Study of 433 Operated Cases of Thoracic Trauma.

Patients with thoracic trauma constitute one third of all the trauma cases. Of traumatic patients, 20-25 % die because of thoracic trauma. Our aim was to compare our clinical experience and the results with the related literature.

Analysis of Patients with Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum.

Objectives: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is characterized by the presence of air in the mediastinum without any reason. The objective of this study is to report our experience in the diagnosis and treatment of this clinical condition.

Material And Methods: 21 patients with spontaneous pneumomediastinum who were referred to our clinic between January 2010 and May 2015 were evaluated retrospectively.

Characteristics of the patients undergoing surgical treatment for pneumothorax: A descriptive study.

Objective: To identify the characteristic features of pneumothorax patients treated surgically.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at Gazi Yasargil Education and Research Hospital Thoracic Surgery Clinic, Diyarbakir, Turkey and comprised records of pneumothorax patients from January 2004 to December 2014. They were divided into two groups as spontaneous and traumatic.