Pentraxin-3 and inflammatory biomarkers related to posterolateral thoracotomy in Thoracic Surgery

DÖNGEL İ. , GÖKMEN A. A. , Gonen I., KAYA S.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.35, no.2, pp.464-469, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.12669/pjms.35.2.181
  • Title of Journal : PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Page Numbers: pp.464-469

Abstract

Objective: Posterolateral thoracotomy is the most frequently used operation in thoracic surgery, and may initiate an inflammatory process. We aimed to evaluate inflammatory response of the body to posterolateral thoracotomy.