ABSTRACT
Tracheal bronchus is a aberrant, accessory or ectopic bronchus arising almost invariably from the right lateral wall of the trachea and may be related to inflammatory conditions affecting the lung, including recurrent pneumonia and bronchiectasis. Recently we experienced a case of tracheal bronchus associated with pulmonary actinomycosis. The 37-year-old male patient had suffered recurrent hemoptysis and had been medicated as a presumptive diagnosis of tuberculosis, but neither clinical nor radiologic improvement was not seen. Right upper lobectomy was performed and pulmonary actinomycosis was confirmed by the histologic examination. Postoperatively, the patient was medicated with penicillin and ampicillin for 3 months and completely recovered without any evidence of recurrence during the 6-month followup period.
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Adult , Humans , Male , Actinomycosis , Ampicillin , Bronchi , Bronchiectasis , Diagnosis , Follow-Up Studies , Hemoptysis , Lung , Penicillins , Pneumonia , Recurrence , Trachea , TuberculosisABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Even though there were developments in various treatment techniques for acute arterial occlusion this disease still has high rate of mortalities and limb amputations. We investigated the combined diseases symptoms location of occlusion type of treatment complication and prognosis in our patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study recruited 48 patients (42 men, 6 women, mean age 57.7 years) who received the operation from January 1995 toDecember 1998. We investigated the post-operation course via medical record review or telephone interview with patients or their family members. RESULT: The most common combined diseases were atherosclerosis in 30 patients. other diseases were 17 diabetes mellitus 16 hypertension and 12 atrial firillation. Pain and clod sensation were noticed in all patients paresthesia in 5 patients fibrillation. Pain and cold sensation were noticed in all patients paresthesia in 5 patients and lower extremity paralysis in 11 patients. In 29 patients the time interval from the onset of symptom to admission was over 72 hours and 15 patients were admitted within 24 hours. The distribution of arterial occlusion location was at 28 femoral arteries 14 popliteal arteries and 6 iliac arteries. All the patients were received embolectomy and 5 patients were received additional bypass grafting. Postoperative complications were 12 reocclusions. 6 compartment syndromes 6 skin necrosis and 2 acute renal failure. The mortality rate was 16.7% (8/48) and the amputation rate was 25%. CONCLUSION: This study revealed 25% reocclusion 25% limb amputation and 16.7% mortaliyt. To improve the prognosis of acute lower extrements arterial occlusion early diagnosis and understand the underlying diseases prompt treatment and operation additional operation including interventional radiologic examination and thorough postoperative care would be appreciated.
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Female , Humans , Male , Acute Kidney Injury , Amputation, Surgical , Atherosclerosis , Compartment Syndromes , Diabetes Mellitus , Early Diagnosis , Embolectomy , Extremities , Femoral Artery , Hypertension , Iliac Artery , Interviews as Topic , Lower Extremity , Medical Records , Mortality , Necrosis , Paralysis , Paresthesia , Popliteal Artery , Postoperative Care , Postoperative Complications , Prognosis , Sensation , Skin , TransplantsABSTRACT
Survival rate over a 5-year period were studied in a series of 658 proven primary lung cancer patients treated by thoracic surgeons at 8 institutes during the period from 1976 to 1987 in Korea. The study was designed as a multi-center cooperative work for the statistical analysis of the followup result. Clinical data of age, sex, morbidity, and staging of the tumor were assessed in 540 patients to evaluate their 5-year survival rates. Eventually, 405 resectable patients were analyzed by stage, cell type, surgical procedure, and TNM status. The 5-year actuarial survival rates by stage in the resectable group were: stage I 39.7%, II 30.6% III A 16.3%, III B 6.7%, and IV 0%. The 5-year survival rates by cell type were: squamous cell 31.9%, adenocarcinoma 21.2%, large cell 11%, and small cell 6%. The survival rates by surgical procedures were: lobectomy 30.7% and pneumonectomy 25.7%. The survival rates by TNM status in the operable group were: T1 34.7%, T2 26.8%, T3 7.5%, T4 5%; N1 23%, N2 10%, N3 3%; MO 21%, and M1 0%, respectively. The overall actuarial 5-year survival rate in the group of 405 resectable patients was 25.9%.