Rib fracture characteristics increasing the risk of hemothorax: a multicenter study.

The precise assessment of hemothorax risk resulting from a rib fracture is not feasible. CT images, patient characteristics, and clinical experience are utilized in daily practice to assess risk intuitively. This study aimed to identify specific markers on CT images that can predict the risk of hemothorax.

Interpretation of inflammatory markers in lung cyst hydatid disease.

Studies on alterations in inflammatory markers and risk factors for perforation in hydatid cysts of the lung are rare. In our study, we planned to investigate the effect of inflammatory markers on prognosis of hydatid cyst disease. 37 patients underwent surgery for pulmonary hydatid cyst between February 2022 and October 2023 and analyzed retrospectively.

Evaluation of the effect of PET/CT Fluorodeoxyglucose inclusion on mortality and survival in operated thymoma patients.

Purpose: In recent years, the use of fluorodeoxyglucose PET-computed tomography (PET-CT) has become widespread to evaluate the diagnosis, metabolism, stage and distant metastases of thymoma. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the connection of malignancy potential, survival and maximum standardized uptake value (SUV max ) measured by PET-CT before surgery according to the histological classification of the WHO in patients operated for thymoma. In addition, the predictive value of the Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) generated by C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin values on recurrence and survival was investigated and its potential as a prognostic biomarker was evaluated.

The effect of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratıo (PLR) and glasgow prognostıc score (GPS) on recurrence, and survıval ın patıents undergoıng lobectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Tumor markers are indicators that can be used not only for cancer diagnosis but also for determining prognosis. Unfortunately, there is currently no tumor marker that reliably predicts the prognosis of lung cancer. In this study, we investigated the prognostic impact of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), known as inflammation markers in peripheral blood, in patients who underwent resection for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

FDG PET/CT signs of proven pulmonary hydatid cyst: is there any clue?

Purpose: Pulmonary hydatid cyst (PHC) can imitate many diseases. Sometimes, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is performed in terms of malignancy exclusion for complicated cysts. Although some specific findings (doughnut sign) have been identified in hydatid cyst of the liver, there is no specific sign described for PHC.

Postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula in non-small cell lung cancer patients: incidence, survival, mortality, and treatment analysis.

Purpose: Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a catastrophic complication after pneumonectomy, still associated with high mortality. We reviewed our recent experience of managing BPF, particularly after right pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and analyzed our findings.

Methods: A total of 436 patients underwent pneumonectomy for NSCLC in our department between January 2000 and June 2017.