Air leak without subcutaneous emphysema in an adult patient due to thyroidectomy

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Synchronous chondrosarcoma originating from two distant ribs

A chondrosarcoma is a rare bone tumour derived from cartilage-producing malignant mesenchymal cells. A 25-year-old male patient was operated upon to treat a chondrosarcoma arising in the left 2nd and 6th ribs. The tumour underwent en bloc wide resection in collaboration with a plastic surgeon for reconstruction of the resected area. Costal chondrasarcoma is very rare but chondrosarcoma arising from two ribs at the same time has not been reported before in the literature

Mature cystic teratoma, ectopic mediastinal pancreas: a case report

A 20-year-old woman was admitted to our clinic with chest pain. On plain chest X-ray it was seen that there was a mass in right anterior mediastinum, which was hypodense, cystic, regularly bordered and septated and which had a thick wall. Explorative thoracotomy was performed in this patient in whom the diagnosis Could not be established via biochemical, serological, microbiological tests and fiberoptic bronchoscopy. During the operation, a cystic lesion of 8x10 cm was found in the right anterior mediastinum and it was totally resected. Pathological evaluation revealed mature cyctic teratoma. The patient who had no complications during the follow-up period was discharged from hospital. Mediastinal mature teratomas which contain pancreatic tissue is a rarely seen mediastinal pathology

Comparison of awake and intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the diagnosis of pleural diseases: A prospective multicenter randomized trial

Ozpolat, Berkant/0000-0002-6203-7306WOS: 000492824600021PubMed: 32082924Background: This study aims to compare the safety and diagnostic accuracy of awake and intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the diagnosis of pleural diseases. Methods: This prospective randomized study was conducted between October 2016 and April 2018 and included 293 patients (201 males, 92 females; mean age 53.59 years; range, 18 to 90 years) from five medical centers experienced in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The patients were randomized into two groups as awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with sedoanalgesia (non-intubated) and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with general anesthesia (intubated). Patients with undiagnosed pleural effusions and pleural pathologies such as nodules and masses were included. Conditions such as pain, agitation, and hypoxia were indications for intubation. The groups were compared in terms of demographic data, postoperative pain, operative time, complications, diagnostic accuracy of the procedures, and cost. All patients completed a follow-up period of at least 12 months for samples that were non-specific, suspicious for malignancy or inadequate. Results: Awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed in 145 and intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed in 148 patients. Pleural disease was unilateral in 83% (243/293) and bilateral in 17% (50/293) of the patients. There was no difference between the groups in terms of presence of comorbidity (p=0.149). One patient in the awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery group (0.6%) was converted to general anesthesia due to refractory pain and agitation. As postoperative complications, fluid drainage and pneumonia were observed in one patient in the awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery group (0.6%) and fluid drainage was detected in one patient in the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery group (0.6%). There were no differences in pain intensity measured with visual analog scale at postoperative 4, 8, 12, or 24 hours (p>0.05). Distribution and rates of postoperative pathological diagnoses were also similar (p=0.171). Both operative cost and total hospital cost were lower in the awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery group (p<0. 001, p=0.001). Conclusion: Our study showed that awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is safe, has similar reliability and diagnostic accuracy compared to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery performed under general anesthesia, and is less costly. Awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery can be the first method of choice in all patients, not only in those with comorbidities

Endoscopic and Surgical Treatment of Benign Tracheal Stenosis: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach

WOS: 000456816300003PubMed ID: 29877219Purpose: Surgical resection and reconstruction are considered the most appropriate approaches to treat post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS). Bronchoscopic methods can be utilized as palliative therapy in patients who are ineligible for surgical treatment or who develop post-surgical re-stenosis. We investigated treatment outcomes in patients with benign tracheal stenosis. Methods: A retrospective review was performed in patients who were diagnosed with PITS. Tracheal resection was performed for operable cases, whereas endoscopic interventions were preferred for inoperable cases with a complex or simple stenosis. Results: In total, 42 patients (23 treated by bronchoscopic methods, 19 treated by surgery) took part in this study. No significant differences were observed in segment length, the proportion of obstructed airways, or vocal cord distance between the two groups. In all, 15 patients in the bronchoscopic treatment group received a stent. Following the intervention, the cure rates in the bronchoscopic and surgical treatment groups were 43.47% and 94.7%, respectively. A multidisciplinary approach resulted in a cure or satisfactory outcome in 90.5% of the patients while failure was noted in 9.5% of the patients. Conclusion: Bronchoscopic methods are associated with a lower cure rate compared to surgery. A multidisciplinary approach was helpful for treatment planning in patients with PITS

Are flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction practices an alternative to rigid bronchoscopy?

WOS: 000465324100003PubMed ID: 31130131Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction in the treatment of airw ay obstruction arise from mucus plugs and blood clots and present our experience. Materials and Methods: The present study evaluated patients who previously underwent unsuccessful flexible bronchoscopy for the removal of secretions and blood clots in the central airway and who underwent flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction between January 2013-November 2017. Results: The study included seven patients with a mean age of 58.29 +/- 18.56 years (28-76). Three patients underwent bedside intervention in the intensive care unit, and four patients underwent an intervention in the bronchoscopy unit. Seven patients underwent a total of nine sessions of cryoextraction. Severe complications or mortality did not occur during the cryoextraction sessions. Conclusion: Flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction offers a safe treatment strategy as an alternative to rigid bronchoscopy in patients in whom airway patency cannot be achieved using other flexible bronchoscopic interventions. and accuracy of PET was higher compared to CT with this cut-off value

Relationship of radiometabolic biomarkers to KRAS mutation status and ALK rearrangements in cases of lung adenocarcinoma

Purpose: Rapid diagnosis of genetic mutations is important for targeted therapies such as EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors. KRAS mutation and ALK rearrangement are also important in determining treatment. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of 18F-FDG PET to predict KRAS mutation and ALK rearrangement in order to determine the frequency of these genetic markers in our lung adenocarcinoma cases and contribute to forthcoming meta-analysis studies. Methods: A total of 218 patients with lung adenocarcinoma (EGFR analyzed) who were seen at our clinic between 2012 and 2014 were included in the study. The results of the 18 F-FDG-PET scans for each patient were retrospectively recorded with the associated medical documents. ALK rearrangements were analyzed in 166 of the 218 patients, while 50 of the 218 patients were analyzed for KRAS mutational status. SPSS 15.0 for Windows was used for statistical analysis. Results: FDG avidity was higher in cases with KRAS mutations and ALK rearrangements than those without, but the difference was not significant. ALK rearrangements were more common in younger, female, and nonsmoking patients with lung adenocarcinoma. Conclusions: The small numbers of KRAS mutations and ALK rearrangements are the limitation of this study for evaluation of diagnostic imaging. The frequency of these genetic alterations was as reported in the literature. We believe that our work will contribute to future meta-analysis