The comparison of pleurodesis effects of iodopovidone at different concentrations and magnesium silicate: An experimental study.

Background: This experimental study aims to investigate the pleurodesis effects of iodopovidone at different concentrations (2% and 4%) and sterile talc in a rat model.

Methods: Forty male Wistar Albino rats were randomly divided into four equal groups including 10 rats in each group. Groups 1, 2, and 3 were designed as the study, and Group 4 as the control group.

Which Is More Effective for Minimally Invasive Pectus Repair: Epidural or Paravertebral Block?

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of epidural block (EDB) and paravertebral block (PVB) for minimally invasive pectus repair with the conventional method in terms of pain control during and after pectus operations, patient comfort, and length of stay in hospital. A retrospective review was made of patients who underwent minimally invasive pectus repair. The patients were allocated into three groups as follows: PVB group (Pre-emptive ultrasound-guided bilateral thoracic single injection PVB,  = 15); EDB group (Pre-emptive landmark-guided single injection thoracic EDB,  = 8); and Control group (Neither PVB nor EPB,  = 9).

The relation between scapula fracture and the severity of trauma in blunt thoracic trauma.

Background/aim: The aim of this study was to determine the level of presence of scapula fractures (SFs) in cases of blunt thoracic trauma and to identify other injuries accompanying SF.

Materials And Methods: Blunt thoracic trauma cases with SF determined on direct radiography or computerized tomography (CT) were categorized as Group 1. Group 2 was constituted by selecting cases with high injury severity score (ISS) with no SF.

Long-term survival after R0 resection of thymoma.

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of R0 resection of thymoma to identify prognostic factors for long-term outcomes. Methods Data of 62 patients (28 male, 34 female) with a mean age of 47.26 ± 14.

Polylactic acid and polyethylene glycol prevent surgical adhesions.

Objectives: Re-mediastinoscopy could be risky because of adhesions from the previous mediastinoscopy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a bio-resorbable barrier on adhesion formation in a re-mediastinoscopy rat model.

Methods: Mediastinal dissection similar to mediastinoscopy was done in twenty-eight rats and a polymeric film comprising of polylactic acid and polyethylene glycol (Repel-cv®, SyntheMed Inc.

Quantative computerized tomography assessment of lung density as a predictor of postoperative pulmonary morbidity in patients with lung cancer.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the pulmonary reserve of the patients via preoperative quantitative computerized tomography (CT) and to determine if these preoperative quantitative measurements could predict the postoperative pulmonary morbidity.

Methods: Fifty patients with lung cancer who underwent lobectomy/segmentectomy were included in the study. Preoperative quantitative CT scans and pulmonary function tests data were evaluated retrospectively.

Painful Chest Wall Swellings: Tietze Syndrome or Chest Wall Tumor?

Background:  Tietze syndrome (TS) is an inflammatory condition characterized by chest pain and swelling of costochondral junction. Primary chest wall tumors may mimic TS. In this article, we report our experience of approximately 121 patients initially diagnosed as TS and determined chest wall tumor in some cases at the follow-up.

Single port thoracoscopic sympathectomy for primary palmar hyperhidrosis in adolescence.

Aim: Hyperhidrosis is defined as excessive sweating beyond the physiologic needs of a person. Palmar hyperhidrosis in the adolescent period may have an impact on school work and may cause psychological problems. In this study we aim to increase awareness of this disregarded problem.

Elastofibroma dorsi management and outcomes: review of 16 cases.

Objectives: Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a rare, benign lesion arising from connective tissue, usually found at the inferior pole of the scapula. To date, only a few small series have been reported in the English literature and there are few data about the long-term outcomes after surgery. Our goal is to contribute a better understanding of this tumour and to determine the long-term outcomes after surgery.

Anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal Basal segments of the left lower lobe of the lung: therapeutic implication.

We describe a 5-month old infant who presented with a continuous murmur and enlargement of the left heart. The patient's diagnosis was an anomalous systemic arterial supply to basal segments of the left lower lobe characterized by a lack of a pulmonary arterial supply. This condition was treated without lobectomy.

An echocardiographic assessment of cardiac functions and structure in children on dialysis.

Background: Cardiovascular complications are the most important cause of mortality in end stage renal disease. The aim of this study is to evaluate systolic and diastolic functions of children with chronic renal disease.

Methods: Twenty-five children on renal replacement therapy (16 on peritoneal dialysis, 9 on hemodialysis), 10 children in chronic renal insufficiency group, and 27 healthy subjects were examined by echocardiography.

Traumatic pulmonary pseuodocysts: two case reports.

Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst (TPP) is a rare complication, sometimes encountered after blunt thoracic trauma and even more rarely following penetrating injuries. It is more common among pediatric and young adult patients. Although TPP is usually benign in nature, complications associated with hemoptysis and secondary infection may develop.

Intrathoracic humeral head fracture-dislocation: is removal of the humeral head necessary?

Intrathoracic fracture dislocation of the humeral head due to a blunt trauma is very rare. It may be accompanied by local and systemic injuries associated with high-energy trauma. Because a limited number of cases were reported, appropriate treatment modality remains unclear.

Myocardial noncompaction: report of three cases.

Myocardial noncompaction is a rare type of cardiomyopathy which can be an isolated entity or in association with other congenital heart diseases. We present three children with myocardial noncompaction: one male with isolated left ventricular noncompaction, another with right ventricular noncompaction and dysplastic tricuspid valve, and the last with left ventricular noncompaction, ventricular septal defect and coarctation of aorta, to stress especially the different clinical forms of the disorder and the importance of early diagnosis, as it may result in a fatal outcome.

Venous collapsibility index changes in children on dialysis.

Aim: Hypervolemia is an important factor for the development of cardiac failure in end-stage renal disease. The aims of this study are to evaluate whether collapsibility index (CI) is a useful method to assess the volume status in children on haemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), and to test whether the small amounts of fluid removed after a single dialysis exchange will be reflected by a change in CI in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Methods: Sixteen CAPD, nine HD patients aged from 5 to 18 years and 27 age- and sex-matched healthy children were enrolled in the study.

Rheumatic heart disease and coronary vasculitis in children.

Unlabelled: Rheumatic fever is a systemic inflammatory disease which may also cause vasculitis in multiple organ systems.

Conclusion: Two children with rheumatic mitral valve disease and mitral valve replacement developed myocardial ischaemia due to coronary vasculitis. One of them had neurological findings that may be attributed to cerebral vasculitis.

LEOPARD syndrome and hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: a case report.

The LEOPARD syndrome is a rare, autosomal dominant multisystemic disorder characterized by lentiginosis, ocular hypertelorism, abnormal genitalia, growth retardation, sensorineural deafness, and cardiac and electrocardiographic abnormalities. Although it is not cited, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is often associated with the disease. In this study, we present a nine-year-old boy with LEOPARD syndrome and hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

Rapid pleurodesis in symptomatic malignant pleural effusion.

Objective: The objective of the study was to see whether a rapid method of pleurodesis was superior to the standard protocol in patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusion.

Methods: Between January 2000 and February 2003, a prospective randomised trial was carried out in a sequential sample of 27 patients with malignant pleural effusions documented cytopathologically. Twelve patients were allocated to group 1 (standard protocol) and 15 to group 2 (new protocol).

Cardiac abnormalities in children with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, n = 14) with no cardiac symptoms were examined for cardiac involvement by physical examination, electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography. The indexes of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function were compared with the findings of 20 healthy, age-matched control subjects. Echocardiographic examination revealed mild tricuspid valve regurgitation in three, and moderate tricuspid and mitral valve regurgitation in two patients.

Unguarded tricuspid orifice diagnosed by echocardiography: a clinical study.

Complete absence of tricuspid valve tissue and apparatus with a normal orifice between the right atrium and the right ventricle is defined as "unguarded tricuspid orifice". Very few case report of this anomaly have appeared in the literature. In this article, we present five cases of unguarded tricuspid orifice, isolated or in combination with other anomalies.

Acute rheumatic fever with three major criteria: polyarthritis, carditis and chorea. A case report.

An eight-year-old girl is presented with three major criteria of acute rheumatic fever: polyarthritis, carditis and chorea. The diagnosis was confirmed with a history of pharyngitis 15 days prior to admission and with the findings of positive acute phase reactants such as elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP), elevated anti-streptolysin-O (ASO) titration, and clinical findings of polyarthritis, carditis and chorea. Patient responded well to salicylate and phenobarbital treatment.

Interruption of the distal left pulmonary artery with pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas and atrial septal defect.

A seven-year-old boy with interrupted left pulmonary artery, arteriovenous fistulas and atrial septal defect is presented. The anomalies were identified by echocardiography and angiography. On pulmonary artery angiograms, left pulmonary artery discontinuity (as though the distal segment had been interrupted), diffuse granulary opacification of right lung fields, and early visibility of the left atrium were observed.

Incidence and severity of arrhythmias and conduction disturbance after repair of tetralogy of Fallot.

Ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias and conduction disturbances were evaluated by routine electrocardiography and 24-hour ambulatory monitoring in 31 patients who underwent correction of tetralogy of Fallot. The interval from operation to the study was 1 month to 14 years (mean 4.8 +/- 2.