Impact of preoperative scores on postoperative process in bronchiectasis surgery.

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between bronchiectasis criteria, scores, and indices used today and surgical interventions due to bronchiectasis.

Methods: Between January 2009 and December 2018, a total of 106 patients (53 males, 53 females; mean age: 39.1±12.

Role of surgery in high-grade neuroendocrine tumors of the lung.

Background: This study aims to evaluate the surgical results for high-grade neuroendocrine carcinomas and to identify factors that influence prognosis.

Methods: Between January 2009 and December 2017, a total of 71 patients (58 males, 13 females; mean age: 62±9.6 years; range, 38 to 78 years) with a high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung were retrospectively analyzed.

Does mediastinal lymph node involvement influence the surgical outcome in malign pleural mesothelioma?

Background: This study examined the effect of metastatic mediastinal lymph node involvement on the prognosis of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) who underwent extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) or extended pleurectomy (E/P) and also to assess the effect of metastatic mediastinal lymph node involvement on the prognosis of patients with MPM in these group of patients.

Methods: This retrospective study included 84 patients with MPM (66 men [78.6%] and 18 women [21.

The effect of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on chronic postoperative pain and long-term quality of life.

Background: This study aims to investigate the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on early-stage postoperative pain and long-term quality of life in patients undergoing thoracotomy.

Methods: Between January 2019 and September 2019, a total of 100 patients (76 males, 24 females; mean age: 57.9±11.

Did primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum risk factor alter in the period of COVID-19 pandemia?

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to establish risk factors for primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and reveal those which are significant.

Methods: The study included 62 patients with primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum who presented to our hospital between 11 March 2020, the date of the first-reported COVID-19 case in our country, and 3 January 2021. Of these, 14 patients (22.