Abstract:
:We present the case of a 9 year old girl with history of progressive pneumatoceles and infection since she was 3 years old. A chest computerized tomography revealed a cystic lung mass. The patient was taken to surgery and a left lower lobe lobectomy was performed. The pathologic diagnosis was that of a congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation. We discuss the clinical presentation, and pathology of this entity with a brief review of the literature.
journal_name
P R Health Sci Jjournal_title
Puerto Rico health sciences journalauthors
Correa-Rivas MS,Martínez-Reyes S,Ferrá-Ochoa S,Ortíz-Justiniano Vsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-09-01 00:00:00pages
237-40issue
3eissn
0738-0658issn
2373-6011journal_volume
23pub_type
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utility of the substituted judgement standard in terminally ill patients by determining agreement between patients, family proxies and physicians. BACKGROUND:Several studies have addressed the utility of substituted judgement, showing conflicting data whether surrogates are accurate predictin...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The world has encountered a new and serious epidemic which has disproportionately affected fetuses and infants. What makes the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic such a threat in our times, is that a whole generation can be affected by birth defects caused by a seemingly innocuous maternal infection, which in most cases go un...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1997-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe the general knowledge and choices of postpartum contraception among pregnant teens who, at the time of the study, ranged in age from 13 to 19 years old and were receiving prenatal care at a hospital-based prenatal clinic. METHODS:Questionnaires to obtain information regarding demographic characte...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Plant materials represent promising sources of anti-cancer agents. We developed and tested a novel extract from the ubiquitous plant Convolvulus arvensis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Convolvulus arvensis components were extracted in boiling water, and small molecules were removed by high-pressure filtration. The ...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The AIDS pandemic had a significant impact in Puerto Rico, especially among the heterosexual populations, in particular women. Women are one of the fastest growing risk groups with HIV/AIDS in the USA and constitute about half of the AIDS cases in the world. During the past 10 years Puerto Rico has ranked among the to...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Post-mortem medical examiner samples may be useful for sentinel surveillance of disorders usually detected by antibody determinations on specimens from ill patients or from surveys. We found anti-dengue IgM positivity in 3% (23/780) and anti-dengue IgG positivity in 77% (597/777) of sera obtained at the Puerto Rico me...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1988-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1987-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1988-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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doi:
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00