conclusions most cases for pneumothorax were consisted of the patients with the primary spontaneous pneumothorax; the patients with recurrent pneumothorax were comprised of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax patients and those of majority secondary spontaneous pneumothorax patients were observed with bullous emphysema profile. by looking at the pertinent literature, there are publications showi...

OBJECTIVES Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a safe and effective alternative to open lobectomy. Adjuvant chemotherapy is part of the treatment recommended for patients with performance status (PS) 0-1 following resection of NSCLC of stages T1-3 N1-2 M0 and T2-3 N0 M0. If VATS reduces morbidity, does it help delivery of p...

Background. Thoracotomy is one of the hardest surgical incisions to deal with and easy leading to atelectasis or pneumonia. Investigation of minimally invasive techniques has been the major concern for surgeons. To explore the feasibility of local anesthesia in thoracotomy including minithoracotomy and Video-Assistant Thoracic Surgery (VATS) for diagnosis and treatment of Pleura-pulmonary disea...

The surgical management of 10 patients with staphylococcal pericarditis is described. Of the 10, seven were children aged 12 years or under. A variety of procedures was used to drain the pericardium at open operation; these included left anterior thoracotomy, left anterolateral thoracotomy, median sternotomy, and the transdiaphragmatic approach to the pericardium. The pathological findings at o...

Objective: The aim of this article was to present the results thoracotomy performed in three symptomatic adult patients with congenital diaphragm eventration light current literature data. Methods: Along representation surgical management each case, a brief review performed. Results and Conclusion: Diaphragmatic is rare clinical entity that may be or acquired. Surgery, which open endoscopic, pr...

A 43-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of wheezing sound at respiration. He had received esophageal exclusion by left open thoracotomy, feeding gastrostomy and delayed cervical esophagogastrost-omy due to spontaneous rupture 1 year ago. Chest X-ray and CT revealed esophageal mucocele (Fig. 1). The mucocele along with the rest of the intrathoracic esophagus was resected via ...

BACKGROUND A variety of complications occur in patients with pulmonary aspergilloma. The safety and feasibility of a thoracoscopic approach to therapeutic lung resection for pulmonary aspergilloma have not been well evaluated. METHODS The medical records of patients who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) or a thoracotomy for therapeutic resection of pulmonary aspergilloma betwee...

Article type: Original Article Introduction: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is now commonly used for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. In the present study we compared the outcomes of this technique with those obtained by conventional thoracotomy. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional stud, forty patients were enrolled into two groups: VATS (n=20) and thoracotomy (n=20). In both...

BACKGROUND Conventional esophagectomy requires either a laparotomy or a thoracotomy. Currently, the minimally invasive esophagectomy is an evolving alternative to the open technique. OBJECTIVE Assess and evaluate the early outcomes of the authors' experiences with the minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. MATERIAL AND METHOD Outcome data were collected prospectively from 2...