Post-thoracotomy pain relief with subpleural analgesia or thoracic epidural analgesia: randomized clinical trial.

Context And Objective: Post-thoracotomy pain is a severe and intense pain caused by trauma to ribs, muscles and peripheral nerves. The current study aimed to compare subpleural analgesia (SPA) with thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) in patients undergoing thoracotomy.

Design And Setting: Randomized study at Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, in Turkey.

Painful Chest Wall Swellings: Tietze Syndrome or Chest Wall Tumor?

Background:  Tietze syndrome (TS) is an inflammatory condition characterized by chest pain and swelling of costochondral junction. Primary chest wall tumors may mimic TS. In this article, we report our experience of approximately 121 patients initially diagnosed as TS and determined chest wall tumor in some cases at the follow-up.