The comparison of short-term results of marsupialization method in operated patients with acute pilonidal abscess and chronic pilonidal sinus.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the short term results of the marsupialization method for the treatment of patients with acute pilonidal abscess and chronic pilonidal sinus disease treated in single step and to investigate the feasibility of final pilonidal sinus treatment in single step in patients with pilonidal abscess.

Material And Methods: A total of 58 patients who were operated on using the marsupialization method were included in this study. Patients with acute pilonidal abscess were included in Group 1 (23 patients) and those with chronic pilonidal sinus disease were included in Group 2 (35 patients).

Ozone Treatment for Chronic Anal Fistula: It Is Not Promising.

The aim of this study is to assess the effect of ozone gas in the treatment of anorectal fistulae. The tip of a 20 G intravenous cannula was inserted from the fistula orifice. Medical ozone was introduced into the fistula.

The Role of Doctors and Patients in Appendicitis Perforation.

In this study, we aimed to determine factors that cause appendix perforations and to identify the role of physicians and patients in contributing to the cause of these perforations. This study was conducted between April 2010 and May 2015 and included 64 patients with perforated appendicitis. Patients' medical records were examined for factors that might have contributed to perforation, and the roles of patients and physicians in perforation appendicitis were evaluated.

The comparison of the effectiveness of tomography and Alvarado scoring system in patients who underwent surgery with the diagnosis of appendicitis.

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of computed tomography and Alvarado scoring system in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in patients who underwent appendectomy with the preliminary diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Material And Methods: One hundred and one patients who underwent appendectomy with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis between January and December 2011 were included in the study. Alvarado scores were calculated, and abdominal tomography scans were obtained for each patient before surgery.

Scar Endometrioma: An Uncommon Yet Easily Treated Condition.

Objective: To illustrate and emphasize the need for keeping scar endometrioma in mind in order to facilitate an early diagnosis in cases of a mass detected on the abdominal wall in women who have undergone a cesarean section.

Study Design: Records of 21 patients were reviewed retrospectively. All the patients complained of a mass on the abdominal wall and had undergone cesarean section in the past.

A Rare Parasitic Infection: Primary Intradural Extramedullary Hydatid Cyst.

Echinococcus granulosus infrequently induces spinal hydatid cysts, and intradural hydatid cysts are extremely rare among these spinal hydatid cysts. We report a 30-year-old man with a history of progressive back pain caused by a previous back injury. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a spinal intradural cystic lesion.

A Case of Duodenal Obstruction and Pancreatitis Due to Intragastric Balloon.

Background: Intragastric balloons have several advantages such as easy placement and low complication rates over other bariatric procedures. It is very rare for intragastric balloons to dislodge and give rise to pancreatitis. In this article, we present a case of duodenal obstruction caused by a gastric balloon leading to pancreatitis.

A prolapsed intraductal papilloma: a case report.

Intraductal papillomas (IP) are benign papillary lesions caused by proliferation of mammary ductal epithelium. IP occurs in the breast tissue. Prolapse of IP from nipple can be rarely seen.