The purpose of the present study was: 1) to relate the Hoover sign -SH (+)- with several functional (spirometry and lung volumes) and radiographic (AP x-ray) parameters, 2) to characterize the changes in diaphragmatic curvature radius and the efficiency and to establish some relationships with the functi...
We prospectively analyzed 19 patients submitted to lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). Mean age 54 years. Fourteen patients, with predominant emphysema of upper lobes, were approached through a median sternotomy. Five patients with predominant lower lobes lesions, were approached through a bilateral an...
Se describe la evolución durante 6 meses de un grupo de cuarenta niños con enfermedad fibroquistica del páncreas con exámenes funcionales globales en dieciseis de ellos. Se inició a todos en un régimen terapéutico uniforme arribándose a las diguientes conclusiones: 1) El score de Shwachman correl...