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Is silicone stent insertion a clinically useful option for tracheobronchomalacia?
(TUBİTAK, 2016)
Background/aim: Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) leads to the obstruction of expiratory airflow and interference with secretion clearance. Stabilization of the airway wall using a silicon stent or laser coagulation of the ...
Foreign body aspiration in adult: Analysis of 28 cases
(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 ...
Are neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and platelet/lymphocyte ratio reliable parameters as prognostic indicators in malignant mesothelioma?
(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 ...
Bronchoscopic treatment in the management of benign tracheal stenosis: Choices for simple and complex tracheal stenosis
(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 ...
The view of religious officials on organ donation and transplantation in the Zeytinburnu District of Istanbul.
(Springer Verlag, 2015)
One of the obstacles to organ donation and transplantation in Turkey is that of religious beliefs and, at this point, religious officials constitute a key aspect of this problem. Positive or negative viewpoints held by ...
Therapeutic bronchoscopic interventions for malignant airway obstruction: A retrospective study from experience on 547 patients.
(Lippincott, Williams&Wilkins, 2016)
There is no definitive consensus about the factors affecting the choice of interventional bronchoscopy in the management of malignant airway obstruction. The present study defines the choice of the interventional bronchoscopic ...
Tracheal laceration due to elective intubation and its treatment with endotracheal stenting
(Aves Yayıncılık, 2015)
Tracheal laceration as a result of elective intubation is a rarely seen complication with a high mortality. An eighty-one years old, female patient who was followed in the intensive care unit and treated with mechanical ...
Tracheomediastinal fistula in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma and its treatment with argon plasma coagulation: a case report.
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2014)
Tracheomediastinal fistula is a rare complication that occurs during the course of lung cancer. The fistula connects the airways to the mediastinum and is often associated with lymphoma. Clinical data on tracheomediastinal ...
Placement of self-expandable bifurcated metallic stents without use of fluoroscopic and guidewire guidance to palliate central airway lesions.
(Italian Respiratory Society, 2016)
Background: Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) can be used to treat malignant obstructions and fistulas of the central airways. SEMS can be placed using different methods. Recently, a rigid bronchoscope has been used ...
Characteristics of active tuberculosis patients requiring ıntensive care monitoring and factors affecting mortality
(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 ...