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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to analyze the impact on the cough after radical systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy and prevention of refractory cough with mediastinal fat to fill the residual cavity after radical systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy. METHODS Sixty patients clinically

Sugar-containing syrups such as cough medications have been recognised as potentially cariogenic, especially for chronically sick children suffering from otitis media, seizure disorder, congenital cardiac diseases and asthma. Unfortunately, an increasing number of juveniles are addicted to cough

OBJECTIVE To explore the causes of chronic cough in children and its outcome after treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). METHODS Fifty-six cases of children who were previously diagnosed as chronic cough by pediatrician with poor treatment outcomes, were made a definite diagnosis of CRS and

The study aimed to investigate subjects with cough following acute upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), and to compare those subjects unable to suppress cough ("non-suppressors") with those who were able to suppress cough ("suppressors"). Forty-three URTI subjects participated, 31 with cough

BACKGROUND Diapraghmatic rupture is a clinical case that is mostly seen following a blunt thoracoabdominal trauma or is rarely reported as spontaneously induced by various factors. METHODS A 28-year-old man presented as an emergency with shortness of breath and severe abdominal pain following a

Cough is a defense mechanism for airway protection and is associated with multiple systemic complications such as ribs fracture. Diaphragmatic rupture is commonly caused by blunt or penetrating trauma. We presented a case of a 72-year-old female with a 1-year history of chronic cough, not responding

Intrathoracic gossypiboma, a retained surgical sponge in the thoracic cavity, is a rare but serious complication of thoracic surgeries. A 70-year-old man presented with an eight-month history of cough. He had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery eight years ago. The posteroanterior chest X-ray

We investigated the functional changes in swallowing and voluntary coughing before and after tracheostomy decannulation among stroke patients who had undergone a tracheostomy. We also compared these functions between stroke patients who underwent tracheostomy tube removal and those who did not

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical, radiological and pathological features of primary or metastatic malignancies presenting with multiple lung cavities. METHODS A total of 38 cases met the inclusion criteria and had adequate imaging data for retrospective review between June 2006 and August 2013.

Cases of fungal infections are being encountered more often in clinical practice. The factors associated with a high risk of mycoses include, among others, corticosteroidotherapy, the administration antibiotics with wide spectrum of antibacterial properties, neutropenia, neoplasms. Fungi may play a

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical features, diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux induced cough (GERC). METHODS The continuous ambulatory esophageal pH measurement was performed for 24 hour in 41 cases with chronic cough who had normal chest roentgenographic presentation, negative

In a series of 24 consecutive patients referred to the echocardiography laboratory because of suspected patent foramen ovale, contrast two-dimensional and M-mode echocardiographic studies were performed during normal breathing and during two provocative tests: the Valsalva maneuver and cough. A

BACKGROUND Necrotising sarcoid granulomatosis is a rare clinical entity, characterised by the development of nodular pulmonary opacities, the diagnosis if which is based on the identification of characteristic pathological lesions. METHODS A 44-years-old male smoker presented with cough and fever.