During the treatment of 86 patients with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) anatomical resection (include segmentectomy) within the last two years, we have encountered five patients (5.8%) with anomalous venous returns. Anomalous returns included: 1) common trunk of the left pulmonary vein; 2) right middle pulmonary vein (V4) draining into the inferior pulmonary vein (IPV); 3) left lin...

Recent models on speech perception propose a dual-stream processing network, with a dorsal stream, extending from the posterior temporal lobe of the left hemisphere through inferior parietal areas into the left inferior frontal gyrus, and a ventral stream that is assumed to originate in the primary auditory cortex in the upper posterior part of the temporal lobe and to extend toward the anterio...

TOPIC: Procedures TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction surgery (BLVRS) is a minimally invasive treatment option for severe emphysema with hyperinflation and air trapping. The one-way valves are designed to induce lobar atelectasis. most common complication pneumothorax, which usually develops within 72 hours after BLVRS. We present case o...

A 41 year old man presented with a three month history of chest pain, decreased effort tolerance, and haemoptysis. A chest radiograph suggested a large cavitating neoplasm replacing the entire left upper lobe and diffuse opacification of the remaining lung on that side. Other investigations were non-contributory. Rigid bronchoscopy identified the presence of blood within the orifice of the left...

Congenital lobar emphysema is a rare variety of congenital malformation of lung characterized by over distension of a lobe of a lung due to partial obstruction of the bronchus. We are reporting a neonate admitted in the pediatric emergency ward with the respiratory distress since 16th day of life.Investigation revealed the overexpansion of the left upper lobe with mediastinal herniation, shifti...

BACKGROUND Castleman's disease, or angiofollicular lymphoid hyperplasia, is a rare disorder and can be easily misdiagnosed as lymphoma, neoplasm, or infection. The diagnosis is challenging due to the nonspecific signs and symptoms as well as the rarity of the disease. We present an unusual case of a young girl presenting with an enlarging pulmonary mass that was believed to be infectious in ori...

Figure 1 (A) Chest radiography: heterogeneous infiltration in the right upper lobe and homogeneous opacity in the left hilar region. (B)--(D) Chest Computed Tomography of the thorax: hypodense mass of 9 cm with well defined margins located in the mediastinum with extension to the left upper lobe, areas of consolidation in the right upper lobe associated with micro-nodular infiltration and groun...