Pneumothoraxes after CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy of the lung: A single-center experience with 3426 patients.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to determine how long patients who developed pneumothorax were followed up on in the emergency department, how many patients required chest tube placement, and what factors influenced the need for a chest tube in patients who underwent computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous transthoracic fine needle aspiration biopsy (PTFNAB).

Materials And Methods: Patients who developed pneumothorax following CT-guided PTFNAB were analyzed retrospectively. In cases with pneumothorax, the relationship between chest tube placement and the size of the lesion, the lesion depth from the pleural surface, the presence of emphysema, and the needle entry angle were investigated.

Antibiotic resistance rates and penicillin MIC distribution in patients with streptococcal pneumonia between 2013-2019, and use of antibiotics in clinical practice.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the antibiotic resistance rates and use of antibiotics in patients with streptococcal pneumonia in a reference tertiary care hospital for pulmonary diseases in Izmir, Turkey.

Methods: A total of 1224 cases with streptococcal pneumonia between 2013 and 2019 were included in the study, retrospectively. Drug susceptibility testing for penicillin and other antibiotics were performed according to the recommendations of EUCAST criteria.

Clinical Differences Between Elderly and Non-elderly Patients with COVID-19.

Objective: Comorbidity frequency and mortality rates are higher in elderly patients with COVID-19. The disease is also more severe in elderly patients. This study aims to examine the characteristics of the COVID-19 disease, severity, comorbidities, and mortality rates in elderly patients by comparing them with nonelderly patients.

What are the Differences Between Smoker and Non-smoker COPD Cases? Is it a Different Phenotype?

Objective: The most important risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is smoking. However, more than 25% of patients do not have a history of smoking. The intent of this study is to identify characteristics of COPD patients that are non-smokers.

Quantitative CT in mortality prediction in pulmonary fibrosis with or without emphysema.

Aim: We aimed to evaluate the quantitative CT analysis of patients with CPFE in comparison with IPF and emphysema.

Methods: Patients with CPFE(n:36), IPF(n:38) and emphysema(n:32) were retrospectively included in the study with the approval of the ethics committee.

Results: There was a positive correlation between total lung volume and FVC%, TLCO% and 6 MWT, and negative correlation between mMRC and mortality.

Can the Level of CRP in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Determine Early Mortality?

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic role of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in acute PE.

Material And Methods: Two hundred and twenty patients with acute PE were consecutively enrolled and followed for 30 days after discharge. Serum CRP and NT-proBNP were determined.

Predictive value of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonia.

Aim: To evaluate Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in patients with HP.

Method: A sample of 140 total patients, 50 having chronic HP and 20 having acute HP, and a control group of 70 more patients were included in this retrospective study conducted with hospital Ethical Committee approval.

Results: PLR and NLR values were significantly higher in all HP patients than in the control group ( p <0.

Clinical presentation of health care workers with symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 at the İzmir tertiary education hospital, during an early phase of the pandemic.

Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate and report on the data regarding the clinical characteristics and outcomes of healthcare workers with COVID-19 at tertiary education hospitals from Turkey.

Materials And Methods: This was a single center, retrospective, descriptive and observational study using cross-sectional data, which were collected from confirmed COVID-19 patients at a tertiary education hospital. Patients' demographic and clinical characteristics, mortality rates, and the factors associated with hospitalization were analyzed.

Insidious Hughes Stovin Syndrome: Journey From Pulmonary Embolism to Pulmonary Arterial Aneurysm.

Hughes-Stovin syndrome (HSS) is a rare disease characterized by deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary and/or bronchial artery aneurysms. A 28-year-old female patient was followed-up for 5 months with pulmonary embolism. When she presented with hemoptysis at her 5th month, pulmonary artery aneurysm was detected on thoracic CT angiography.

A promising tool for T-staging of lung cancer: Is convex probe endobronchial ultrasound superior to computed tomography in detecting invasion of mediastinal and hilar vessels?

Background: In the present study, we aimed to compare performance of convex probe endobronchial ultrasound and computed tomography in detecting vascular invasion of mediastinal and hilar lesions.

Methods: Medical data of a total of 55 patients (47 males, 8 females; mean age 59.6±7.

Contribution of Cell Block Obtained by Thoracentesis in the Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Aim: The aim of this study wass to compare the cytological features of pleural exudative fluids by conventional smear (CS) method and cell block (CB) method and also to assess the utility of the combined approach for cytodiagnosis of these effusions.

Materials And Methods: In all, 113 pleural exudative fluid samples were subjected to evaluation by both CS and CB methods over a period of 2 years. Cellularity, architecture patterns, morphological features, and yield for malignancy were compared, using the two methods.

A rare synchronous tumor: primary squamous cell lung cancer and adenoid cystic carcinoma of the tongue.

Persence of multipl primary tumors in an organism is called as multiple primary cancer (MPC). Multipl tumors that occur at the same time are synchronized tumors, while those occuring at the different times called metachronous. MPCs are very rare entities.

C-reactive protein measurements as a marker of the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs. Acute exacerbations of COPD (AE-COPD) are a result of infectious or non-infectious instances. In our study, we aimed to determine whether serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are predictive indicators for disease severity and prognosis in hospitalized patients with AE-COPD.

Successful treatment of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host.

Immunocompromised individuals are susceptible to pulmonary Aspergillus infection, but invasive Aspergillus infection is extremely rare in the presence of normal immunity. A case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent 57-year-old female who was successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin-B is reported here.