2019 April - 10 articles
Introduction: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is the third most common interstitial lung disease after idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. Pathogenesis of HP is related to repeated exposure to inhaled environmental...
Primary lung cancer manifesting as a thin-walled solitary cavity, occurs relatively infrequently. The most common histologic type presenting such a pattern is squamous cell cancer, followed by adenocarcinoma, and finally—large cell cancer. Cavitation...
Introduction: In order to improve diagnosis procedure by public health service, an organizational solution called Rapid Oncological Therapy has been introduced. The introduction of this program caused criticism of the medical community, and state con...
More than 1 million people dies worldwide due to lung cancer which is the first most incident cancer in males and the third in females. Only early diagnosis makes possible to achieve long-lasting remission or even cure the disease. Unfortunately, no...
This is a narrative review considering the use of e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco products. Advantages and disadvantages of both devices, including biological and clinical consequences, were described. The role of these products in limiting to...
Introduction: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumour with a bad prognosis. The only consensual prognostic factors are represented by the stage and the histologic type. Concerning the histologic type, epithelioid mesothelioma is known to have...
Introduction: Pulmonary embolism (PTE) is a common cardiovascular emergency. We aimed to predict mortality in the acute phase and to assess the development of pulmonary hypertension in the chronic period with the combined use of red cell distribution...
Introduction: Physical exercise can improve patient outcomes and reduce hospitalization and mortality rates among subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This study aimed to compare the effects of upper limb and breathing exercises on si...
Introduction: the relationship between smoking and sleep disturbance has been well documented. Smoking is a common risk factor for both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular diseases. The study aimed to: (1) evaluate the incidence of newly...
Post-traumatic arterio-bronchial fistula is a rare cause of life-threatening hemorrhage. We present a case of a ten-year-old patient with a post-traumatic subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm complicated by an arterio-bronchial fistula and occlusion of t...
