Correlation of TIRADS scoring in thyroid nodules with preoperative fine needle aspiration biopsy and postoperative specimen pathology.

Introduction: The aim of our study is to determine the value of Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems (TIRADS) scoring in predicting malignancy in thyroid nodules by examining its relationship with fine needle aspiration biopsy and postoperative histopathological results.

Materials And Methods: In this study, patients who underwent surgery after ultrasonographic examination and fine needle aspiration biopsy for thyroid nodules at the General Surgery Clinic of Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine between January 2014 and November 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The thyroid ultrasonography and fine needle aspiration biopsy of the included patients were performed by a clinician with 15 years of experience.

Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the New Cleveland Clinic Colorectal Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire.

Purpose: This study aims to adapt and validate the Cleveland Clinic Colorectal Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (CCF-CaQL) in Turkish, addressing the significant need for reliable, language-specific QoL measures for colorectal cancer (CRC) in Turkiye. This effort fills a critical gap in CRC patient care, enhancing both patient-provider communication and disease-specific QoL assessment.

Methods: The CCF-CaQL was translated into Turkish, verified for accuracy, and reviewed for clarity and relevance.

Site specific genetic differences in colorectal cancer via Next-Generation-Sequencing using a multigene panel.

Aim: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been proposed as a comprehensive and efficient genomic profiling tool to guide personalized therapy for colorectal cancer. This study aimed to review the site-specific difference and the potential benefits of actionable mutation panel for colorectal cancer in relation to the clinicopathological features.

Material And Methods: One hundred and six patients who underwent colorectal surgery with curative or palliative intent for histopathologically confirmed carcinoma between June 2016 and June 2018 were identified from a prospectively maintained database.

Management and Morbidity of Major Pelvic Hemorrhage in Complex Abdominopelvic Surgery.

Introduction: Hemorrhage is a challenging complication of pelvic surgery. This study aimed to analyze the causes, management, and factors associated with morbidity in patients experiencing major pelvic hemorrhage during complex abdominopelvic surgery.

Methods: Patients who had major intraoperative pelvic hemorrhage during complex abdominopelvic surgery at 11 tertiary referral centers between 1997 and 2017 were included.

Analysis of appendiceal neoplasms in 1,423 appendectomy specimens: a 10-year retrospective cohort study from a single institution.

Objective: This study aimed to reveal the incidence, clinicopathological, and oncological outcomes of appendiceal neoplasms.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study from a single institution. Patients with a pathological diagnosis of malignancy who underwent appendectomy between January 2011 and 2021 were included in the study, and groups were formed according to pathological type.

Migration of Tenckhoff Catheter to Sigmoid Colon: A Rare Delayed Complication.

Bowel perforation associated with inserted peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter mainly occurs during the perioperative period. Delayed bowel perforation is difficult to diagnose because of its different clinical signs and rarity. A 53-year-old woman developed acute abdomen after her PD catheter was changed.

Management of pericatheter dialysate leaks using hemostatic agents.

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is one of the treatment modalities used in end-stage renal disease. The most common cause of failure is catheter-related complications. Dialysate leak represents a major noninfectious complication of PD.

The role of C-reactive protein ratio in predicting mortality in patients with Fournier gangrene.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the C-reactive protein (CRP) ratio for the survival of patients with Fournier gangrene (FG).

Methods: Fifty-two patients with FG between January 2011 and September 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Data on clinical presentation, Fournier Gangrene Severity Index (FGSI), CRP ratio, management, and outcome were analyzed.

Prognostic significance of preoperative hemoglobin and albumin levels and lymphocyte and platelet counts (HALP) in patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer.

Background/objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between HALP score and postoperative complications (According to Clavien-Dindo classification 3 and above), in patients with colo-rectal cancer who underwent curative surgical resection and to determine its clinical value in predicting prognosis.

Methods: 279 patients who underwent curative surgery for colorectal cancer between 2015-2018 were included in the study. The HALP value was calculated by dividing the product of hemoglobin (g/L), albumin (g/L), lymphocytes (/ L) by the number of platelets (/ L).

Intraabdominal Schwannomas Single-center experience.

Objective: Intraabdominal schwannomas are rare benign tumors. In this study, we aimed to present our clinical experience in patients with intrabdominally located Schwannoma.

Material-method: Patients who received the diagnosis of intrabdominal schwannoma between 2011-2019 were retrospectively examined.

Laparoscopic versus open complete meso-colic excision for right-sided colon cancer. Analysis of short-term outcomes.

Scopo Dello Studio: L'emicolectomia destra per escissione mesocolica completa (EMC) laparoscopica mostrerebbe benefici comparabili a breve termine, nonché esiti patologici e oncologici per la chirurgia a cielo aperto. Lo scopo di questo studio era di confrontare la tecnica laparoscopica e la EMC aperta per i tumori del colon sul lato destro in termini di campioni patologici e risultati a breve termine.

Materiale E Metodi: I dati dei pazienti sottoposti a EMC laparoscopica (n=31) e EMC aperto (n=35) per adenocarcinoma del colon destro tra gennaio 2016 e giugno 2019 sono stati analizzati retrospettivamente.

Perineal scar endometriosis involving the anal sphincter. A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Perineal endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue in the perineal region. Early diagnosis and treatment is important due to anal sphincter involvement in almost half of the patients. Endoanal ultrasonography is a reliable technique in the assessment of perineal endometriosis with anal sphincter involvement.

Endosonograpy-confirmed long-term outcomes of ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract procedure for complex perianal fistulas.

