[Acute respiratory failure as the presentation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Apropos a case].

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of in vivo gene therapy to treat subcutaneous tumors generated from murine lung cancer cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS:C57BL/6 mice received subcutaneus injections of 5 x 105 cells from the murine Lewis lung cancer cell line. By 10 days, subcutaneous tumors of approximately 5 mm diame...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Rodrigo Garzón M,Tirapu Fernández de la Cuesta I,Arina Iraeta A,Centelles Llorente MN,Zulueta Francés J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We proposed to search for markers of hypercoagulable states in function of age, sex or factors that trigger venous thromboembolic disease (VTD) in a group of patients so diagnosed. The following patient data were analyzed: age, sex and triggering factors of VTD categorized as associative-transient, permanent or unknow...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Otero Candelera R,Arenas Gordillo M,Hurtado Ayuso JE,Morales R,Monedero M,Digon J

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors is an uncommon group of malignant neoplasms that may be located in both skeletal and extraskeletal regions. Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma (EES) is quite rare and predominantly involves the soft tissues of the trunk or the extremities. Herein, we report the case of a 19-year-old fem...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Halefoglu AM

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In both thromboembolic disease and pulmonary hypertension, 2010 has been a prodigious year for interesting publications. Some data have helped to elucidate the factors associated with a greater risk of thromboembolic disease, such as long journeys and certain polymorphisms. New recommendations on diagnosis have been m...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Gómez García T,de Miguel Díez J,Baloira Villar A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Results supporting the use and the effectiveness of positive expiratory, pressure devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are still controversial, We have tested the hypothesis that adding TPEP or IPPB to standard pharmacological therapy may provide additional clinical benefit over, ...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Nicolini A,Mollar E,Grecchi B,Landucci N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgG4-related disease is a fibroinflammatory disease in which the organs involved share similar pathological findings. Chest disease has been recently clinically and radiologically characterized. Most reports advocate prompt immunosuppressive therapy and describe a fast and good response. We report 3 cases of untreated...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Baltaxe E,Shulimzon T,Lieberman S,Rozenman J,Perelman M,Segel MJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unusual for pulmonologists to be familiar with the European and US regulations governing the administration of oxygen during air travel and each airline's policy in this respect. This lack of knowledge is in large part due to the scarcity of articles addressing this matter in specialized journals and the noticea...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Cascante-Rodrigo JA,Iridoy-Zulet AA,Alfonso-Imízcoz M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a number of reports have been published on silicosis in workers exposed to artificial quartz conglomerates containing high levels of crystalline silica particles (70-90%) used in the construction of kitchen and bathroom surfaces. Three cases of silicosis in workers exposed to artificial quartz conglomerates ...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Paolucci V,Romeo R,Sisinni AG,Bartoli D,Mazzei MA,Sartorelli P

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the natural history of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an increase in symptom severity can occur, called exacerbated COPD (ECOPD), sometimes requiring hospital admission. Although there is ongoing debate on the definition of ECOPD--leading to a lack of homogeneity in the numerous stu...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Arnedillo Muñoz A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The bronchial challenge test is commonly used to diagnose asthma but it is a tedious, time-consuming procedure. Although in recent years, several shortened methods have been proposed, it has been shown that they can give rise to exaggerated bronchoconstriction. The aims of the present study were a) to determi...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Lloris Bayo A,Perpiñá Tordera M,Martínez Pérez E,Macián Gisbert V

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiectasis is the end result of several different diseases that share principles of management. The clinical course usually involves chronic bronchial infection and inflammation, which are associated with progression. The cause of bronchiectasis should always be investigated, particularly when it can be treated. W...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Vendrell M,de Gracia J,Olveira C,Martinez-Garcia MA,Girón R,Máiz L,Cantón R,Coll R,Escribano A,Solé A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in primary and secondary spontaneous pneumothoraces. Over a 37-month period, 107 videothoracoscopic interventions were performed to treat spontaneous pneumothorax in 105 patients, 78 men and 27 women, whose average age was 28...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Galbis Caravajal JM,Mafé Madueño JJ,Benlloch Carrión S,Baschwitz Gómez B,Rodríguez Paniagua JM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the clinicopathological features of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura in a case series comprising 30 patients (20 women, 66.6%) with a mean age of 58.39 years. Forty-five percent of the cases were asymptomatic. In 70% of the cases the tumors arose in the visceral pleura. Twenty percent presented multip...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Sánchez-Mora N,Cebollero-Presmanes M,Monroy V,Carretero-Albiñana L,Herranz-Aladro M,Alvarez-Fernández E

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes two patients admitted to our hospital for elective surgery, one for biliary disease and the other for vascular disease. Shortly after surgery each presented a clinical picture attributable to membranous tracheal pars rupture caused by anesthetic intubation. Airway lesions were diagnosed and,...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Buitrago LJ,Molins L,Boada JE,Sopeña JJ,Vidal G

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze prognostic factors associated with survival in a group of patients who underwent resection of pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective review was performed for 55 consecutive patients who had undergone resection of pulmonary metastases from colorectal adeno...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Muñoz Llarena A,Carrera Revilla S,Gil-Negrete Laborda A,Pac Ferrer J,Barceló Galíndez R,López Vivanco G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of adequate outpatient care as defined by guidelines of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) on the long-term outcome of near-fatal asthma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty-three patients who had experienced a near-fatal attack of asthma were treated according to the GINA guidelines and fol...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Rodríguez-Trigo G,Plaza V,Picado C,Sanchis J

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The PLATINO baseline study, conducted from 2003-2005 in five Latin American cities (São Paulo, Mexico City, Montevideo, Santiago, Caracas), showed a high prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS/DESIGN:A follow-up study was conducted in three out of the five centers (Montevideo, S...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Menezes AM,Muiño A,López-Varela MV,Valdivia G,Lisboa C,Jardim JR,Montes de Oca M,Tálamo C,Wehrmeister FC,Perez-Padilla R,Equipo del estudio Platino.

