PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Turgut Isitmangil AU - Nurettin Yiyit AU - Akin Yildizhan AU - Fatih Candas AU - Rauf Gorur AU - Haluk Sasmaz AU - Habil Tunc AU - Saban Sebit AU - Oryal Erdik TI - Our surgical experience of 302 patients with bronchiectasis during last 20-year period DP - 2013 Sep 01 TA - European Respiratory Journal PG - P4345 VI - 42 IP - Suppl 57 4099 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P4345.short 4100 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P4345.full SO - Eur Respir J2013 Sep 01; 42 AB - Bronchiectasis is an uncommon disease defined by localized, irreversible dilation of part of the bronchial tree caused by destruction of the muscle and elastic tissue. In our study, it was aimed to evaluate 302 patients with 304 surgical interventions for bronchiectasis in our clinic between January 1993 and December 2012.Out of all patients 288 were male and 14 were female and mean age was 23.57 (14-71). The most common complaints were cough and sputum expectoration. Left lung of 8 patients and right lung of one patient were entirely bronchiectasic (destroyed lung). In other 293 patients, 124 of bronchiectasic lesions were in the right lung and 241 were in the left lung. In two patients there was bilateral bronchiectasis.These 304 surgical operations were done with thoracotomy in 297 surgical interventions and with VATS in 7 interventions. Right middle lobectomy in 5 patients and wedge resection in two patients were performed with VATS. Two patients with bilateral bronchiectasis were operated in different sessions. Eight left pneumonectomies, one right pneumonectomy, 1 right upper bilobectomy, 7 right lower bilobectomies, 230 lobectomies, 26 lingulectomies, 28 segmentectomies and 64 wedge resections were performed with thoracotomy. Rethoracotomy was performed in four patients for postoperative complications. One patient who had left pneumonectomy died in postoperative period.Surgery is an important adjunct to therapy in patients with advanced or complicated bronchiectasis.