Predicting risk of radiation-induced lung injury.

Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) is the most common, dose-limiting complication of thoracic radio- and radiochemotherapy. Unfortunately, predicting which patients will suffer from this complication is extremely difficult. Ideally, individual phenotype- and genotype-based risk profiles should be able to identify patients who are resistant to RILI and who could benefit from dose escalation in chemoradiotherapy.

Mycobacterium avium complex with a distinct clinical and iconographic presentation: the Lady Windermere syndrome.

Clinically significant pulmonary disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) usually occurs upon pre-existing lung diseases or immune-deficiency. In 1992, a particular presentation of pulmonary MAC, occuring in otherwise healthy middle-aged women, was described with pulmonary consolidations localized in lingula and middle lobe. For this specific, rare condition, the term Lady Windermere syndrome was introduced.

Pemetrexed in thoracic cancer.

Both lung cancer and mesothelioma are malignancies with increasing incidence, and both are primarily due to inhalation of an external carcinogen. The occurence of both diseases is expected to rise worldwide, although a stabilisation and/or decrease may be anticipated in some developed countries. There are other common similarities to both cancers, including the median age of their patients, the advanced stage at presentation, the outcome and the treatments given.

Bladder neck closure for treating pediatric incontinence.

Aims Of Study: In order to evaluate the effects of bladder neck closure (BNC) for treatment of pediatric incontinence, on the quality of life of those children, we reviewed the files of 17 children who underwent this procedure during the last 5 years. Information on previous surgery before BNC, continence and complications after BNC and patient satisfaction are gathered.

Material And Methods: During the study period, 17 children (9 male, 8 female) underwent BNC with continent diversion.

[The effect of a cardiac rehabilitation program on return to work].

Return to work (RW) of patients (pts) after AMI or CABG was compared between a center with (I) and one without (II) Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) (outpatient; accelerated over 2-3 months; with ECG-monitored dynamic exercises 3 x 1 h/week; multidisciplinary). Over a 6 (I) and 4 (II) year period, 554 (I) and 555 (II) pts were examined; only pts who were active prior to the event, i.e.