Herniation of abdominal viscera into the pericardial space is a rare occurrence involving a sacless entry through a rent in the pericardial portion of the diaphragm’s central tendon. Intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia ...

Purposes The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the pulmonary hydatid cyst size and the clinical presentation, surgical approach, and postoperative outcome. We review the problems encountered in ...

Chylopericardium generally occurs after thoracic surgery or trauma. Primary idiopathic chylopericardium is an extremely rare condition especially in children and young adults. In recent years, a few case reports have ...

Fibrous cortex developes over the lung in 7-10 days if the benign or malign pleural effusion consisting of blood, coagulum or empyema could not be drained. Thus, clinical conditions like trapped lung, restrictive lung ...

Abstract Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) is a fatal disease that has been associated with asbestos exposure. Differential diagnosis between the pleural infiltration of pulmonary carcinomas and MM is rather difficult ...