Indeterminate pulmonary nodules and prior malignancy: survival and recurrence after surgery in newly diagnosed stage I non-small cell lung cancer.

Background: Surgical excision biopsy remains the only reliable option in most cases of indeterminate pulmonary nodules, particularly in cancer survivors for whom surgery provides local control of pulmonary metastasis and the best chance of cure for early-stage lung cancer. Nevertheless, unnecessary surgeries remain a concern and the prognosis of newly diagnosed lung cancer might be influenced by the history of previous malignancy. We aimed to analyze the outcomes of resected indeterminate pulmonary nodules in patients with and without previous malignancy, and the impact of prior cancer history on survival and recurrence in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

Voice-sparing cricotracheal resection.

The treatment of benign subglottic stenoses can be challenging. It requires an experienced multidisciplinary team. It is important to define the aetiology, severity and number/types of any pretreatments of the stenosis.

Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to the hypertensive crisis.

High blood pressure is a problem with elevated prevalence in the world population. The acute forms of presentation are "hypertensive crises," which represent a frequent cause for emergency room and primary care consultations. Hypertensive crises are divided into hypertensive emergencies and hypertensive urgencies, depending on whether or not there is acute damage to the target organ, respectively.