Publications by authors named "Isa Dongel"
Objective: Tracheal pathologies are life-threatening in all age groups and may result in death if urgent action isn't taken. The aim of this study was to present cases of rare and life-threatening tracheal pathologies and discuss the management of these in the light of literature.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was made of 8 patients who underwent surgery for emergency tracheal pathologies in our clinics between 2013 and November 2018.
Objective: To investigate the diagnostic significance of biochemical markers and pentraxin-3 in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions.
Methods: The prospective clinical study was conducted at the Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey, from January 2013 to June 2014, and comprised patients with pleural effusion. Pleural effusions were tested for glucose, protein, lactate dehydrogenase, and pentraxin 3 while simultaneous C-reactive protein and white blood cell levels were studied in the serums.
Comparison of serum biochemical markers in patients with mesothelioma and pleural plaques versus healthy individuals exposed to environmental asbestos.
Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg
July 2019
Background: In this study, we aimed to compare serum biochemical markers in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma and pleural plaques versus healthy individuals exposed to environmental asbestos.
Methods: Between September 01, 2010 and March 31, 2011, a total of 540 participants (354 males, 186 females; mean age 61.4 years; range, 35 to 89 years) were included in the study.
Objective: Posterolateral thoracotomy is the most frequently used operation in thoracic surgery, and may initiate an inflammatory process. We aimed to evaluate inflammatory response of the body to posterolateral thoracotomy.
Methods: This study was conducted between January 2013 and June 2014.
Hypertrophic epicardial adipose tissue mimicking a thoracic mass.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
June 2017
Article Synopsis
- * A case of a patient with laryngeal cancer initially thought to have lung metastasis was eventually diagnosed with aspergilloma using CT and PET scans.
- * Definitive diagnosis can be tricky with imaging alone, so surgical removal of the aspergilloma is necessary for both accurate diagnosis and treatment.
Cardiac rupture due to blunt chest trauma: postmortem findings in two cases.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
October 2014
Article Synopsis
- Thoracic trauma is a prevalent issue, leading to significant health risks; this study analyzes various epidemiological aspects and outcomes associated with such injuries over a five-year period.
- Out of 1139 patients assessed, most experienced blunt trauma primarily due to falls and motor vehicle accidents, with a notable portion suffering from rib fractures and other complications.
- While a majority of patients are managed as outpatients, the study emphasizes the life-threatening nature of thoracic trauma, highlighting the importance of swift diagnosis and treatment in emergency settings to reduce mortality rates.
Purpose: This study investigated the diagnostic accuracy of the serum biomarkers osteopontin and mesothelin in discriminating mesothelioma patients from those with other, benign conditions and whether levels of the biomarkers differed in subjects who had inhaled naturally occurring asbestos compared with a non-exposed control group.
Methods: This cross-sectional study studied 24 subjects with mesothelioma, 279 subjects with pleural plaques, 123 "healthy exposed," and 120 control subjects. The Kruskal-Wallis test was performed to compare mesothelin and osteopontin levels of the groups, and receiver operating characteristics curves were generated to determine diagnostic yields of both biomarkers.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign neoplasm. It is a challenging disease because the symptoms and radiologic findings are diverse and nonspecific. Although pulmonary IMT is the most common form, pleural origin is an extremely rare clinical entity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the rate of pleural plaques and malignant mesothelioma and other factors that affect people living close to ophiolites.
Methods: The study population was comprised of 2970 volunteers who resided <10 km from an ophiolitic unit. Control group comprised of 157 residents >25 km from ophiolites.
Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum complicating a dental procedure.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
July 2012
Cervicofacial emphysema and pneumomediastinum are rarely observed complications of dental interventions. The complications are associated with the use of a high-speed air-turbine dental drill. It is a potentially life-threatening condition, but the majority of cases are self-limiting and benign.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ophiolites, a special sequence of geologic rock units, are known sources of naturally occurring asbestos. The aim of this study was to test whether the occurrence of malignant mesothelioma (MM) or pleural plaques (PPs) in the province of Sivas, Turkey, is determined by the proximity of the patient's birthplace to ophiolites and, if so, to establish the magnitude of the risk.
Methods: The birthplaces of patients with MM or PPs (cases) and patients with prostate or breast cancer (control subjects), diagnosed between 2000 and 2010 and identified through a mandatory cancer registry or from hospital records (PPs), were located on a geologic map, and the nearest distance to ophiolites was measured.
Burkholderia cepacia is a gram-negative bacilli leading to pneumonia with poor prognosis and usually seen in patients with immunosuppression or with structural lung diseases. This report is about two patients with no underlying disease diagnosed as B. cepacia pneumonia mimicking malignancy and tuberculosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncidental detection of pulmonary hamartoma by echocardiography.
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars
October 2011