General Characteristics of Decortication Patients

Volume: 43 Number: 1 March 1, 2017
  • Serhat Yalçınkaya
  • Burak Erdolu
  • Ahmet Hakan Vural
  • Ahmet Fatih Özyazıcıoğlu
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General Characteristics of Decortication Patients

Abstract

Surgical removal of the thick pleural sheets due to pleural effusion not drained properly is called decortication of the lung. This procedure is needed in cases with pleural involvement of almost half of the lungs, recurring fluid accumulation despite thoracentesis and aspirations, and in patients not responding to 3-6 months of medical therapy. Between 2002 and 2013, 37 patients underwent decortication of the lung operation in Thoracic Surgery Unit in Bursa Yüksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital. The average age was 37.8±13.7 years (range 17-65). There were 33 male (89.2%), and 4 female patients. The thoracotomy was on the left side in 20 patients (54.1%). Length of hospital was 10.9±5.7 days (range 5-30). Histopathological examination revealed nonspecific infection related changes in 21 (56.8%) cases. We believe that proper timing of decortication of lung may be preferred in treating thick fibrous tissues and restoring lung functions.

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Burak Erdolu This is me

Ahmet Hakan Vural This is me

Ahmet Fatih Özyazıcıoğlu This is me

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Year 2017 Volume: 43 Number: 1

APA
Yalçınkaya, S., Erdolu, B., Vural, A. H., & Özyazıcıoğlu, A. F. (2017). General Characteristics of Decortication Patients. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 43(1), 13-16. https://izlik.org/JA64WG37TB
AMA
1.Yalçınkaya S, Erdolu B, Vural AH, Özyazıcıoğlu AF. General Characteristics of Decortication Patients. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2017;43(1):13-16. https://izlik.org/JA64WG37TB
Chicago
Yalçınkaya, Serhat, Burak Erdolu, Ahmet Hakan Vural, and Ahmet Fatih Özyazıcıoğlu. 2017. “General Characteristics of Decortication Patients”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 43 (1): 13-16. https://izlik.org/JA64WG37TB.
EndNote
Yalçınkaya S, Erdolu B, Vural AH, Özyazıcıoğlu AF (March 1, 2017) General Characteristics of Decortication Patients. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 43 1 13–16.
IEEE
[1]S. Yalçınkaya, B. Erdolu, A. H. Vural, and A. F. Özyazıcıoğlu, “General Characteristics of Decortication Patients”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 13–16, Mar. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64WG37TB
ISNAD
Yalçınkaya, Serhat - Erdolu, Burak - Vural, Ahmet Hakan - Özyazıcıoğlu, Ahmet Fatih. “General Characteristics of Decortication Patients”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 43/1 (March 1, 2017): 13-16. https://izlik.org/JA64WG37TB.
JAMA
1.Yalçınkaya S, Erdolu B, Vural AH, Özyazıcıoğlu AF. General Characteristics of Decortication Patients. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2017;43:13–16.
MLA
Yalçınkaya, Serhat, et al. “General Characteristics of Decortication Patients”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 43, no. 1, Mar. 2017, pp. 13-16, https://izlik.org/JA64WG37TB.
Vancouver
1.Serhat Yalçınkaya, Burak Erdolu, Ahmet Hakan Vural, Ahmet Fatih Özyazıcıoğlu. General Characteristics of Decortication Patients. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 1;43(1):13-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64WG37TB

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