BACKGROUND Patients with heart failure are frequently hospitalized for fluid overload. A reliable method for chronic monitoring of fluid status is therefore desirable. We evaluated an implantable system capable of measuring intrathoracic impedance to identify potential fluid overload before heart failure hospitalization and to determine the correlation between intrathoracic impedance and standa...

PURPOSE To identify the tolerance of radiation with a high prescribed dose and predictors for the development of intrathoracic stomach toxicity in patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) after esophagectomy followed by gastric conduit reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 2011 to 2013, 105 patients after esophagectomy were treated with postoperative radiotherapy. ...

A best evidence topic was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: In [patients undergoing oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer] is a [cervical anastomosis or intrathoracic anastomosis] superior in terms of [post-operative outcomes]. In total, 47 papers were found suitable using the reported search, and nine of these represented the best evidence to answer the cl...

We describe two cases of spontaneous haemopneumothorax treated successfully at emergency thoracotomy. We emphasize the importance of torn apical vascular adhesions as a source of intrathoracic haemorrhage in these two cases.

BACKGROUND Despite the long history of tuberculosis (TB) research, population-based studies from developing countries are rare. METHODS In a prospective community study in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, we assessed the impact of demographic, socioeconomic and cultural risk factors on active TB. A surveillance system in four districts of the capital identified 247 adult (>or=15 years) c...

Intrathoracic meningocele is looked upon by many as a rare tumor of the thoracic cavity. Its diagnosis is usually not made preoperatively. Among the twenty-odd certain cases reported in the literature there are no more than 4 diagnosed with certainty without thoracotomy (SchUller and Uiberall 1938, Head 1949, Cross and co-workers 1949, Cmyral 1952, and Scars, Clayton and Siebel 1953) ; to these...

One of the uncommon congenital variations is intrathoracic rib which a normal, a bifid, or an accessory rib lies within the thoracic cavity that is founded accidentally. Clinically, in most cases they are without symptoms; however, it may cause intrathoracic problems therefore it is important for radiologists and physicians to identify to prevent of excessive intervention and treatment during i...