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Early Diagnosis Saves Lives In Esophageal Perforations, Ayşen Taslak Şengül, Yasemi̇n Bi̇lgi̇n Büyükkarabacak, Tüli̇n Durgun Yeti̇m, Mehmet Gökhan Pi̇rzi̇renli̇, Burçi̇n Çeli̇k, Ahmet Başoğlu
Early Diagnosis Saves Lives In Esophageal Perforations, Ayşen Taslak Şengül, Yasemi̇n Bi̇lgi̇n Büyükkarabacak, Tüli̇n Durgun Yeti̇m, Mehmet Gökhan Pi̇rzi̇renli̇, Burçi̇n Çeli̇k, Ahmet Başoğlu
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Esophageal perforations are rare but highly fatal pathologies. This study aims to discuss the treatment methods for esophageal perforations. Materials and methods: Twenty-two patients who were diagnosed with esophageal perforation in the Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine’s thoracic surgery clinics between 2000 and 2011 were retrospectively evaluated. Results: The cause of perforation was foreign body in 17 patients, dilatation with bougie in 2, balloon dilatation in 2, and spontaneous rupture in 1. Eight patients had cervical, 12 had thoracal, and 2 had thoracoabdominal esophagus perforations. The period between perforation occurrence and treatment was longer than 24 h in 10 …
Lung Abscess: Analysis Of The Results As Community-Acquired Or Nosocomial, Nuri̇ Tutar, Fatma Sema Oymak, Asi̇ye Kanbay, Hakan Büyükoğlan, Afra Yildirim, İnsu Yilmaz, Suat Ali̇ Doğan, İnci̇ Gülmez, Ramazan Demi̇r
Lung Abscess: Analysis Of The Results As Community-Acquired Or Nosocomial, Nuri̇ Tutar, Fatma Sema Oymak, Asi̇ye Kanbay, Hakan Büyükoğlan, Afra Yildirim, İnsu Yilmaz, Suat Ali̇ Doğan, İnci̇ Gülmez, Ramazan Demi̇r
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
To assess the etiology, underlying disease, treatment procedures, and mortality rate of lung abscesses by dividing the patients into community-acquired lung abscess (CALA) and nosocomial lung abscess (NLA) subgroups. Materials and methods: We reviewed and analyzed data on 62 adult cases of CALA and NLA treated during 2000-2011 at a tertiary university hospital in Turkey. Results: Of these 62 patients, 44 had CALA and 18 had NLA. Etiologic microorganisms were isolated in 20 of the 44 patients (45.4%) in the CALA group and in 15 of the 18 patients (83.3%) in the NLA group. Among these patients, Staphylococcus aureus (20.0%) …