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Guven Olgac
Guven Olgac, Assoc. Prof.
Background
Senior Registrar in General Thoracic Surgery (1998 - 2006)
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon (2007 - )
EBTS, Fellowship of The European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2004)
Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery (2011)
Other Interests
Lung Cancer Surgery
Surgery for COPD (LVRS)
Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Research
1. Low Protein Content of the Drainage Fluid is a Good Predictor for Earlier Chest Tube Removal after Lobectomy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2014 July 3; pii: ivu207
2. The Early Experience on Initiation of the First Lung Transplantation Programme in the Country (Letter to Editor). International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation Links Newsletter, March 2012; 3(10)
3. “Stripping” for the Prevention of Prolonged Air Leak - Is There a Future in the Past? Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon 2011; 59(8):470-74
4. Akciğer Rezeksiyonu Sonrası Komplikasyonların Önceden Belirlenmesinde Merdiven Çıkma ve 6-dakika Yürüme Testlerinin Yeri. Bakırköy Tıp Dergisi 2010; 6:103-108 (Turkish)
5. Management of Bilateral Pneumothoraces after Talc Pleurodesis and Unilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (Case report). Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010; 10(5):830-32
6. Effects of the Lateral Decubitus Position on Respiratory Mechanics, Gas Exchange and Hemodynamics in COPD Patients with Operable Lung Cancer. Anestezi ve Yoğun Bakım Derneği Dergisi 2008; 14(4):12
7. Management of Acquired Bonchobiliary Fistula: 3 Case Reports and A Literature Review. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2007, 2:52
8. Giant Carcinoid Tumor Mimicking Pulmonary Sequestration (Case report) Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007; 84(4):1376-77
9. Primer Spontan Pnömotoraks Tedavisinde Videotorakoskopik Plörektomi. Toraks Dergisi 2007; 8(1):17-20 (Turkish)
10. Antibiotics are not Needed During Tube Thoracostomy for Spontaneous Pneumothorax: An Observational Case Study. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2006; 13(1):43
11. Pleural Flap to Prevent Lobar Torsion: A Novel Technique (How To Do It) European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2006; 30(6):943-44
12. How Does Definition of “Complete Resection” Conduct Surgical Management of NSCLC? (Brief Communication). Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2006; 5:643-45
13. Akciğer Kanserinin Cerrahi Tedavisinde “Antalya Konsensusu, 2003” Üzerine Eleştiri (Editöre Mektup). Solunum 2005; 7(4):141-44 (Turkish)
14. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum. A Report of Five Cases. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005; 21(3):226-28
15. VATS Decortication in Patients with Stage 3 Empyema (How To Do It) Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon 2005; 53(5):318-20
16. Decision Making for Lung Resection in Patients with Empyema and ‘Collapsed Lung’ Due to Tuberculosis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005; 130(1):131-35
17. Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Reply to the Editor) Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005; 130(6):1732-33
18. A Quick Technique for Division of the First Rib via Posterior Approach (How To Do It) Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2005; 53(3):191-92
19. Is Lactate Dehydrogenase Level Really a Reliable Predictor of Pulmonary Morbidity than Other Co-morbid Parameters Following Lung Resection for NSCLC? (Letter to the Editor) European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2005; 27(4):732-33
