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On February 23, 1992, the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) was notified that 11 students from two high schools had been treated in two emergency rooms for acute respiratory symptoms (ARS) (i.e., cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, and dyspnea); two students were hospitalized. All of the students had participated in an indoor ice hockey tournament the previous night.
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PMID:Nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide intoxication in an indoor ice arena--Wisconsin, 1992. 158 98

A report of a rare case of successful repair of rupture of an aortic aneurysm into the pulmonary artery. A 55-year-old male was transferred to our hospital because of dyspnea with sudden onset, hemoptysis and palpitation. A loud, continuous, "machine-like" murmur was heard on the anterior wall of the chest. Various examinations revealed an acquired shunt between the thoracic aortic aneurysm and the pulmonary artery and high-output heart failure. Aortic arch replacement was performed expeditiously and the patient recovered, and was able to return to work. 108 cases of rupture of a thoracic aortic aneurysm into the pulmonary artery have been reported in the literature. Operation for repair was performed in only thirteen of these. Only four cases have been reported in the literature in which the patients were successfully treated.
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PMID:[A case of successful repair of aorto-pulmonary artery fistula secondary to aortic arch aneurysm]. 162 Sep 99

We report a case of primary diffuse tracheobronchial amyloidosis in a 72-year-old lady who presented with a long history of recurrent cough, dyspnoea, wheezing, haemoptysis and chest infection. She was treated successfully with three sessions of laser therapy. There were improvements in both clinical symptoms and measurements of airway obstruction. Bronchodilators and oral prednisolone were not required after treatment.
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PMID:A case of primary diffuse tracheobronchial amyloidosis treated by laser therapy. 162 Nov 31

A 62-year-old male was admitted with abnormal shadow in chest X-P. CT and other examinations were done, and he was diagnosed left renal cell carcinoma with metastatic lung cancer. He rejected operation and was discharged. We gave him alpha-interferon injection every day. About 5 months later, he complained of fever and dyspnea, and was admitted. On the 10th day after admission, he died suddenly with massive hemoptysis. This hemoptysis was from the pulmonary artery, which was surrounded by tumors and ruptured into the trachea. Pathological diagnosis was double cancer, such a case is very rare with a primary lung cancer (oat cell carcinoma) which has metastasized into a renal cell carcinoma (common type, clear cell subtype).
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PMID:[A case of metastasis of lung cancer to renal cell carcinoma]. 164 52

A very rare case of benign mixed tumor of the trachea was reported. A 52-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of hemoptysis, slight dyspnea and stridor. Bronchoscopic examination revealed a polypoid tumor which arose from the anterior wall of the upper trachea, obstructing about 70% of the tracheal lumen. For the purpose of getting pathological specimen and securing the air way in anesthesia, endoscopic polypectomy (2/3 of the tumor) was done by using GIF-XP 20. Circumferential resection of the trachea (4 rings) with end-to-end anastomosis was performed one month after polypectomy. To our knowledge, this was the 7th reported case in Japan. Clinical studies and operative procedures of this disease were briefly discussed.
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PMID:[A case of benign mixed tumor of the trachea]. 165 24

A case of glomus tumour of the trachea is reported. The patient, a 58-year-old man, complained of dyspnoea, cough and occasional haemoptysis for many years and had been misdiagnosed as having chronic bronchitis. The diagnosis of glomus tumour in a tissue sample taken by bronchoscopy was useful in planning adequate surgery. Light and electromicroscopy of the excised tumour confirmed the preoperative diagnosis. Immunohistochemical examination showed vimentin and actin in the tumour cells, and negativity for high and low molecular weight keratins, desmin, neurofilaments, and factor VIII-related antigen, findings similar to glomus tumours of other sites.
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PMID:Glomus tumour of the trachea: report of a case with microscopic, ultrastructural and immunohistochemical examination and review of the literature. 166 2

