Comparative evaluation of external chest wall fixator treatment effectiveness in patients with rib fractures.

Objective: External chest wall fixators may provide a new approach as part of multimodal treatment. This study aimed to investigate the effect of external chest wall fixator on patients' pain level, complication development and hospital stay in patients with rib fractures.

Material And Method: Patients who were admitted due to trauma and had serial rib fractures between December 2020 and December 2021 were evaluated.

Importance of the ratio of surgical margin to nodule size in pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal carcinoma.

Objectives: Pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) is a survival-enhancing treatment in the multimodal management of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). Given the high recurrence rates, we hypothesized that the adequacy of the surgical margin relative to nodule size might have prognostic value. This study aimed to analyze clinical characteristics and identify prognostic factors for disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients who underwent PM for CRC.

Factors Associated With Early Recurrence in Non-Surgically Managed Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax.

Background: The indications for surgery in primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) at first episode are clearly defined. Despite the indications, some patients avoid surgical treatment. This study examines the factors affecting early recurrence in patients who have not undergone surgical intervention.

Evaluation of gender bias in thoracic surgery in Türkiye: A descriptive study.

Background: This study aims to investigate the challenges that female thoracic surgeons in Türkiye faced to due to gender bias in their professional lives.

Methods: Between January 2024 and April 2024, a total of 73 female thoracic surgeons (mean age: 37.1±7.

Quality of life in patients undergoing lung resection: Evaluation of outcomes of follow-up using brief pain inventory.

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate preoperative anxiety, postoperative pain and functional impairment using Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) in patients undergoing surgery for malignancy.

Methods: Between September 2020 and May 2022, a total of 94 patients (60 males, 34 females; mean age 59.5±12.

Analysis of Factors Affecting Prolonged Air Leak and Expansion Failure in the Lung after Resection in Patients with Pulmonary Malignancy and Predictive Value of Preoperative Quantitative Chest Computed Tomography.

The factors affecting the prolonged air leak (PAL) and expansion failure in the lung in patients undergoing resection for lung malignancy were analyzed. In this context, the value of the percentage of low attenuation area (LAA%) measured on preoperative quantitative chest computed tomography (Q-: CT) in predicting the development of postoperative PAL and the expansion time of the remaining lung (ET) in patients undergoing resection for lung malignancy was investigated.The data of 202 cases who underwent lung resection between July 2020 and December 2022 were analyzed.

A Rare Case of Metachronous Tumor: Recurrent Primary Lung Cancer.

Multiple primary lung cancers (MPLC) are defined as lung cancers that develop at the time of primary lung cancer detection (synchronous) or during the follow-up period (metachronous). The incidence of MPLC is increasing due to the early detection of lesions by widespread screening methods, improved surgical, medical, and radiation treatment options, and increased survival. We present a case of a patient who was operated on in our clinic and diagnosed with primary lung cancer for the third time with different histopathology.

Early and Unplanned Readmission of Patients After Thoracic Surgery Operations.

Background Thoracic surgery patients face unique postoperative challenges, particularly those undergoing lung resections. This study aimed to identify common complications and their management within the 30-day postoperative period, as well as investigate the relationship between early postoperative complications and unplanned outpatient follow-ups. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 947 patients who underwent thoracic surgery between January 2020 and December 2023.

Postoperative early laboratory changes and follow-up process of patients underwent hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy.

Background: The aim of combining hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) with surgery is to achieve local control in patients with pleural malignancies. Liver and kidney dysfunction resulting from this procedure have been reported in the literature. The objective of the study is to examine whether the laboratory abnormalities observed during the initial period persist until day 30.

Diagnostic efficacy of intraoperative histopathological examination of lesions with unknown diagnosis suspicious for malignancy.

Objective: In this study, the efficiency of intraoperative histopathological examination (frozen section examination; FS) in patients operated per suspected lung malignancy was evaluated.

Methods: The data of 136 patients who underwent surgery in our clinic due to suspected lung malignancy between January 2020 and June 2021 was evaluated prospectively.

Results: The FS was inconclusive in 7.

Evaluation of the relationship between the eighth edition of TNM staging, the mMasoaka, and World Health Organization histopathological classification for thymoma.

Aim Of Study: The aim of this study was to describe the correlation between the eighth tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM), mMasaoka staging, and the World Health Organization (WHO) histopathologic classification and to identify prognostic values in predicting survival and recurrence of thymoma.

Materials And Methods: Medical files of 90 patients with thymoma diagnosed between 1992 and 2018 were evaluated for this trial.

Results: The distributions of patients were similar between mMasaoka and eighth TNM staging according to early (I, II) and advanced stages (IIIA, IIIB, IV).

Survival of pleurectomy-decortication and hyperthermic chemotherapy in mesothelioma.

Background: This study aims to evaluate overall survival, diseasefree survival, and prognostic factors in patients undergoing pleurectomy-decortication and hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy with the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Methods: Between January 2020 and November 2021, a total of 53 patients (27 males, 26 females; mean age: 58.1±1.

