Background: The end‐target of the management of thoracic empyema is to obtain early
rehabilitation by re‐expansion of the trapped lung resulting from intrapleural infected …

BACKGROUND: Tracheobronchial foreign body aspirations, which threaten lives in
childhood, also carry potential risks during and after bronchoscopy. The aim of this study is …

Objective: Tracheobronchial foreign body aspirations comprise the majority of accidental
deaths in childhood. Diagnostic delay may cause an increase in mortality and morbidity in …

BACKGROUND.: Hydatid cyst disease is still a problem in Turkey, as well as in many other
places in the world. Extrapulmonary location of the disease in the thorax is very rare, and …

BACKGROUND:: Post traumatic retained haemothorax (PRH) may cause pulmonary
restrictions or septic pleural complications. Currently, minimally invasive procedures such as …

Background: Foreign body aspiration is rare in adults. However, in recent years, the
aspiration of pins which are used for securing turbans (headscarves) is seen frequently in …

Background: Hydatid disease, a parasitosis, is still an important health problem in Turkey.
Surgery is the choice of treatment for pulmonary hydatid cyst. In this study, cystotomy and …

Background: Hydatidosis is endemic in Turkey and many other areas of the world. The
definitive treatment for pulmonary hydatidosis is surgical. The purpose of this study was the …

Background Hydatid cyst disease is still a problem in many countries. Surgical removal is
currently the generally accepted choice of treatment for lung hydatidosis. However …

BACKGROUND: The effects of a local anesthetic delivered through a catheter inserted in the
extrapleural region by a surgeon and an analgesic agent given systemically on pain after …