Purpose: To investigate thymoquinone, curcumin and a combination of these two drugs were effective or not at the growth of liver. Methods: Forty female Wistar-Albino rats distributed into five groups of eight rats each, ...

OBJECTIVES: The choice of treatment according to the inflammation type in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) has been of recent interest. This study investigated the role of novel biomarkers, ...

A 21 /2-year-old boy was referred to the Department of Thoracic Surgery with pneumothorax. He had a history of dif®culty in breathing, cough and fever for the last 6 months. Prior to admission, he had undergone antibiotic ...

Chest wall tuberculosis is a rare entity and its clinical presentation may resemble a pyogenic abscess or chest wall tumor. The role of surgery in the diagnosis and treatment of chest wall tuberculosis is still controversial. ...

Little was known about idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis when it was first described. We have operated on 73 patients with idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis, have confirmed its mode of presentation and response to ...

Persistent air leakage and recurrence are the most common indications for the surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax; however, the optimal timing for surgery is still unclear. Methods. The subjects of this study ...

Extraskeletal Ewing’s sarcoma is an uncommon disease that predominantly involves the soft tissues of the trunk or the extremities. This article presents a patient with multifocal intrathoracic mass lesions involving the ...

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among females. It is accepted that lymph node involvement with metastatic tumor and the presence of distant metastasis are the most important prognostic factors. ...

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 ...