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Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of multidetector computed tomography (CT) imaging in diagnosis of pleural exudates and transudates using attenuation values.Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included 106 patients who were diagnosed with pleural effusion between January 2010 and June 2012. After the patients underwent chest CT, thoracentesis was performed in the first week. The attenuation values of the pleural effusions were measured in all patients.Results: According to Light's criteria, 30 of 106 patients with pleural effusions had transudates, and the remaining patients had exudates. The Hounsfield unit (HU) value of the exudates (median, 12.5; range, 4-33) was significantly higher than that of the transudates (median, 5; range, 2-15) (P = 0.001). Additionally, when evaluated by disease subgroups, congestive heart failure and empyema were predictable in terms of median HU values of the pleural effusions with high and moderate sensitivity and specificity values (84.6% and 81.2%, respectively; 76.9% and 66.7%, respectively). Compared with other patients, the empyema patients had significantly more loculation and pleural thickening.Conclusion: CT attenuation values may be useful in differentiating exudates from transudates. Although there is an overlap in most effusions, exudate can be considered when the CT attenuation values are >15 HU. Because of overlapping HU values, close correlation with clinical findings is essential. Additional signs, such as fluid loculation and pleural thickness, should be considered and may provide further information for the differentiation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background Rib fracture is the most common result of thoracic traumas. Intrapulmonary shunt, alveolar capillary membrane damage, intra-alveolar hemorrhage, and hypoxia may develop following rib fractures. Therefore, prompt treatment is important. The aim of this experimental study was to analyze the effects of plateletrich plasma (PRP) on rib fractures to secure a speedier and more efficient treatment method. Materials and Methods The study involved 18 New Zealand white rabbits, randomly divided into three groups as Group 1, the sham group with no surgical intervention; Group 2, the control group in which simple rib fractures were applied and no treatment; and Group 3, in which rib fractures were applied and then PRP treatment was administered. Results The mean recovery plate thickness measurements were found to be statistically significantly higher in the PRP group compared with the other groups (p < 0.005). A thicker fibrotic cell proliferation and the formation of many capillaries were observed around the growth plate in the PRP group compared with the other groups. These structures were lesser in the control group compared with the PRP group and at the lowest level in the sham group. Larger and distinct callus formation was observed and a new intramedullary field in the PRP group. Conclusions PRP is a reliable and effective autologous product with minimal side effects, which can be considered as an alternative treatment in patients with rib fractures and used easily in pseudoarthrosis, surgical fracture, or flail chest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, in 2011-2012, single-port thoracoscopic sympathectomy applied 43 patients suffering from hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) were monitored in the chest surgery clinics of Harran University Hospital and private OSM Hospital Sympathectomy applied locations of the patients, complications and 3-month follow-up were evaluated retrospectively. Single-port thoracoscopy and bilateral sympathectomy was performed on the forty-three patients in the same session. None of the operations was required thoracotomy. All the patients were followed up 3 months. The current status of the complications, sweating recurrance and satisfaction in post operative period were evaluated three months after the operation. After the Single-port thoracoscopic sympathectomy application on the 43 patients, It was observed reflex sweating in 19 patients (44%) , pneumothorax in 4 patients and sweating recurrance in 2 patients (4%) . After 3 months of postoperative monitoring period, it was observed the decrease of reflexive sweating in 5 patients and dissatisfaction and regret were detected only in 2 patients. In our study, it is suggested that the single- port thoracoscopic sympathectomy may be the better option in the treatment of hyperhidrosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Backgrounds: Thoracoscopy is an interventional operation, which can be used for diagnostic and medicinal purpose and enables thoracoscopic visualization and conducting biopsy when required. It provides a certain convenience in obtaining definitive diagnose for patients with pleural effusion. In this study, we shared our experiences on 66 patients, whose diseases could not be diagnosed through thoracentesis but diagnosed malign or benign pleural