Rare Lung Tumors: Alveolar Adenoma-Four Case Reports.

Alveolar adenoma is one of the rarely seen benign tumors of the lung, to date, one or two series have been reported. In this study, four rare alveolar adenoma cases were presented, thereby contributing to the existing scarce data.

Comparison of Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes of Different Surgical Approaches in Symptomatic Diaphragmatic Eventration.

Purpose: There is no data comparing different surgical techniques for diaphragmatic re-positioning for hemi-diaphragmatic eventration in adults. Our aim was to verify the potential pros and cons of two major surgical techniques in symptomatic eventration patients.

Methods: Patients undergoing thoracotomy for diaphragmatic elevation repair either by un-opened (accordion placation) or by opened (double-breasted placation) diaphragmatic technique between January 2007 and August 2013 were analyzed retrospectively, and compared in terms of operative outcomes on 12th and 24th months.

One-port videothoracoscopic surgical intervention.

Background: One-port video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has recently been proposed as an alternative to conventional 3-port VATS. To reduce pain, chest wall paresthesia, and hospital stay, lesser ports are the current direction.

Materials And Methods: From 2007 to 2010, 98 patients underwent 1-port VATS procedure.

Squamous cell carcinoma in a postpneumonectomy cavity.

A 55-year-old woman was referred to our department with the diagnosis of a bronchopleural fistula and empyema. Her medical history revealed that she had undergone a left pneumonectomy 25 years prior due to a destroyed lung associated with tuberculosis. Open drainage and a biopsy was performed because of the large mass detected on thoracic computed tomography.

Management of acquired bronchobiliary fistula: 3 case reports and a literature review.

Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF), which often presents with bilioptysis, is an abnormal communication between the bronchial system and biliary tree. It is a complication associated with a high mortality rate and requires a well-planned management strategy. Although hydatid disease is still the leading cause, extensive surgical interventions and invasive procedures of the liver have altered the profile of patients in recent decades.

[The role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of pleural empyema].

Pleural empyema is a serious problem which affects any age group and still there is no standard approach. Our purpose in this study was to assess the safety, feasibility and efficacy of the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Between 1997 and 2004 83 patients with empyema were enrolled in this study.

[Completion pneumonectomy: indications, complications, and results].

Completion pneumonectomy is reported to be associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially when performed in patients with benign diseases. In our study we aimed to evaluate all patients underwent completion pneumonectomy in our clinic and to compare indications, complications and postoperative results with the literatures. Between January 1987 and December 2001, 27 consecutive patients who underwent completion pneumonectomy in our clinic were retrospectively reviewed.