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Issue: January-March 2012
| Vol 7 | Issue 1
Editorial
For better control, tuberculosis deserves better attention
Hamdan Al-Jahdali
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major cause of mortality worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) global tuberculosis control 2011, reported absolute drop in the number of TB cases since 200...
An update on the drainage of pyogenic lung abscesses
Siraj O Wali
Most lung abscesses (80-90%) are now successfully treated with antibiotics; however, this conservative approach may occasionally fail. When medical treatment fails, pulmonary resection is usually advi...
Surgical treatment of right middle lobe syndrome in children
A Sehitogullari, F Sayir, U Cobanoglu, S Bilici
Objective: Right middle lobe syndrome is a rare entity in children, causing high morbidity. Our experience of these patients including their clinical and laboratory characteristics, indications...