Is ultrasound guidance necessary to avoid complications in the implantation of venous access ports?

Background: The aim of this study was to present demographic information of patients undergoing totally implantable venous access port (TIVAP) implantation and to investigate the rates of early and late complications, assessing the benefits of performing the procedure underUS guidance.

Methods: From May 2018 to December 2023, the outcomes of a total of 537 TIVAP implantation procedures were analyzed retrospectively. Data of the surgeons' experiences for both puncture methods (anatomical landmarks and ultrasound guidance) are presented in the study.

Endovascular and surgical management of splenic artery aneurysms.

Background: Although true splenic artery aneurysms (SAA) are rare, due to advancements in imaging techniques, they are seen more frequently. The aim of this study is to present our strategy of managing patients with SAA.

Methods: Retrospectively, 13 patients who were treated in a tertiary university care center between 2012 and 2020 were included.

Endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment (EPSIT) versus sinus laser therapy (SiLaT) for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus.

Introduction: New surgical treatment methods are being investigated in sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease. Minimal invasive methods such as endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment (EPSIT) and sinus laser therapy (SiLaT) have promising results and advantages of laparoscopic surgery.

Aim: To compare the efficiency and safety of EPSIT with SiLaT.

Femoral artery aneurysm developed on intimal sarcoma: Case report.

Intimal angiosarcoma is a rare vascular malignancy, and diagnosis is very difficult due to nonspecific symptoms. There are controversial points regarding the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of intimal angiosarcomas. The purpose of this case report was to evaluate the diagnosis and treatment process of a patient diagnosed with femoral artery intimal angiosarcoma.

Complete Response Evaluation of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Using Textural Features Obtained from T2 Weighted Imaging and ADC Maps.

Background: The prediction of pathological responses for locally advanced rectal cancer using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is a challenging task for radiologists, as residual tumor cells can be mistaken for fibrosis. Texture analysis of MR images has been proposed to understand the underlying pathology.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the responses of lesions to CRT in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer using the first-order textural features of MRI T2-weighted imaging (T2-WI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps.

The learning curve of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a comparison of three inexperienced surgeons.

Introduction: Studies with inexperienced surgeons in terms of the learning curve for laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair are limited.

Aim: To compare three inexperienced surgeons in terms of the learning curve without supervision.

Material And Methods: Patients' data, which were from consecutive laparoscopic TEP hernioplasties between December 2017 and February 2020, were analysed retrospectively.

Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Single-Incision Versus Conventional Multiport Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy: A Single Institution Experience.

Objectives: Single-incision laparoscopic procedures have been gaining popularity in recent years due to their minimal incisional morbidity and improved cosmetic outcomes. Herein, we will compare the feasibility and outcomes of single-incision and conventional multiport laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy.

Methods: This study involves consecutive patients who underwent either single-incision or conventional multiport laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy from March 2007 to February 2014.

The diagnostic efficacy of computed tomography in detecting diaphragmatic injury secondary to thoracoabdominal penetrating traumas: a comparison with diagnostic laparoscopy.

Background: This study was designed to investigate the diagnostic efficacy of computed tomography (CT) for the detection diaphragmatic injury in cases undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy in left thoracoabdominal penetrating injuries.

Methods: Demographic properties, stabbed body region, additional injuries, hemodynamic parameters, time to admission, diagnostic examinations, and type of treatment were retrospectively reviewed in one hundred and eight patients presenting with left thoracoabdominal injury after penetrating sharp object injury between April 2010 and December 2014. Preoperative CT scans of all patients were reviewed blind to the results of surgical evaluation.