Thoracic diseases
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Recent papers in Thoracic diseases
Alternative approaches to the standard posterolateral incision for thoracotomy have been developed to minimize its postoperative pain and wound related side effects. Muscle-sparing (MS) thoracotomy has been a well-known substitution to... more
This article presents specific uses of the portable chest film. The specific utility, borderline utility, and pitfalls in interpretation of films that are often taken to investigate a number of diagnostic problems common to the practice... more
We report on an infant presenting with a chondroid hamartoma managed with a combined conservative surgical treatment and radiofrequency thermoablation.
General anaesthesia (GA) carries high risks of ventilator dependency with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with severe respiratory disease. It also presents an ethical dilemma if surgery remains the only treatment option for... more
Proper assessment of COVID-19 patients has become critical to mitigating and halting the disease's rapid expansion during the present COVID-19 epidemic across the nations. Due to the presence of chronic lung/pulmonary diseases, the... more
Περίληψη: Σκοπός της παρούσας μελέτης είναι η ιατροδημογραφική σκιαγράφηση των πρώτων ασθενών που νοσηλεύθηκαν στο πνευμονολογικό τμήμα του Σανατορίου Αθηνών «η Σωτηρία» κατά τη διάρκεια της δεκαετίας του 1950. Η μελέτη βασίστηκε στα... more
In blunt thoracic aortic injury, thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) offers a less invasive alternative to open chest surgery. New reliable and accurate stent grafts have widened the endovascular treatment options. We report our... more
Background and Objectives. The association between polythelia (supernumerary nipple) and kidney and urinary tract malformations (KUTM) is controversial. Some authors reported this association in newborns and infants. Case-control studies... more