Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Jan 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial[Diagnosis of pneumothorax not improved by additional roentgen pictures of the thorax in the expiration phase].
To evaluate whether an expiratory chest roentgenogram adds anything to the results obtained by a standard inspiratory chest roentgenogram in patients with a pneumothorax. ⋯ Expiratory chest roentgenograms are not indicated as a routine investigation for patients in whom pneumothorax is suspected.
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Jan 1995
Case Reports[Muscle weakness as initial symptom of bronchial carcinoma].
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome was diagnosed in three patients, two men aged 55 and 57 and one woman aged 66 years. After a variable time interval a small cell carcinoma of the lung was detected in all three patients. ⋯ The short survival of patients with a small cell carcinoma requires early diagnosis, and paraneoplastic phenomena such as the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome can be the earliest presenting sign. The syndrome can be diagnosed by electromyography.