A 67-year-old current female smoker with unremarkable past history was admitted to our
department with cough and dyspnea grade II, following an episode of food aspiration 4 days …

AIm: the purpose of our study is to present the number of drowning and near-drowning victims
that have been admitted to the Emergency Department of the General Hospital of Chania …

Introduction: We present a case of food aspiration by a 31 years old female patient, masquerading
as diaphragmatic hernia. Aims and Objectives: Our aim is to show that food aspiration …

Although the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the development of uterine cervical
cancer is well established, the role of HPV in lung carcinogenesis remains controversial. The …

Carbapenems are broad‐spectrum antibiotics increasingly used for the treatment of severe
infections. We evaluated the effects of four carbapenems given as monotherapies or in …

Background Greece has one of the highest rates of smoking and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) in Europe. Aim The study aimed to record both the disease …

Results: A total of 16 sarcoidosis patients were analyzed. Increased numbers of vessels
were found and these vessels were also observed in areas of cartilage. Angiogenesis or …

Background The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in females
appears to be increasing. Recent studies have revealed that the percentage of women with …

Yeasts and their glycan components can have a beneficial or adverse effect on intestinal
inflammation. Previous research has shown that the presence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var…

Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined by
modification of the usual COPD symptoms, — dyspnea, coughing and sputum, beyond daily …