Repair of a complete sternal cleft in a five-month-old female infant.

Failed midline ventral fusion of sternal bars is the cause of complete sternal cleft, which is a rare congenital anomaly that may cause cardiopulmonary compromise. Very few cases of complete sternal cleft have been reported so far in the literature. Surgical correction is recommended to protect mediastinal structures and to restore respiratory dynamics.

Cough-induced rib fractures: A comprehensive analysis of 90 patients in a single center.

Background: This study aims to evaluate clinical and radiological characteristics of the patients with cough-induced rib fractures.

Methods: Between January 2008 and December 2022, a total of 90 patients (35 males, 55 females; mean age: 58±20 years; range, 20 to 92 years) who had cough-induced rib fractures were retrospectively analyzed. Patients' characteristics, findings of physical and radiological examination, and patients' outcomes were recorded.

Variations in pulmonary fissural anatomy: a medicolegal autopsy study of 256 cases.

Background: We aimed to document the anatomical variations of pulmonary fissures found during routine forensic autopsies.

Methods: A total of 256 pairs of lungs were investigated. Presence of any variant and accessory fissures was noted.

Salvage thoracic surgery in patients with lung cancer: potential indications and benefits.

Background: To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of salvage lung resection and describe the possible indications and contraindications in patients with primary lung cancer.

Methods: Thirty patients undergoing anatomical salvage lung resection were classified into three groups: GI, patients with progressive lung tumor despite definitive chemo- and/or radiotherapy; GII, patients who underwent emergency resection; and GIII, patients in whom neoadjuvant or definitive chemo- and/or radiotherapy was contraindicated because of severe comorbidities. The groups were compared based on, peri- and postoperative factors, and survival rates.

Superior vena cava resection and reconstruction in mediastinal tumors and benign diseases.

Background: This study aims to evaluate our results of resection and reconstruction of the superior vena cava invaded by mediastinal tumors and benign diseases.

Methods: Seventeen patients (8 males, 9 females; mean age 46±17 years; range 9 to 74 years) undergoing superior vena cava resection and reconstruction due to mediastinal pathologies between September 2006 and September 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients who had angioplasty with primary suturing or partial resection with stapler were excluded.