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Congenital Disorder Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Mechanical airway compression from thoracic bony abnormalities is a rare cause of tracheobronchial obstruction in children and may lead to problems in the operating room or intensive care unit when extubation is attempted. We present a case of a 13-year-old male with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit(PICU) after resuscitation following an 8-minute cardiopulmonary arrest from airway obstruction. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Merrick Lopez, Shyam Kishan, Thomas Bahk, Mudit MathurNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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OSA & COPD PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To analyze the difference in the profile of patients diagnosed in a Respiratory Sleep Disorders unit in 2006 compared with those diagnosed in 2011. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Deisy Barrios Barreto, Patricia Lazo Meneses, Jonathan Cámara Fernández, Carolina Gotera, Maria Salazar, Eva Mañas Baena, Carolina Jurkojc Mohremberger, Rosa Mirambeaux Villalona, Maria Galarza Jimenez, Esteban Perez RodriguezNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cancer Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Primary pulmonary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a rare diagnosis. Most of the cases originate from B cell lineage and arise from mucosa associated lymphoid tissue of the bronchus. Very few cases of primary pulmonary T-cell lymphoma have been reported. We report here an extremely rare case of primary pulmonary precursor T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma with Pleural metastasis in a 16 year old male adolescent. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Bhavesh Vaghani, Rajesh Swarnakar, Dr. Jitendra Hazare, Sheetal SinhaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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OSA PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: A cross-sectional review was performed in order to assess the ability of the neck circumference (NC) to predict the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) in a population group from Timisoara, Romania. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Stefan Mihaicuta, Izabella Anita Toth, Sorin ParalescuNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Bronchology Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Pulmonary aspergilloma is an intractable disease characterized by growth of the Aspergillus fungus to form fungus balls in preformed cavitary lesions of the lungs. Complete elimination of the fungus balls cannot be accomplished by antifungal treatment alone, and surgical pneumonectomy is recommended. We report two cases in which cavernostomy was performed because of recurrent infections of the residual lung and hemoptysis after operation for lung cancer. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ryo Takahashi, Michio Fujino, Taiki Fujiwara, Hisami YamakawaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.