Comparison of Brock University, Mayo Clinic and Herder models for pretest probability of cancer in solid pulmonary nodules.

Objective: Risk analysis models, which are used in the diagnostic algorithm of incidental pulmonary nodules, are based on patient data from developed countries. Mayo Clinic, Brock University and Herder are among the most known models. We aim to compare the reliability of these models in patients with indeterminate solid nodules and to investigate the contribution of the predictors used to the model.

FDG PET/CT signs of proven pulmonary hydatid cyst: is there any clue?

Purpose: Pulmonary hydatid cyst (PHC) can imitate many diseases. Sometimes, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is performed in terms of malignancy exclusion for complicated cysts. Although some specific findings (doughnut sign) have been identified in hydatid cyst of the liver, there is no specific sign described for PHC.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and bilobectomy versus open thoracotomy for non-small cell lung cancer: Mortality and survival.

Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate patients who had non-small cell lung cancer and underwent resection, to investigate our tendency to prefer video-assisted thoracic surgery or open thoracotomy, and to compare 30- and 90-day mortalities and survival rates.

Methods: Between January 2013 and January 2019, a total of 706 patients (577 males, 129 females; mean age: 61.9±8.

Correlation of preoperative PET/computer tomography 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake (maximum standardized uptake value) with prognosis in patients with operated lung cancer.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation of preoperative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) in operated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases with other prognostic parameters and survival.

Patients And Methods: NSCLC patients treated by surgical resection were imaged with PET within 60 days before surgery.

Results: Overall, 525 cases consecutive patients were retrospectively reviewed.

Iterative surgical resections in non-small cell lung cancer.

Introduction: We reviewed our surgical preferences and the prognosis for recurrent and second primary tumors in patients who underwent surgical treatment for non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC).

Aim: We report our experience with patients undergoing iterative pulmonary resection for lung cancer.

Material And Methods: Among patients who underwent anatomical resection for primary NSCLC, those who underwent a second surgical resection between 2010 and 2020 due to recurrent or second primary tumor were included in the study.

The impact of dissection of station 9 on survival and the necessity of pulmonary ligament division during upper lobectomy for lung cancer.

Background: We conducted this study to investigate the need for dissection of station 9 lymph nodes during upper lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to find out the operative results of inferior pulmonary ligament division.

Methods: A total of 840 patients who underwent upper lobectomy for NSCLC between January 2007 and June 2020 were evaluated retrospectively. The patients were separated into two groups - those having undergone lymph node dissection of station 9 and inferior pulmonary ligament dissection (Group I) and those who did not (Group II).

Surgery in congenital lung malformations: the evolution from thoracotomy to VATS, 10-year experience in a single center.

Background: Congenital lung malformation is an umbrella term and consist of various kind of parenchymal and mediastinal pathologies. Surgical resection is often required for diagnosis and curative treatment. We aimed to review our experience in surgical treatment for congenital lung disease and present the role of minimally invasive surgery.

Pleural complications in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): how to safely apply and follow-up with a chest tube during the pandemic?

Objectives: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, a novel coronavirus, affects mainly the pulmonary parenchyma and produces significant morbidity and mortality. During the pandemic, several complications have been shown to be associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our goal was to present a series of patients with COVID-19 who underwent chest tube placements due to the development of pleural complications and to make suggestions for the insertion and follow-up management of the chest tube.

The Role of Sublobar Resection in T1 N0 Non-Small-Cell Pulmonary Carcinoma.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of resection type on survival in patients with stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other factors affecting the prognosis.

Materials And Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2016, we retrospectively screened 269 patients who were resected and were having T1N0M0 non-small-cell pulmonary carcinoma. The survival time after surgery was obtained from the National Population Registration System (MERNIS) system.

Surgical Experience of Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopy for Nonlung Cancer Diseases.

Background: Video-assisted mediastinoscopy (VAM) is a valuable method in the investigation of diseases with mediastinal lymphadenopathy or those localized in the mediastinum. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of VAM in the investigation of mediastinal involvement of nonlung cancer diseases and to describe our institutional surgical experience.

Methods: Clinical parameters such as age, sex, histological diagnosis, morbidity, and mortality of all patients who underwent VAM for the investigation of mediastinal involvement of diseases except lung cancer between January 2006 and July 2018 were retrospectively reviewed, and the diagnostic efficacy of VAM was determined statistically.

Changes in the Surgical Treatment Strategies for Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer in the Past 20 Years: A Single-Center Experience.

Objectives: Nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a multifactorial disease, and differences in the characteristics of surgical patients may develop over the years. This study aimed to evaluate the patients who underwent curative surgical resection for NSCLC in the past 20 years at our center and analyze the changes in the treatment strategies based on demographics, surgical strategies, and histopathology.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective single-center cohort study, 1995 patients who had undergone lobectomy, bilobectomy, or pneumonectomy for primary NSCLC from January 1997 to January 2017 were analyzed.

