OBJECTIVE Tracheostomy is one of the most frequent interventions for ICU patients. The current trend in performing a tracheostomy is a percutaneous approach because of its popularity and significant advantages. In this study, certain indications of surgical tracheostomy (ST) are suggested and furthermore, ST is compared with percutaneous tracheostomy (PT). PATIENT AND METHODS We performed a U...

Case 1. A male infant, birth weight 6 lb. 6 oz. (2,891 g.), had a lumbar meningomyelocele which was repaired on the second day of life. At the age of 10 days, the infant's anterior fontanelle was tense and an air ventriculogram showed some dilatation of the lateral ventricles. However, subsequent head growth was not excessive, and by 5 months the skull circumference was 171 in. (44 cm.). At the...

Wegener granulomatosis (WG) is a multisystemic disorder characterised by granulomatous inflammation of the respiratory system. The growing of proliferative tissue towards the larynx and trachea may cause airway obstruction on account of subglottic stenosis. In this situation, the surgical goal is to eliminate the airway obstruction by providing natural airway anatomy. While mild lesions do not ...

BACKGROUND A laryngocele is usually a cystic dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. The etiology behind its occurrence is still unclear, but congenital and acquired factors have been implicated in its development. CASE PRESENTATION We present a rare case of laryngocele occurring in a 77-year-old Caucasian woman. The patient presented with one month history of altered voice, no other associated ...

Focal non-neoplastic stenoses of the trachea are uncommon and many of these are complications of either endotracheal intubation or placement of tracheostomy tube. The pathogenesis of post-intubation tracheal stenoses (PITS) may be related to multiple factors (infection due to bacterial colonization, meccanical irritation, hypotension, gastroesophageal reflux, underlying illness), but the ischem...

Tracheocele is a herniation of the tracheal mucous membrane and it is rarely reported in the literature. It may be a congenital defect or an acquired lesion. Traumas, high pressure injuries, long lasting tracheostomy, obstructive tracheal diseases, recurrent infections of the mucous glands of the trachea with subsequent ductal obstruction and dilatation may play a role at the etiology. The best...

We report a case of treating complex aortic pathology with the use of the Frozen Elephant Trunk technique in a patient with chronic type B aortic dissecting aneurysm associated with arch and ascending aorta dilatation, proximal aortic disease and coronary disease. The case was further complicated due to the involvement of the abdominal vessels and preexisting femoral to femoral crossover bypass...

Corresponding author: Hakan Öztürk Department of Urology, Sifa University School of Medicine, Fevzipasa Boulevard No: 172/2, 35240, Basmane-Konak, Izmir, Turkey Tel: +902324460880 / Fax: +902324460770 E-mail: [email protected] Submitted: January 21, 2014 / Accepted after revision: February 19, 2014 To the editor: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) was first reported by Fernstrom et al...