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An antiquated contraindication for minimally invasive lung surgery: No place to staple the bronchus
Cosgun, Tugba; Kaba, Erkan; Ayalp, Kemal; Toker, Alper (Baycinar Medical Publ-Baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik, 2019)Background: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of lobectomy operations without using a stapler for bronchial closure. Methods: Between December 2014 and August 2018, a total of 108 patients (72 males, ... -
Bronchial sleeve anastomosis and primary closures with the da Vinci system: an advanced minimally invasive technique
Cosgun, Tugba; Kaba, Erkan; Ayalp, Kemal; Alomari, Mazen Rasmi; Toker, Alper (AME PUBL CO, 2017)Background: Bronchial division using a stapler may lead to a positive or suboptimal bronchial margin during anatomical resections if the tumour is close to the lobar orifice. Primary suture closure of the bronchus, instead ... -
Can the da Vinci robotic system be alternative to open surgery for schwannoma in posterior mediastinum?
Kaba, Erkan; Cosgun, Tugba; Ayalp, Kemal; Toker, Alper (TURKISH RESPIRATORY SOC, 2018)OBJECTIVE: In the present study, the outcomes and technical details of patients who underwent surgical resection for benign schwannoma with the da Vinci robotic system are presented. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the scope of ... -
Haemangioendothelioma: a disease with surgical options from robotic surgery to open superior vena cava replacement
Cosgun, Tugba; Kaba, Erkan; Ayalp, Kemal; Elbegi, Ipek Coban; Toker, Alper (Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma is a malignant tumour of vascular origin that can occur in the mediastinum. Operative treatment techniques may vary depending on the localization. Our goal was to focus on different surgical ... -
Has there been a paradigm shift in mediastinal surgery from open to minimally invasive, and from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to positron emission tomography-computerized tomography (PET-CT) in the last decade?
Toker, Alper; Erus, Suat; Kaba, Erkan; Tanju, Serhan; Ozkan, Berker (SPRINGER, 2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of diagnostic and surgical developments in the complete resection of the mediastinal masses. Of 313 patients, 236 underwent therapeutic or diagnostic complete ... -
In Spite of Curative Radical Pulmonary Procedures, Lesser Pulmonary Resection Shows More Favorable Prognosis in Surgically Treated NSCLC With Synchronous Isolated Cranial Oligometastases
Kaba, Erkan; Yardimci, Eyup Halit; Kakuturu, Jahnavi; Toker, Alper (Frontiers Media Sa, 2021)Oligometastatic disease in lung cancer is not a rare condition as previously thought. Among 812 non-small cell lung cancer patients treated surgically with lung resection between October 2011 and October 2018 at the ... -
Kronik Konstipasyonun Nadir bir Komplikasyonu: Lipoid Pnömoni
Lipoid pnömoni nadir görülür. Özellikle yaşlılarda kronik konstipasyon amacı ile kullanılan mineral yağlarda aspirasyon riski vardır. Burada zeytinyağı aspirasyonu sonucu gelişen lipoid pnömoni olgusu anlatılmaktadır.Yetmiş ... -
A late visceral hernia after diaphragmatic flap coverage of the bronchial stump
Ayalp, Kemal; Kaba, Erkan; Demirhan, Ozkan; Ozyurtkan, Mehmet Oguzhan; Toker, Alper (PIONEER BIOSCIENCE PUBL CO, 2015)A 54-year-old man presented with sudden and severe abdominal pain, and vomiting. He had underwent a right pneumonectomy with bronchial stump reinforcement using diaphragmatic muscle flap 9 years ago, due to non-small cell ... -
Lymph node dissection in surgery for lung cancer: Comparison of open vs. video-assisted vs. robotic-assisted approaches
Toker, Alper; Özyurtkan, Mehmet Oğuzhan; Demirhan, Özkan; Ayalp, Kemal; Kaba, Erkan; Uyumaz, Elena (Axel Springer Japan Publishing, 2016)Purpose: We compared open, video-assisted and robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgical techniques in the dissection of N1 and N2-level lymph nodes during surgery for lung cancer. Methods: This retrospective analysis is ... -