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPH) mainly affects the sympathetic ganglia. This study aims to analyze the histopathological changes in the sympathetic ganglia of patients with PPH. MATERIAL AND METHOD:We studied 55 tissue samples from 35 patients with PPH who underwent T2-T3 gangliectomy for definitive tr...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Moya J,Ramos R,Prat J,Morera R,Bernat R,Villalonga R,Ferrer G

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 48-year-old woman with a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension and hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease) in whom pulmonary artery pressures became normal after treatment of thyroid disease. The possible pathogenic mechanisms involved in this association include the presence of hyperdynamic heart fail...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Moraza J,Esteban C,Aburto M,Altube L,Gorordo I,Capelastegui A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Red cell distribution width (RDW) describes heterogeneity in the size of red blood cells. An increase in RDW has been associated with excess mortality in heart failure and other chronic diseases. Since there is an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： León Subías E,Gómara de la Cal S,Marin Trigo JM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of the disabilities of patients with respiratory disease is regulated by the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Security, as are disabilities of any other type. We believe, however, that in respiratory pathologies this evaluation is especially complicated because, as they are chronic processes, they i...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Ruiz Manzano J,Alfageme Michavila I,Chiner Vives E,Martínez González C

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exogenous lipoid pneumonia is a rare disease which is often underdiagnosed. Exogenous lipoid pneumonia has traditionally been considered a chronic process secondary to continued aspiration or inhalation of fatty substances. In its acute form exogenous lipoid pneumonia sometimes coincides with accidental massive aspira...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Bernabeu Mora R,Méndez Martínez P,Abellán Martínez MC,Polo García LA,Lorenzo Cruz M,Sánchez Gascón F

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of pleural effusion, pericardial thickening, and pulmonary involvement in a patient with dry cough, dyspnea, edema, and changes in the skin of the lower limbs. Treatment with cabergoline (Sogilen) had been started 4 months earlier. Pleural effusion, pericardial thickening, and impaired pulmonary funct...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Villavicencio C,Ramírez-Sarmiento A,Gayete A,Grau S,Orozco-Levi M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), 26 of whom also had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), received treatment by nasal continuous positive airways pressure (nCPAP). To evaluate the effects of this device on daytime lung function, we analyzed pulmonary function tests before treat...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Vázquez Oliva R,Cano Gómez S,Capote Gil F,Sánchez Armengol MA,Carmona Bernal C,Castillo Gómez J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omalizumab is a monoclonal antibody that interrupts allergic reaction--irrespective of the nature of the allergen--by blocking free immunoglobulin E (IgE). The IgE is thus prevented from attaching to cell receptors and setting in motion an allergic cascade of inflammatory mediators. Other interesting biological effect...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Cabrera-Navarro P

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The diaphragm seems to undergo adaptive structural change in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The possibility of obtaining muscle specimens is limited, however, particularly when respiratory function is severely affected. OBJECTIVE:To assess the viability of a new technique for obtaining diaphragm mus...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Pastó M,Minguella J,Orozco-Levi M,Palacio J,Félez M,Broquetas J,Gea J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic disease causing increasing healthcare costs worldwide. Another respiratory disease causing high costs and morbidity is community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Because of the constant growth in the population with both diseases (CAP and COPD), analyzing their clinic...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Huerta A,Domingo R,Soler N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative chylothorax after lung resection is a major problem leading to morbidity and mortality and requiring reoperation in a large number of cases. The most advisable and least aggressive option is conservative management in progressive stages: a diet rich in medium-chain fatty acids and/or total parenteral nut...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Gómez-Caro Andrés A,Marrón Fernández C,Moradiellos Díez FJ,Díaz-Hellín Gude V,Pérez Antón JA,Martín de Nicolás JL

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the prevalence and evolution of tuberculous infection among 6-year-olds in Albacete and its relation to socioeconomic status of the family. METHOD:A tuberculin test (2UT RT-23 Tween 80) was given to 6-year-old school children in and around Albacete in 1992 and 1999. We calculated the prevalence o...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Haro M,Vizcaya M,Andicoberry Martínez MJ,Cebrián Villodre E,Chocano De La Encarnación H,García Navarro I,García Piñero MP,Jiménez López J,Haro Estarriol M,López Fuster MA,Núñez Ares A,Texidó Bruguera A,Tornero Molina A,Turpin L

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent inducer of capillary permeability and its role as a crucial mediator in pleural fluid formation has been established. This study was conducted to assess the usefulness of VEGF for diagnosing malignant and non-malignant pleural effusions of various causes. ...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Kaya A,Poyraz B,Celik G,Ciledag A,Gulbay BE,Savas H,Savas I

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00