Revue des maladies respiratoires
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Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare condition with a high mortality. With the advent of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation a new cause of pulmonary vein stenosis has emerged. ⋯ Clinicians should be familiar with the possibility of the development of pulmonary vein stenosis after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. Pulmonary vein stenosis remains a difficult condition to manage. The pulmonary infarction should probably be considered as an urgent indication for surgical resection or even transplantation.
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Did Tuberculosis plague Ancient Egypt five millennia ago? ⋯ Tuberculosis certainly plagued the Nile Valley and appears to have been an important cause of mortality in Ancient Egypt.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common pulmonary and systemic inflammatory disease. Patients with COPD frequently require mechanical ventilation for acute exacerbations. ⋯ Future studies should better determine the incidence of VAP in COPD, improve the diagnostic approach and determine the effects of treating malnutrition, chronic tracheobronchial colonisation and limiting antibiotic and corticosteroid treatment on the incidence of VAP.
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Endometriosis is defined as the abnormal presence of endometrial tissue, including endometrial glands and stroma, outside the uterine cavity. The term "thoracic endometriosis" is classically referred to the respiratory manifestations which classically result from the presence and the cyclical changes of endometrial tissue in one of the thoracic structures. ⋯ Thoracic endometriosis is probably rare but its diagnosis is easy when accurately raised. The approach is multidisciplinary involving a pneumologist, a thoracic surgeon and a gynecologist.