THORACIC MENINGOCELE IN PATIENTS WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE WITH ILLUSTRATION OF A NOVEL SURGICAL CHALLENGE, AND INSIGHTS FROM HISTOLOGY

Background: 69% of thoracic meningoceles are associated with Neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1).Pathology is debated between being a saccular protrusion of dysplastic meninges through a vertebral defect, or a forme fruste of neurofibroma, with no pathological evidence to the later.Treatment is usually conservative, however surgical intervention is somet

Studies of Trochila (Leotiomycetes, Helotiales, Cenangiaceae) are scarce.Here, we describe two new species based on molecular phylogenetic data and morphology.Trochila bostonensis was collected at the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachusetts.It was found on the stem of Asclepias syriaca, simply boho classroom representing the f

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are suggested to puffy spa headband have an altered intestinal microenvironment.We therefore aimed to determine the intestinal microenvironment profile, based on faecal microbiota and metabolites, and the potential link to symptoms in IBS patients.The faecal microbiota was evaluated by the GA-mapTM dysbi

Guangliang Qiang, Chaoyang Liang, Fei Xiao, Qiduo Yu, Huanshun Wen, Zhiyi Song, Yanchu Tian, Bin Shi, Yongqing Guo, Deruo Liu Department of Thoracic Surgery, China–Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) aff