Intrathoracic lymph node metastases in patients with extrathoracic malignancies are a common clinical manifestation. Several studies evaluating intrathoracic lymph node metastases in patients with extrathoracic malignancy by using the endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) have been reported. The objective of this meta-analysis is to investigate the diagnos...

BACKGROUND Cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) devices are now capable of monitoring changes in intrathoracic impedance. Intrathoracic impedance monitoring resulting in a fluid index threshold crossing has been proven to predict heart failure (HF) exacerbations. We retrospectively investigated the relationship between changes in intrathoracic impedance and the occurrence of ...

Intrathoracic tumours in patients with Von Recklinghausen's disease have been widely reported, but there are very few cases of reported intrathoracic giant benign neurofibroma with marked mediastinal shift and superior vena cava syndrome. Patients that present with this pathology should be adequately investigated. Surgical resection has been considered curative.

Imaged thoracoscopic surgery is a technique utilized to operate on the intrathoracic organs without making a formal thoracotomy incision. Eleven patients underwent lung biopsy with this procedure and each had markedly reduced postoperative pain. Each patient resumed preoperative activity levels within one week of discharge from the hospital. Besides thoracotomy and thoracoscopy, imaged thoracos...

OBJECTIVE To assess mortality related to exposure to tuberculosis (TB) at home among children in urban areas of Guinea-Bissau. METHODS In four suburban areas included in the demographic surveillance system of the Bandim Health Project in Bissau, the mortality of children aged <5 years living with an adult with TB was compared with the mortality of children in the general population. RESULTS...

Despite the widespread clinical appliciktion of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the mechanism responsible for blood flow during this maneuver remains undefined, although it has been assumed that blood is squeezed from the heart by direct compression of the sternum. We studied the hemodynamics of CPR in 15 arrested dogs. During chest compression, pressures in the left ventricle, aorta, righ...

We wanted to report our two cases of intrathoracic extrapulmonary hydatid cyst in pleural cavity due to its rarity. Our first case is a 24-year-old male patient who was admitted with a cystic mass lesion consistent with hydatid cyst which was incidentally detected in inferior lobe of the right lung neighboring to thoracic wall and diaphragm. Our second case is a 32-year-old male patient who was...

Background: Intrathoracic goiters that compress nearby structures require surgical excision. Method and result: An abnormally large intrathoracic thyroid carcinoma (ITC) weighing 710 g was excised successfully from a 76 year-old female. For already 62 months, she is still surviving. Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, it is the largest ITC ever be reported in the literature.

Thoracic manifestations of Neurofibromatosis include intrathoracic posterior mediastinal tumours, meningocoeles, kyphoscoliosis and interstitial fibrosis. Even though mediastinal neurofibromas are common, intrapulmonary neurofibromas are very rare. In this paper, we present a case of intrathoracic neurofibroma with intrabronchial extension. Lesions extending into the bronchial lumen making bron...