Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare anomaly of lung development that usually presents in the neonatal period with respirator distress and pulmonary hyperinflation. It commonly confused pneumothorax. The aim present paper was to review authors' experience order emphasize importance differential diagnosis pneumothorax.Children CLE treatment at Department Thoracic Surgery, Dicle University School Medicine, Turkey, between January 1993 June 2004, were reviewed.Ten children consisting six...

We reviewed our experience with non-iatrogenic traumatic cervical esophageal perforations, paying particular attention to factors affecting the outcome of such cases.In total, 30 patients treated surgically between 1980 and 2008 for perforation in clinic were reviewed.There 25 male 5 female a median age 27.5 years. The type injury was external trauma 21 (70%) endoluminal remaining 9 (30%) patients. mechanism gunshot 16 patients, stabbing 4, falling 1 (extraluminal injury), foreign body...

BACKGROUND The lungs are the most common site of hydatid cysts in children. Rupture is main complication causing morbidity and mortality. In this study we aimed to comprehensively describe CT signs for analyze relationship cyst ruptures diameter location cyst. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total 145 from 102 patients, aged 17 years or younger, who underwent a multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) evaluation had surgically proven pulmonary disease were included retrospectively. images analyzed...

Pulmonary angiosarcomas are usually secondary tumors, and only a few primary cases have been reported. We report unique case of epithelioid angiosarcoma presenting as solitary mass in the right upper lobe with pulmonary hemorrhage. Because its histology, this tumor may resemble carcinoma or variety vascular lesions endothelial cells. Therefore, diagnosis should be based on immunohistochemical staining.

The role of mediastinoscopy in the diagnosis non-lung cancer diseases Serdar Onat,1 Gungor Ates,2 Alper Avcı,3 Tekin Yıldız,4 Ali Birak,1 Cihan Akgul Ozmen,5 Refik Ulku1 1Department Thoracic Surgery, Faculty Medicine, Dicle University, 2Department Chest Diseases, Memorial Hospital, Diyarbakir, 3Department Çukurova Adana, 4Department Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Bursa, 5Department Radiology, Turkey Background: Mediastinoscopy is a good method to evaluate mediastinal lesions. We...

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation which endemic in many sheep and cattle raising areas still an important health problem the world. The aim of our study was to present surgical experience strategy management pulmonary hydatid disease.Sixty-six patients with 83 cysts underwent treatment institution between January 1990 March 2003. We used double-lumen endotracheal tubes children older than 12 years who were operated on for hydatic cyst last 8 years.There 38 boys 28 girls mean age 9.6...

Despite continued improvement in medical therapy, pediatric empyema remains a challenging problem for the surgeon. Multiple treatment options are available; however, optimal therapeutic management has not been elucidated. The aim of this study is to assess different postpneumonic empyemas.A retrospective review was performed patients admitted Dicle University School Medicine Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department between 1990 2002, with diagnosis empyema. Data tabulated included...

Chest trauma may be blunt or penetrating and the chest is third most common region. It a significant cause of mortality. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has been an increasingly used method to evaluate because its high success in detecting tissue organ injuries. Herein, we aimed present MDCT findings patients with admitted our department.A total 240 emergency department hospital between April 2012 July 2013 diagnosis who underwent evaluations were included. Most male (83.3%) victims...

A 15-year-old girl was admitted with a 2-month history of early satiety, abdominal pain, nausea, and progressive dyspnea.Abdominal examination revealed markedly distended abdomen.The patient's family lived in region endemic for hydatid disease her brother had hydatic cyst the liver.Serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) against Echinococcus granulosus positive (titer 1/1,280) using immunofl uorescence assay test, eosinophilia observed peripheral blood sample.Postero-anterior chest radiograph showed...

Abstract Objective: To examine the relationship that types and locations of fractures sternum have with mortality morbidity. Materials Methods: We analyzed records 115 patients diagnosed fracture sternum, due to blunt trauma, between 2007 2018. Records computed tomography studies were obtained from radiology archive a tertiary teaching hospital. The type was classified as linear, displaced, or comminuted, whereas location manubrium, body, xiphoid process. Results: A total 108 included in...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate etiological factors, symptomatology, management and outcome spontaneous pneumothorax in children aged <15 years.The authors' reviewed records 44 with between January 1990 February 2002.The median age 4.6 years (range 2 months-14 years), 51% were male. Breathlessness coughing most common symptoms. All pneumothoraces initially managed by closed tube drainage. Thirty-seven (84%) responded well cured thoracostomy alone. Seven (16%) underwent...