conclusions tuberculosis was an important cause of cap in our region. hence, it should be considered in all patients admitted with a cap diagnosis. results among 120 patients with cap, the most common etiology was s. pneumoniae (24.4%), followed by mycobacterium tuberculosis (17.5%), s. aureus (6.7%), polymicrobial agents including anaerobes (4.2%), complicated hydatid cyst (2.5%), influenza a ...

The article summarizes the literature on use of N-acetylcysteine and its combination with 3% NaCl solution (FLU-ACYL broncho) in clinical practice. Studies show that is currently effective treatment respiratory diseases due to multicomponent effects system immune system. Hypertonic (3%) potentiates action by inhalation allows achieve good results acute chronic optimal time. One well-known Ukrai...

BACKGROUND Parenchyma-sparing procedures are widely used in patients with low-grade malignancies of the airway when anatomically suited lesions exist. This study was conducted to evaluate the short-term and the long-term results of bronchoplastic procedures for patients with centrally located primary bronchopulmonary tumors. METHODS Between 2000 and 2009, 36 patients with primary lung tumors ...

OBJECTIVE To explore the safety and effectiveness of modified adapter of Broncho-Cath(TM) Right double lumen tube in removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in children. METHODS General anesthesia was induced in 35 children with tracheobronchial foreign bodies. Then a laryngeal mask airway was implanted into each patient, and a modified adapter of Broncho-Cath TM Right double lumen tube wa...

Morganella morganii was isolated from the lung of a guinea pig. Necropsy revealed hemorrhagic consolidation of the lungs, and histological examination revealed bronchointerstitial pneumonia. M. morganii is a commensal gram-negative bacillus of the intestinal tract of humans, mammals and reptiles. Only few reports of M. morganii associated disease in animals are available in the literature. To t...