Negative Bronchoscopy or Computed Tomography Radiation in Children with Suspected Foreign Body Aspiration? Pros and Cons.

Background: The aim of this study was to analyse patients who underwent bronchoscopy for suspected foreign body aspiration (FBA) and to evaluate the properties of computed tomography (CT) in preventing unnecessary bronchoscopy, which carries the risk of serious complications.

Methods: All patients younger than 18 years of age who were evaluated for FBA at a tertiary children's hospital between June 2014 and February 2023.

Results: A total of 165 children were included in this study.

Accidental ingestion of concentrated white vinegar in Hatay children in Turkey.

White vinegar which contains high concentrations (~85 %) of acetic acid is a staple ingredient used in food preparation in many Mediterranean cuisines but in small amounts. Being corrosive, it can cause ulcerative injury to the oropharynx and oesophagus and upset the stomach with resulting nausea and vomiting. This study presents 11 cases of paediatric patients (five boys and six girls, aged between 11 and 89 months) with oesophageal strictures who drank white vinegar by accident.

Oxidative stress responses of virtual reality use in refugee children undergoing elective surgery: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: With the Virtual Reality (VR) technique, 3D movies can be made for refugee children for pre-operative stress. The study aims to reveal the oxidative responses of the VR technique in pre-operative anxiety in elective surgery in children aged 5-12 years.

Methods: The Study was designed according to the CONSORT checklist with a randomized controlled parallel design.

Secondary blast injury: radiological characteristics of shrapnel injuries in children.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the radiological images of child victims suffering from secondary blast injuries, to reveal organ-based injury patterns and their interrelationships, and to record mortality rates that may develop due to injured systems.

Methods: A total of 65 patients with secondary blast injury due to bomb explosion were included in the study. Injury findings due to shrapnel in radiologic images of the patients were examined.

The Role of Acidic Urine on Detrusor Pressure in Patients with Overactive Bladder: A Urodynamic Evaluation.

Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between urine pH value and urodynamic parameters in patients with overactive bladder.

Methods: The patients' data whose underwent standard urodynamic study at two tertiary centers in our city. The period between January 2015-January 2021 was reviewed retrospectively.

The Benign Renal Masses that Were Exposed after Nephron-Sparing Surgery: "Postsurgical Fatty Tumor." Is It Related to the Surgical Technique?

After nephron-sparing surgery (NSS), postsurgical fatty tumor could be mistakenly reported as angiomyolipoma during radiologic imaging of some patients. In the present paper, we studied the postsurgical fatty tumor detected after NSS but not covered before in the literature. In addition, we also evaluated whether the postsurgical fatty tumor was related to the surgical technique employed.

Can olive oil prevent distal colon mucosal atrophy caused by disuse in rats with colostomy? An experimental animal study.

This study aims to investigate the effects of pure olive oil on mucosal atrophy of the distal colon in rats. <br/><br/>Material and methods: The study included 28 male albino Wistar rats weighing 300-350 g. A total of 28 animals were randomly allocated to four groups: group 1: control group (n = 6); group 2: ostomy group (n = 6); group 3: ostomy + saline group (n = 8); group 4: ostomy + olive oil group (n = 8).

Can Urinary KIM-1 and NGAL Predict Management Endoscopic Surgery in Acute Unilateral Obstructive Stone Disease? Results from a Prospective Cohort Study.

Introduction: Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) are the leading novel biomarkers used efficiently in acute kidney injury (AKI). The levels of these biomarkers increase especially in the early period of nephrotoxic and ischemic renal damage. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical importance of NGAL and KIM-1 biomarkers used in the effective evaluation of kidney functions in patients with acute unilateral obstructive stone disease (AUOSD) in the management of endoscopic surgery.

Successful Treatment of Major Abdominal Trauma in a 9-year-old Male due to Bomb Explosion.

The present case report describes a pediatric patient that sustained and survived major abdominal trauma due to an open-air explosion during the Syrian civil war. A 9-year-old male patient was brought to our hospital's paediatric emergency department after a bomb explosion that occurred 8 hours prior to presentation. The patient had a severe flap-like skin defect that extended from the below the umbilicus to the right femur.

The histopathological effect of tissue adhesive on urethra wound healing process: An experimental animal study.

Introduction And Objective: The present study aimed to determine the histopathological effect of Tisseel tissue adhesive on the urethral wound healing process after urethroplasty in a rat model.

Study Design: A total of 24 animals were randomly allocated into three groups: Group 1; control group (n = 6); Group 2; suture-closure group (n = 9); and Group 3; suture + adhesive group (n = 9). In group 2, an incision 4 mm long was made on the ventral skin of the penis along the midline from the glans penis, to open the dartos muscle, corpus spongiosum, and urethra.

Innocent Children in the Syrian Civil War.

Introduction:  Our aim is to present the clinical and surgical characteristics of the children affected by the Syrian civil war.

Materials And Methods:  Medical records were reviewed retrospectively for Syrian war victims between the ages of 0 and 18 who were brought to the emergency department of the Education and Research Hospital between March 2011 and March 2019. Each patient was evaluated with respect to demographic data (gender, age), type of injury, history of operations in Syria, injured organ(s), accompanying traumas and the mortality and trauma score.

Comparison of Oral Sodium Bicarbonate and Solifenacin Treatment in Female Overactive Bladder Patients With Acidic Urine pH.

Objective: In this study, we planned to compare the effects of oral sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) and anticholinergic (solifenacin) treatments in women with overactive bladder (OAB) and acidic urine pH values (<6).

Methods: According to the referral order of OAB patients, 8 g/d oral NaHCO3 (group 1) or 5 mg/d solifenacin succinate (group 2) was given to the patients. Both treatment regimens were applied one at a time for 12 weeks in total.

Tuba-ovarian auto-amputation caused by ovarian teratoma in an adolescent girl.

Atıcı A, Yılmaz E, Karaman A, Apaydın S, Afşarlar ÇE. Tuba-ovarian auto-amputation caused by ovarian teratoma in an adolescent girl. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 90-92.

Effects of urine alkalinization with sodium bicarbonate orally on lower urinary tract symptoms in female patients: a pilot study.

Introduction And Hypothesis: In this study, we planned to explore the effects of sodium bicarbonate orally (NaHCO3) treatment on female patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) who have acidic urine pH values (<6).

Methods: NaHCO3 was given orally to 33 female patients for 4 weeks at a dose of 2 × 4 g/day. Laboratory values, bladder diary, the Patient Perception of Bladder Condition Score (PPBC), Patient Perception of Intensity of Urgency Scale (PPIUS), Overactive Bladder-Validated 8-question Awareness tool (OAB-V8), Pelvic Pain and Urgency & Frequency Patient Symptom Scale tests (PUFSS), and the King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) scores before and after treatment were compared.

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: an unusual cause of recurrent intussusception in a 7-year-old boy.

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by intestinal hamartomatous polyps in association with mucocutaneous pigmentations. Main symptoms of PJS in childhood are abdominal pain, obstruction, intussusception, and bleeding from hamartomatous polyps. PJS carries a high risk of gastrointestinal cancer with advancing years.

Factors affecting mortality in stage 3b necrotizing enterocolitis.

This study aimed to determine the factors that may affect the development of mortality in patients with stage 3b necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Between January 2005 and December 2012, patients with the diagnosis of stage 3b NEC who were surgically treated were enrolled in the study. Gestational age, birth weight, presence of hypoxemia history, major congenital heart diseases, enteral feeding, age at perforation, drainage type, operation, and laboratory findings were considered regarding their possible relationship with mortality.