BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway
pressure (BPAP) are the gold standard treatments for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (…

Background To evaluate the efficacy of iodopovidone as an agent for pleurodesis in
malignant pleural effusion (MPE) and to compare the efficacy of small-bore catheter (Pleuracan, …

OBJECTIVES: The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is still a problem especially at
emergency units. The purpose of study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic …

OBJECTIVE: Newly arising enlarged or hypermetabolic mediastinal/hilar lymph nodes (LNs)
in patients with previously diagnosed extrathoracic malignancies raise suspicion of …

Study Objectives: A recent study reported an association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
and low vitamin D levels. In this study, we measured vitamin D levels in patients …

Introduction Intima-media thickening (IMT), which is the early finding of carotid artery
atherosclerosis, has been shown to be associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). …

Malnutrition increases dyspnea and exercise intolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) patients by effecting respiratory muscle strength (RMS) and thereby …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the sensitivity and diagnostic value
of convex probe endobronchial sonographically guided transbronchial needle aspiration (…

Aims: Patients with suspected tuberculosis without pulmonary lesions and with intrathoracic
lymphadenopathy often pose a diagnostic challenge. The aim of this study was to describe …

Amaç: Sigara içenlerde KOAH’ın erken dönemde saptanması, hastalığın ilerlemesini durdurmak
için önemlidir. Çalışmamızda sigara bırakma polikliniğine başvuran hastalarda, KOAH …