Pulmonary Mycetoma With a Concomitant Reactivation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Infection: A Case Report and Clinical Pathological Review.

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection caused by . It primarily affects the lungs but can also spread to other body parts. One of the possible symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is hemoptysis.

Posterior Mediastinal Mass: An Uncommon Presentation of a Branchial Cleft Cyst.

Branchial cleft anomalies are a heterogeneous group of congenital disorders that theoretically emerge due to incomplete obliteration of the branchial apparatus, components of the six main pairs of pharyngeal arches, during embryonic development. They can result in a cyst, a sinus, or a fistula. For a congenital lateral neck mass, they represent the most common diagnosis in pediatric neck pathology.

Extended aortic root replacement with aortic allografts.

Complex left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after operation for subaortic stenosis or with hypoplastic aortic anulus remains a challenge for pediatric cardiac surgeons. We have recently applied a new technique of extended aortic root replacement using a cryopreserved aortic allograft to treat two patients who had previously been operated on for subaortic stenosis and a third who had aortic stenosis with a hypoplastic aortic anulus. This new procedure combines the concept of aortoventriculoplasty with aortic root replacement and coronary artery reimplantation.

Infectious complications and cost-effectiveness of open resuscitation in the surgical intensive care unit after cardiac surgery.

From July, 1982, to May, 1984, 2,412 patients underwent cardiac surgery. Open resuscitation through a midline sternotomy was performed in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) 88 times in 64 patients one minute to 10 days after admission. There were 49 initial survivors; 31 patients had primary closure in the SICU (Group 1), and 18 patients had delayed closure (Group 2).