old man s...

OBJECTIVE Hydatid cyst disease, endemic in Eastern region of Turkey, is a significant parasitic public health problem. In this study, pleural complications of hydatid cysts were presented in 76 cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS In our study, of the 412 pulmonary hydatid cyst cases operated on between 2003 and 2011, 76 cases had ruptured into the pleura for various reasons, and the different clinic...

<b>Hintergrund:</b> Das lepidische Adenokarzinom stellt ein histologisches Muster des nicht kleinzelligen Lungenkrebses dar, der charakteristischerweise in Peripherie Lunge entsteht und sich entlang bereits bestehenden Alveolarwände ausbreitet. Nicht invasive Varianten lepidischen Adenokarzinoms sind abhängig von Zerstörung Parenchyms, Gefäß- oder Pleurainvasion. Die prädominant Lun...