effusion through thoracoscopy. Methods: 40 male and 26 female, totally 66 patients with pleural effusion, whose diseases could not be diagnosed through thoracentesis or diagnosed indefinably in Harran University Medical Faculty Department of Thoracic Surgery between the dates of January 2012 and May 2014, were included in the study. Thoracoscopic interventions with diagnoses excepting pleural effusion were not included in the study. Results: 34 of the patients were diagnosed benign and 32 were diagnosed malign effusion. Mostly pulmonary ca was determined in patients with malign diagnosis. While there was not any mortality, arrhythmias were developed in 5 patients and complications such as pulmonary edema were developed in 2 patients. Conclusions: This method, which is easy to use and implement by experienced thoracic surgeons, has a feature of making reliable diagnoses in high rates; therefore, we wish the extensive use of thoracoscopy among thoracic surgeons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Hydatid cyst disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus still poses a major problem in endemic areas. Endemic regions are mainly, including Turkey, Central and Eastern Europe, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Middle East, South Africa. It is a characteristic of Animal Husbandry and Animal Care Workers and of those who do not pay attention to sanitation. Methods: Six hundred and eight patients being treated for hydatid cyst in health care facilities in the Şanlıurfa province were included in the study. Patient data were retrospectively analyzed from archive records. Results: Of all the patients, 384 were female and 224 were male. It was detected that the disease was more common in women according to the literature. Female/male ratio was 1,714. The average age was 35,6; minimum age was 3 and maximum age was 83. When the patients were evaluated according to organ involvement, 425 patients with liver involvement and 236 patients with lung involvement were found. Sixty-two patients had both liver and lung involvement. Without involvement of the liver and lung, other organ involvement was detected in 9 patients. Conclusions: In order to avoid eradication of hydatid cyst disease and the disease itself, a Hydatidosis Eradication Programme Board composed of people from various professions and of representatives of nongovernmental organizations should be established by Governor's Office, Municipality, Harran University Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Directorate of Health, Provincial Directorate of National Education. The public should be informed and local visual and print media must do its part in this regard. In this program, the support of international organizations should be taken if necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Journal of Harran University Medical Faculty / Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi is the property of Harran University Medical Faculty and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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Objective: Since unilocular hydatid is an infectious disease, it progresses with inflammation. In our study we aimed to search if mean trombosit volume (MPV) which its results were known for inflammatory, the number of trombosit and the number of leukocyte can be used as a diagnose method in unilocular hydatid disease. Methods: In this study, we took out the data of MPV values, the number of leukocyte and Trombosit values of the patients diagnosed as unilocular hydatid disease from archival records between the years 2008 and 2013. Then we formed a control group of the same age and the same gender from people having disease. Results: In our study there were totally 97 patients, 52 patients in patient group and 45 patients in control group. The mean MPV values of patient group was 6.268 ± 0.819 fL, whereas it was 7.370 ± 1.102 fL in the control group. The mean leukocyte number was found as 10007 ± 3542 /mm3 in patient group and 8419 ± 2927 /mm3 in the control group. The mean number of platelets was 353470 ± 124900 /mm3 in the patient group, while it was 307880 ± 89281 /mm3 in the control group. Conclusion: The significance of decrease in MPV values shows the usability of MPV in diagnosis. As a response to infective diseases and inflammatory conditions, the changes in volumes of platelets can be used as diagnostic factor in antimicrobial and immune answers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hydatid cyst disease, which is caused by echinococcus granulosus still poses a serious problem in endemic areas. The disease frequently involves liver and lung. Other organ involvements are rare. In a 18-year old patient, bilateral lung, right ventricle of heart, liver and spleen involvement were detected. With albendazole treatment cyst in heart was completely disappeared, and liver cyst was found to be decreased in size. However, no decline in the number and size of cysts in lung was observed. Therefore, it was concluded that albendazole may