pericardial effusion/구역질

Nine patients (seven men and two women), median age 57 years (range 40-68 years), with large malignant pericardial effusion confirmed by cytological examination, were treated with direct intrapericardial administration of cisplatin. After insertion of a polyurethane catheter, fluid was drained and

In this prospective observational study we evaluated the clinical symptoms in patients who presented with early or late significant pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery and underwent its open drainage in our institution. It was a series of 35 patients where the clinical symptoms and lab

Patients with cardiac tamponade or large malignant pericardial effusion, who survived longer than 30 days after withdrawal of catheter from the pericardial space, entered the study. Main goal of investigations was: evaluation of the effectiveness and side-effects of intrapericardial administration

Six patients (four men and two women) affected by malignant pericardial effusion, as confirmed by cytologic examination, were treated with direct intrapericardial administration of cisplatin. Median age was 36.8 years (range, 18 to 56 years). After insertion of a radiopaque polyurethane catheter

A 60-year-old woman presented with acute-onset, progressively worsening shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain for 3 days. She also complained of a dry cough, but no fever or chills. There was no history of swelling of the feet; nor was there a history of nausea or diarrhea. She was a lifelong

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and side-effects of intrapericardial administration of cisplatin (IAC), in cases of abundant malignant pericardial effusion (MPE) and/or cardiac tamponade occurring in the course of adenocarcinoma of the lung (AL). Fifteen consecutive patients

A 69-year-old man came to our emergency department with nausea, vomiting and upper abdominal pain under the suspicion of an ileus. Four weeks before he had had an elective aortic valve replacement. The basal thoracic slides of the abdominal CT-scan revealed a significant amount of pericardial

Suspected tetrodotoxin (TTX) poisoning was associated with eating unknown fish in April 2009 in Taiwan. After ingestion of the fish, symptoms of the victim included perioral paresthesia, nausea, vomiting, ataxia, weakness of all limbs, respiration failure, and death within several hours. The

Although the postpericardiotomy syndrome is a common complication of cardiac operations, the most effective drug regimen for the treatment of this condition has not been established. The present study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the

One year after the diagnosis of HIV infection, a 34-year-old man developed marked but painless swelling of the left parotid of uncertain cause. The swelling completely regressed under 60Co gamma radiation. Subsequently subfebrile temperatures were noted, together with nausea and back pain.

Hepatitis A is a common viral infection with a benign course but in rare cases can progress to acute liver failure. It usually presents with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, anorexia, or asymptomatically, but it can also present atypically with relapsing hepatitis and prolonged

BACKGROUND We report the case of a multiple drug interaction involving clozapine, antifungals and oral contraceptives, which resulted in an increased clozapine plasma level, pericarditis with pericardial effusion and eosinophilia in a young Caucasian woman. These symptoms and signs disappeared a few

BACKGROUND The PI3K-Akt pathway is frequently activated in acute leukemias and represents an important therapeutic target. UCN-01 and perifosine are known to inhibit Akt activation. METHODS The primary objective of this phase I study was to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of UCN-01 given

The physiological pyrimidine nucleoside thymidine (dThd) is cytotoxic to normal and neoplastic cells in culture that are exposed to concentrations in excess of 1 mM for prolonged periods. In order to explore the antileukemic potential of the compound, we have treated six patients with relapsed

A 74 year old man with chronic dysphagia acutely developed nausea, vomiting and fever, followed by abrupt, fatal brainstem stroke. Autopsy revealed an esophagoatrial fistula with multiple food emboli to visceral and cerebral arteries. Review of previous cases indicates that new onset atrial