Academic Identity
Clinics
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Thoracic Surgery Department
Gebze Fatih State Hospital
Thoracic Surgery Clinic
Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital
Thoracic Surgery Clinic
Universitätsspital Zürich Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie, Zürich
Salamanca University Hospital,
Thoracic Surgery Department, Spain
Publications,
Presentations,
Papers
1. Video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical lung resections can be performed with confidence and success: surgical results of 102 consecutive patients
(Ezel Erşen, Burcu Kılıç, Hasan Volkan Kara, Ahmet Demirkaya, Nurlan Alizade, Mehlika İşcan, Akif Turna, Kamil Kaynak)
2016 Turkish Respiratory Congress
2. Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?
(Ahmet Demirkaya, Ezel Ersen, Burcu Kilic, Hasan Volkan Kara, Mehlika Iscan, Kamil Source, and Akif Turna)
Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques 2, June 2016
3. Giant chest wall chondrosarcoma
National Lung Health Congress 2016
4. Bronchogenic cyst with Churg-Strauss Syndrome: A very rare case
(Burcu Kılıç, Mehlika İşcan, Ezel Erşen, Serdal Uğurlu, Kamil Kaynak)
Turkish Respiratory Research Association National Congress 2015
5. Pulmonary carcinoid tumor causing ectopic Cushing's syndrome; two case reports
(Burcu Kılıç, Nurlan Alizade, Ezel Erşen, Mehlika İşcan, Akif Turna, Hasan Volkan Kara, Kamil Kaynak)
8. National Thoracic Surgery Congress, poster presentation, 2015.
6. Mediastinal Hibernoma
(Ezel Erşen, Nurlan Alizade, Mehlika İşcan, Burcu Kılıç, Hasan Volkan Kara, Akif Turna, Kamil Kaynak)
8. National Thoracic Surgery Congress, poster presentation, 2015
7. A rare thymus tumor with myasthenia gravis resected by 3D videothoracoscopy: thymolipoma
(Ezel Erşen, Mehlika İşcan, Nurlan Alizade, Burcu Kılıç, Hasan Volkan Kara, Selim Minister, Akif Turna, Kamil Kaynak)
8. National Thoracic Surgery Congress, poster presentation, 2015
8. Ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma as a rare site: a case report
(Ezel Erşen, Adem Karataş, Mehlika İşcan, Nurlan Alizade, Burcu Kılıç, Hasan Volkan Kara, Akif Turna, Kamil Kaynak)
8. National Thoracic Surgery Congress, poster presentation, 2015
9. Diaphragmatic pace placement in spinal cord injury and motor neuron diseases
(Ezel Erşen, Mehlika İşcan, Nurlan Alizade, Ahmet Demirkaya, Akif Turna, Kamil Kaynak)
8. National Thoracic Surgery Congress, poster presentation, 2015.
10. A prospective randomized trial comparing homologous and autologous fibrin sealants for the control of alveolar air leak
(Burcu Kılıç, Ezel Ersen, Ahmet Demirkaya, H. Volkan Kara, Nurlan Alizade, Mehlika Iscan, Kamil Kasource, and Akif Turna)
Journal of Thoracic Disease, J Thorac Dis 2017;9(9):2915-2922.
11. Is Body Mass Index (BMI) effective on treatment results and disease recurrence in primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax (PSP) cases?
(H.volkan Kara, Ezel Erşen, Burcu Kılıç, Mehlika İşcan, Beyza Genç, Kamil Kaynak, Akif Turna)
Turkish Respiratory Research Association National Congress 2016
12. Uniportal versus multiport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for anatomical lung resections: a glance at a dilemma
(Ezel Ersen, Burcu Kilic, Hasan Volkan Kara, Mehlika Iscan, Nurlan Alizade, Ahmet Demirkaya, Akif Turna, and Kamil Source)
Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques 2, June/2018.
13. Lymphadenectomy in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Metastasectomy
(Akif TURNA, Mehlika İŞCAN)
Turkiye Klinikleri J Thor Surg-Special Topics 2017;8(3):411-4.
14. Lymphocyte to Monocyte Ratio Predicts Survival in Operated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
(Miray Çiftçi, Ayşenur Bolukçu, Volkan Kara, Mehlika İşcan, İsmail Sarbay, Akif Turna)
( 26th ESTS Meeting Slovenia 2018).
