Tracheobronchial foreign bodies have never been so strange!

Background: In the present study, we aimed to present our experience about retrieval of foreign bodies over a 28-year period.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the files of 22 patients (18 males, 4 females; mean age 34.9 years; range, 9 months to 80 years) who required removal of a foreign body from the tracheobronchial tree between April 1987 and December 2015.

Ruptured Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis Mimicking Tuberculosis in Childhood: A Case Report.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease; in places such as Turkey where livestock is common, it is an endemic health concern. The most commonly involved organ is the lungs in children. Pulmonary cysts can be asymptomatic; in some cases, they may rupture and become symptomatic.

Is the Abramson technique effective in pectus carinatum repair?

Background: The minimally invasive pectus carinatum (PC) surgery described by Abramson has been performed in many centers. We have been using this technique since 2011. This article describes our experience with PC correction.

Post-thoracotomy wound separation (DEHISCENCE): a disturbing complication.

Objectives: We described the treatment of dehiscence of thoracotomy incisions in patients who underwent thoracic surgery in the present study.

Methods: Twenty-four patients with either partial or complete dehiscence of their thoracotomy incisions were included in the study from 2005 to 2010. The patients were evaluated regarding their age, sex, indication for thoracotomy, and surgical approaches.

Investigation of wound healing in rat lung tissues in the postpartum period.

To assess the wound healing capabilities of damaged lung tissue in the postpartum period, we investigated the parameters related to wound healing in a rat model of lung damage. Rats were divided into six groups: IA, IB, II, IIIA, IIIB and IV (n=7 in each group). Group IA included rats not in the postpartum period that were sacrificed on the third day after lung injury, group IB included rats not in the postpartum period that were sacrificed on the tenth day after lung injury, group II included rats not in the postpartum period that did not receive lung injury, group IIIA included rats in the postpartum period that were sacrificed on the third day after lung injury, group IIIB included rats in the postpartum period that were sacrificed on the tenth day after lung injury and group IV included rats in the postpartum period without lung injury.

An analysis of 214 cases of rib fractures.

Introduction: Rib fractures are the most common type of injury associated with trauma to the thorax. In this study, we investigated whether morbidity and mortality rates increased in correlation with the number of fractured ribs.

Materials And Methods: Data from 214 patients with rib fractures who applied or were referred to our clinic between January 2007 and December 2008 were retrospectively evaluated.

Esophageal foreign bodies: 177 cases.

The aim of this study is to assess patients treated for esophageal foreign bodies. The charts of patients (n=177), between January 1994 and April 2009, were investigated retrospectively. Patients' age and gender, locations and types of foreign bodies (FBs) and interventions were taken into consideration.

Sternum fractures and effects of associated injuries.

Background: Aim of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics, morbidity and mortality in patients with a sternum fracture (SF).

Methods: From October 1998 to December 2008, 80 patients with sternal fractures were admitted to the Thoracic Surgery Department of the University Hospital. The records of all patients were reviewed retrospectively.

Iatrogenic pneumothorax: etiology, incidence and risk factors.

Background: We discuss the etiology and incidence of iatrogenic pneumothorax (IPnx) which can develop after invasive procedures performed for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes, and the efforts to prevent this complication and its consequences.

Methods: The records of patients who were treated for the diagnosis of IPnx between December 1998 and December 2006 were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were evaluated according to their age, gender, the procedure which caused IPnx, the department which performed the procedure, the treatment and its consequences.

Is esophagoscopy necessary for corrosive ingestion in adults?

The aim of the study was to determine whether early esophagoscopy is really necessary for the patients who have ingested a corrosive agent. Patients who were followed up with the diagnosis of corrosive ingestion in our clinic between the years 1998 and 2008 were studied retrospectively. The data were collected through the medical records of the patients and from interviews with them.

Thoracotomy in spine surgery.

Objective: Aim of the study was the assessment of thoracotomies performed for spine surgery.

Methods: All patients undergoing spine surgery with thoracotomy between December 2004 and October 2007 were included and evaluated with regard to their age, gender, etiology, the level of the intervention and the types of procedures performed.

Results: A total of 29 patients undergoing spine surgery were included.

The changing epidemiological trends for carcinoma of the lung in Turkey.

Objective: To compare epidemiological parameters for lung cancer in the last 2 decades (1986-1995 versus 1996-2005).

Methods: Data on demographic characteristics, and histological subtype of lung cancer patients were retrospectively collected by a chart review in Cumhuriyet University Hospital, Sivas, Turkey for the period of 1993-2005. All other full-text papers that report epidemiological data for lung cancer in Turkey were also searched for meta-analysis.

Empyema in adults and children: difference in surgical approaches, report of 139 cases.

Aim: We investigated specific aetiology and different therapeutic approaches in patients with empyema in a General Thoracic Surgery Clinic.

Material And Methods: Charts of 139 patients admitted with empyema, between January 1998 and March 2005 were retrospectively reviewed. Although not completely comparable, patients were divided into two groups; Paediatric (n = 71) and adult (n = 68) cases.

Atypical presentation of an unusual lung tumor.

We describe a case of a rare bronchial epithelial- myoepithelial carcinoma of the lung in a 36-year-old man. Tumor enucleation was carried out and the patient was put on long-term follow up. Tumor categorisation was difficult.

The heterodox nature of "Turban Pins" in foreign body aspiration; the central anatolian experience.

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the age and sex distribution and the nature of aspirated foreign bodies (FBs). We also compared Turban Pins (TP) with other FBs and discussed the extracting techniques.

Methods: From 1987 through 2006, 414 patients were managed and the records of the patients were retrospectively reviewed.

[Traumatic rupture of a pulmonary hydatid cyst: a case report].

We present a case of traumatic hydropneumothorax due to hydatid cyst rupture in a 10 year-old girl. The patient was suspected to have a bronchial rupture because of prolonged massive air leak and she underwent cystotomy via right posterolateral thoracotomy. The patient was readmitted with dyspnea and chest X-ray revealed a lung collapse 13 months postoperatively.

Do absorbable sutures exacerbate presternal scarring?

We investigated cosmetic outcomes of the midline sternotomy incision. A randomized clinical trial was conducted in 60 patients who underwent surgery through a midline sternotomy incision. Patients were divided into groups A (n=30) and B (n=30).

Major anatomical variations of the tracheobronchial tree: bronchoscopic observation.

Fiberoptic and rigid bronchoscopy are widely used diagnostic and therapeutic tools in pulmonary medicine. Investigators often neglect the bronchial variations; however, bronchial variations may have important implications for bronchoscopy, brachytherapy, pulmonary resections and intubations. It is accepted that anatomic variations of the airways are due to anomalies in the development of the lungs.

Tracheobronchial rupture: a considerable risk for young teenagers.

Tracheobronchial (TB) ruptures are ten times lower in children than in adults. Despite its rarity in the literature, we found that it is as common as in adults in our series. We investigated TB ruptures in childhood regarding age, trauma presentation, injury localization and treatment options.