Pulmonary aspergilloma is a fungus ball developed in a pre-existing lung cavity, generally in the superior lobes. Its size remains stable in most cases and it is usually asymptomatic. Herein, we present a case of a 64-year-old male with pulmonary aspergilloma, which was developed in an emphysematous cyst of the right inferior lobe, increased in size, and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan was positive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive malignant tumor that occurs throughout the world. Μetastases from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were generally considered to be rare in the past, because the carcinoma had an aggressive clinical course. In our era, has been reported that extra-hepatic metastases occur in 13.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Elevated serum leptin levels are associated with cardiovascular events. We investigated the role of serum leptin in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA).
Methods: A total of 74 patients (55 men; 38 symptomatic and 36 asymptomatic; mean age 66.
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April 2006
Surgeons are familiar to the nosological entity "partial intestinal obstruction". Intussusception constitutes a rare etiologic factor for this entity but usually remains undiagnosed preoperatively. Several imaging techniques have been proposed as useful in the diagnosis of intussusception but none of these has a remarkable sensitivity and specificity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSuppuration, mediastinitis, and disruption of median sternotomy are all rare, but nevertheless severe complications. We propose a simple mobilization of the two pectoralis major muscles for use as flaps to fill the sternal defect without the need for humeral detachment or a second cutaneous incision. These will be supplied from both the thoracoacromial vessels and the perforating arteries of the nongrafted internal mammary artery (IMA).
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