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.

Immediate Effects of High-Intensity Blood Flow Restriction Training on Muscle Performance and Muscle Soreness.

The aim was to investigate the immediate effects of high-intensity resistance training with blood flow restriction (HIRT-BFR) on rectus femoris (RF) muscle activity, reaction time, muscular performance, and delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in healthy young adults. Twenty-four healthy young adults were randomized into the HIRT-BFR group or HIRT group. Both groups performed a single session of training with 80% of 1RM, 8 repetitions, 2 sets, and 3 minutes rest to RF muscle.

Pelvic floor symptoms and symptom-related quality of life in the mothers of children with cerebral palsy: a pilot cross-sectional study.

Pelvic floor symptoms may occur in women with low back pain due to dysfunction of the spinal stabilization muscles. Low back pain is the most common musculoskeletal problem experienced by the mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Therefore, our aim in this study was to examine pelvic floor symptoms and symptom-related quality of life in the mothers of children with CP.

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.

Comparison of clinical characteristics in adult patients under 65 years of age with and without Covid-19 pneumonia.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause asymptomatic, mild upper respiratory tract symptoms and pneumonia in young persons. How the disease will progress in each patient is still unknown. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the prognostic markers of the development of pneumonia and the clinical characteristics of patients under 65 years with COVID-19 confirmed by a positive reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test.

Turkish translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the pregnancy symptoms inventory: An instrument to assess the full spectrum of pregnancy symptoms.

Objective: To translate the PSI (Pregnancy Symptoms Inventory) into Turkish, to perform its cultural adaptation, to establish its reliability and validity, and to examine the prevalence of perceived pregnancy symptoms frequency and symptom-related limitation in Turkish pregnant women.

Design: This cross-sectional study included healthy pregnant women over 18 years old from all 3 pregnancy trimesters. In the reliability analysis, the test-retest reliability was investigated by the Pearson correlation analysis.

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.

Prognostic Significance of Red Cell Distribution Width in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis Emphysema.

Objective: The red cell distribution width (RDW) is an inexpensive, readily available prognostic indicator of several diseases. RDW has been assessed as a prognostic biomarker in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in only one study; furthermore, the relationship between the RDW and combined pulmonary fibrosis emphysema (CPFE) has yet to be reported.

Subjects And Methods: This single-center study was conducted between January 2015 and December 2018 in the Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital.

Is Onodera's prognostic nutritional index (OPNI) a prognostic factor in small cell lung cancer (SCLC)?

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of Onodera's prognostic nutritional index (OPNI) in patients with Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Materials And Methods: This study retrospectively examined 109 patients diagnosed with SCLC between January 2008 and October 2018 in our hospital. Patients were divided into two groups according to the median of OPNI values.

Broncholithiasis presenting with lithoptysis.

Broncholithiasis is defined as calcified or ossified material in the bronchial lumen. The most frequently seen symptoms are a non-productive cough and hemoptysis. Occasionally, broncholytic expectoration can be seen, which is known as lithoptysis.

Paclitaxel-induced dermal hypersensitivity lesions: 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.

Paclitaxel is frequently used for the treatment of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer. Hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) have been one of the toxicities observed with administration of paclitaxel. Here, we presented a case of a 49-year-old man with a history of right lung mass proven by biopsy to be a nonsmall cell lung cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) who developed HSR during therapy.

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.

Coronary flow reserve is impaired in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in adult populations. Accumulating data indicate that it is independently associated with a variety of cardiovascular diseases and has prognostic importance in affected cases. In this study, we aimed to evaluate coronary flow reserve (CFR) in patients with OSA and controls.

Assessment of Palliative Care in Lung Cancer in Turkey.

Objective: To investigate the symptoms of lung cancer in Turkey and to evaluate approaches to alleviate these symptoms.

Subjects And Methods: This study included 1,245 lung cancer patients from 26 centers in Turkey. Demographic characteristics as well as information regarding the disease and treatments were obtained from medical records and patient interviews.

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.

The Evaluation of FDG PET/CT Scan Findings in Patients with Organizing Pneumonia Mimicking Lung Cancer.

Objective: Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a rare lung condition that is characterized by the presence of polypoid tissues due to fibroblastic plugs within respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts and sacs. The three main radiologic patterns of OP include typical, solitary-focal and infiltrative forms. The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) on positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) may be high in benign conditions such as OP as well as malignant diseases.

Effect of thyroid function on COPD exacerbation frequency: a preliminary study.

Background: Frequent exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have negative effects on quality of life and survival. Thus, factors related to exacerbations should be determined. We aimed to evaluate the effects of thyroid function on quality of life and exacerbation frequency in COPD patients.

Value of serum and induced sputum surfactant protein-D in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: Surfactant Protein D (SP-D) is an important marker in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Serum SP-D levels increase while lung production of SP-D decreases in COPD. SP-D is a specific biomarker for monitoring COPD, assessment of exacerbation frequency and arrangement of treatment modalities.

Mean platelet volume as an inflammatory marker in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Introduction:  Mean platelet volume (MPV) is inversely correlated with inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis as shown in the previous studies. It has been reported that elevated values of MPV are associated with cardiovascular diseases and stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, MPV values in acute exacerbation of COPD have not been investigated so far.

Concentration modulated skin marker for radiotherapy treatment planning process.

Background And Purpose: For conformal radiotherapy, it is feasible to achieve high accuracy in contouring the outline of the target volume in treatment planning process. In contouring process, target volume is occasionally defined by means of either surgical clips or skin marker during patient anatomical data acquisition. Treatment planning systems are predicting invalid radiation dose distributions by using surgical clips and skin marker within the patient.

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.

Association between "Malnutrition Inflammation Score" and airway obstruction in patients awaiting renal transplantation: a preliminary study.

Background: A chronic inflammatory state is a prominent feature in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). "Malnutrition Inflammation Score" (MIS) is a comprehensive scoring system that measures nutrition and inflammation in MHD patients. Inflammation and malnutrition are important risk factors in ESRD patients with pulmonary diseases.