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.

Conjunction of a Fungus Ball and a Pulmonary Tumourlet in a Bronchiectatic Cavity.

Herein, we describe the case of a 67-year-old female patient who presented with cough and haemoptysis. Chest computed tomography revealed destruction of the left lower lobe and multiple fungus balls in a bronchiectatic cavity. A left lower lobectomy was performed via thoracotomy.

Effectiveness of Palatal Mucosa Graft in Surgical Treatment of Sub-Glottic Stenosis.

Objectives: Mucosal free grafts may be successfully applied in many surgical interventions. This study aims at investigating the feasibility of palatal mucosa graft in sub-glottic field in an animal model.

Methods: This randomized prospective controlled study was conducted with an animal model.

The Right Inferior Pulmonary Vein Related Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in an Adult Case.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare neoplasm, which is derived of mesenchymal origin. Here we present an adult case with IMT, the origin of which was considered to be right inferior pulmonary vein. A male patient who was 52 years old, admitted to our outpatient clinic with the complaint of shortness of breath.

A Case of Idiopathic Subglottic and Bilateral Bronchial Stenosis.

Subglottic stenosis is rarely idiopathic. In this case report, a 40-year-old female patient presented with subglottic stenosis with an unidentified etiology along with bilateral bronchial stenosis. Hoarseness arose in the last 4 years in this patient, who was undergoing treatment because of asthma for 13 years.

Patient and physician delay in the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in Turkey.

Aim: The early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer are important for the prognosis of patients with lung cancer. This study was undertaken to investigate patient and doctor delays in the diagnosis and treatment of NSCLC and the factors affecting these delays.

Materials And Methods: A total of 1016 patients, including 926 (91.

A single-center large-volume experience in the surgical management of hydatid disease of the lung with and without extrapulmonary involvement.

Background: We compared the number of incisions, surgical procedures, hospital duration, and complications in hydatid cyst patients with unilateral or bilateral thoracic involvement and concomitant involvement of the extrathoracic organs.

Methods: A total of 76 hydatid cyst cases surgically treated between the years 2007 and 2012 were divided into three groups according to radiological evidence of other organ involvement and surgical procedures: group 1 had only unilateral thoracic involvement and a single incision; group 2 had additional involvement of the contralateral thoracic side or extrathoracic organs and at most two incisions were performed at the same session; and group 3 had two or more incisions performed at separate sessions in addition to the involvement features of group 2.

Results: We had 46 (60.

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.

Total situs inversus found coincidentally following a firearm injury.

Situs inversus totalis is very rare and usually diagnosed coincidentally as it does not affect the patient's life. Being unaware of the patient's condition can lead to undesirable results from the surgeon and patient's point of view when an emergency and forensic surgical intervention is required. We present a case who was operated on urgently for a firearm injury after receiving a preoperative diagnosis of situs inversus totalis.

Squamotous-type sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung with rhabdomyosarcomatous components.

Lung carcinosarcoma is an infrequently biphasic tumor composed of carcinomatous and sarcomatous components. It is divided into endobronchial (squamous-type) and peripheral (glandular type) categories. The carcinomatous component is usually a squamous carcinoma, and the sarcomatous component usually resembles a fibrosarcoma or a malignant fibrous histiocytoma.

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.

Evaluation by ultrasound of traumatic rib fractures missed by radiography.

Rib fractures are the most common (25%) injuries resulting from blunt chest trauma, and are usually revealed on radiographs. Radiography sometimes cannot show fractures, especially those in costal cartilages, except for densely calcified ones. Several authors have recently investigated the role of ultrasound in the detection of rib fractures.

A case of leiomyosarcoma originating from pulmonary vein, occluding mitral inflow.

Cardiac leiomyosarcoma is a very rare entity that is found in less than 0.2% of all cardiac tumors. Because of its rarity and classification problem, there are few prospective studies about therapy and outcomes.