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.

The Feasibility of Domiciliary Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation due to Chronic Respiratory Failure in Very Elderly Patients.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the use of domiciliary non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in very elderly patients (age 80 and over).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included a total of 44 patients aged 80 years or older, who were admitted to the Health Sciences University, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Pulmonary Intensive Care Outpatient Clinic between 2012 and 2018 and applied NIMV for chronic respiratory failure. The patients were divided into two groups: survivors (n=15) and non-survivors (n=29).

Thoracoscopic Diagnosis of Follicular Lymphoma Relapsing after 13 Years.

Relapse in lymphoproliferative malignancies is not an exceptional entity and generally occurs within the first 2 or 3 years following the primary treatment. Lymph node biopsy is essential for the diagnosis of relapse and treatment. A 64-years-old woman was referred to our clinic for back pain and dyspnea.

Spontaneous pneumothorax in the elderly: a sign of a malignancy?

Background: Spontaneous pneumothorax usually occurs as a result of rupture of a subpleural bleb or emphysematous bulla. Spontaneous pneumothorax, which is more common in younger age groups, might be the first sign of pulmonary malignancy, especially when it manifests in older patients.

Methods: Data of all patients who were treated for spontaneous pneumothorax in our clinic between June 2013 and June 2017 were examined retrospectively.

Immunization status in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A multicenter study from Turkey.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to detect the prevalence and the factors associated with influenza and pneumococcal vaccination and outcomes of vaccination during 2013-2014 season in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Turkey.

Methods: This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study performed in 53 different centers in Turkey.

Results: During the study period, 4968 patients were included.

Investigation of the effect of kinesiotaping on the respiratory function and depression in male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective, randomized, controlled, and single-blind study.

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the effect of kinesiotaping (KT) on the respiratory parameters as measured by spirometry and depression in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.

Methods: In this prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blind study 42 male patients with COPD diagnosis were randomized into two groups. In Group1 ( = 21) routine COPD medical treatment plus kinesiotaping and in Group2 ( = 21) only routine COPD medical treatment was given.

[Is short-course therapy enough at drug-resistant tuberculosis?].

Introduction: Tuberculosis drug resistance can be assessed by physicians with different approaches on issues such as the choice of treatment protocol and duration of treatment.

Materials And Methods: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the treatment regimens and treatment results of patients with non multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) drug resistance implemented in different chest disease clinics in our hospital. The 167 culture-positive patients with nonMDR-TB drug resistance diagnosed between 2008-2010 were analyzed retrospectively.

Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary functions before and after pesticide application in cotton farming.

Ojective: To investigate respiratory health problems related to pesticide exposure in the inhabitants of agricultural areas.

Material And Methods: This study included 252 participants prior to pesticide application and 66 participants from the first group after pesticide application across four cotton farms. Symptom questionnaires were filled out by participants and respiratory function tests were measured before and after pesticide exposure.

Nonintubated surgical biopsy of undetermined interstitial lung disease: a multicentre outcome analysis.

Objectives: Nonintubated surgical biopsy (NISB) of interstitial lung disease (ILD) has shown promise in unicentre reports as a reliable method to achieve pathological diagnosis with low morbidity. The aim of this study was to investigate for the first time early outcomes of NISB of ILD using a multicentre retrospective analysis.

Methods: Seven European and extra-European institutions participated in the study.

Prognostic Importance of the Lymph Node Factor in Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Background: Patients with N1 non-small cell lung cancer represent a heterogeneous population. The aim of this study is to determine the difference of survival rate between subtypes of N1 disease in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer patients and to compare the survival in these patients with multi-N1 and single N2 (skip metastasis) disease.

Methods: Patients who underwent anatomical pulmonary resection in our institution between 2007 and 2014 with a pathological diagnosis of N1 and single N2 positive non-small cell lung cancer were included in the study.

Prevalence of malnutrition in COPD and its relationship with the parameters related to disease severity.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the nutritional status and anthropometric values in a group of patients with COPD and to examine the relationship between these factors and disease severity.