Papillary predominant histological subtype predicts poor survival in lung adenocarcinoma.

Background: This study aims to investigate whether papillary predominant histological subtype can predict poor survival in lung adenocarcinoma.

Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2016, a total of 80 patients with papillary predominant subtype lung adenocarcinoma (70 males, 10 females; mean age 60.7 years; range, 42 to 79 years) operated in our clinic were included in the study.

Long-term results of sleeve lobectomy with continuous suture technique in non-small cell lung cancer.

Background: This study aims to investigate the operation-related complications, recurrence frequency, morbidity, mortality and survival rates as well as variables effective on survival of patients undergoing bronchial sleeve lobectomy due to primary non-small cell lung cancer.

Methods: A total of 85 patients ( 80 males, 5 females; mean age 59.9±8.

Diagnostic success of transthoracic needle biopsy and PET-CT for 1 to 2 cm solid indeterminate pulmonary nodules.

Objectives: Among the nodule types, the most controversial group are indeterminate solid nodules from 1 to 2 cm in size with the first choice being transthoracic needle biopsy (TTNB) or positron emission tomography (PET-CT) or both methods together. However, no single diagnostic algorithm could be applied to all cases. This research discusses the diagnostic success of PET-CT and TTNB.

Prognostic Effects of Predominant Histologic Subtypes in Resected Pulmonary Adenocarcinomas.

Background: Predominant histologic subtypes have been reported as predictors of survival of patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma.

Aims: To evaluate the predictive value of histologic classification in resected lung adenocarcinoma using the classification systems proposed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, and World Health Organization (2015).

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Completion pneumonectomy: Indications and outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer.

Background: This retrospective single-center study aims to review the indications and outcomes of completion pneumonectomy after primary resection due to non-small cell lung cancer.

Methods: Of a total of 452 patients who underwent pneumonectomy between January 2004 and August 2017 for non-small cell lung cancer, 29 (24 males, 5 females; mean age 59.9±7.

Single-station skip-N2 disease: good prognosis in resected non-small-cell lung cancer (long-term results in skip-N2 disease).

Objectives: Pathological N2 (pN2) involvement has a negative impact on prognosis in patients operated on due to non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). pN2 disease may cause skip (pN0N2) or non-skip (pN1N2) metastases with pathological N1 (pN1) involvement. The effect of pN2 subgroups on prognosis is still controversial.

Prognosis of Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with Ipsilateral Pulmonary Metastasis.

Background: Ipsilateral pulmonary metastasis (PM) in the same lobe (T3) or different lobe (T4) constitutes a small proportion of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In our study, we aimed to determine prognostic factors and to evaluate long-term survival outcomes in the patients who underwent complete resection due to NSCLC.

Methods: Data of 1,502 surgically treated patients with NSCLC from January 2007 to December 2016 were retrospectively reviewed.

Rethoracotomy for early complications: A marker for increased morbidity and mortality.

Background: This study aims to examine the indications, timing and risk factors of rethoracotomy, analyze the postoperative results, and give suggestions to reduce the risks.

Methods: A total of 3,292 patients operated via thoracotomy between January 2006 and January 2017 were evaluated retrospectively. Demographic data, initial operative indications, surgical procedures, indications for rethoracotomy and preoperative risk factors, intraoperative findings and surgical methods, timing of rethoracotomy, morbidity and mortality results were analyzed of 66 patients (60 males, 6 females; mean age 59.

Conjunction of a Fungus Ball and a Pulmonary Tumourlet in a Bronchiectatic Cavity.

Herein, we describe the case of a 67-year-old female patient who presented with cough and haemoptysis. Chest computed tomography revealed destruction of the left lower lobe and multiple fungus balls in a bronchiectatic cavity. A left lower lobectomy was performed via thoracotomy.

Postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula in non-small cell lung cancer patients: incidence, survival, mortality, and treatment analysis.

Purpose: Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a catastrophic complication after pneumonectomy, still associated with high mortality. We reviewed our recent experience of managing BPF, particularly after right pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and analyzed our findings.

Methods: A total of 436 patients underwent pneumonectomy for NSCLC in our department between January 2000 and June 2017.

Patient and physician delay in the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in Turkey.

Aim: The early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer are important for the prognosis of patients with lung cancer. This study was undertaken to investigate patient and doctor delays in the diagnosis and treatment of NSCLC and the factors affecting these delays.

Materials And Methods: A total of 1016 patients, including 926 (91.

The effect of preoperative albendazole treatment on the cuticular membranes of pulmonary hydatid cysts: should it be administered preoperatively?

The Aim Of This Study: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of preoperative albendazole treatment on the tensile strength of the cuticular membranes of pulmonary hydatid cysts.

Material And Methods: A study including 44 patients operated on for pulmonary hydatid cysts was carried out between January 2009 and November 2010. The patients were divided into two groups according to their preoperative albendazole administration.