Diagnostic tools in tuberculous pleurisy: a direct comparative study

AH Diacon, BW Van de Wal, C Wyser… - European …, 2003 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Thoracoscopy is the most accurate yet most expensive tool for establishing the diagnosis of
tuberculous (TB) pleurisy. However, most high TB‐incidence regions have limited financial …

Exercise capacity as a predictor of postoperative complications in lung resection candidates.

…, K Skarvan, S Elsasser, M Gonon, C Wyser… - American journal of …, 1995 - atsjournals.org
… Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to C. T. Bolliger, MD, Division
… Possible int~r~c tions between these variables were accounted for (15, 16).The predictive …

Pulmonary function and exercise capacity after lung resection

…, M Soler, P Stulz, M Tamm, C Wyser… - European …, 1996 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The influence of pulmonary resection on functional capacity can be assessed in different
ways. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of lobectomy and pneumonectomy on …

Lung scanning and exercise testing for the prediction of postoperative performance in lung resection candidates at increased risk for complications

CT Bolliger, C Wyser, H Roser, M Solèr… - Chest, 1995 - Elsevier
Objective To analyze the value of preoperative lung scanning and exercise testing for the
prediction of postoperative complications and of the short- as well as long-term performance in …

Prospective evaluation of an algorithm for the functional assessment of lung resection candidates

C Wyser, P Stulz, M Soler, M Tamm… - American journal of …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
Patients with impaired pulmonary function are at increased risk for the development of
postoperative complications. Recently exercise testing and predicted postoperative (ppo) function …

Prospective randomized comparison of thoracoscopic talc poudrage under local anesthesia versus bleomycin instillation for pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusions

AH Diacon, C Wyser, CT Bolliger, M Tamm… - American journal of …, 2000 - atsjournals.org
… Temporary low-grade fever ⩽ 38 C occurred in two patients in each treatment group. One
of the patients in the talc-treated group turned out to have pneumonia on the side contralateral …

Corticosteroids in the treatment of tuberculous pleurisy: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study

C Wyser, G Walzl, JP Smedema, F Swart… - Chest, 1996 - Elsevier
… Although most patients (77.1%) had an elevated temperature greater than 37.5C (mean
and SD: 38.3±0.83C), only 1 patient had an elevated temperature 3 days after drainage of the …

Prediction of functional reserves after lung resection: comparison between quantitative computed tomography, scintigraphy, and anatomy

CT Bolliger, C Gückel, H Engel, S Stöhr, CP Wyser… - Respiration, 2002 - karger.com
Background and Objectives: We prospectively compared five techniques to estimate predicted
postoperative function (ppo F) after lung resection: recently proposed quantitative CT …

Treatment of progressive pulmonary sarcoidosis with cyclosporin A: a randomized controlled trial

CP Wyser, EM van SCHALKWYK, B Alheit… - American journal of …, 1997 - atsjournals.org
Conventional treatment of sarcoidosis is often only partially effective. We examined the effect
of cyclosporin A (CsA) combined with prednisone for the treatment of sarcoidosis. Thirty-…

[HTML][HTML] Foxl1-expressing mesenchymal cells constitute the intestinal stem cell niche

…, ML Golson, AM Zahm, M Ray, CL Wiser… - Cellular and molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
… (B and C) Intestinal morphology of the jejunum of (B) DT-treated control mice or (C) Foxl1–hDTR
mice as assessed by H&E staining. Note the reduced number and length of intestinal …