From available evidence lymphography must be considered to be a potentially dangerous method of investigation. However, if certain precautions are taken no serious complications should develop. Particular care should be taken over the amount of Lipiodol Ultra Fluid injected, especially after lymphadenectomy or in the presence of lymphatic obstruction, and the procedure should not be undertaken ...

Introduction: Capnography, is an easy, fast and practical method which its application in the diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE) has recently been studied. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) and the alveolar dead space (AVDS) in the diagnosis of patients suspected to PTE who have been referred to the emergency department. Materials and Metho...

A 38-year-old woman presented with left lower chest pain. At the age of 3 years, a commissurotomy of the pulmonary valve and infundibulectomy was performed to correct severe infundibular pulmonary stenosis. The initial thoracic CT diagnosed bilateral pulmonary embolism. Echocardiography revealed a filiforme mass in the pulmonary artery 33 mm in length, floating in the right outflow tract, sugge...

Two cases of ha-mophilus influenzameningitis have been described who showed lack of response to the routine antibiotics. These two cases did not respond to the oral Penbritin because of vomiting and were treated with intramuscular and intrathecal Penbritin with successful results as shown by biochemical and clinical responses. It should be stressed that neither of these preparations of Penbriti...

P LATELET thrombo-embolism is receiving recognition as an important condition. It is, as yet, poorly understood and cotssequent-ly difficult to diagnose. Lutz, Fulton and Akers’ have reported the presence of platelet thrombo-embolic conditions in hamsters after trauma, infection and malignant neoplasia and have related their results to various clinical manifest-atiotss and autopsy findings, cha...

In patients with traumatic injury of an upper limb it is often necessary to both secure intravenous (IV) access and record blood pressure noninvasively in the other upper limb. This may cause intermittent obstruction to the flow of IV fluids during cuff inflation. Also backflow of blood into the IV tubing when the cuff is inflated and the temporary stasis which occurs predisposes to clotting of...

BACKGROUND It is apparent that despite lack of family history, patients with the morphological characteristics of left ventricular non-compaction develop arrhythmias, thrombo-embolism and left ventricular dysfunction. METHODS Forty two patients, aged 48.7 +/- 2.3 yrs (mean +/- SEM) underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) for the quantification of left ventricular volumes and extent ...