20. Carcinoma In-situ From the View of Complete Resection (Brief Communication) Lung Cancer 2004; 46(3):383-85
21. Cerrahi Olarak Tedavi Edilmiş Pulmoner Aspergillomalar. Solunum 2004; 6(3):107-12 (Turkish)
22. A Successful Pulmonary Embolectomy for Massive Embolism Following Pneumonectomy (Case Report) Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2004; 20(4):194-96
23. Sedation for Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy: Fewer Adverse Cardiovascular Effects with Propofol Than with Midazolam. Anasthesiologie Intensivmedizin Notfallmedizin Schmerztherapie 2004; 39(10):597-602
24. Küçük Hücreli Dışı Akciğer Kanseri Evrelemesinde Servikal Mediastinoskopi: 100 Oguluk Tek Cerrah Deneyimi. Solunum 2004; 6(5):226-30 (Turkish)
25. Sağ Üst Lobektomi Sonrası Oluşan Orta Lob Torsiyonu (Olgu Sunumu) Toraks Dergisi 2004; 5(1):53-56 (Turkish)
26. KHDAK Nedeniyle Cerrahi Uygulanmış Olgularımız: 5 Yıllık Deneyim. Toraks Dergisi 2004; 5(1):13-19 (Turkish)
27. Re-Redo Cervical Mediastinoscopy for a Recurrent Lung Cancer (Case Report) Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2004; 20(2):91-92
28. Chylothorax; A Complication Following Lung Resection in Patients with NSCLC. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon 2003; 51(6):342-45
29. İzmir ve Çevresindeki Hastanelerde Ocak 1997- Mayıs 2001 Arasında Saptanan Kistik Ekinokokkozis Olguları. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi 2003; 27(2):125-28 (Turkish)
30. Fiberoptik Bronkoskopide Propofol ve Midazolam Sedasyonunun Karşılaştırılması. Anestezi Dergisi 2002; 10(1):18-22 (Turkish)
31. Bronşiyal Karsinoid Tümörlerde Cerrahi Tedavi Sonrası Uzun Süreli İzlem Sonuçları. Toraks Dergisi 2002; 3(3):279-83 (Turkish)
32. Torakal Epidural Kateterizasyonda Bakteri Kolonizasyonu, İnfeksiyon Riski ve Bakteri Filtrelerinin Etkinliği. İzmir Göğüs Hastanesi Dergisi 2001; XV(2):1-7 (Turkish)
33. Torakotomi Sonrası Ağrının Giderilmesinde İntravenöz Tramadol ile Epidural Morfin ve Bupivakain’in Karşılaştırılması. İzmir Göğüs Hastanesi Dergisi 2001; XV(1):14-20 (Turkish)
34. Primer Mediasten Tümör ve Kistli 53 Olgunun Retrospektif Değerlendirilmesi. Göğüs Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi 2001; 9(2):101-4 (Turkish)
35. Göğüs Travmaları: 987 Olgunun Analizi. Ulusal Travma Dergisi 2001; 7(4):236-41 (Turkish)
36. Sudden Cardiorespiratory Arrest Following Resection: Pulmonary Thromboembolism. Gazi Medical Journal 1996; 7(1):9-13
37. Results of Pneumonectomy for Cancer in Patients with Limited Ventilatory Function. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1995; 9(7):347-51
38. Determinants of Long-Term Survival in Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma. Radiology and Oncology 1994; 28(2):124-28
39. Fate of Patients with Residual Tumour at the Bronchial Resection Margin. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1994; 8(7):339-44
40. Familyal Nörofibromatozis Zemininde Gelişen Bir Akciğer Fibrosarkom Olgusu (Olgu Sunumu) Klinik Gelişim Dergisi 1990; 3(2):736-39 (Turkish)
41. Lokalize Plevral Kolleksiyonların Kateter Torakostomi (Pleuracan) ile Tedavisi. Solunum Dergisi 1990; 15:488-92 (Turkish)
Additional Educational Information
Istanbul University, Istanbul School of Medicine, Turkey (M.D. 1987)
Yedikule Thoracic Surgery Centre, General Thoracic Surgery Residency, Istanbul, Turkey (1988 - 1992)
Killingbeck Hospital Cardiothoracic Residency, Leeds, UK (SHO and VSp Registrar, 1992 - 1995)
Castle Hill Hospital Cardiothoracic Residency, Hull, UK (VSp Registrar, 1996)
Yorkshire Heart Centre Cardiothoracic Residency, Leeds, UK (VSp Registrar, 1997)
Practice Areas
- Thoracic
- Mediastinum
- Benign disease
- Pleura
- Cancer
- Infection
- Minimally Invasive
- VATS
- Trachea and bronchi
- Lung
- Chest wall
- Congenital thoracic
- Reconstruction
- Diaphragm
- Esophagus
