Chest wall, mediastinal, pericardial, myocardial, lobar fissure and pleural locations of the
hydatid cysts are referred to be intrathoracic extrapulmonary cysts. In this report a 20-year-old …

BACKGROUND: Mediastinitis is a dreaded complication of cardiac surgical procedures. The
purpose of our study was to research the role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) in the …

Chylothorax is accumulation of chylous fluid in the pleural space due to impaired integrity of
the thoracic duct or its branches. In childhood, the causes differ from those in adults because …

Özçakar L, Güney MŞ, Özdağ F, Alay S, Kıralp MZ, Görür R, Saraçoğlu M. A sledgehammer
on the brachial plexus: thoracic outlet syndrome, subclavius posticus muscle, and traction in …

Background The clipping of the thoracic sympathetic nerve, which has been a technique
used for approximately the past 10 years, has rapidly become popular because of its “bring-back…

Langerhansʼ cell histiocytosis (LCH) or pulmonary histiocytosis is an uncommon
parenchymal lung disease of unknown origin. The lesions of LCH contain single of multifocal …

Background Surgical treatment of bronchiectasis is associated with acceptable mortality and
morbidity rates. To date, few reports on the prediction of postoperative morbidity using some …

Background Allografts have achieved prominence for tracheal reconstruction because of their
natural physiologic and anatomic structure, which preserves respiratory tract flexibility and …

Angiomyolipomas are benign, solitary, noninvasive mesenchymal tumors. They most often
arise in the kidney. Extrarenal presentations of these tumors are in skin, orophaynx, …

Background: Palmar hyperhidrosis is a frustrating condition both physically and psychologically.
Presently, endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is the treatment of choice for …