Methods: A total of 105 COPD patients were included in this cross-sectional study. The patients underwent spirometric exmination.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Reduces Emergency Admission and Hospitalization Rates of Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases.

Objectives: Chronic respiratory diseases exert a global health burden with high health care costs, morbidity, and mortality. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on emergency admission and hospitalization rates of patients with chronic respiratory disease.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, hospitalization rates and emergency admissions of patients before (December 2014-December 2015) and after PR (January 2015-December 2016) were investigated.

A Revised Treatment Approach for Hospitalized Patients with Eosinophilic and Neutrophilic Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Objectives: The choice of treatment according to the inflammation type in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) has been of recent interest. This study investigated the role of novel biomarkers, hospital outcomes, and readmission rates in the first month in patients with eosinophilic or neutrophilic AECOPD.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study in a Chest Teaching Hospital with hospitalized AECOPD patients.

Metastatic squamous cell cancer with unknown primary origin in the mediastinal lymph node.

Metastatic tumors with unknown primary origin are a group of heterogeneous tumors with undetectable primary tumor site on admission. They have the common properties of rapid and aggressive progression and unpredictable metastases. They form 3%-5% of all cases with cancer and the fourth-most common cause of cancer-related deaths.

A comparative analysis of errors in inhaler technique among COPD versus asthma patients.

Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate errors in inhaler technique in COPD vs asthma patients and to investigate the association of poor inhaler technique with patient demographics and clinical variables.

Patients And Methods: A total of 509 adult patients with COPD (n=328) or asthma (n=181) who were currently using an inhaler device were included in this study. Data on patient demographics, duration of disease, type and duration of inhaler therapy, and assessment of inhaler technique were recorded.

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is a better indicator of COPD exacerbation severity in neutrophilic endotypes than eosinophilic endotypes.

Background: Complete blood count parameters provide novel inflammatory markers, namely neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR). We aimed to assess any differences in these novel inflammatory markers according to exacerbation severity in patients with COPD in both eosinophilic and neutrophilic endotypes.

Method: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary education hospital.

Stroke prevalence among the Turkish population in a rural area of Istanbul: A community-based study.

Background: The population-based information on the prevalence of stroke from rural areas of Middle East countries including Turkey is unknown. Our aim is to evaluate the prevalence of stroke in those ⩾18 years in the Turkish population in a rural area of Istanbul.

Methods: A cross-sectional door-to-door study was conducted in a rural area of Istanbul between 1 March and 30 March 2013.

Prospective cross-sectional multicenter study on domiciliary noninvasive ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD patients.

Background: Domiciliary noninvasive ventilation (NIV) use in stable hypercarbic COPD is becoming increasingly widespread. However, treatment compliance criteria and factors related to compliance remain to be defined.

Methods: This research was designed as a prospective, cross-sectional, multicenter real-life study.

Look closer to welders' lung.

Introduction: Welding produces miscellaneous gases and particles that has various impact on respiratory system and long term exposure may result "welders'lung". The aim of this study is to describe the radiological findings of welders' and make an awereness for welders radilogical findings.

Materials And Methods: The clinical and radiological findings of welders' who had hospital applications with respiratory symptoms between January 2010-January 2017 were evaluated retrospectively.

Correlation between meteorological changes and primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Myth or fact?

Background: This study aims to investigate the relationship between meteorological changes and the development of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Methods: Medical records of 1,097 patients ( 975 males, 122 females; mean age 23.5±4.

Severity of acidosis affects long-term survival in COPD patients with hypoxemia after intensive care unit discharge.

Background: Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with acute respiratory failure (ARF) due to COPD have high mortality and morbidity. Acidosis has several harmful effects on hemodynamics and metabolism, and the current knowledge regarding the relationship between respiratory acidosis severity on the short- and long-term survival of COPD patients is limited. We hypothesized that COPD patients with severe acidosis would have a poorer short- and long-term prognosis compared with COPD patients with mild-to-moderate acidosis.