Cavernous hemangiomas of the anterior mediastinum is rare. We present a case of a 56-year-old male patient with a giant cavernous hemangioma of the anterior mediastinum, 18 cm in diameters, approached by left posterolateral thoracotomy. To the best of our knowledge, such a unique case has not been previously presented in the literature.

ÖZAmaç: Bu çalışmada pnömotoraks olan hastalarda tek port ve iki port video yardımlı torakoskopik cerrahinin etkinliği karşılaştırıldı. Ça lış ma pla nı:Haziran 2016 -Aralık 2018 tarihleri arasında, spontan pnömotoraks nedeni ile hastanemizde video yardımlı torakoskopik cerrahi uygulanan toplam 44 hasta (39 erkek, 5 kadın; ort. yaş 27.0±9.5 yıl; dağılım, 15-60 yıl) retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Çalışma grubu operasyon sırasında uygulanan port giriş sayısına göre tek port (n=29) ve iki port (n=15) işlem olarak iki gruba ayrıldı. İki hasta grubu yaş, cinsiyet, drenaj gün sayısı, hastanede yatış süresi, hava kaçağı gün sayısı, ameliyat endikasyonu, pnömotoraks tarafı, pnömotoraks tipi, ameliyat süresi ve komplikasyonlar açısından karşılaştırıldı. Bul gu lar:Yirmi iki hasta (%50) sağ taraftan, 22 hasta (%50) sol taraftan ameliyat edildi. Ameliyat süresi ortalama 81.1±19.2 dk. olup, gruplar arasında anlamlı bir fark gözlenmedi (p= 0.053). İki grup arasında drenaj gün sayısı, hastanede yatış süresi ve hava kaçağı gün sayısı açısından anlamlı bir fark saptanmadı. Tek port grubunda sekiz hastada (%27.6) ve iki port grubunda beş hastada (%33.3) komplikasyon gelişti; gruplar arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı (p= 0.475). So nuç:Çalışma sonuçlarımız video yardımlı torakoskopik cerrahinin tek port yaklaşımı ile pnömotoraks tedavisinde başarılı bir şekilde yapılabileceğini göstermektedir.Anah tarsöz cük ler: Pnömotoraks, tek port, video yardımlı torakoskopik cerrahi. ABSTRACTBackground: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of single-port and two-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in patients with pneumothorax. Methods:Between June 2016 and December 2018, a total of 44 patients (39 males, 5 females; mean age 27.0±9.5 years; range, 15 to 60 years) who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery due to the spontaneous pneumothorax in our center were retrospectively evaluated. The study population was divided into two groups as the single-port (n=29) and two-port (n=15) procedure according to the number of port entries applied during the operation. Age, gender, number of days of drainage, length of hospitalization, number of days of air leak, the indication of operation, pneumothorax side, type of pneumothorax, duration of operation, and complications were compared between the groups.Results: Twenty-two patients (50%) were operated on the right side and 22 patients (50%) on the left side. The mean operation time was 81.1±19.2 min, indicating no significant difference between the groups (p= 0.053). No significant difference was observed in the number of days of drainage, the length of hospitalization, and number of days of air leak between the two groups. Complications developed in eight patients (27.6%) in the single-port group and five patients (33.3%) in the two-port group, indicating no significant difference between the groups (p= 0.475). Conclusion:Our study results show that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of pneumothorax can be successfully performed via a single-port approa...

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The translocation of the intraabdominal organs into the intrathoracic cavity via the injured area in the diapragm after blunt or penetrated trauma is called traumatic rupture of the diapragm.The translocation of intrabdominal organs into the intrathoracic cavity is a rare, well known, but easily overlooked complication. In cases of severe traumatic events the diagnosis may be skipped due to hemodynamic instability of the patient which may delay treatment. We reported a patient with diaphragmatic rupture diagnosed 1.5 months after a blunt thoracic trauma.