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Altug Kosar

Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine
Verified email at maltepe.edu.tr
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Pneumonectomy in children for destroyed lung: evaluation of 18 cases

A Kosar, A Orki, H Kiral, R Demirhan… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Destroyed lung is an uncommon condition; it describes a nonfunctional lung
and is most often caused by inflammatory diseases. Surgical resection is used to resolve …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of capitonnage and cystotomy on outcome of childhood pulmonary hydatid cysts

A Kosar, A Orki, G Haciibrahimoglu, H Kiral… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: In this clinical retrospective study cystotomy and capitonnage were compared
in patients with childhood pulmonary hydatid cysts with regard to postoperative period. …

Bronchogenic cysts of the lung: report of 29 cases

A Kosar, C Tezel, A Orki, H Kiral, B Arman - Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Intrapulmonary bronchogenic cysts are congenital anomalies of the
tracheobronchial tree and foregut. The aim of this retrospective study was to review the diagnosis, …

Feasibility of imprint cytology for evaluation of mediastinal lymph nodes in lung cancer

A Orki, C Tezel, A Kosar, AA Ersev… - Japanese journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background: Intraoperative evaluation of mediastinal lymph nodes is a necessary step which
helps us to decide whether or not to continue the operation of lung cancer. Imprint cytology (…

False-positivity of mediastinal lymph nodes has negative effect on survival in potentially resectable non-small cell lung cancer

…, HO Kapicibasi, G Sagiroglu, A Kosar… - European journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES It has been shown that increased metabolic activity of primary tumour has a
negative effect on survival in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) staged with positron …

Is there any maximum standardized uptake value variation among positron emission tomography scanners for mediastinal staging in non-small cell lung cancer?

I Iskender, SZ Kadioglu, A Kosar… - … and thoracic surgery, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The maximum standardized uptake value (SUV max ) varies among positron emission
tomography-integrated computed tomography (PET/CT) centers in the staging of non-small cell …

Completion pneumonectomy: indications, complications, and results

H Kiral, A Koşar, A Orki, K Temurtürkan, S Urek… - Tuberkuloz ve …, 2004 - europepmc.org
Completion pneumonectomy is reported to be associated with high morbidity and mortality,
especially when performed in patients with benign diseases. In our study we aimed to …

The role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of pleural empyema

H Eryiğit, A Orki, A Koşar, O Akin, H Kiral… - Tuberkuloz ve …, 2007 - europepmc.org
Pleural empyema is a serious problem which affects any age group and still there is no
standard approach. Our purpose in this study was to assess the safety, feasibility and efficacy of …

Clinicopathologic demonstration of complex bronchopulmonary foregut malformation

H Kiral, CS Tezel, A Kosar, M Keles - The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2008 - Elsevier
Bronchopulmonary foregut malformations are rare and often prove to be extremely difficult
to diagnose. The presented case is a 44-year-old man complaining about cough and …

Detecting the limits of bronchial closure methods in an animal model

C Tezel, S Urek, M Keles, H Kıral… - The Thoracic and …, 2006 - thieme-connect.com
Background: Bronchopleural fistula is a serious complication of major lung resections that
may lead to mortality. An experimental animal model was designed to find out the safest …