Antifibrotic treatment response comparison of progressive pulmonary fibrosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Background/aim: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) are two entities categorized as fibrotic lung diseases. With a similar clinical presentation and treatment modalities in many cases, the line differentiating these two diseases may not be evident. Hence, it was aimed herein to evaluate the effectiveness of antifibrotic treatment and the course of fibrotic lung diseases.

Does cryptogenic organizing pneumonia change seasonal?

Background And Aim: Meteorological factors affect the respiratory system, and the most important factor is the change in ambient temperature and humidity. We aimed to investigate the seasonal characteristics of patients diagnosed with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia.

Methods: The study included 84 cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, 55 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and 42 asthma patients.

Effect of Asbestos Exposure on the Frequency of EGFR Mutations and ALK/ROS1 Rearrangements in Patients With Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Multicentric Study.

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of asbestos exposure on cancer-driver mutations.

Methods: Between January 2014 and September 2018, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase (ALK), and c-ros oncogene 1 receptor tyrosine kinase gene (ROS1) alterations, demographic characteristics, asbestos exposure, and asbestos-related radiological findings of 1904 patients with lung adenocarcinoma were recorded.

Results: The frequencies of EGFR mutations, ALK, and ROS1 rearrangements were 14.

Does advanced lung inflammation index (ALI) have prognostic significance in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer?

Background: Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed and death-related cancer type and is more frequent in males. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for about 85% of all case. In this study, it was aimed to research the relationship between advanced lung inflammation index (ALI) and the primary mass maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and C-reactive protein (CRP) at initial diagnosis and the prognostic value of ALI in determining the survival in metastatic NSCLC.

Relation between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and primary tumor metabolic activity in patients with malign pleural mesothelioma.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of the pre-treatment blood neutrophil/lymphocyte count ratio (NLR) with the maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) of primary masses on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) taken before treatment in patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and to evaluate the contribution to prognosis. A retrospective evaluation was made of 73 patients diagnosed with MPM in our hospital between January 2006 and January 2014. The SUVmax value of the primary mass on pre-treatment PET/CT, the haemogram parameters (Hb, Hct, NLR, MPV, PLT) at the time of diagnosis, the progression history, the date of the final visit, and the date of death of exitus patients was recorded from patient files PET/CT.

Effects of right ventricular dysfunction on exercise capacity and quality of life and associations with serum NT-proBNP levels in COPD: an observational study.

Objective: During the course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular (RV) failure may develop due to elevated afterload of the RV. In those patients, exercise capacity is reduced due to pulmonary and cardiac limitations. We investigated relationships between serum N-terminal of proB-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and RV functions with exercise capacity and quality of life in patients COPD.

Effects of peripheral neuropathy on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) have some systemic effects including systemic inflammation, nutritional abnormalities, skeletal muscle dysfunction, and cardiovascular, skeletal and neurological disorders. Some studies have reported the presence of peripheral neuropathy (PNP) at an incidence of 28-94% in patients with COPD. Our study aimed to identify whether PNP affects exercise performance and quality of life in COPD patients.

Transbronchial needle aspiration "by the books".

Background: Training for advanced bronchoscopic procedures is acquired during the interventional pulmonology (IP) Fellowship. Unfortunately a number of such programs are small, limiting dissemination of formal training.

Objective: We studied success of conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (C-TBNA) in the hands of physicians without formal IP training.

Pulmonary complications in renal recipients after transplantation.

Background: Renal transplantation is the most common type of solid organ transplantation. Recipients are susceptible to a variety of pulmonary complications, in particular during intense immunosuppression therapy.

Objective: To evaluate pulmonary complications during the first year after renal transplantation.

Diagnostic utility of flexible bronchoscopy in recipients of solid organ transplants.

Background: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are prone to develop pulmonary complications (PC) due to their immunocompromised state. Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is frequently performed to diagnose the nature of these complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of FB in SOT recipients with suspected PC.