A different technique in the treatment of intraparenchymally located needle aspiration: turn it around-see-move out.

Although foreign body aspiration is common in children and the elderly, it is very rare in young people. However, headscarf needle aspiration is common in Muslim societies, especially in young people. In needle aspirations that cannot be removed by bronchoscopic methods, thoracotomy is frequently essential method due to the sliding of the needle to the distal part of the lung.

Melatonin: is it an effective antioxidant for pulmonary contusion?

Background: The goal of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant effects of melatonin on pulmonary contusion (PC) caused by isolated blunt thoracic trauma (BTT) in an experimental rat model.

Materials And Methods: A total of 49 rats were divided into three groups: control group (CG), trauma group (TG), and melatonin group (MG). PC was induced by isolated BTT for all the groups except the control group.

Vitamin E modulates lung oxidative stress, serum copper, zinc, and iron levels in rats with pulmonary contusion.

Background/aim: To evaluate the effects of oxidant/antioxidant mechanisms and levels of trace elements on trauma-stimulated moderate pulmonary contusions after vitamin E administration.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-three male Sprague Dawley rats were used. Animals were studied in 4 groups.

The Prognostic Significance of Metastasis to Lymph Nodes in Aortopulmonary Zone (Stations 5 and 6) in Completely Resected Left Upper Lobe Tumors.

Introduction: We investigated the prognostic effect of lymph nodes metastasis in aortopulmonary (AP) zone in resected non-small cell lung cancer of the left upper lobe (LUL).

Methods: Between 1998 and 2010, 181 patients with LUL carcinoma underwent complete resection and were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into four groups according to N status: N0 (n = 68, 37.

Vitamin C as an antioxidant: evaluation of its role on pulmonary contusion experimental model.

Background/aim: To analyze the protective activity of vitamin C on the lungs by assessing biochemical and histopathological analysi after performing an experimental isolated lung contusion model.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-four male Sprague-Dawley male rats were used. The rats were randomly separated into 4 groups Vitamin C (200 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally 30 min after trauma.

Aggressive hydatid cysts: characteristics of six cases.

Purpose: Hydatid cyst (HC) disease is a zoonotic disease caused by the larvae of Echinococcus granulosus. We report our experience of treating HC manifesting aggressive characteristics.

Methods: Between January, 2010 and December, 2013, 40 patients underwent surgery for HC disease in our department.

The effects of thoracic surgery operations on quality of life: a multicenter study.

Objective: Some treatment modalities may cause losses in patients' life comfort because of the treatment process. Our aim is to determine the effects of thoracic surgery operations on patients' quality of life.

Materials And Methods: This is a multicenter and prospective study.

Facial paralysis and mediastinitis due to odontogenic infection and poor prognosis.

Cervical necrotizing fasciitis (CNF) is a rare, rapidly advancing infection that involves the skin, the subcutaneous fibrofatty tissue, as well as the superficial and deep fascia and can cause life-threatening complications. The most frequent initiating factors in the head and neck region are a primary odontogenic infection, a peritonsillar infection, as well as posttraumatic or iatrogenic skin and mucosal injuries. Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) can expand within hours, and the reported mortality rate is up to 75% with delay interference.

Comparative analysis of the protective effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on pulmonary contusion lung oxidative stress and serum copper and zinc levels in experimental rat model.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) in the lungs by biochemical and histopathological analyses in an experimental isolated lung contusion model. Eighty-one male Sprague-Dawley rats were used. The animals were divided randomly into four groups: group 1 (n = 9) was defined as without contusion and without CAPE injection.

Efficacy of budesonide and interleukin-10 in an experimental rat model with isolated bilateral pulmonary contusion created by blunt thoracic trauma.

Objectives: In our study, we aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory mediator effects of budesonide (BS), an inhaled corticosteroid and interleukin-10 (IL-10) on a pulmonary contusion in an experimental rat model in which an isolated bilateral pulmonary contusion was created by blunt thoracic trauma.

Methods: Fifty-five male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in the study. Sham, control, BS and IL-10 groups were created.

Pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea.

Pleomorphic adenoma in the trachea is very rare. We report the case of a 46-year-old woman who had been treated for asthma for 12 months before the diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea was made. The tumour was defined by fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the mid 1/3 of the trachea obstructing nearly 90 % of the lumen.

Carinal resection and reconstruction for respiratory tumors using Miyamoto's technique.

Purpose: Surgical processes that involve the carina pose a serious challenge to thoracic surgeons. Although techniques to allow resection and reconstruction have been developed, few institutions have accumulated sufficient experience to achieve meaningful results. There is still a debate about the indications and the morbidity and mortality rates for this type of surgery.

Primary mediastinal cysts: clinical evaluation and surgical results of 32 cases.