not be effective in pulmonary hydatid disease compared to other organs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chylothorax is very rare clinical entity which develops by collection of lymphatic fluid in the pleural space and it may cause metabolic and immunologic disorders. The causes of chylothorax are thoracic trauma, inflammatory diseases and malign lymphatic obstruction. Also it can be congenital. Traumatic chylothorax is a rare clinical case and it can be diagnosed easily. surgery performed after waiting for more than 10-14 days. We aimed to tell this case is a case of a gunshot wound up to date information on the basis of scientific evidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amyloidosis is a systemic disease characterized by extensive accumulation of poorly soluble autologous fibrous proteins in the extracellular space of various organs. Respiratory tract involvement is rarely seen in primary amyloidosis. Respiratory primary amyloidosis is named as tracheobronchial amyloidosis. We want to offer our patients that we have in mind the purpose of this preliminary diagnosis. repeatedly in the last 10 years with the same complaints. She was performed nonspecific therapies and followed up. Progressive dyspnea and coughing forced us to see a computerized tomography of thorax. Images revealed parenchymal changes. In Positron Emission Tomography peribroncial lesions with high FDG uptake were detected. We determined an obliterative lesion in bronchoscopic examination which is almost fully obstructing the tracheobronchial tree. Pathologic evaluation was reported as amyloidosis. We wanted to share a tracheobronchial amyloidosis case while this is a rare but curable entity with satisfactory results by multimodal treatment strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: One-lung ventilation (OLV) is an anesthesia technique used to provide visualization in thoracoscopic lung surgeries and increase surgical site visibility during operation. In OLV, atelectasis occurs and blood from the lung participates in circulation without receiving oxygen. We designed a prospective study on patients we implemented surgery in order to research whether OLV leads to oxidative stress and DNA damage or not., Methods: It was taken 5cc blood samples 4 times from these patients in the postoperative preparatory stage (T1), on the 60th minute after the start of OLV (T2), on the 60th minute after the termination of OLV (T3) and 24 hours after surgery (T4). Total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total oxidant status (TOS), oxidative stress index (OSI) values were examined with regards to DNA damages in the blood samples taken., Results: DNA damage was statistically increased with OLV compared to baseline level (p<0.05) and statistically decreased in 24 hour (p<0.05). TAC level was statistically decreased with OLV compared to baseline level and statistically increased in 24 hour (p<0.05 ). TOS level was statistically increased with OLV compared to baseline level (p<0.05) and statistically decreased in 24 hour (p<0.05 ). OSI level was statistically increased with OLV compared to baseline level (p<0.05) and statistically decreased in 24 hour (p<0.05 )., Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge this is the first study showing DNA damage in thoracic surgery which was operated with OLV. This DNA damage found to be decreased in first postoperative day and might be related to changes in oxidative status of this patient group., Key Words: Oxidative stress, lung ventilation, DNA damage.

Introduction: Previous studies have demonstrated that thymoquinone has protective effects against ischemia reperfusion injury to various organs like lungs, kidneys and liver in different experimental models., Objective: We aimed to determine whether thymoquinone has favorable effects on lung, renal, heart tissues and oxidative stress in abdominal aorta ischemia-reperfusion injury., Methods: Thirty rats were divided into three groups as sham (n=10), control (n=10) and thymoquinone (TQ) treatment group (n=10). Control and TQ-treatment groups underwent abdominal aorta ischemia for 45 minutes followed by a 120-min period of reperfusion. In the TQ-treatment group, thymoquinone was given 5 minutes. before reperfusion at a dose of 20 mg/kg via an intraperitoneal route. Total antioxidant capacity, total oxidative status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI) in blood serum were measured and lung, kidney, and heart tissue histopathology were evaluated with light microscopy., Results: Total oxidative status and oxidative stress index activity in blood samples were statistically higher in the control group compared to the sham and TQ-treatment groups (P<0.001 for TOS and OSI). Control group injury scores were statistically higher compared to sham and TQ-treatment groups (P<0.001 for all comparisons)., Conclusion: Thymoquinone administered intraperitoneally was effective in reducing oxidative stress and histopathologic injury in an acute abdominal aorta ischemia-reperfusion rat model.

