The comparison of tracheostomy and translaryngeal intubation regarding free radical formation and pulmonary effects.

Background: Our aim in this study was to compare the blood gas changes, the malondialdehyde (MDA) and endogenous antioxidant glutathione (GSH) levels in blood and lung tissues after ischemia/reperfusion, the histopathological damage in lung tissue in rats provided respiratory support with mechanical ventilation after translaryngeal intubation and tracheostomy.

Methods: Group 1 rats were provided mechanical ventilator support after translaryngeal intubation, Group 2 mechanical ventilator support after tracheostomy, and Group 3 was the control group where rats were only anesthetized. Three groups were compared for blood gas changes, MDA, GSH, and histopathological changes.

Rare Lung Tumors: Alveolar Adenoma-Four Case Reports.

Alveolar adenoma is one of the rarely seen benign tumors of the lung, to date, one or two series have been reported. In this study, four rare alveolar adenoma cases were presented, thereby contributing to the existing scarce data.

Nonintubated surgical biopsy of undetermined interstitial lung disease: a multicentre outcome analysis.

Objectives: Nonintubated surgical biopsy (NISB) of interstitial lung disease (ILD) has shown promise in unicentre reports as a reliable method to achieve pathological diagnosis with low morbidity. The aim of this study was to investigate for the first time early outcomes of NISB of ILD using a multicentre retrospective analysis.

Methods: Seven European and extra-European institutions participated in the study.

The IASLC Mesothelioma Staging Project: Proposals for Revisions of the N Descriptors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification for Pleural Mesothelioma.

Introduction: Nodal categories for malignant pleural mesothelioma are derived from the lung cancer staging system and have not been adequately validated. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer developed a multinational database to generate evidence-based recommendations to inform the eighth edition of the TNM classification of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Methods: Data from 29 centers were entered prospectively (n = 1566) or by transfer of retrospective data (n = 1953).

Venous hemangioma of the anterior mediastinum.

Mediastinal hemangiomas are rare tumors, with an incidence of 0.5% or less. We herein present a case of venous hemangioma in the anterior mediastinum.

Comparison of only T3 and T3-T4 sympathectomy for axillary hyperhidrosis regarding treatment effect and compensatory sweating.

Objectives: Patients diagnosed with axillary hyperhidrosis can face psychosocial issues that can ultimately hinder their quality of life both privately and socially. The routine treatment for axillary hyperhidrosis is T3-T4 sympathectomy, but compensatory sweating is a serious side effect that is commonly seen with this approach. This study was designed to evaluate whether a T3 sympathectomy was effective for the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis and whether this treatment led to less compensatory sweating than T3-T4 sympathectomies among our 60-patient population.

The choice of invasive diagnostic techniques in advanced lung cancer.

Background: We retrospectively evaluated the invasive diagnostic techniques that were not suitable for transthoracic biopsy or bronchoscopy and the results of these techniques for advanced lung cancer cases.

Methods: The files of patients operated at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University for advanced lung cancer (stages III and IV) between 2006 and 2010 were retrospectively reviewed for the analysis of definite diagnostic methods.

Results: The mean age of 59 patients who underwent invasive diagnostic techniques was 56.

The effect of CYP1A1, GSTT1 and GSTM1 polymorphisms on the risk of lung cancer: a case-control study.

Lung cancer, which is mainly affected by environmental factors, is a lethal malignancy. It is also important to investigate the effect of genetic factors on lung cancer aetiology. In this study, we aimed to investigate the distribution of CYP1A1*2C, GSTT1 and GSTM1 polymorphisms in Turkish lung cancer patients to determine whether any promoting effect of polymorphisms could cause development of lung cancer.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic removal of pulmonary hydatid cysts.

Objectives: Pulmonary hydatid disease is a parasitic disease with a high prevalence in low-middle income countries. We report four patients who were treated surgically using video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS).

Methods: All patients were diagnosed with clinical and radiological findings on chest X-ray and computed tomography.

Management of gastrostomy to prevent perforation in acute severe corrosive esophagitis and gastritis: an experimental study.

Background/aims: Symptomatic treatment is still the most commonly preferred treatment modality for acute severe esophagitis and gastritis. Clinical results of this treatment range from pathologies like stricture formation to loss of life. In our study, we aimed to demonstrate the effect of immediate gastrostomy in preventing perforation due to corrosive trauma.

Hydatid cyst, an unusual cause of spontaneous hemothorax and diagnostic thoracoscopy: case report.

Hydatid disease is a common parasitic disease in areas where sheep and cattle are raised and is currently endemic in the eastern and southwestern parts of Turkey. Patients with hydatid cysts typically present with cough, chest pain, dyspnea, hemoptysis, or allergic reactions. When ruptured, these cysts may cause hemoptysis, dyspnea, and hydatid thorax.

Giant arteriovenous malformation located on the chest wall - diagnosis and endovascular treatment: report of a case.

Congenital arteriovenous malformations are usually found in the lower extremities, but a chest wall location is extremely rare. Extensive vascular malformations present difficulties for patients because of severe unsightliness and life-threatening bleeding. Surgical planning and therapeutic indications in vascular malformations are still a difficult problem.

Autologous blood pleurodesis in rats to elucidate the amounts of blood required for reliable and reproducible results.

Background: Pleurodesis is used in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax or refractory pleural effusions of different etiologies. Several agents have been employed, but many questions remain unanswered about their effectiveness and toxicity. Use of autologous blood pleurodesis in clinical practice has been described in the literature without any clear consensus regarding its efficacy.

Mediastinal intraoperative radioisotope sentinel lymph node mapping in non-small-cell lung cancer.

Background: Lymph node metastases are significant prognostic factors in localized non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nodal micrometastases may not be detected using current histological methods.

Aim: To determine the accuracy and role of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in patients with NSCLC.

[The importance of exercise testing for the functional assessment of lung resectional candidates].

Unlabelled: Although there are a lot of physiologic tests to evaluate the preoperative cardio-pulmonary reserve in the patients who candidate lung resection, there is no a single gold standard test to suggest the postoperative pulmonary complications. In this study, we researched the importance of the exercise testing in the evaluation preoperative cardio-pulmonary reserve. We analyzed a series of 26 consecutive patients with a resectable lung disease [26 male patients, mean age 51.

Clinical predictors of surgical outcome in patients with thoracic outlet syndrome operated on via transaxillary approach.

Objectives: Although the transaxillary route appears to be the optimal approach in patients with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), the effect of clinical features on surgical outcome remains unclear. We conducted a study to determine the clinical predictors of surgical outcome in patients with TOS.

Methods: We examined the data charts of patients with TOS who underwent operation via transaxillary approach.