[Strongyloidiasis in nephrologic patients].

Strongyloides stercoralis is a nematode causing strongyloidiasis, more frequent in immigrants and in travelers coming from tropical and subtropical areas. Infection is usually asymptomatic, frequently associated with eosinophilia. Immunocompromised patients are at high risk of developing hyperinfection syndrome (HI) or dissemination (SD), life threatening complications.

An Internet-based survey of risk factors for surgical gastric dilatation-volvulus in dogs.

Objective: To evaluate risk factors for gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) in a large number of privately owned dogs across a wide geographic area.

Design: Internet-based, cross-sectional study.

Animals: 2,551 privately owned dogs.

Video-assisted thoracoscopy in thoracic injury: early or delayed indication?

The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic role and therapeutic effectiveness of videothoracoscopy in chest trauma. Between 1st January 1993 and 30th September 2003, 112 traumatized patients underwent a videothoracoscopy. The origin of trauma was different: 60 road accidents, 42 accidental falls, 7 knife wounds and 3 firearm wounds.

Giant bullous emphysema resection by VATS. Analysis of laser and stapler techniques.

Objective: Advances in video-assisted thoracic surgical (VATS) technique led the authors to reconsider the treatment and thoracoscopic management of patients with giant bullous emphysema (GBE).

Methods: From January 1993 to December 2001 we treated 40 patients with unilateral GBE: 24 males and 16 females, mean age 51+/-1 years. Thirty patients presented respiratory insufficiency, seven patients a spontaneous pneumothorax and three patients a bullae infection.