Analysis of bronchiectasis patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in a tertiary thoracic surgery center: Ten years of experience.

Background: This study aimed to analyze our video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) experience in the surgical treatment of bronchiectasis and the reasons limiting VATS application.

Methods: Two hundred one patients (106 males, 95 females; mean age: 39.7±14.

Giant tumors of the posterior mediastinum: a narrative review of surgical treatment.

Background And Objective: The posterior mediastinum is a potential space along the paravertebral sulci or between the posterior aspect of the pericardium and the vertebrae. This compartment is classically the most frequent location site of neurogenic tumors. Whereas neurofibroma and schwannoma are neurogenic tumors that commonly arise from peripheral nerves, sympathetic nerves are the origin of ganglioneuroma, neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroblastoma, and neuroectodermal cells closely associated with autonomic nerves are the origin of paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas.

Single versus multiple video-assisted thoracocopic lung biopsy for suspected interstitial lung disease: a perspective on diagnostic efficacy and length of hospital stay.

Background: Nearly one-third of the patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) require surgical biopsy for a definite diagnosis. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) biopsy has replaced open lung biopsy, but the number of biopsy required to achieve an accurate diagnose is controversial.

Objectives: Our study aims to show that a well-planned single VATS biopsy is as effective as multiple biopsies for the accurate diagnosis of ILD by reduced days of hospital stay.

Non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery under combination of erector spinae plane block and thoracic paravertebral block.

Background: The use of anesthetics and analgesic drugs and techniques in combination yields a multimodal effect with increased efficiency. In this case series, we aimed to evaluate the anesthetic effect of the thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) and erector spinae plane block (ESPB) combination in patients, who underwent non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (NIVATS).

Methods: Medical records of 16 patients, who underwent NIVATS for wedge resection under the combination of ESPB and TPVB were reviewed retrospectively.

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Treatment of Coelomic Cysts.

Coelomic cysts are uncommon benign cyctic lesions of the mediastinum. Complete resection of the cyst with surgical treatment is indicated depending on whether the patient is symptomatic or whether the cyst grows during follow-up, or whether the diagnosis is uncertain. Surgical treatment prevents complications, relieves symptoms, and establishes diagnosis.

Prognostic significance of preoperative consolidation to maximum tumour diameter ratio and SUVmax in pathological stage I lung adenocarcinoma.

Objectives: Consolidation/tumour (C/T) ratio means the maximum diameter of the consolidation is divided by the maximum diameter of the tumour and it is predictive for pathologic subtypes and prognosis after resection of the tumour. The purpose of this study is to clarify impact of C/T ratio along with maximum standardized uptake value (SUV) in pathological stage I lung adenocarcinoma.

Methods: Only patients with pathological stage I lung adenocarcinoma diagnosed by resection were included.