Schwannomatozis of the Chest Wall: FDG PET Findings.

Authors present a rare case of bifocal schwannoma of thoracic wall showing metabolic activity on FDG PET images. A 43-year-old male with palpable mass on lateral chest wall was referred for F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging for differential diagnosis. His medical history and basic laboratory results were unremarkable.

Taurine attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after lung transplantation in rats.

Purpose: Taurine, the major intracellular free amino acid found in high concentrations in mammalian cells, is known to be an endogenous antioxidant and a membrane-stabilizing agent. It was hypothesized that taurine may be effective in reducing ischemia-reperfusion injury after lung transplantation and an experimental study was conducted in a rat model.

Methods: The number of Sprague-Dawley rats used in the study was 35.

Surgical management of chest wall tuberculosis.

Objective: Tuberculosis remains one of the most fatal diseases in the world. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis increases in parallel fashion with the rise of incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis. Tuberculosis of the chest wall is rare.

Organ models in wound ballistics: experimental study.

Background: Effects of various types and diameters of guns and related treatment principles are different. Our study was performed to experimentally demonstrate the effects of different gunshots in body tissues.

Methods: 9x19 mm hand-gun and 7.

Repair of pectus deformities: experience and outcome in 317 cases.

Background: The most common congenital chest wall deformities are pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. Various techniques have been described for correction of pectus deformities. We describe our experience with surgical repair of pectus deformity (PD) in adults, including our new technique, which uses a resorbable plaque for fixation of the sternum.

Mechanical coil embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.

Purpose: To report our experience with mechanical coil embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.

Material And Methods: Coil embolization was performed in 6 men (mean age, 21.1 years; age range, 20-23 years) with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations between 1999 and 2004.

Pulmonary sequestration and surgical treatment.

Pulmonary sequestration is nonfunctioning, abnormal pulmonary tissue existing inside or outside the visceral pleura. It is not connected to the tracheobronchial tree. In this study, the results of 8 patients, who were diagnosed with pulmonary sequestration and treated during hospitalization in Gülhane Military Medical Academy between 1996 and 2003, were reported.

Use of intrapleural streptokinase in experimental minimal clotted hemothorax.

Objective: In clotted hemothorax, both thoracocentesis and closed tube thoracostomy will not be able to evacuate the pleural cavity especially if it is minimal. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of intrapleural administered streptokinase on minimal clotted hemothorax without drainage, in order to accelerate the spontaneous resolution and absorption in blunt thoracic trauma.

Methods: Thirteen adult ewes were used for this experiment.

[Mechanical coil embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations].

Purpose: To report our experience with mechanical coil embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) MATERIAL AND METHODS: Coil embolizations were performed in 6 men (mean age 21.1, age range 20-23 years) with PAVM between 1999 and 2004. Five F Cobra catheters and various size coils were used for embolization.

The magazine: a major cause of bullet fragmentation.

The fragmentation impact of high-velocity bullets penetrating the body after piercing through the magazines carried by soldiers was investigated experimentally. In this study, 16 pigs and 7.62x51-mm full metal jacket bullets were used.

Surgical management of bronchiectasis: analysis and short-term results in 238 patients.

Objective: Bronchiectasis is defined permanent dilatations of bronchi with destruction of the bronchial wall. It is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The aim of this retrospective study is to present our surgical experiences, the early and long-term results of 238 patients with bronchiectasis during a 10-year period.

Increased damage from rifle wounds of the chest caused by bullets striking commonly carried military equipment.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the fragmentation effect of the bullet that passes through the radio or ammunition magazine, which are essential pieces of equipment for a soldier, in thoracic gunshot injuries.

Methods: Twelve adult pigs were used. The pigs were separated into three groups (each group contained four pigs).

[Comparison of soft tissue and bone injuries caused by handgun or rifle bullets: an experimental study].

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the severity of soft tissue and bone injuries occurring in gunshot traumas and to compare the effects of handgun and rifle bullets on these injuries.

Methods: Sixteen tissue simulants which were made of transparent gel candle blocks and calibrated to muscle tissue were targetted by pistol (9 mm parabellum) or military rifle (G-3) bullets. Half of the blocks contained fresh calf humerus bone.

A new ballistic simulant "transparent gel candle" (experimental study).

Background: Inanimate tissue stimulants have been used to show the bullet effects in ballistic studies. Gelatin has been being used as a ballistic stimulant for the last 20 years. It was considered that transparent gel candle (kraton in white paraffin oil) might be used as a soft tissue stimulant that can be an alternative for gelatin.