Factors influencing postoperative recurrence of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.

Purpose: This study aims to explain the factors that may influence recurrence after surgical resection for early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was made of 302 patients who underwent lung resection for stage I-IIA NSCLC in our clinic between January 2014 and August 2021.

Results: The recurrence rate was higher in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) than in those with adenocarcinoma (AC) ( = 0.

The significance of immunonutrition nutritional support in patients undergoing postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for lung cancer: case-control study.

Background: In this study, the effect of postoperative early nutritional supplementation on the course of the disease was investigated in patients who were operated for non-small cell lung cancer and received adjuvant chemotherapy.

Methods: The study examined the data of patients who anatomical pulmonary resection for non-small cell lung cancer and who were treated with adjuvant chemotherapy at our clinic between January 2014 and January 2020. Patients who received early postoperative nutritional supplements and those who continued with a normal diet were compared in terms of complications, mortality, recurrence, and survival.

The İmportance of tumor markers in patients undergoing resection for lung metastasis of colorectal carcinoma.

Objectives: In patients with suitable conditions, complete resection is a potential curative treatment for lung metastases of colorectal cancers (CRC). Various prognostic factors affecting survival have been reported in these patients. In our study, the prognostic significance of CEA and CA19-9 tumor markers in patients who underwent lung resection for CRC metastasis was researched.

Relationship between survival and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in patients operated for lung cancer.

Background: This study aims to investigate the relationship between preoperative erythrocyte sedimentation rate and survival in patients undergoing pulmonary resection due to lung cancer.

Methods: Between January 2011 and July 2017, a total of 575 patients (433 males, 142 females; mean age: 61.2±9.

Long-Term Outcomes and Course of Compensatory Sweating after Endoscopic Sympathicotomy.

Background:  Endoscopic thoracic sympathicotomy is an effective approach to the treatment of idiopathic localized hyperhidrosis, and compensatory sweating is the main reason for patient dissatisfaction. Our study discusses both the long-term outcomes of sympathicotomy and the course of compensatory sweating.

Methods:  Patients with palmar and/or axillary hyperhidrosis who were operated by the same surgical team between January 2008 and December 2014 were included in the study.

Quantitative measurement of air leak in patients with chest drains.

Background: This study aims to evaluate a new method that detects peak air leak speed and peak air leak flow, investigate the correlation between the amount of air leak and development of prolonged air leak, and identify patients who are at risk of developing prolonged air leak after lung resection.

Methods: In this prospective trial, the amount of air leak was measured with the assistance of an anemometer connected to the top of a standard underwater drainage system, and a mobile phone with android operating system. Patients who underwent tube thoracostomy for spontaneous pneumothorax were assigned to group 1 (18 males, 1 female; mean age 31.

A pathology not be overlooked in blunt chest trauma: Analysis of 181 patients with bilateral pneumothorax.

Background: Bilateral pneumothorax (BPTx) can become tension PTx and a cause of mortality, especially in severe multi-trauma patients. The purpose of this study was to analyze the incidence, morbidity, mortality, and associated factors of BPTx in multi-trauma patients in order to highlight the importance of the management of these cases, as well as complications, morbidity, and mortality.

Methods: The data of 181 patients with BPTx, from a total of 3782 trauma patients, were reviewed retrospectively.

Association of Daily Step Count with the Prolonged Air Leak in Thoracic Surgery Patients.

Background: In thoracic surgery clinics, patients are encouraged to walk; however, to our knowledge, there is no data regarding the minimum step count necessary to protect them from complications. In our study, we aim to ascertain the relationship between walking and prolonged air leak (PAL), which is one of the most common complications following thoracic surgery.

Methods: Patients, who were being followed-up at our clinic between December 2016 and July 2017, were separated into three groups and were investigated prospectively.

Assessment of Cardiac Complications in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Resection.

Background: Patients who underwent lung resection in our clinic were retrospectively investigated in terms of development of postoperative cardiac complications.

Methods: The file records of 207 patients who underwent lung resection between the years 2010 and 2014 were reviewed. One hundred and eighteeen (118) (57%) of the patients were evaluated by the preoperative cardiologist and the risk level of the patients was determined according to the Lee index.

A rare tumor metastasis of bilateral lung: Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor.

A 44-year-old female patient with a history of a gestational trophoblastic tumor surgery was referred to our clinic upon detection of cystic-cavitary lesion showing slow progression in both lungs. It was decided to perform bilateral surgery in the patient for diagnosis and treatment purposes; first, left upper lobectomy and one month later, right lower lobectomy were applied. Histopathological examination results of the specimens obtained during both operations reported an "epithelioid trophoblastic tumor" metastasis.

Diagnostic value of F-FDG-PET/CT in benign lung diseases.

Introduction: There are many diseases which, despite not being malignant, show high metabolic activity and cause false-positive results.

Aim: To evaluate the results of positron emission tomography (PET) in patients who underwent resection after preliminary diagnosis of malignancy based on fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake value, in whom the lesions were later classified as pathologically benign.

Material And Methods: The analysis included the records of 106 (12.