Atrial fibrillation and concomitant left subclavian, axillary and brachial artery embolism after fiberoptic bronchoscopy: A case report.

Background: Fiberoptic bronchoscopy has been widely used in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases. Numerous major and minor complications have been reported following this procedure. The incidence of major postoperative complications is approximately 0.

Sleep-related hypoxemia aggravates systematic inflammation in emphysematous rats.

Background: Sleep disturbance is common in patients with emphysema. This study aimed to develop a novel model of sleep-related hypoxemia (SRH) in emphysema (SRHIE) with rats, and to explore the inflammatory status of SRHIE in lung, liver, pancreas, carotid artery and whole blood.

Methods: Seventy-five male Wistar rats were assigned to 5 groups with 15 per group according to the exposure conditions.

Inflammation status of rabbit carotid artery model endothelium during intermittent hypoxia exposure and its relationship with leptin.

Objectives: To develop an intermittent hypoxia/reoxygenation (IH/ROX) rabbit carotid artery model and then investigate the inflammation status of rabbit carotid artery endothelium after IH exposure and its relationship with leptin.

Materials And Methods: After anesthetization, rabbit's right common carotid artery was cleared of surrounding tissue with anatomic microscope, cannulated to its distal part and the proximal part was ligated. Preparations were challenged by changing the PO(2) of the gas mixture equilibrating the perfusate.

[Carotid body inflammation and carotid sinus nerve afferent activity after intermittent hypoxia exposure of various frequencies in rabbits].

Objective: To explore the inflammatory reactions, endothelin level and carotid sinus nerve (CSN) afferent activity of carotid body (CB) after intermittent hypoxia/reoxygenation (IH/ROX) exposure of various frequencies in rabbits.

Methods: Forty-nine male adult New Zealand white rabbits (2.5-3.

[Stereotactic combined amygdala and hippocampus lesions for treatment of medial temporal lobe epilepsy].

Objective: To explore the techniques of stereotactic combined amygdalohippocampotomy for management of medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE).

Methods: The Leksell stereotactic frame was used for all cases, and which almost paralleled the long axis of hippocampus. Stereotactic amygdalohippocampotomy was performed in 23 patients with unilateral medial temporal lobe seizures by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) localization for target planning, depth electrode for the electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring and radiofrequency techniques for lesion production.