Autologous blood patch pleurodesis in spontaneous pneumothorax for prevention of recurrence

This study included 10 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax due to different causes. The diagnosis reached through clinical and radiological examination. Tube thoracostomy was done for all patients followed by pleurodesis using 50 ml of the patients' own blood. Recurrence occurred in one patient and fever was the only complications met with in two patients

Oesophageal perforations: an experience with 120 cases [1974-1987]

In this article the experience with the different types of esophageal perforation encountered at the Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit of Alexandria University during the period from June 1974 through August 1987, is presented. Throughout this period 120 cases of esophageal perforation due to various causes were studied with regard to their incidence, etiology, diagnosis and management. The commonest cause of esophageal perforation in the present series was esophageal instrumentation intended for dilatation of caustic esophageal strictures