Purpose Performance status is an important factor in determining quality of life, the choice of
treatment, and prognostic tool in patients. All scoring systems currently in use measure the …

Background Catamenial pneumothorax is an uncommon form of spontaneous
pneumothorax in women. The exact epidemiology and pathogenesis remain elusive. Video-assisted …

Introduction Lipoblastomas are benign tumors that arise from the proliferation of fetal adipose
tissue. They are frequently found in the extremities, in the head, and in the neck. Dumbbell …

Zadnje Smernice za zdravljenje bolnikov z rakom požiralnika in ezofagogastričnega stika (EGS)
so bile izdane leta 2016. Nameravali smo jih posodobiti. Kljub ne prav dolgi dobi od …

Background: Debilitated patients with chronic empyema, who are not fit enough to undergo
thoracotomy and decortication due to lung entrapment, may be offered a lower-risk alternative…

First reported by Hattori in 2004, the mediastinal cyst with Mullerian differentiation is a rather
new finding. We present a case of a 51-year-old woman with a cystic formation in the left …

Introduction: Failure following anti reflux surgery for GERD is reported from 3% to 30%,
predominantly from reflux recurrence. Modified Fundoplication follows the principles of standard …

We report a case of human Dirofilaria repens infection in a woman in Slovenia who had
concomitant pleural and subcutaneous manifestations of the infection. This case report …

Background: New therapeutics modalities in the last decades have increased survival rate of
patients with severe forms of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) resulting in increased …

1400 Objectives To evaluate diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT and contrast
enhanced CT (CECT) in the detection of lymph node (LN) metastases of esophageal carcinoma. …