Pulmonology

[Clinical Outcomes and Prognosis of Salvage Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy after Definitive Chemoradiotherapy].

We examined the treatment outcomes and survival rate of patients treated with salvage thoracoscopic esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT). Twenty-seven patients who were indicated for salvage thoracoscopic esophagectomy after dCRT in our department were enrolled through April 2014. Eight patients had tumor regrowth after a complete response, and 19 had residual tumors. Two patien...

[Trans-Arterial Chemoembolization Therapy for Refractory Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Spherical Embolic Material--A Single Case Report].

Here, we report the use of trans-arterial chemoembolization for primary lung cancer. The patient was a 56-year-old woman with refractory Stage Ⅳ non-small cell lung cancer who had been treated with repeated systemic chemotherapy. The primary lesion in the right lower lobe was 75 mm in size, with multiple lung metastases. It invaded the right main bronchus and caused severe cough. Radiotherapy was ...

[New FP Therapy Was Effective for a Case of Massive Hepatocellular Carcinoma].

A 62 year-old woman was hospitalized with the diagnosis of pneumonia, and a huge mass was recognized in the right lobe of the liver during a CT scan. ...

[A Patient with Rectal Cancer and Multiple Lung Metastases Treated with XELOX plus Bevacizumab (Bev) Therapy].

The patient was a 76-year-old woman who underwent laparoscopic-assisted low anterior resection for rectal cancer. According to the Japanese classifica...

[Long-Term Survival of a Patient with Colon Cancer with Peritoneal Dissemination].

This case involves a 76 year-old woman. A sigmoidectomy was performed for sigmoid colon cancer in August 2006. On histological examination, the cancer...

[Analysis of Cases with Elevated Blood (1->3)-β-D-glucan in Relation to an Infection Marker, Neutrophil CD64 Expression].

(1->3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) is a constituent of the fungal cell wall and its blood level is known as a marker of fungal infection including pneumocystis p...

Distinct Transcriptional and Anti-Mycobacterial Profiles of Peripheral Blood Monocytes Dependent on the Ratio of Monocytes: Lymphocytes.

The ratio of monocytes and lymphocytes (ML ratio) in peripheral blood is associated with tuberculosis and malaria disease risk and cancer and cardiova...

[Oxidative stress and mitochondrion-related cell apoptosis in human bronchial epithelial 16HBE cells induced by silica dust].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate oxidative stress and mitochondria-related cell apoptosis induced by silica dust in human normal bronchial epithelial 16HBE c...

[Experimental study on effect of model on hepatic fibrosis with Aralia chinesis].

Hepatic fibrosis models were induced by CCl4 in rats. To explore vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFβ1) m...

Bubble-free electrokinetic flow with propylene carbonate.

For electroosmotic pumping, a large direct-current (DC) electric field (10+ V/cm) is applied across a liquid, typically an aqueous electrolyte. At the...

[Expression of Tim-3 on Peripheral CD56(+) NK Cells and ItsCorrelation with Liver Fibrosis in Patients withAdvanced Schistosomiasis].

OBJECTIVE: To explore the expression of T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain protein 3 (Tim-3) on CD56(+) NK cells in peripheral blood and its corre...

Nitric Oxide Production Inhibition and Anti-Mycobacterial Activity of Extracts and Halogenated Sesquiterpenes from the Brazilian Red Alga Laurencia Dendroidea J. Agardh.

BACKGROUND: Red algae of the genus Laurencia J. V. Lamouroux are a rich source of secondary metabolites with important pharmacological activities such...

[Effect of prone position ventilation on respiratory mechanics and prognosis in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome concurrent with interstitial lung disease].

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of prone position ventilation (PPV) on respiratory mechanics and prognosis in patients with acute respiratory distres...

[Effect of location and type of exhalation valve on carbon dioxide rebreathing during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: a experimental study].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of exhalation valve location as well as its type on carbon dioxide (CO2) rebreathing during noninvasive positi...

[Reproduction of a model of "two-hit" sepsis model with complication of pneumonia in rat].

OBJECTIVE: To reproduce a clinically relevant "two-hit" model of sepsis complicated by pneumonia and to explore the correlation between "two-hit" and ...

[Role and mechanism of the NOD-like receptor 3 inflammasome in ventilator-induced lung injury in rats].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role and its mechanism of the NOD-like receptor 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome in alveolar macrophages in ventilator-induced lun...

[Esmolol improves clinical outcome and tissue oxygen metabolism in patients with septic shock through controlling heart rate].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether esmolol could improve clinical outcome and tissue oxygen metabolism by controlling heart rate (HR) in patients with ...

[Effects of Ethanol Extracts of Phellinus lonicerinus on Hepatic Stellate Cells of Fibrosis Liver in Rats].

OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of ethanol extracts of Phellinus lonicerinus on hepatic stellate cells of fibrosis liver in rats.

Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: A Review.

This review evaluates the benefits and disadvantages associated with the use of robotic-assisted technology in performing lobectomies in patients with...

Right Atrium Volume Index in Patients with Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

BACKGROUND: Right atrium volume index has recently been described as a quantitative and highly reproducible echocardiographic parameter associated wit...