Role of CRP as a marker for discrimination of exudative and transudative pleural effusion.

Differentiation between exudative and transudative pleural effusion is sometime problematic. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in differentiation of exudative and transudative pleural effusion. This is an analytical epidemiologic cross-sectional study that evaluates the role of CRP in differentiating transudative and exudative pleural effusion.

Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of semi-rigid and rigid pleuroscopy in diagnosis of exudative lymphocyte dominant pleural effusion with.

Background And Objectives: Pleuroscopy is an appropriate technique for visualization and biopsy of the pleural lesions, performed by two different techniques. In this study, we aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of semi-rigid and rigid pleuroscopy in patients with lymphocyte dominant exudative pleural effusion.

Materials And Methods: In this study, patients with lymphocyte dominant pleural effusion with negative results for tuberculosis who referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran; from 2018 to 2019 were selected by census method and randomized to undergo semi-rigid or rigid pleuroscopy (30 in each group).

Toothbrush: A Report of an Unusual Foreign Body.

Introduction: Ingestion of a foreign body is a common problem among all age groups. Most of the foreign bodies in the pharynx are usually lodged at the level of cricopharynx. The diagnosis is based on history, clinical, and radiological examination.

Rigid bronchoscopy and tracheostomy compared to repeated dilatation of tracheal stenosis prior to tracheal resection and anastomosis; a pilot study.

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to compare the results of tracheostomy of the site of stenosis and repeated RB & D in previously published papers.

Material And Methods: This prospective study examined the treatment of tracheal stenosis with tracheostomy at the site of stenosis. The recurrence rates, duration of hospitalization before and after tracheal resection, the number of tracheal rings removed, prognosis,and complications were evaluated.

The Role of Esophagogastric Anastomotic Technique in DecreasingBenign Stricture Formation in the Surgery of Esophageal Carcinoma.

Introduction: Postoperative stenosis and dysphagia after esophageal carcinoma resection is the major problem. The aim of this study is to compare two types cervical esophagogastric anastomosis in reduction of stricture formation in esophageal cancer surgery.

Methods: The subjects of this study were 223 patients undergoing esophageal carcinoma resection during 1998 to 2007.

Determination of safe margin in the surgical pathologic specimens of non-small cell carcinoma of the lung.

Background And Aim: Local recurrences of the tumor at the surgical margin are serious problems in pulmonary resections for lung cancer. The aim of this study is to determine the involved margins and safe distances of the resection sites from tumor for prevention of local recurrences.

Material And Methods: In this prospective study, 66 patients operated for non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) from Jan 2006 to Sep 2008 were evaluated.