The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze our experience with mediastinal cysts, emphasizing the clinical presentations and results of surgery.Thirty-two patients with mediastinal cysts underwent surgery from January 2000 through June 2005. The records of these patients were reviewed for age at presentation, sex, signs and symptoms at presentation, results of the imaging techniques, types of mediastinal cysts, location and size of cysts, types of surgical procedure, length of hospital stay, early postoperative complications, death, and other follow-up information.

Prognostic stratification of patients with T3N1M0 non-small cell lung cancer: which phase should it be?

In the 1997 revision of the TNM staging system for lung cancer, patients with T3N0M0 disease were moved from stage IIIA to stage IIB since these patients have a better prognosis. Despite this modification, the local lymph node metastasis remained the most important prognostic factor in patients with lung cancer. The present study aimed to evaluate the prognosis of patients with T3N1 disease as compared with that of patients with stages IIIA and IIB disease.

The prognostic importance of trauma scoring systems in pediatric patients.

Purpose: Traumas are among important causes of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric group. Our aim was to evaluate the predicting effects of general trauma scores on mortality and morbidity rates.

Methods: The files of 74 patients, who were admitted to our hospital with trauma between the years 2006 and 2008, were retrospectively investigated.

The factors affecting persistent pneumothorax and mortality in neonatal pneumothorax.

The aim of this study was to present our experience in management of neonatal pneumothorax and factors contributing to persistent pneumothorax and mortality. Forty-two newborns were analyzed according to gestational age, birth weight, Apgar score, age of admittance, type of delivery, mother's age, side of pneumothorax, causes of pneumothorax, accompanying disorders, tube thoracostomy and mechanical ventilation durations, mean hospital stay, and deaths. Sixteen patients (38%) weighed less than 2500 g and 28 (66%) were preterm.

Using 99mTc-DTPA radioaerosol inhalation lung scan as compared with computed tomography to detect lung injury in blunt chest trauma.

Background: Detection of pulmonary contusion in patients with blunt chest trauma is very important so as to commence therapy immediately to avoid irreversible damage. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of technetium-99m diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (99mTc-DTPA) aerosol inhalation lung scintigraphy in comparison with chest computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of pulmonary contusion at acute blunt chest trauma.

Methods: Twenty-nine patients with isolated blunt chest trauma were referred to the emergency department of our hospital, and nine healthy people participated in this study.

Effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester on the histopathological changes in the lungs of cigarette smoke-exposed rabbits.

We aimed at evaluating the effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on the histopathological changes in the lungs of rabbits exposed to cigarette smoke exposure. Four groups with six rabbits each were as follows: cigarette smoke group, CAPE group, cigarette smoke + CAPE group and control group. The cigarette smoke group was exposed to cigarette smoke 1 hr daily for 1 month.

Effect of octenidine dihydrochloride on viability of protoscoleces in hepatic and pulmonary hydatid diseases.

Background: Use of effective scolicidal agents during puncture, aspiration or injection of a scolicidal agent and reaspiration (PAIR) and surgery for hydatid cysts are essential to reduce the recurrence rate. In this in vitro study, we tried to determine the scolicidal property of a new agent, octenidine dihydrochloride, and of various agents in different concentrations and exposure times.

Material And Methods: Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces were obtained from six patients with liver (n=3) and lung (n=3) hydatid cysts.

[Investigation of the germicidal effect of usnic acid, betadine, savlosol, and desderman on the protoscolexes of lung hydatid cysts].

Injecting scolicidal agents into the intact hydatid cyst and packing the operative field with sponges soaked in scolicidal agents have been used to avoid dissemination of the parasite into the pleural cavity and bronchial system during surgery. The aim of this study was to determine the scolicidal property of different concentrations and exposure times of various agents on the protoscolexes. For this reason, usnic acid, betadine (%10 povidine iodine), savlosol (15% cetrimide-1.

Effectiveness of gabapentin in the treatment of chronic post-thoracotomy pain.

Background: Chronic post-thoracotomy pain (CPTP) consists of different types of pain. Some characteristics of CPTP are the same as those of recognized neuropathic pain syndromes.

Objective: We aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of gabapentin (GP) in comparison to naproxen sodium (NS) in patients with CPTP.

Definition of postresectional residual pleural space.

Background: Complications of the residual postoperative pleural space (RPPS) after partial pulmonary resections increase hospital stay, cost and morbidity. The objectives of this study were to define and identify the long-term outcome of RPPS.

Methods: A total of 140 partial pulmonary resections were performed in a 3-year period.

Perthes syndrome associated with bilateral optic disc edema.

Case Report: Perthes syndrome, or traumatic asphyxia syndrome, results from a severe crush injury of the thorax. It manifests itself with facial and upper chest petechiae, subconjunctival hemorrhages, cervical cyanosis, and occasionally neurological symptoms. A patient who had been incarcerated under a block of marble presented with severe traumatic asphyxia syndrome complicated by pulmonary contusion, fractures of the right clavicle and the 8th and 9th ribs, minimal right hemothorax, liver contusion, and bilateral optic disc edema.