The presence in the hepatic granulomas of eosinophils raised the possibility of Toxocara infestation. Larval remnants were not present within the granulomas nor was there peripheral eosinophilia or any other manifestation of larval migration-for example chorioretinitis. Although there are numerous causes of hepatic granulomas the liver in this case showed features previously reported in extensi...

Laryngospasm, an occlusion of the glottis, can occur at any time during anesthesia, and is associated with serious perioperative complications such as hypoxia, hypercabia, aspiration, bronchospasm, arrhythmia, prolonged recovery, cardiac collapse, and eventually catastrophic death. Importantly, postoperative negative pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) is a rare, but well described life-threatening...

Negative pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) or postobstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) is a form of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema that results from the generation of high negative intrathoracic pressure needed to overcome upper airway obstruction 1. It typically develops rapidly and can be life-threatening if not diagnosed promptly. Following an episode of acute airway obstruction or the relief of...

Jonathan R. Halstead,* Jacco van Rheenen, Mireille H.J. Snel, Sarah Meeuws, Shabaz Mohammed, Clive S. D’Santos, Albert J. Heck, Kees Jalink, and Nullin Divecha* Division of Cellular Biochemistry and Division of Cell Biology The Netherlands Cancer Institute Plesmanlaan 121 1066 CX Amsterdam The Netherlands Department of Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Utrecht University 3508 TC Utrecht The Nether...

conclusions the pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia with lma with intravenous lidocaine experienced fewer incidence of postoperative cough compared to the ones in the topical lidocaine group. results one hundred and twenty four patients fulfilled the trial. cough (primary outcome) was significantly more frequent among those with topical compared with intravenous lidocaine (46% vs. ...

BACKGROUND The current randomized double-blind clinical trial aimed to compare the incidence of post-operative cough with intravenous vs. topical lidocaine in children with mild upper respiratory infection (URI) anesthetized with laryngeal mask airway (LMA) in the university-affiliated medical center. OBJECTIVES To assess the incidence of adverse respiratory event including cough, apnea, lary...

BACKGROUND The most common complications after tracheal intubation during general anesthesia are sore throat, hoarseness, and laryngospasm which can cause severe discomfort to patients. Several methods have been suggested to prevent these complications. In this study, the effects of intracuff dexamethasone, lidocaine, and normal saline in reducing post-extubation reactions were compared. METH...