The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences
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Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci · Jan 2012
Case ReportsBronchoscopic management of benign bronchial stenosis by electrocautery and balloon dilatation.
Benign bronchial stenosis is managed by surgical or bronchoscopic methods. Although surgical approach is definitive, it is technically demanding and is costlier than bronchoscopic treatment. ⋯ The stenosis was dilated successfully through a fibreoptic bronchoscope by electrocautery followed by balloon bronchoplasty and application of mitomycin-C. On follow up, there was no evidence of re-stenosis.
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Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci · Oct 2011
Prevalence of venous thromboembolism in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an Indian perspective.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the third leading cause of death by 2020. Recent studies reveal that pulmonary embolism (PE) may be a trigger of acute deterioration in patients with COPD. Patients with COPD have approximately twice the risk of PE than those without COPD. ⋯ Our results show a lower prevalence of unsuspected DVT in Indian patients admitted for AE-COPD. Future prospective, randomised studies are needed to confirm the findings of the present study and to determine whether a systematic evaluation for VTE is justified in these patients, and hence, be recommended.
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Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci · Oct 2011
Case ReportsType A thymoma with generalised myasthenia gravis.
Thymoma is a very rare tumour arising from thymus in the anterior mediastinum. A case of a spindle cell thymoma with Myasthenia gravis in a 34-year-old female who presented with difficulty in breathing and swallowing with shortness of breath is reported.