Background Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) is being performed at an increasing
number of institutions. The thoracoscopic portion is generally performed in the left lateral …

Cardiac herniation is a rare condition, which is often lethal in unrecognized cases. It is most
commonly seen after pneumonectomy with associated pericardiotomy or pericardiectomy …

Background: Peritoneal involvement is a relatively rare complication of tuberculosis,
accounting for approximately 3.3% of extrapulmonary disease in the United States. Clinical …

A 64-year-old patient presented with shortness of breath and chest pressure. The initial
examination was unremarkable, and a chest X-ray revealed a large mediastinal mass. …

A male patient in his 70s presented after a farming tractor ran over his chest. On arrival to
the trauma bay he was hemodynamically stable, with significant chest pain and paradoxical …

DISCUSSION: Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis is a rare occurrence, usually affecting older
patients. It can appear as a peripheral circumscribed mass or multiple nodules on imaging. …

"A study of a rural community's perception of poverty" by Luis Cachero, Mario Katigbak et al. …
Mario Katigbak … Cachero, L., Katigbak, M., & Rodriguez, CL (1980). A study of a rural …

… One of the transnational migrants, Mario, is critical of this relentless desire to build extravagant
… Mario believes that building houses has become a fad (uso) in the village, as one family …

… who has two brothers named Jose and Mario states or certifies that he as a brother named-Jose,
this does not mean that he does not have a brother named Mario; or if a person [who] is …

… is Mario, an engineer who left for Dubai in order to support his family in the Philippines.
Whenever he attends property caravans, Mario … During one of these caravans, Mario decided to …