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Are flexible bronchoscopic cryoextraction practices an alternative to rigid bronchoscopy?
Ozdemir, Cengiz; Sokucu, Sinem Nedime; Kocaturk, Celalettin Ibrahim; Kara, Kaan; Onur, Seda Tural; Altin, Sedat; Dalar, Levent (TURKISH ASSOC TUBERCULOSIS & THORAX, 2019)Introduction: 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 ... -
Are neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and platelet/lymphocyte ratio reliable parameters as prognostic indicators in malignant mesothelioma?
Tural Onur, Seda; Sökücü, Sinem Nedime; Dalar, Levent; İliaz, Sinem; Kara, Kaan; Büyükkale, Songül; Altın, Sedat (Dove Medical Press, 2016)Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive asbestos-related pleural tumor. The incidence is increasing with intensive use of asbestos in developing countries. We need an easily accessible, inexpensive, and ... -
Are soluble IL-2 receptor and IL-12p40 levels useful markers for diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy?
Onur, Seda Tural; Sokucu, Sinem Nedime; Dalar, Levent; Seyhan, Ekrem Cengiz; Akbas, Aysegul; Altin, Sedat (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2015)Background: The differential diagnostic utilities of the levels of soluble interleukin (IL)-12p40 and the IL-2 receptor in sera and pleural effusions were evaluated in patients with exudative pleural effusions. Methods: ... -
Association between Newly Diagnosed Essential Hypertension, Smoking, Assymetric Dimethylarginine and ischemia-Modified Albumin
Altuntas, Emine; Bengu, Aydin Sukru; Kiraz, Zeynep Kusku; Mertoglu, Cuma; Dalar, Levent; Usalp, Songul; Ciftci, Cavlan (AVES, 2017)Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between increasing levels of assymetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) in people with early diagnosis of hypertension (HT) and smoking ... -
Bronchoscopic palliation to treat endobronchial metastasis of the tracheobronchial tree
Dalar, Levent; Ozdemir, Cengiz; Sokucu, Sinem Nedime; Karasulu, Levent; Altin, Sedat (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2016)Background: Endobronchial metastases (EBM) are rarely observed, but they are caused by a number of different tumors. Bronchoscopy is the main approach for both differential diagnosis and to maintain endoluminal palliation. ... -
Bronchoscopic treatment in the management of benign tracheal stenosis: Choices for simple and complex tracheal stenosis
Dalar, Levent; Karasulu, Levent; Abul, Yasin; Özdemir, Cengiz; Sökücü, Sinem Nedime; Tarhan, Merve; Altın, Sedat (Elsevier, 2016)Background:Bronchoscopic treatment is 1 of the treatment choices for both palliative and definitive treatment of benign tracheal stenosis. There is no consensus on the management of these patients, however, especially ... -
Bronchoscopic Treatment of Benign Endoluminal Lung Tumors
Dalar, Levent; Ozdemir, Cengiz; Sokucu, Sinem Nedime; Nur Urer, Halide; Altin, Sedat (HINDAWI LTD, 2019)Background and Aim. Endobronchial benign tumors are a rarely seen clinical entity but may cause significant symptoms. Endobronchial treatment has the potential for relieving symptoms while saving the patient from invasive ... -
Bronchoscopy and respiratory specimen collection for COVID-19
Ozturk, Ayperi; Dalar, Levent (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020)The COVID-19 pandemic is the first and most challenging health condition in the 21st century. The number of patients confirmed with COVID-19 disease worldwide is now above one million, and the number of deaths is increasing ... -
Bronchoscopy in Benign Tracheal Stenosis Reply
Dalar, Levent; Abul, Yasin; Ozdemir, Cengiz (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2016)… -
Characteristics of active tuberculosis patients requiring ıntensive care monitoring and factors affecting mortality
Koşar, A. Filiz; Dalar, Levent; Eryüksel, Emel; Uysal, Pelin; Akbaş, Türkay; Kekeçoğlu, Aybüke (The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2016)Background: One to three percent of cases of acute tuberculosis (TB) require monitoring in the intensive care unit (ICU). The purpose of this study is to establish and determine the mortality rate and discuss the causes ... -
Comparison of silicon and metallic bifurcated stents in patients with malignant airway lesions
Ozdemir, Cengiz; Sokucu, Sinem Nedime; Dalar, Levent (EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2018)… -
Current Practice of Airway Stenting in the Adult Population in Europe: A Survey of the European Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (EABIP)
Dutau, Herve; Breen, David; Bugalho, Antonio; Dalar, Levent; Daniels, Johannes; Dooms, Christophe; Munavvar, Muhammed (KARGER, 2018)Background: Airway stenting (AS) commenced in Europe circa 1987 with the first placement of a dedicated silicone airway stent. Subsequently, over the last 3 decades, AS was spread throughout Europe, using different insertion ... -
Endobronchial Argon Plasma Coagulation for Treatment of Dieulafoy Disease
Dalar, Levent; Sokucu, Sinem N.; Ozdemir, Cengiz; Buyukkale, Songul; Altin, Sedat (DAEDALUS ENTERPRISES INC, 2015)Dieulafoy disease of the bronchus is a rare condition. A 28-y-old male patient with recurrent exacerbations of hemoptysis (producing up to 300 mL) over the previous 4 y was admitted to our hospital following an acute ... -
Endobronchial Treatment of Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung
Dalar, Levent; Ozdemir, Cengiz; Abul, Yasin; Sokucu, Sinem Nedime; Karasulu, Levent; Urer, Halide Nur; Altin, Sedat (GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG, 2016)Background Bronchial carcinoid tumors are known as low-grade malignancies. Surgery has been proposed as the best treatment of choice for lung carcinoids. However, less invasive treatment approaches may be considered due ... -
Endoscopic and Surgical Treatment of Benign Tracheal Stenosis: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach
Ozdemir, Cengiz; Kocaturk, Celalettin, I; Sokucu, Sinem Nedime; Sezen, Bugra Celal; Kutluk, Ali Cevat; Bilen, Salih; Dalar, Levent (MEDICAL TRIBUNE INC, 2018)Purpose: 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 ... -
Foreign body aspiration in adult: Analysis of 28 cases
Özdemir, Cengiz; Sökücü, Sinem Nedime; Karasulu, Levent; Büyükkale, Songül; Dalar, Levent (Aves Yayıncılık, 2015)Objective: The aim of our study is to discuss our experience with foreign body aspirations in our Interventional Pulmonology Unit. Methods: Patients who were referred to our Interventional Pulmonology Unit between January ... -
Intensive care in cases with thoracic and extrathoracic malignant solid tumours: Indications and survival
Kekeçoğlu, Aybüke; Dalar, Levent; Omaygenç, Derya Özden; Arpınar Yiğitbaş, Burcu; Özenç, Ecder; Koşar, Filiz (Hellenic Thoracic Society and amp, Hellenic Bronchologic Society, 2015)AIM: The patients with thoracic and extra-thoracic solid organ tumours hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) were retrospectively analyzed and the effects of their ICU stays on survival rates were investigated. ... -
Is mean platelet volume really a severity marker for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome without comorbidities?
Sökücü, Sinem Nedime; Özdemir, Cengiz; Dalar, Levent; Karasulu, Levent; Aydın, Şenay; Altın, Sedat (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disorder that can lead to significant cardiovascular complications. Several studies have reported increased platelet activation and aggregation in patients with OSAS. ...
