BACKGROUND The objective of the study is to explore the effects of retrosternal and prevertebral lifting paths of the tubular stomach on postoperative complications of patients undergoing cervical anastomosis in thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy. METHODS Sixty-three patients were retrospectively analyzed. The patients received thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy by the sam...

hospital because of substernal chest pain, dyspnea, and occasional dysphagia to solids. His past medical history was remarkable for diabetes mellitus type II, hyperlipidemia, and Parkinson’s disease. On physical examination he appeared frail but with no apparent distress. Examination of the neck showed no masses, stridor or jugular venous distension. Heart examination disclosed a regular rate a...

Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland which can be associated with a number of complications both for mother and fetus. A 34-year-old pregnant woman with normal function was referred to our Department Obstetrics and Gynecology at Microcitemico Pediatric Hospital, Cagliari, suspected fetal goiter 32 gestational weeks. The case monitored regularly by ultrasound and treated successfu...

background: goiter is thyroid enlargement, which is the most common visible symptom of iodine deficiency. some studies have shown iodine deficiency in water, soil, and food in many places worldwide. we aimed to determine the prevalence of goiter and the association between urine iodine levels in children with severity and prevalence of goiter in mountainous villages of kashan city (center of ir...

CLINICAL SUMMARY Mediastinal enlargement and a solitary pulmonary nodule were detected on a 68-year-old male patient’s chest radiograph during routine annual examination. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lobulated, solid, and well-demarcated right paratracheal mass 6 3 4 3 4 cm in dimension (Figure 1). The solitary, heterogeneous parenchymal mass located in the righ...