Use of radial endobronchial ultrasonography in the distinction between intraluminal and mixed type tracheal schwannoma: A case report.

Tracheal schwannomas are exceedingly rare, accounting for a minute fraction of primary tracheal tumors. They are classified into intraluminal and mixed types, with treatment strategies varying significantly between these subtypes. While thorax tomography is usually sufficient to distinguish intraluminal and mixed type, endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) can also be used in cases where the distinction cannot be made clearly with tomography.

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Role of Electrocautery Snare Use in Endobronchial Polypoid Lesions.

Introduction: Electrocautery with a snare probe offers a tool for the treatment of endobronchial polyps. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of the snare probe in patients undergoing rigid bronchoscopy due to central airway obstruction.

Methods: This retrospective descriptive study included patients who underwent rigid bronchoscopy with an electrocautery snare probe for the diagnosis and/or treatment of endobronchial polyps in an interventional pulmonology unit.

Tracheobronchial stent sizing and deployment practices airway stenting practices around the world: a survey study.

Background: Tracheobronchial stents types, uses, techniques for deployment and extraction have practice variations around the world.

Methods: We collected responses by sending an online survey of 8 questions to world interventional bronchology member societies and social media groups.

Results: There were 269 respondents from 47 countries.

A new electrocardiographic parameter associated with sudden cardiac death in pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Introduction: The interval from the peak to the end of the electrocardiographic T wave (T-T) may correspond to malignant ventricular arrhythmias. In this study we aimed to assess T-T variability and investigate the transmural dispersion of repolarisation in pulmonary sarcoidosis disease without proofed cardiac involvement.

Material And Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study that included patients who had a pathologic and radiologic diagnosis of sarcoidosis.

Malignant Melanoma Metastasis to the Thyroid Gland Causing Severe Central Airway Obstruction.

Metastasis of malignant melanoma to the thyroid gland causing airway obstruction is an extremely rare condition. In an 80-year-old woman who presented with painless swelling of the neck, a diagnosis of malignant melanoma metastasis to the thyroid gland with an unknown source was established. She received multiple radiotherapy sessions that resulted in occasional regression but not complete resolution.

Comparison of silicon and metallic bifurcated stents in patients with malignant airway lesions.

Introduction And Objective: Silicon and metallic are two types of stents in use. In this study, we compared complications and long-term survival among patients who received silicon or fully covered, bifurcated self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) for a malignant tracheobronchial obstruction and/or tracheo/bronchial oesophageal fistulas.

Methods: Patients in whom Y-shaped stents were used from January 2013 to June 2017 in our interventional pulmonology unit were evaluated retrospectively from patient files.

Use of interventional bronchoscopic treatment in small cell lung cancer.

Aims: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) constitutes 15%-25% of all lung cancers. Their treatment approach is different from nonsmall cell lung cancer. Central airway obstruction develops at the time of diagnosis or eventually at some time as the disease progress.

Are flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction practices an alternative to rigid bronchoscopy?

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction in the treatment of airw ay obstruction arise from mucus plugs and blood clots and present our experience.

Materials And Methods: The present study evaluated patients who previously underwent unsuccessful flexible bronchoscopy for the removal of secretions and blood clots in the central airway and who underwent flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction between January 2013-November 2017.

Result: The study included seven patients with a mean age of 58.

Bronchoscopic Treatment of Benign Endoluminal Lung Tumors.

Background And Aim: Endobronchial benign tumors are a rarely seen clinical entity but may cause significant symptoms. Endobronchial treatment has the potential for relieving symptoms while saving the patient from invasive surgical procedures. No trials have been published that present and compare the various endobronchial treatment modalities for endobronchial benign tumors.

Endoscopic and Surgical Treatment of Benign Tracheal Stenosis: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach.

Purpose: Surgical resection and reconstruction are considered the most appropriate approaches to treat post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS). Bronchoscopic methods can be utilized as palliative therapy in patients who are ineligible for surgical treatment or who develop post-surgical re-stenosis. We investigated treatment outcomes in patients with benign tracheal stenosis.

Association Between Titration Method and Outcomes of First Night Satisfaction and CPAP Compliance.

Introduction: The gold standard therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Our study evaluated the relationship between first night satisfaction and CPAP compliance, and the effect of using the titration method in this relationship.

