Francesco Petrella
Idiopathic diaphragmatic relaxation is a rare condition characterized by the abnormal elevation of one hemidiaphragm within the thoracic cavity without any evidence of abdominal visceral herniation. This anatomical displacement can lead to symptoms such as...
Idiopathic diaphragmatic relaxation is a rare condition characterized by the abnormal elevation of one hemidiaphragm within the thoracic cavity without any evidence of abdominal visceral herniation. This anatomical displacement can...
Robotic thymectomy is an effective therapeutic approach for the treatment of thymic epithelial tumors, offering a low complication rate and favorable oncological outcomes (1). Several techniques have been described for...
Primary chest wall sarcomas are rare malignancies that require complete surgical resection, which remains the mainstay of treatment (1). Different histological subtypes, such as chondrosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, exhibit distinct...
Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a benign, uncommon pulmonary anomaly characterized by the presence of a mass separated from the normal bronchopulmonary tree and a systemic aortic arterial blood supply (1). Intralobar...
Introduction Glomus tumors (GT) are rare benign neoplasms mostly affecting the deep dermis of extremities, and they constitute less than 2% of all soft tissue tumors. GTs can sporadically appear...
A 52-year-old patient was admitted to the authors’ department for left internal mammary artery lymph nodal metastases from breast cancer. The patient had undergone a left radical mastectomy 20 years...
A 58-year-old man was admitted to the authors’ department for neoplastic cervical trachea obstruction, causing stridor and dyspnoea. The patient had previously undergone a tongue resection and chemo-radiotherapy for squamous...
A 19-year-old male was referred to the authors’ department from another hospital because of a tight recurrent subglottic stenosis following tracheal resection and reconstruction for subglottic post-intubation stenosis. Several rigid...
This video demonstrates the technical details of an endoscopic radical resection of an endobronchial carcinoid by laser-assisted rigid bronchoscopy. A 35-year-old woman with a history of cough and asthma was...









