Effect of meteorological factors on first episode and recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Objective: In this study, we evaluated the clinical characteristics and seasonal distribution of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax and examined the relationships between meteorological factors and pneumothorax development overall and in terms of first episode and recurrence.

Methods: The hospital records of 168 pneumothorax patients treated in our clinic between January 2016 and December 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. A cluster was defined as two or more patients with pneumothorax presenting within three consecutive days.

COVID-19 infection produces subarachnoid hemorrhage; acting now to understand its cause: A short communication.

In the medical literature, some case reports on the association of the COVID-19 infection and occurrence of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)have been reported Aim of the present paper is to search the causes of this association The diagnosis of COVID-19 was based on the real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and computed tomography (CT) of the chest. There were four patients, whose median ages were 46,758, ranged 36-54 years). In conclusion, Spontaneous SAH can occur in the early and late course of COVID-19 infection.

Superiority of video-assisted to standard mediastinoscopy in non-small-cell lung cancer staging.

Background: We compared the efficiency of videomediastinoscopy (VM) and standard mediastinoscopy (SM) in detecting mediastinal lymph node (MLN) metastasis in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

Methods: By SM method a surgeon sampled bilateral paratracheal and subcarinal lymph node stations and then by VM method, another surgeon resampled all lymph node stations once more through the same incision in the same operative setting. Results of the pathologic examinations of two methods were compared.

The autologous pleural buttressing of staple lines in surgery for bullous lung disease.

Objective: Prolonged air leak remains as one of the most common complications after surgery for bullous lung disease. Reinforcement of the staple line with either prosthetic material or bovine pericardial strips has been advocated to avoid this problem. We used the patients' own parietal pleural layer to cover the staple lines to prevent air leak and subsequently assessed the comparative results.

Lung decortication for chronic empyaema: effects on pulmonary function and thoracic asymmetry in the late period.

Objective: Chronic empyaema deteriorates lung function and causes thoracic asymmetry due to intercostal narrowing in the diseased hemithorax. This study aims to investigate the rates of improvement in the pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and the thoracic deformity in late postoperative period of lung decortication, performed for chronic empyaema.

Methods: A total of 50 patients who underwent standard open decortication for empyaema were included.

Comparison of the single or double chest tube applications after pulmonary lobectomies.

Objective: Draining of the chest cavity with two chest tubes after pulmonary lobectomy is a common practice. This study aimed to investigate whether using two tubes after a pulmonary lobectomy is more effective than using a single tube.

Method: This prospective randomised study included 100 consecutive patients who underwent lobectomy or bilobectomy for any pathological condition between May 2006 and November 2007.