Tuberculous empyema is usually caused by rupture of a subpleural parenchymal focus through the visceral pleura. The immediate result of such a rupture is the occurrence of hydrothorax, the so-called idiopathic pleural effusion. In most instances, particularly with adequate drug treatment, the site of rupture seals. The fluid is then absorbed or removed by thoracentesis and the lung re-expanded,...

Background: Spinal subdural empyema (SSE) is rare, with less than 70 case reports in adults. The pathomechanism of infection and vulnerable patient populations have yet to be delineated. Reported outcomes are varied. Case Description: Case report of an isolated spinal subdural empyema with no obvious source in a 65-year-old female presenting with an acute neurologic deficit requiring emergent s...

ular surgical procedure to treat morbid obesity [1]. StomaphyX (endoGastric Solutions Inc., Redmond, Washington, USA) is designed for incisionless transoral endoscopic plication and revision of the gastric pouch (EPRGP) in case of pouch dilation with weight gain [2,3]. Nonresorbable polypropylene fasteners create fullthickness plications of the pouch wall, reducing its volume. StomaphyX was cle...

OBJECTIVES To determine predictors for surgical intervention of thoracic empyema in children, and its associated morbidity. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of medical records of children with empyema thoracis admitted in the Maternity and Children Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia between January 2007 and January 2012. The data extracted included: socio-demographic ...

Address for correspondence: Szymon Smoliński MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wielkopolskie Centrum Pulmonologii i Torakochirurgii, 62 Szamarzewskiego St, 60-569 Poznan, Poland, phone: +48 606 667 422, fax: +48 606 667 422, e-mail: [email protected] Received: 21.07.2016, accepted: 16.08.2016. Pleural empyema occurs most often as a complication of pneumonitis, a complication of ...

Empyema thoracis can produce significant morbidity in children if inadequately treated. Correct evaluation of the stage of the disease, the clinical condition of the child and proper assessment of the response to conservative treatment is crucial in deciding the mode of further surgical intervention. This ranges from intercostal chest tube drainage and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery to op...

Lactobacilli are common commensal bacteria found in the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract. Although they are usually thought to be nonpathogenic, there have been several cases that demonstrate severe infections caused by these microorganisms. This is a case of a 49-year-old male with previously undiagnosed type two diabetes mellitus who presented with a 3-month history of cough and was f...

The present study was carried out in order to determine the effect of lung resection on the frequency of infections in alloxan-diabetic rats. Adult female Wistar rats were injected with alloxan (40 mg/kg, iv) to induce diabetes mellitus (group D; N = 45) or with vehicle (1.0 ml/kg, iv) to be used as controls (group C; N = 45). Thirty-six days after receiving alloxan both groups were randomly di...

BACKGROUND The optimal treatment of empyema thoracis has been widely debated. Proponents of pleural drainage alone, drainage plus fibrinolytic therapy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) debridement, and open thoracotomy each champion the efficacy of their approach. METHODS This study examines treatment of complex empyema thoracis between June 1, 1994, and April 30, 1997. Twenty-one...

An 82-year-old man visited our outpatient department due to fever and cough for 5 days. He denied significant epigastralgic pain or heart burn in the past. The physical examination was unremarkable and the laboratory data were within normal limits. Chest radiograph (CXR) showed opacity with an air–fluid level in the right lower hemithorax behind the right heart and obscuring the right hemidiaph...