The lymphatic vessels of the lung provide an important route for clearance of interstitial edema fluid filtered from pulmonary blood vessels. However, the importance of lung lymphatics for the removal of airway liquid filtered from the systemic circulation of the lung has not been demonstrated. We studied the contribution of the bronchial vasculature to lung lymph flow in anesthetized, ventilat...

while ovarian masses are common findings in gynecology, unusually huge masses are quite rare. however, such cases can still be found today. mismanagement of common complaints in patients can be a leading cause of facing such findings. herein, we introduce a case of a giant ovarian cyst, which was mismanaged in a young virgin female patient. the patient had received gastrointestinal medications ...

due to an adenocarcinoma of the right upper lobe with infiltration of the main bronchus a 49-years-old female patient underwent an upper bilobectomy with sleeve resection. after two completed chemotherapy bouts and signs of sepsis another thoracotomy was inevitable.  as a complicating factor a supracarinal, necrotic and perforating lesion of the trachea appeared. the defect can be initially rep...

background: asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. the available treatment options have major limitations owing to low efficacy, associated adverse events and compliance issues. therefore, the health burden of bronchial asthma is increasing globally at an alarming rate, providing a strong impetus for the development of new therapeutics. myrica sapida is known traditionally in...

allergic rhinitis and asthma share common  epidemiological features and inflammatory processes. the aim of the present study was to document the influence of natural allergen exposure in exhaled no  (eno)  and in spirometric parameters of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis(sar) and to investigate the differences among subjects with positive versus negative bronchial provocation to metacho...

churg strauss syndrome (css) is a form of primary vasculitis that is characterized by severe eosinophilia and often granulomatous inflammation as well as history of asthma or allergy. previously, the association between cysteinyl leukotrien receptor antagonists (ltras), corticosteroid withdrawal or a sudden change in its used method and css had been established. we report three cases that have ...

abstract gastric cancer is one of the most common and most fatal neoplasms in human. its skeletal metastasis is less frequent, particularly when solitary. the objective of this article is to represent a case of solitary fibular metastasis from this cancer not reported before based on medline search.

objectives we undertook this study to compare the results of hormone receptor assessment in cnb and surgical samples on our patients. patients and methods hormone receptor status was determined in cnb and surgical samples in breast cancer patients whose cnb and operation had been performed in this institute from 2009 to 2011 and had not undergone neoadjuvant chemotherapy. results about 350 pati...

background: information regarding solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (spn) of the pancreas is limited in iran. we aimed to review the clinicocytopathological features and follow-up of patients with spn of pancreas who were diagnosed in a single center in iran. methods: seven patients with spn of the pancreas were diagnosed during january 2010 to march 2015 at the digestive disease research institut...