Multiple life-threatening complications in a patient who received lung transplantation due to cystic fibrosis and their management.

Cystic fibrosis patients may be considered for lung transplantation. Although these patients may experience more successful outcomes and survival rates compared to others, various complications can arise. In particular, infectious complications and septic deaths may be more prevalent in cystic fibrosis patients compared to other lung transplant indications.

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.

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.

Bibliometric analysis of 40 most cited articles comparing video-assisted thoracic surgery and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery in lung cancer (1997-2021).

Background: In recent years, conventional thoracoscopic surgery has been accepted as the traditional treatment method in the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). VATS and RATS, which are the techniques of this surgical method, have been increasing their effectiveness and applicability of late years. The aim of this bibliometric analysis is to evaluate the importance and efficiency of articles comparing VATS and RATS techniques.

Prognostic impact of mitosis and necrosis in non-mucinous lung adenocarcinomas and correlation with IASLC grading system.

Background: In 2020, the International Lung Cancer Study Group (IASLC) Pathology Committee established a grading system for non-mucinous primary lung adenocarcinomas. This grading system is based on whether areas of high-grade patterns are present in more than 20% of the tumor. Parameters, such as necrosis, mitotic activity, lymphovascular invasion (LVI) and spread through air spaces (STAS), are excluded from evaluating the grading system.

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.

A Case Report of Lung Transplantation After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Literature Review.

Pulmonary complications may occur after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies. Lung transplantation is the only treatment option for end-stage lung failure. We presented a case of acute myeloid leukemia who received a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and underwent bilateral lung transplantation with end-stage usual interstitial pneumonia and chronic obstructive lung disease.

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.

The importance of autologous blood transfusion in lung transplantation and cardiovascular surgeries.

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of using autologous blood recovery systems on transfusion-related complications in patients undergoing lung transplantation and cardiovascular surgeries.

Methods: Between May 2016 and May 2019, a total of 104 patients (90 males, 14 females; mean age: 59.3±16.

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.

Association between the low percentage of forced vital capacity and increased mortality after left ventricular assist device implantation.

Background: This study aims to investigate the effect of low percentage of forced vital capacity measured in the preoperative period on the 28-day mortality in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation.

Methods: A total of 131 patients (111 males, 20 females; median age 54 years; range, 47 to 59 years) who underwent left ventricular assist device implantation with HeartWare™ between December 2010 and January 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups according to the results of pulmonary function test as a forced vital capacity percentage of ≥60% (n=113) and <60% (n=18).

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.

Pulmonary Metastasectomy of Sarcoma: Is the Ratio of Surgical Margin to Nodule Size a Prognostic Factor?

Background:  Main prognostic factors of improved survival after pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) for osteogenic and soft tissue sarcomas are suggested as histological type, number and size of pulmonary nodules, and disease-free interval (DFI).

Methods:  Sixty-nine patients who underwent PM between January 1999 and December 2017 were evaluated retrospectively. Relations between parameters and prognostic risk factors for overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were evaluated.

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.

Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in the Early Postoperative Period to After Lobectomy.

Spontaneous splenic rupture is a quite rare entity that may develop secondary to some special situations (lymphoma, post-abdominal surgey etc). In the literature, the case of a patient has been reported following thoracic surgery. In a patient who had undergone right upper lobectomy for pulmonary carcinoma, signs of acute abdomen and low levels in the hemogram were detected on the fifth postoperative day; therefore, the patient underwent further investigations.

An extremely rare lung tumor of a young adult: Primary synovial sarcoma.

Primary lung sarcoma is an extremely rare tumor accounting for less than 0.5% of all malignant lung tumors. Diagnosis is mostly established postoperatively.

Psychiatric assessments in patients operated on due to lung cancer.

Background This study was undertaken to determine the relationship between preoperative and postoperative psychiatric status and postoperative complications in patients operated on due to lung cancer. Methods We prospectively enrolled 25 patients undergoing surgery with a diagnosis of lung cancer. There were 17 (68%) males, 8 (32%) females, and the mean age was 61 ± 8.

The prognostic value of carcinoembryonic antigen levels in blood and intraoperative pleural lavage fluid in non-small-cell lung cancer.

Introduction: There is no specific marker for lung cancer, but, in some lung cancer types, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) can reach high levels in the blood and pleural fluid.

Aim: This study investigated the relationship of CEA levels in blood (CEA) and intraoperative pleural lavage fluid (CEA) in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with the type, stage, and extent of lung cancer.

Material And Methods: A total of 50 patients, who underwent surgery at our clinic due to NSCLC (group I) or benign lung pathology (group II), were assessed.

An unusual pathology with an undefined etiology:solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura.

Background/aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the etiology and clinical and pathological behavior of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura (SFTPs), as well as the most appropriate surgical approach and the results of long-term follow-up of this condition.

Materials And Methods: Clinical and long-term follow-up records of 14 patients who had surgery for SFTP between 2001 and 2014 were reviewed retrospectively. Etiological factors, diagnostic procedures, and clinical courses and outcomes for these patients were studied.