The aim of this study was to investigate the effect on lung function of lung biopsy used in the diagnosis of diffuse lung disease carried out by an open procedure or by video-assisted thoracoscopy. One hundred and sixteen patients with diffuse lung disease who attended the Royal Brompton Hospital were studied retrospectively. Thirty five patients underwent open lung biopsy, and 33 video-assiste...

UNLABELLED This study was undertaken to evaluate our hypothesis that most asymptomatic lower extremity uptake abnormalities are of no clinical consequence and to assess whether these findings should affect patient care. METHODS One hundred consecutive young athletes referred for bone scintigraphy by a sports medicine clinic because of low back pain were evaluated for the presence of asymptoma...

BACKGROUND Diffuse pulmonary infiltrates is the major complication and cause of mortality after bone marrow transplantation. We analyzed the etiologies and prognostic factors in bone marrow recipients with diffuse pulmonary infiltrates and assessed the role of open lung biopsy in managing this complication. METHODS Medical records of patients with diffuse pulmonary infiltrates after bone marr...

Plants modify nutrient availability by releasing chemicals in the rhizosphere. This change in availability induced by roots (bioavailability) is known to improve nutrient uptake by individual plants releasing such compounds. Can this bioavailability alter plant competition for nutrients and under what conditions? To address these questions, we have developed a model of nutrient competition betw...

Haemoptysis is usually caused by focal disorders of the airways or lung parenchyma. The most common causes are bronchiectasis, pneumonia, lung malignancies, and tuberculosis. On rare occasions, the haemoptysis may be caused by diffuse alveolar haemorrhage. In this patient, recurrent haemoptysis, iron deficiency anaemia, bilateral parenchymal opacities, and haemosiderin laden macrophages in bron...