hydrothorax/vomiting

OBJECTIVE To study the therapeutic effect and mechanism of thermotherapy combined with thoracic injection of lentinan in treatment of cancerous hydrothorax (CH) in patients with lung cancer. METHODS Sixty lung cancer patients complicated with CH were randomly assigned to the observation group and

OBJECTIVE To determine whether gradually increasing the peritoneal dialysate fill volume from 10 to 40 mL/kg over 6 days, rather than commencing at 40 mL/kg, prevents hydrothorax in children and reverses it if present. METHODS A review of children peritoneally dialyzed in a single

The authors present an account on 9 patients who were detected in their department during the nine-year period from 1991-2000 with the finding of pneumoperitoneum where perforation of the digestive tract was not proved. In 4 of them (44%) conservative treatment was used, in the remaining 5 patients

Herein, we report the case of a 48-year-old female who developed nontraumatic acute pancreatitis following left supracostal Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. Three hours postoperatively, the patient developed fever with signs and symptoms consistent with hydrothorax, which was confirmed radiologically

BACKGROUND A half of virilizing ovarian tumors in pregnancy are malignant. The risk of cancer increases with ascites and hydrothorax. Our case shows that such tumor can be benign with good outcome. METHODS Primigravida in 30 weeks with advanced hirsutism (from 15 weeks), vomiting, epigastric pain,

OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical characteristics and diagnosis of 2 cases with chylothorax due to primary lymphatic dysplasia and to elevate pediatrician's recognition level for this disease. METHODS Clinical manifestations of the children were retrospectively analyzed. Primary lymphatic dysplasia

Single-dose toxicity studies of prulifloxacin, a new antibacterial agent, were conducted in mice, rats and dogs. In addition, a single-dose toxicity study of (+/-)-6-fluoro-1-methyl-4-oxo-7- (1-piperazinyl)-4H-[1,3]thiazeto[3,2-a]quinoline- 3-carboxylic acid (NM394), an active metabolite of

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is an iatrogenic complication of assisted reproduction technology. The syndrome is characterized by cystic enlargement of the ovaries and a fluid shift from the intravascular to the third space due to increased capillary permeability and ovarian

Seven patients, 4 girls and 3 boys, aged 3 to 12 years /X = 7.14/ affected by haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome /HFRS/., were hospitalized at the University Children's Hospital in Belgrade during the last two years /January 1988-January 1990/. The diagnosis was established on the basis of

OBJECTIVE The goal of this paper was to review the viability of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in patients with spina bifida and/or ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). METHODS Pediatric dialysis unit in a tertiary-care hospital. METHODS The course and outcome in 9 children, 5 from the authors' experience