[Gamma heavy chain disease associated with aggressive B lymphoma in the context of myelodysplastic syndrome].

Introduction: Heavy chain disease is a rare entity characterized by the production of incomplete immunoglobulin heavy chain without associated light chain. It is a B-cell lymphoproliferation, categorized according to the immunoglobulin involved. It is often associated with lymphomas but also with autoimmune diseases.

Safety and Efficacy of the Tracheobronchial Bonastent: A Single-Center Case Series.

Background: Tracheobronchial stents are widely used devices in interventional pulmonology; however, the current literature on the effectiveness and complication rates of the different types of stents is limited.

Objective: We report the largest case series of airway Bonastent placement and describe the efficacy and early (<30 days) and late (≥30 days) complication rates.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of our prospectively collected database of patients who underwent therapeutic bronchoscopy with stent placement.

The Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Patients With Excessive Central Airway Collapse.

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is increasingly recognized as an exacerbating or causal factor in several respiratory diseases. There is a high prevalence of GER in infants with airway malacia. However, such data are lacking in adults.

Controversies and Advances in Gestational Diabetes-An Update in the Era of Continuous Glucose Monitoring.

Diabetes in pregnancy, both preexisting type 1 or type 2 and gestational diabetes, is a highly prevalent condition, which has a great impact on maternal and fetal health, with short and long-term implications. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a condition triggered by metabolic adaptation, which occurs during the second half of pregnancy. There is still a lot of controversy about GDM, from classification and diagnosis to treatment.