Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum in children.

Pneumothorax is a condition that describes the presence of air between the visceral and parietal pleura sheets and the consequent collapse of the lungs. The collapse of the lungs can be partial or total and can present in different clinical stages, such as a high-pressure pneumothorax that can cause a mediastinal shift. Pneumomediastinum is the presence of free air between the mediastinal tissues due to various causes.

Impact of preoperative scores on postoperative process in bronchiectasis surgery.

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between bronchiectasis criteria, scores, and indices used today and surgical interventions due to bronchiectasis.

Methods: Between January 2009 and December 2018, a total of 106 patients (53 males, 53 females; mean age: 39.1±12.

Prognostic significance of mediastinal standardized uptake value on positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with left upper lobe non-small cell lung cancer: Is invasive staging of aortopulmonary window lymph nodes necessary?

Background: This study aims to investigate whether the invasive staging of aortopulmonary window lymph nodes could be omitted in the presence of a suspected isolated metastasis in the aortopulmonary window lymph node on positron emission tomography/computed tomography.

Methods: Between January 2010 and January 2016, a total of 67 patients (54 males, 13 females; mean age: 59.9±8.

Survival Effect of Surgery in Patients with Stage IIIB/N2 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Comparative Study with Definitive Chemoradiotherapy.

Objective: We compared the survival outcomes of surgery within multimodality treatment regimens with the outcomes of definitive chemoradiation treatments in patients diagnosed with clinical (c) IIIB/N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We investigated whether surgery within multimodality treatment provides a survival advantage at this stage.

Material And Methods: Data from 79 patients with cIIIB/N2 between 2009 and 2016 were analyzed retrospectively.

Management of recurrent hemoptysis: a single-center experience.

Background: A successful planning methodology for patients with hemoptysis promises overall improvement in patient care. Conducted in a reference center for chest diseases, the present study aims to analyze characteristics and predictors of interventional methods in patients with recurrent hemoptysis.

Methods: The present study is a single-center, retrospective observational study.

Survival impact of unexpected N2 in stage IIIB/N2 non-small cell lung cancer patients.

Background: We investigated the effect of unexpected N2 on survival in stage IIIB/N2 cases.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 1803 non-small cell lung cancer patients between 2010 and 2016. There were 89 patients (4.

Role of surgery in high-grade neuroendocrine tumors of the lung.

Background: This study aims to evaluate the surgical results for high-grade neuroendocrine carcinomas and to identify factors that influence prognosis.

Methods: Between January 2009 and December 2017, a total of 71 patients (58 males, 13 females; mean age: 62±9.6 years; range, 38 to 78 years) with a high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung were retrospectively analyzed.

Does mediastinal lymph node involvement influence the surgical outcome in malign pleural mesothelioma?

Background: This study examined the effect of metastatic mediastinal lymph node involvement on the prognosis of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) who underwent extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) or extended pleurectomy (E/P) and also to assess the effect of metastatic mediastinal lymph node involvement on the prognosis of patients with MPM in these group of patients.

Methods: This retrospective study included 84 patients with MPM (66 men [78.6%] and 18 women [21.

Factors affecting survival after anatomical lung resection in pulmonary aspergilloma: Our 10-year single institution experience.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term outcomes of patients who underwent anatomic lung resection for pulmonary aspergilloma and to evaluate the prognostic factors affecting early postoperative morbidity.

Methods: Between January 2007 and January 2017, we retrospectively evaluated a total of 55 patients (40 males, 15 females; mean age: 44.6 years; range, 18 to 75 years) who underwent lobectomy and pneumonectomy for pulmonary aspergilloma.

The effect of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on chronic postoperative pain and long-term quality of life.

Background: This study aims to investigate the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on early-stage postoperative pain and long-term quality of life in patients undergoing thoracotomy.

Methods: Between January 2019 and September 2019, a total of 100 patients (76 males, 24 females; mean age: 57.9±11.

Did primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum risk factor alter in the period of COVID-19 pandemia?

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to establish risk factors for primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and reveal those which are significant.

Methods: The study included 62 patients with primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum who presented to our hospital between 11 March 2020, the date of the first-reported COVID-19 case in our country, and 3 January 2021. Of these, 14 patients (22.

Behçet's disease presenting with massive hemoptysis related to bronchovascular fistula: A case report.

A 37-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital with recurrent hemoptysis, 50 mL per day. Thoracic computed tomography showed no pathology responsible for hemoptysis. Bronchoscopy revealed mucosal infiltrations and 2 to 3-mm blotch in the lateral wall of the right lower lobe.

Correlation between outcomes and tumor size in >7 cm T4 non-small cell lung cancer patients: A tumor size-based comparison study.

Background: We investigated whether all size-based pathological T4N0-N1 non-small cell lung cancer patients with tumors at any size >7 cm had the same outcomes.

