Papers by Omer Senbaklavaci
Zeitschrift Für Herz-,thorax- Und Gefäßchirurgie, May 1, 1997
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Jan 20, 2011
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Jan 20, 2011
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Jan 18, 2012
Zeitschrift Für Herz-,thorax- Und Gefäßchirurgie, Mar 31, 2011
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift, Dec 21, 2012
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2021
Infected tracheostomas are frequently associated with high morbidity and mortality rates—especial... more Infected tracheostomas are frequently associated with high morbidity and mortality rates—especially in patients after neck-oncological surgery with subsequent radiochemotherapy. A 59-year-old male patient with a history of hypopharynx carcinoma, successive laryngectomy and adjuvant radiochemotherapy developed an oesophagotracheal fistula with massive inflammation and periodical bleedings, uncontrollable by regular stent alternations. In a multidisciplinary setting, the decision was made to treat the patient with an anterior mediastinal tracheostomy. Extending usual anterior mediastinal tracheostomy indications, we present an ultimate treatment option for infected tracheostomas and highly advocate this interdisciplinary venture, as it significantly improves quality of life.
Zeitschrift für Herz-,Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, 2012
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2011
Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis
Background Thromboembolism (TE) after lung transplantation (LTX) is associated with increased mor... more Background Thromboembolism (TE) after lung transplantation (LTX) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to analyze the incidence and outcome of venous and arterial thromboembolic complications and to identify independent risk factors. Patients and methods We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 221 patients who underwent LTX at our institution between 2002 and 2021. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS and GraphPad software. Results 74 LTX recipients (33%) developed TE. The 30-days incidence and 12-months incidence were 12% and 23%, respectively. Nearly half of the patients (48%) developed pulmonary embolism, 10% ischemic stroke. Arterial hypertension (p = 0.006), a body mass index (BMI) > 30 (p = 0.006) and diabetes mellitus (p = 0.041) were independent predictors for TE. Moreover, a BMI of > 25 at the time of transplantation was associated with an increased risk for TE (43% vs. 32%, p = 0.035). At the time of LTX, 6...
Tuberkuloz ve toraks, 2017
Güncel Göğüs Hastalıkları Serisi, 2020
Güncel Göğüs Hastalıkları Serisi, 2020
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2019
Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2016
History of lung transplantation in the world dates back to the early 20 th century, continues to ... more History of lung transplantation in the world dates back to the early 20 th century, continues to the first clinical transplantation performed by James Hardy in the United States of America in 1963 and comes to the present with increased frequency. Over 40.000 heart-lung and lung transplantations were carried out in the world up to 2011. The number of transplant centers and patients is flourishing in accordance with the increasing demand and success rate in that arena. Lung transplantations that started in Turkey at Sureyyapasa Teaching Hospital for Pulmonary Diseases and Thoracic Surgery in 2009 are being performed at two centers actively to date. This review covers a general outlook on lung transplantations both in the world and in Turkey with details of the first successful lung transplantation in our country.
Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology, 2017
Lung transplantation is an accepted treatment modality for end-stage lung diseases. However, the ... more Lung transplantation is an accepted treatment modality for end-stage lung diseases. However, the donor pool is not getting larger in comparison to the number of patients on the waiting list. Of the patients on the waiting list for lung transplant, more than a quarter dies while waiting. Utilization of marginal donors became an issue, and ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) was started to be performed to solve this problem. Besides that, success in lung transplantation has not reached a satisfactory level for various reasons including ischemia reperfusion injury. Treatment options against these reasons that cause low success of lung transplantations are being investigated by many centers. Nowadays, EVLP that was initially developed to re-evaluate marginal donors has become a method for studies in experimental models. In our article, we want to review EVLP models in experimental studies.
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Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 1996
Between September 1994 and August 1996 Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) was performed through... more Between September 1994 and August 1996 Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) was performed through median sternotomy, videoendoscopically or by thoracotomy in 60 patients (age 33 to 80 years, mean 56.7 years). All these patients had severe emphysema despite maximal conservative and physical therapy. The areas with the most destroyed lung parenchyma were resected by means of linear stapling devices, 3 patients (20%) out of 15 who were operated via sternotomy died postoperatively due to aspiration pneumonia, multiorgan failure and acute hepatic failure. In the videoendoscopic group with 45 patients, 2 patients (4.4%) died due to multiorgan failure and cardiorespiratory failure. 72.7% of the remaining patients showed a significant functional improvement (postoperative FEV1 > 130% of the preoperative value) with a marked decrease of dyspnea. There was no significant improvement in 23.7% of the patients (postoperative FEV1 = 90 to 110% of the preoperative value) and 3.6% of the patient...
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen, 1999
Surgical treatment of diffuse, nonbullous emphysema was first described by Brantigan et al. in 19... more Surgical treatment of diffuse, nonbullous emphysema was first described by Brantigan et al. in 1957 and was reintroduced by Cooper et al. in 1995 as lung-volume reduction surgery (LVRS). Meanwhile it has become an internationally established procedure in the treatment of lung emphysema. We report our results after LVRS in 91 patients. Between September 1994 and August 1998 LVRS was performed through median sternotomy (n = 15), videoendoscopy (n = 49), thoracotomy (n = 18) or combined video endoscopy on one side and thoracotomy on the other (n = 9) in 91 patients (aged 33-80 years; mean 56,4 years). All patients showed progression of severe dyspnea despite maximum medical and physical therapy. Perioperative mortality was 5.5 % (5 patients). Seventy-five percent of the patients showed significant functional improvement [postoperatively above 120 % of the preoperative forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FeV1)]. Mean FeV1 significantly increased by 28.6 % from 25.5 +/- 1.2 % predicted (% p...
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