Methods: Between January 2012 and December 2012, 40 patients with the diagnosis of OSAS and without comorbidities, who had undergone CPAP titration, were included.

Safety and Efficacy of Oki Stenting Used to Treat Obstructions in the Right Mainstem Bronchus.

Background: Silicone stenting has been used to palliatively manage respiratory symptoms in patients with airway stenoses. Oki and Saka recently developed stents that can be used to manage stenoses around the carina between the bronchus to the right upper lobe and the bronchus intermedius (termed the primary right carina). The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of Oki stenting used to treat airway stenosis around the primary right carina.

Current Practice of Airway Stenting in the Adult Population in Europe: A Survey of the European Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (EABIP).

Background: Airway stenting (AS) commenced in Europe circa 1987 with the first placement of a dedicated silicone airway stent. Subsequently, over the last 3 decades, AS was spread throughout Europe, using different insertion techniques and different types of stents.

Objectives: This study is an international survey conducted by the European Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (EABIP) focusing on AS practice within 26 European countries.

Lung transplantation in Turkey: lessons from surgeons and pulmonologists.

Background/aim: In order to actualize an efficient lung transplantation program, it is necessary to determine priorities and set up strategies. This study aimed to estimate the present situation in Turkey by determining the level of interest and knowledge of pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons regarding lung transplantation.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire was prepared to establish the level of interest and knowledge of physicians on lung transplantation.

Is silicone stent insertion a clinically useful option for tracheobronchomalacia?

Background/aim: Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) leads to the obstruction of expiratory airflow and interference with secretion clearance. Stabilization of the airway wall using a silicon stent or laser coagulation of the posterior wall may be treatment options. This study aimed to retrospectively analyze which interventional bronchoscopic method could be used to provide airway stabilization and gain control of symptoms and for whom this method could be used.

Characteristics of Active Tuberculosis Patients Requiring Intensive Care Monitoring and Factors Affecting Mortality.

Background: One to three percent of cases of acute tuberculosis (TB) require monitoring in the intensive care unit (ICU). The purpose of this study is to establish and determine the mortality rate and discuss the causes of high mortality in these cases, and to evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings of TB patients admitted to the pulmonary ICU.

Methods: The data of patients admitted to the ICU of Yedikule Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital due to active TB were retrospectively evaluated.

Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot in the treatment of bronchobiliary fistula.

Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is a rare condition in which an abnormal communication exists between the bile ducts and the bronchial tree. Malignancy is the most common etiology of BBF, although many others are possible. A 74-year-old male patient with an inoperable Klatskin tumor presented with a complaint of yellow-green sputum and cough; the patient underwent fiber-optic bronchoscopy based on a preliminary diagnosis of bronchobiliary fistula.

Therapeutic bronchoscopic interventions for malignant airway obstruction: A retrospective study from experience on 547 patients.

There is no definitive consensus about the factors affecting the choice of interventional bronchoscopy in the management of malignant airway obstruction. The present study defines the choice of the interventional bronchoscopic modality and analyzes the factors influencing survival in patients with malignant central airway obstruction. Totally, over 7 years, 802 interventional rigid bronchoscopic procedures were applied in 547 patients having malignant airway obstruction.

Are neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and platelet/lymphocyte ratio reliable parameters as prognostic indicators in malignant mesothelioma?

Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive asbestos-related pleural tumor. The incidence is increasing with intensive use of asbestos in developing countries. We need an easily accessible, inexpensive, and reliable method for determining the low survival time prognosis of this tumor.

Placement of self-expandable bifurcated metallic stents without use of fluoroscopic and guidewire guidance to palliate central airway lesions.

Background: Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) can be used to treat malignant obstructions and fistulas of the central airways. SEMS can be placed using different methods. Recently, a rigid bronchoscope has been used for stent placement without the need for fluoroscopy.

Respiratory Conditions Associated with Tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome): A Study of Seventeen Cases.

Background: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome (MKS) is a rare disorder characterized by enlargement of the trachea and main bronchi and associated with recurrent respiratory tract infections.

Objective: This multicenter, retrospective study was carried out to describe respiratory conditions associated with tracheobronchomegaly.

Methods: Nine institutions involved in the 'Groupe d'Endoscopie de Langue Française' (GELF) participated in this study.