We report a case of idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage associated with anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies (anti-MPO ab). A 74 year-old female was admitted to our hospital because of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritic syndrome and dyspnea with bloody sputum. On admission anti-MPO ab, one of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, were detected but anti-GBM antibodies and immune complexes were not detected. Renal biopsy showed crescentic glomerulonephritis and lung biopsy showed massive alveolar hemorrhage. Both tissue had pauci-immune deposit by immunofluorescence microscopy. Hemodialysis and steroid administration were started. Pulmonary hemorrhage was improved remarkably, but renal failure progressed rapidly to end stage kidney, then hemodialysis was continued. Although subsequent 3 years uneventful maintenance hemodialysis had been performed, she admitted to our hospital again because of progressive dyspnea with hemoptysis after upper respiratory tract infection. On admission anti-MPO ab were detected again and steroid administration was started. Pulmonary hemorrhage was improved with decreased anti-MPO ab titer. While tapering the dosis of steroid, anti-MPO ab again increased and pulmonary hemorrhage recurred. Although pulse methylprednisolone therapy and plasma exchange were performed, respiratory failure progressed rapidly and she died of sepsis. Postmortem examination showed no evidence of systemic vasculitis. In this case, titer of anti-MPO ab was associated with not only idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis but also with pulmonary hemorrhage. We tried to detect enzymatically active MPO in serum. Titer of serum MPO was also associated with disease activity and anti-MPO ab. It is suggested that both anti-MPO ab and serum MPO are closely related to the pathogenesis of idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis and pulmonary hemorrhage.
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PMID:[A case of anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies-associated idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage]. 166 75

Thirty-eight neodymium yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd-YAG) laser sessions have been performed in 26 patients under local anaesthesia. The majority of patients had recurrences of inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer after radiotherapy. At evaluation, a subjective improvement of dyspnoea was noticed in 70% (18/26) of the patients, and in 54% (14/26) of the cases, a greater than 50% improvement of the airway lumen diameter was assessed at bronchoscopy. Haemoptysis subsided in 4 out of the 5 patients. On 2 occasions, the rigid scope was introduced to provide optimal control of minor bleeding during the laser performance. Neither respiratory failure, nor any treatment-related death has occurred. In our hands, Nd-YAG treatment under local anaesthesia was a feasible, effective and safe procedure.
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PMID:Nd-YAG laser under local anaesthesia in obstructive endobronchial tumours. 166 45

In a two year period 44 endobronchial resections using the Neodymium-YAG laser have been performed in 28 patients. The majority of cases had either bronchogenic carcinoma (57%) or metastatic carcinoma (18%) involving the bronchial tree. Adenoid cystic carcinoma, benign tumours, lymphoma, tracheal papillomatosis, Wegener's granulomatosis and benign stricture comprised the other cases. Rigid bronchoscopy and general anaesthesia were used in the majority. Symptomatic improvement of dyspnoea when relief of bronchial obstruction occurred was marked in ten of 17 cases, moderate in four and absent in three. Haemoptysis was markedly improved in two of three cases and obstructive pneumonitis resolved in one of two cases. Significant respiratory function improvement was observed in Raw (most sensitive), FEV11, FVC and TLC. Laser treatment restored the lumen to normal calibre in 52% (including all patients with tracheal lesions), to greater than half normal in 28% and to less than half normal in 20% of cases. Re-expansion of a collapsed lung or lobe occurred in seven of eight patients. In six of these patients laser treatment was the initial therapy resulting in immediate re-expansion and symptomatic relief prior to further therapy. In patients with bronchogenic carcinoma the mean time to retreatment or death was 72 days. For metastatic carcinoma this was 60 days. Two early deaths (3 hours, 36 hours) due to respiratory failure occurred in patients with very severe bilateral bronchial obstruction too advanced for effective clearance. Other complications included laryngeal oedema requiring prolonged intubation (1), bronchospasm (1), atrial fibrillation (1), and acute pulmonary oedema (1). Laser treatment provides effective palliation for bronchial obstruction and haemoptysis in selected proximal endobronchial cancers.
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PMID:Endobronchial resection with the Nd-YAG laser--two years experience in an Australian unit. 169 70

A prospective study was carried out to assess the value of bronchoscopic cryotherapy for palliation of inoperable bronchial carcinoma with bronchial obstruction. Symptoms, lung function, and chest radiographic and bronchoscopic findings were recorded serially before and after 81 cryotherapy sessions in 33 consecutive patients. Most patients improved in terms of overall symptoms, stridor, and haemoptysis and they had an overall improvement in dyspnoea. Objective improvement in lung function was seen in 58% of patients and the changes in lung function correlated with symptoms. Bronchoscopic evidence of relief of bronchial obstruction was seen in 77% of patients and 24% showed improvement in degree of collapse on the radiograph. There were no important complications. These results compare favourably with the results in published series of patients having laser therapy. It is concluded that bronchoscopic cryotherapy is valuable for the palliation of inoperable bronchial carcinoma.
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PMID:Bronchoscopic cryotherapy for advanced bronchial carcinoma. 206 57


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