Background: We aimed to retrospectively analyze patients who underwent surgical treatment in our clinic for hydatid cysts in terms of the surgical methods implemented and their results., Methods: Archival records of the patients who underwent surgery for the treatment of hydatid cysts between 2007 and 2014 were analyzed retrospectively., Results: The records of 425 patients who underwent surgery with varying ages of 16 to 88 years (mean: 44.5) were obtained. Among the patients, 33.9% (n=144) were male and 66.1% (n=281) were female. The most frequent symptoms were abdominal pain (46.4%) and dyspepsia (30.9%). About 79.5% of the patients had hydatid cysts in their livers, and 66.8% of these cysts were on the right lobe of the liver. Surgical intervention was performed on 513 cysts. The average diameter of these cysts was 8.3 cm. About 85.5% (n= 438) of the interventions implemented were partial cystectomy. Laparotomy was performed through the right subcostal incision on 81% (n=345) of the patients who underwent conventional surgery. The most frequently encountered complication was biliary fistula. The mortality rate was 0%., Conclusions: The results showed that most of the cases were uncomplicated isolated hepatic hydatid cysts frequently found on the right lobe of the liver. The most frequently implemented surgical procedure was partial cystectomy. This procedure was simple, fast and applicable for uncomplicated hepatic hydatid cysts., Key Words: Hepatic hydatid cyst, Mortality, Partial cystectomy.

Introduction: Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus whose people is the intermediate host. Although this parasite can settle in any part of the human body, it is frequently seen in liver and lungs. The rate of unusual located hydatid cyst outside of liver and lungs is 13,9%. In this study, we aimed presenting unusual located hydatic cysts regarding 51 patients., Material and Method: In this retrospective study, the files of the patients operated in our department between 2005 and 2012 with the diagnosis of hydatid cyst, characterized be an additional location besides liver and lung involvement and located outside of liver and lung were controlled., Findings: We had a total of 51 patients between the ages of 6-79 (average age 35,34), 20 of them were men (39%) and the others were women (61%) (men/women = 1.56). The cysts outside of liver and lung were frequently seen in spleen (24/51), ovarium (9/51), intraabdominal (8/51), brain (8/51), kidney (6/51), psoas muscle (1/51), bladder (1/51), cervical lymph node (1/51), the heart(1/51) respectively. The most frequent symptom in our patients was stomachache. Besides, symptoms of cough, fever, respiratory disorder were present; only one patient suffered from hemophtysis. While 32 patient out of 51 were treated by laparotomy, 8 patients were operated with laparotomy and thoracotomy in the same session; the patient with 2 ovarian cysts was submitted to cystectomy through laparoscopic surgery. As a patient had a cyst both in brain and liver, he was submutted to laparotomy and craniotomy. 46 cysts in 9 patients with lung involvement were treated with lung resections: 7 wedges resection and 2 segmentectomies. The other lung cysts of the analysed patients were treated by cystectomy and capitonnage. Bile leakage was detected in a total of 7 patients: 3 of them were treated with T tube drainage and the others were endoscopically healed by means of ERCP., Conclusion: The incidence of hydatid cyst, which is an important health problem in endemic areas, can be reduced by means of simple preventive measures. Its basic treatment is surgery. Main objective of the surgery should be parenchyma sparing while taking off completely the cysts. Although the disease is frequently seen in liver and lung, other organ involvements should be considered. Thus, it does not matter where hydatid cyst is seen, abdomen and thorax should be attentively controlled by the simplest imaging method also outside of clinical symptoms. Abdomen and thorax imaging should be carried out at least once in the two following years to have an early detection of an eventual recurrence.

To investigate the management outcomes of patients who developed tracheal stenosis after tracheostomy or intubation, we reviewed the courses of 45 patients who had experienced tracheal stenosis at a single institution, over 19 years from February 1985 through January 2004. There were 38 tracheal and 7 infraglottic stenoses. Twenty-nine stenoses were associated with the stoma, 12 with the cuff, and 2 with the endotracheal tube resulting in infraglottic lesions; the remaining 2 were double stenoses. Eleven patients were treated by bronchoscopic surgery, and 34 patients were treated by tracheal or laryngotracheal resection. The overall success rate was 93%. The complication rate was 18%. A 2nd operation was required in 3 patients, and 1 of the 3 died of sepsis. Our management strategy of treating tracheal stenosis with resection and end-to-end anastomosis has been associated with good outcomes. Management of infraglottic stenosis is difficult, particularly when there is a large laryngeal defect or when there have been previous surgical attempts at the same site.