Prognostic significance of carbonic anhydrase IX overexpression in stage III non-small cell lung cancer patients after neoadjuvant treatment
Ibis, Kamuran; Saglam, Sezer; Saglam, Esra Kaytan; Firat, Pinar; Yilmazbayhan, Dilek; Toker, Alper; Pilanci, Kezban Nur (ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG, 2018)Background: To assess the prognostic importance of carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX), a hypoxic biomarker, after neoadjuvant treatment in Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Methods: Tissue CA IX expression ... -
Prolonged pleural catheters in the management of pleural effusions due to breast cancer
Demirhan, Ozkan; Ordu, Cetin; Toker, Alper (PIONEER BIOSCIENCE PUBL CO, 2014)Background: Breast cancer is the second most common etiologic cause in malignant pleural effusions (MPE). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of long term pleural catheters in inducing self sclerosis in ... -
Prolonged pleural catheters in the management of pleural effusions due to breast cancer
Demirhan, Özkan; Ordu, Çetin; Toker, Alper (Pioneer Bioscience Publ. Co., 2014)Background: Breast cancer is the second most common etiologic cause in malignant pleural effusions (MPE). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of long term pleural catheters in inducing self sclerosis in ... -
Prolonged pleural catheters in the management of pleural effusions due to breast cancer (Vol 6, pg 74, 2014)
Demirhan, Ozkan; Ordu, Cetin; Toker, Alper (PIONEER BIOSCIENCE PUBL CO, 2014)… -
Report on First International Workshop on Robotic Surgery in Thoracic Oncology
Veronesi, Giulia; Cerfolio, Robert; Cingolani, Roberto; Rueckert, Jens C.; Soler, Luc; Toker, Alper; Alloisio, Marco (FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2016)A workshop of experts from France, Germany, Italy, and the United States took place at Humanitas Research Hospital Milan, Italy, on February 10 and 11, 2016, to examine techniques for and applications of robotic surgery ... -
Right sided VATS thymectomy: "current standards of extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis"
Kaba, Erkan; Cosgun, Tugba; Ayalp, Kemal; Alomari, Mazen Rasmi; Toker, Alper (AME PUBL CO, 2017)Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a major component of minimally invasive technics with increasing number as a consequences of advancements in modern technology. VATS thymectomy is also became a feasible and ... -
Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Pros and Cons
Cosgun, Tugba; Kaba, Erkan; Ayalp, Kemal; Alomari, Mezen Rasmi; Toker, Alper (SPRINGER, 2017)Purpose of Review In the last two decades, minimally invasive approaches for thoracic surgery have become the major challenge in the field of thoracic surgery. These techniques became preferable over open surgery (thoracotomy) ... -
Robotic anatomic lung resections: the initial experience and description of learning in 102 cases
Toker, Alper; Özyurtkan, Mehmet Oğuzhan; Kaba, Erkan; Ayalp, Kemal; Demirhan, Özkan; Uyumaz, Elena (Springer Verlag, 2016)Background: The aim of this study was to analyze our initial pulmonary resection experience with robotic surgery (Da Vinci, Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Mountain View, California, USA) and define the learning curve based on ... -
Robotic anatomic pulmonary resection in octogenarian patients with primary lung cancer: report of seven cases
Demirhan, Ozkan; Ayalp, Kemal; Kaba, Erkan; Uyumaz, Elena; Ozyurtkan, Mehmet Oguzhan; Toker, Alper (BAYCINAR MEDICAL PUBL-BAYCINAR TIBBI YAYINCILIK, 2016)Background: This article aims to report our experience with robotic anatomic pulmonary resections in primary lung cancer patients aged 80 years and older and to compare the results with a younger patient population. Methods: ...