Clinical characteristics of our patients with spontaneous pneumothorax
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- Gülhane Tıp Dergisi
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Abstract (2. Language):
In this study we aimed to evaluate the clinical features, treatment modalities
performed and outcomes of the patients with spontaneous pneumothorax.
Two hundred and eigthy eight patients who were treated with the diagnosis of
spontaneous pneumothorax between January 2004 to December 2008 were
evaluated according to age, gender, etiology, type of pneumothorax, treatments
performed and their consequences, morbidity and mortality. Of the patients, 266
(92%) were male and 22 (8%) were female, and their mean age was 41.4±18.1
years. In the study, findings of 148 (51%) patients with primary spontaneous
pneumothorax and of 140 (49%) patients with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax were compared. A spontaneous pneumothorax was detected in 147
(51%) cases, 137 (47%) cases and 4 (2%) cases in the right side, left side and
bilaterally, respectively. The most common symptom in both groups was dyspnea. Chronic obstructive lung disease was the most common cause detected
in the cases with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. Recurrence developed
in 49 patients in this series. Of the 70 cases performed surgical treatment, axillary thoracotomy or lateral thoracotomy was performed in 67 patients, and
video assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed in 3 patients. Morbidity
was detected in 9 (3%) patients (prolonged air leak in 8 cases and hemorrhage
in 1 case). No mortality was observed in cases performed surgical treatment.
The mean hospitalization period was 9.3±5.3 (1-33) days. Age, clinical condition and underlying lung disease are important in spontaneous pneumothorax.
Morbidity and mortality are low and outcomes are pretty good with appropriate
diagnosis and treatment.
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Abstract (Original Language):
Bu çalışmada spontan pnömotoraks tanısı konulmuş olgularımızın klinik özelliklerini, yapılan tedavileri ve sonuçlarını değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. Ocak 2004 ile
Aralık 2008 arasında spontan pnömotoraks tanısı ile tedavi edilen 288 olgu yaş,
cinsiyet, etiyoloji, pnömotoraks tipi, uygulanan tedaviler ve sonuçları, morbidite
ve mortalite açısından değerlendirildi. Hastaların 266’sı (%92) erkek, 22’si (%8)
kadın olup, yaş ortalaması 41.4±18.1 yıl idi. Çalışmada 148 (%51) primer spontan pnömotorakslı, 140 (%49) sekonder spontan pnömotorakslı olguların bulguları
karşılaştırıldı. Spontan pnömotoraks 147 (%51) olguda sağ tarafta, 137 (%47) olguda sol tarafta, dört olguda her iki hemitoraksta saptandı. Her iki grupta da en sık
saptanan belirti nefes darlığı idi. Sekonder spontan pnömotorakslı olgularda kronik
obstrüktif akciğer hastalığı en sık saptanan nedendi. Bu seride 49 olguda nüks gelişti. Cerrahi tedavi uygulanan 70 olgudan 67 olguya aksiller torakotomi veya lateral
torakotomi ve 3 olguya video yardımlı torakoskopik cerrahi uygulandı. Dokuz (%3)
olguda morbidite tespit edildi (8 olguda uzamış hava kaçağı ve 1 olguda kanama).
Cerrahi tedavi uygulanan olgularda mortalite izlenmedi. Ortalama hastanede yatış
süresi 9.3±5.3 (1–33) gündü. Spontan pnömotoraksta yaş, klinik durum ve altta
yatan akciğer hastalığı önemlidir. Uygun tanı ve tedavi ile sonuçları oldukça iyi,
morbiditesi ve mortalitesi düşük bir hastalıktır.
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