Methods: We reviewed non-small cell lung cancer patients with tumors >7 cm who underwent anatomical lung resection between 2010 and 2016. A total of 251 size-based T4N0-N1 patients were divided into two groups based on tumor size.

Economic burden of lung cancer in Turkey: a cost of illness study from payer perspective.

Background: This study was designed to estimate economic burden of lung cancer in Turkey from payer perspective based on expert panel opinion on practice patterns in clinical practice.

Methods: In this cost of illness study, direct medical cost was calculated based on cost items related to outpatient visits, laboratory and radiological tests, hospitalizations/interventions, drug treatment, adverse events and metastasis. Indirect cost was calculated based on lost productivity due to early retirement, morbidity and premature death resulting from the illness, the value of lost productivity due to time spent by family caregivers and cost of formal caregivers.

Evaluation of prognostic factors in lung cancers with surgical complete response after induction treatment.

Background: This study aims to evaluate long-term results of induction treatment and to investigate prognostic factors affecting survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients with a pathological complete response.

Methods: Between January 2010 and December 2017, a total of 39 patients (38 males, 1 female; mean age: 56.2±8.

The Significance of Skip Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastasis in the Prognosis of Patients with Resected Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma: Is It Really a Better N2 Disease Subtype?

Objective: In this study, we aimed to reveal the prognostic differences between skip and non-skip metastasis mediastinal lymph node (MLN) metastasis.

Methods: A total of 202 patients (179 males and 23 females; mean age, 59.66 ± 9.

Comparison of short-term quality of life in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus thoracotomy.

Background: This study aims to compare the short-term quality of life of patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus thoracotomy.

Methods: A total of 96 patients (58 males, 38 females; mean age 58.4±11.

Prognostic Factors and Long-Term Results in Patients Who Underwent Videothoracoscopic Bronchogenic Cyst Excision.

Background: Our aim in this study was to compare the results of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with those of open surgery regarding efficacy, morbidity, and long-term recurrence of bronchogenic cysts in light of the literature.

Methods: This study comprises the data of 51 patients whose pathological diagnosis revealed bronchogenic cyst after surgical excision between January 2010 and December 2016. There were two groups according to the type of resection: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and thoracotomy.

Evaluating Giant Hydatid Cysts: Factors Affecting Mortality and Morbidity.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors affecting morbidity and mortality among patients who underwent surgery for giant pulmonary hydatid cysts in our center.

Methods: Data from 283 patients who underwent surgery in our center for pulmonary hydatid cyst between 2008 and 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Cysts 10 cm in diameter or larger were considered giant hydatid cysts.

A case of surgically treated bilateral metachronous malignant pleural mesothelioma.

In this article, we present a 59-year-old male patient who was admitted to our hospital with right pleural effusion and right-sided chest pain and diagnosed as malignant pleural mesothelioma with thoracentesis and pleural biopsy. After the patient was determined to be operable, right parietal pleurectomy + pericardial resection + diaphragmatic resection were performed and four cycles of cisplatin and pemetrexed combination as adjuvant treatment were added. The patient was followed-up without any problem for three and a half years.

Is there any relationship between quality of life and the level of sympathectomy in primary palmar hyperhidrosis? Single-center experience.

Background: The discussions at the surgical levels (sympathectomy levels) about endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) method, which is applied in hyperhidrosis treatment in the present day and acknowledged as the golden treatment method, continue. Mainly, most of the studies evaluates postoperative early period results. Our aim in this study is to compare the long-term quality of life depending on the different surgical levels (sympathectomy levels) and evaluate the postoperative complications.

The diagnostic role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in exudative pleural effusion and follow-up results in patients with nonspecific pleuritis.

Objective: To assess the diagnostic value of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in exudative pleural effusions, and to evaluated the frequency of malignancy development with long term follow-up of patients defined as nonspecific pleuritis after surgery. .

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, and comprised data of patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions seen between January 2008 and December 2013.

Transcervical mediastinoscopy in patients with a permanent tracheostomy: is it feasible?

Objectives: Cervical mediastinoscopy may become essential in patients with pathological lymph nodes at mediastinum after laryngectomy. However, having had a previous tracheostomy has been reported to be a contraindication for cervical mediastinoscopy.

Methods: Between January 2010 and December 2017, cervical mediastinoscopy was performed for lung cancer staging in 1985 patients at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Unexpected conversion to thoracotomy during thoracoscopic lobectomy: a single-center analysis.

Background: The aim of this study was to discuss indications and outcomes for conversion to thoracotomy during thoracoscopic lobectomy.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer between January 2012 and December 2016 were evaluated retrospectively. The study included 129 patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy (group-V) and 18 patients converted from thoracoscopic lobectomy to thoracotomy due to unexpected intraoperative complications (group-T).