15. Outcomes of Extended Thymectomy in Myasthenic and Non-Myasthenic Thymus Tumors
(Ezel Erşen, Hasan Volkan Kara, Burcu Kılıç, Mehlika İşcan, Akif Turna, Kamil Kaynak)
Caucasus J Med Sci 2018; 8(2):88-93.
(Ezel Erşen, Burcu Kılıç, Hasan Volkan Kara, Mehlika İşcan, İsmail Sarbay, Ahmet Demirkaya, Selim Minister, Melih Tütüncü, Akif Turna, Kamil Kaynak)
Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques 3, September/2018.
17. Diagnostic Uniportal Video-Assisted Lung Resection in Pediatric Patient Group
Mehmet Kamil Kaynak, Mehlika Iscan, Ismail Sarbay, Akif Turna
8. National Lung Cancer Congress 2018, İzmir
18. Can Long-term Antifungal Therapy Be an Alternative to Surgery in Pulmonary Aspergilloma?
(Hasan Volkan Kara, Ezel Erşen, Mehlika İşcan, İsmail Sarbay, Merve Ekinci, Akif Turna)
AnatolianClinic the Journal of Medical Sciences 2018, 23; 3:189194 https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.413147
19. Uniportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery book,
Translation of "Uniportal VATC for Pneumothorax and Interstitial Lung Disease" pp: 181-184
Mehlika Iscan
20. Awake Videothoroscopic Surgery Under Spontaneous Ventilation with Regional Anesthesia and Sedation
(Ezel Erşen, Burcu Kılıç, HV Kara, Mehlika İşcan, İsmail Sarbay, Cem Sayılgan, Akif Turna, Kamil Kaynak)
Journal of Izmir Chest Hospital, Volume XXXII Issue 3, 2018
(Mehlika İşcan, İsmail Sarbay, Akif Turna)
10th Turkish Thoracic Surgery Congress Poster Presentation, Antalya 2019
22. A rare case: Pulmonary Xanthoma
(Mehlika İşcan, İsmail Sarbay, Merve Ekinci, Şebnem Batur, Nil Çomunoğlu, Akif Turna, Mehmet Kamil Kaynak)
10. Turkish Thoracic Surgery Congress Poster Presentation, Antalya 2019
23. Uniportal Videothoracoscopic Extended "Extended" Thymectomy
Mehlika Iscan, Merve Ekinci, Akif Turna, Mehmet Kamil Kaynak
10. Turkish Thoracic Surgery Congress Poster Presentation, Antalya 2019
(Mehlika İşcan, Burcu Kılıç, Akif Turna, Mehmet Kamil Kaynak)
10. Turkish Thoracic Surgery Congress Selected Oral Presentation, Antalya 2019
25. Mediastinal Hamartoma Giving Impression of Thymoma in Myasthenia Gravis Patient
(Mehlika İşcan, İsmail Sarbay, Şebnem Batur, Akif Turna)
American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019 7(12), 305-307. DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-7-12-1
(Akif Turna, HVKara, Melek Ağkoç, Berat Sözen, Mehlika İşcan, Ezel Erşen, Mehmet Kamil Kaynak)
Journal of Thoracic Oncology October 2019 Volume 14, Issue 10, Supplement, Page S1100 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.2455
27. Minimally Invasive Pectus Surgery / Minimally Invasive Pectus Surgery
(Mehlika İŞCAN, Kamil KAYNAK)
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, ASYOD Current Chest Diseases Series, Volume 7 Issue 3, December 2019. DOI: 10.5152/gghs.2019.048
28. A Rare Case: Pulmonary Xanthoma /A Rare Case: Pulmonary Xanthoma
(Mehlika İşcan, Merve Ekinci, Nil Çomunoglu, Mehmet Kamil Kaynak)
Caucasian Journal of Medical Sciences April 2020, doi: 10.5505/kjms.2020.23245 Pages 65 - 67
29. The effect of minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair on thoracic scoliosis
(Mehlika İşcan, Burcu Kılıç, Akif Turna, Mehmet Kamil Kaynak)
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, October 2020, doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezaa328
30. Contralateral hemopneumothorax after penetrating thoracic trauma: A case report
(Mehlika Iscan)
World Journal of Clinical Cases, doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i15.3773
31. Minimally Invasive Thoracic Approaches, Chapter: Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery p:239
(Mehlika Iscan, Akif Turna)
Patents
Awards
Organized by the European Society of Thoracic Surgery
Robotic Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program
Turkish Thoracic Surgery Association
Turkish Thoracic Society
ESTS European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (https://www.ctsnet.org/home/miscan)
ERS European Respiratory Society
ASCVTS The Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery