We report a case of lung cancer with chest wall invasion resected with the posterior paramedian incision. A man in his 60s exhibited hemosputum and cough. Chest X-ray revealed a large mass below the right hilum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Abdominal compartment syndrome or intra-abdominal hypertension may occur after intra-abdominal events, but their etiology and clinical signs remain unclear. We report a case of abdominal compartment syndrome in an elderly patient without other risk factors.
Presentation Of Case: An 86-year-old man had been admitted to our hospital several times for a dilated sigmoid colon with elongation, and had complained about abdominal pain and abdominal fullness.
A 64-y-old male with steroid-induced diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital because of a nodular shadow found by chest radiography. Pathological examination revealed pulmonary cryptococcosis, and he was positive for serum Cryptococcus antigen. After oral treatment with fluconazole, he experienced clinical and radiographic improvement, but during ensuing observation without antifungal treatment his respiratory symptoms gradually worsened.
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