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We report the case of a 36-year-old man, former smoker (14 pack-years), candidate for lung transplant due to acquired non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Standard chest X-ray showed pulmonary hyperinflation and radiolucent images consistent with bronchiectasis. Bronchiectasis was confirmed on computed axial tomography of the chest, which revealed images of air in the mediastinum suggestive of t...

The diverticula of the small bowel may be congenital or acquired. The congenital form is Meckel's diverticulum, which is a true diverticulum formed by the complete bowel wall and located on the antimesenteric border of the distal ileum. Acquired jejunoileal diverticula develop during an individual's lifetime. Small bowel motility disorders with increased intraluminal pressure are considered to ...

Diverticulosis of the appendix is an uncommon disease with an incidence in appendectomy specimens that ranges between 0.004% and 2.1%. Diverticula may cause the inflammatory process, although occasionally they are findings that are not directly related with the acute appendiceal symptoms. Symptoms of appendiceal diverticulitis are difficult to distinguish from acute appendicitis. It is usually ...

A patient with Marfan's syndrome had spontaneous intracranial hypotension secondary to a proved CSF leak. It is postulated that the leak was caused by minor, unrecognised trauma rupturing spinal arachnoid diverticula. The diverticula were probably pre-existing abnormalities complicating the Marfan's syndrome. It is concluded that patients with spinal meningeal defects may be at increased risk o...

The sauropodomorph Thecodontosaurus caducus and theropod Coelophysis bauri are the earliest known dinosaurs with postcranial skeletal pneumaticity. In both taxa, postcranial pneumatic features are confined to the cervical vertebrae. This distribution of pneumaticity in the skeleton is most consistent with pneumatization by diverticula of cervical air sacs similar to those of birds. Other hypoth...

Birds are characterized by pneumatization of their skeletons by epithelial diverticula from larger, air-filled cavities. The diverticula-or ‘air sacs’-that invade the postcranium result from outgrowths of the lungs; postcranial pneumaticity has been very well studied. Much more poorly understood are the air sacs that pneumatize the skull. Study of craniofacial pneumaticity in modern birds (Neor...

INTRODUCTION Jejunal diverticula are rare and are usually asymptomatic. However, they may cause chronic non-specific symptoms or rarely lead to an acute presentation. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of an 82-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with a one-day history of generalized abdominal pain, with three episodes of vomiting. An abdominal X-ray displayed multiple dilated loops of the ...

INTRODUCTION Although duodenal diverticula are common, periampullary duodenal diverticula are rare. Periampullary duodenal diverticula are usually asymptomatic and may be difficult to diagnose and treat. However, they may present with massive bleeding, requiring prompt diagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 71-year-old Asian woman with bleeding from a periampullary duodenal dive...

An accurate description of the number, location and relative position of the air sacs and their diverticula in the ostrich is essential for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of air sacculitis in this bird. The air sacs were studied in ten ostriches of varying ages by latex or silicone casting of the respiratory tract and dissection. Results revealed that the air sacs of the ostrich con...