Objective: As the short-term outcomes may overestimate the true success rates of sphincter-sparing techniques, and follow- up protocols that were reported based on clinical criteria do not ideally reflect real world outcomes associated with complex perianal fistulas (CPF), this study aimed to reveal clinically and three dimensional endosonograpy confirmed long-term outcomes and analyze the factors associated with recurrences of ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) procedure.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional review was conducted for patients who underwent the LIFT procedure for complex perianal fistulas between October 2015 and February 2017. Cox proportional regression model was used to estimate the mean failure free survival rates and log-rank test was used to compare the outcome distributions for patients who healed vs presented with failure.

The importance of anorectal physiology tests in clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Aim: In this study, we aimed to convert subjective findings to objective findings and to determine the effect of anorectal physiology tests on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with defecatory complaints.

Material And Method: Two hundred and forty patients who applied to the proctology unit between January 2015 and August 2017 were included in our study. The patients were divided into 3 groups based on their presentation complaints; Group 1: Obstructive defecation syndrome(ODS), Group 2: Peroperative except anal incontinence and control after sphincter repair, Group 3: Anal incontinence.

Retrorectal tumor: a single-center 10-years' experience.

Purpose: Retrorectal tumors (RTs) are a rare incidence and recommendations on the ideal surgical approaches are lacking. This study aimed to evaluate outcomes and follow-up results of patients undergoing excision of RTs at our institution.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted for undergoing surgery for RT between January 2009 and January 2019.

Determination of the effects of cryoablation for atrial fibrillation on esophageal functions.

Objective: Periesophageal vagal plexus injury is a complication of cryoablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of cryoablation on esophageal functions and to determine the relationship between esophageal temperature and esophageal motility.

Methods: Twenty patients with symptomatic paroxysmal AF who underwent cryoablation were included in this study.

The effect of anorectal manometric examination on the surgical treatment plan in chronic anal fissure.

Introduction: Although lateral internal sphincterotomy (LIS) is the most preferred surgical treatment for chronic anal fissure, In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative anorectal manometry on surgical treatment choice in patients presenting with anal fissure.

Material And Methods: Between January-2015 and August-2017 and whose physical examination revealed chronic anal fissure findings were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups as Group 1 LIS and Group 2 non-LIS.

Short-term results of adipose-derived stem cell therapy for the treatment of complex perianal fistula A single center experience.

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the early results of the safety and efficacy of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) injection along with the repair of the internal orifice in the recovery of complex perianal fistula.

Methods: The study included patients who underwent autologous adipose tissue-derived stemcell injection for complex perianal fistula between December2017 and January2018. The FDA-approved Lipogems® system was used to prepare autologous micro-fragmented adipose stem cells.

Jejunal diverticulosis complicated with perforation: A rare acute abdomen etiology.

Introduction: Jejunal diverticulosis is a rare intestinal pathology with an incidence of 0.5-1%. While most cases are asymptomatic, 30-40% of the cases may become symptomatic with chronic abdominal pain, malabsorption, hemorrhage, diverticulitis, obstruction, abscess formation and, rarely, diverticula perforation.

Early propranolol treatment ameliorates endothelial dysfunction in experimental septic lung.

Background: Recent reports have indicated an improved prognosis in sepsis with β-blocker agents; however, the underlying action mechanism is still under debate.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the potential effect of propranolol on endothelial dysfunction in septic rats.

Material And Methods: The cecal ligation and puncture model (CLP) was used to generate sepsis.

Successful One Stage Surgical Removal of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis with On Pump Beating Heart Technique.

An intravenous leiomyomatoma is a rare benign smooth muscle tumour originating from myometrial veins. Surgical resection is the best treatment for intracardiac extension of intravenous leiomyoma. Here we present a very rare case of intravascular and intracardiac leiomyomatosis.

Comparison of Diverting Colostomy and Bowel Management Catheter Applications in Fournier Gangrene Cases Requiring Fecal Diversion.

In some patients of Fournier gangrene originated from perianal region, it is important to prevent fecal contamination in order to provide healing without wound infection. For this purposes, diverting colostomy or bowel management catheter methods were performed. In this study, it is aimed to carry out a comparison of prognosis and cost efficiency between diverting colostomy and bowel management catheter methods applied for preventing fecal contamination in Fournier's gangrene patients.

Primary gastric tuberculosis mimicking gastric cancer.

A 42-year-old female patient with no previous known diseases who had complaints of postprandial epigastric pain and weight loss and who could not be diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy, although gastric cancer was suspected radiologically and endoscopically, was diagnosed with primary gastric tuberculosis by laparotomy and frozen section. Following anti-tuberculosis treatment, a complete clinical, radiological, and endoscopic response was achieved.

Parameters predicting follicular carcinoma in thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology.

Aim: To determine the parameters supporting the malignancy by comparing demographic features of patients and nodule features in malign and benign nodules according to the pathology results after thyroidectomy in patients with the suspicious fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) results for follicular neoplasia.

Material And Method: Thyroidectomy performed 152 cases with the suspicion of follicular carcinoma owing to the FNAB results were included in the study. Age, radiation exposure history, and serum TSH levels of patients were recorded as well as the ultrasound findings of nodules as nodule count, diameter, internal structure, echogenicity, border features, presence of peripheral halo, and presence of internal micro calcifications.

Comparison of early surgical alternatives in the management of open abdomen: a randomized controlled study.

Background: Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a clinical syndrome characterized by progressive intraabdominal organ dysfunction resulting from an acute increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). In the absence of prompt treatment, ACS can lead to lethal organ failure. Treatment of ACS is achieved by immediate decompression of the abdominal cavity.