Evaluation of Overall Survival and Disease-Free Survival in Patients Receiving Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Comparison of Living Versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplants: Results of 15 Years of Experience.

Objective: Research comparing patients who received liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has produced varying outcomes regarding survival and disease-free survival. The objective of this study is to determine the factors that influence the disease-free and overall survivals of those who have undergone LT for HCC and to compare the outcomes of living versus deceased donor liver transplants.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data on patients aged 18 and above who received LT for HCC from 2006 to 2022.

Predictive Factors of BK Virus Development in Kidney Transplant Recipients and the Effect of Low-Dose Tacrolimus Plus Everolimus on Clinical Outcomes.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the predictive factors of BK virus viremia/nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients and to evaluate the effects of low-dose tacrolimus plus everolimus.

Materials And Methods: This study included 3654 kidney transplant recipients. The patients were divided into 2 groups: group 1 were BK virus negative (n = 3525, 96.

A novel laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair technique: single-port lateral non-abdominal pre-peritoneal approach.

Purpose: Open and endoscopic techniques have been described for the treatment of inguinal hernia, but the gold standard treatment method is yet to be defined. Recurrence rates after inguinal hernia surgery vary between 10 and 15%, and chronic pain is seen in 10-12% of patients. This study aimed to introduce a new surgical technique called lateral non-abdominal pre-peritoneal repair for inguinal hernia surgery.

The Factors Affecting Mortality After Pediatric Liver Transplantation and Long-Term Survival Outcomes: A Single Center Experience.

Background: Liver transplantation (LT) is a treatment modality in the pediatric population for several diseases like biliary atresia, metabolic liver disease, hepatoblastoma, and so on. According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, 5-year survival was reported as 85.4% to 93.

Impact of COVID-19 on operating assignments in residency training of endocrine surgery: A retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: Airborne pandemics illustrate a significant problem in training grounds. From the endocrine surgery point of view, we scrutinized the impact of Covid-19 on general surgery residency training in our university hospital.

Methods: The number of endocrine procedure curves was forecasted using the expert modeler in a time series model from March to September 2020 based on data from previous years.

Long-term results of liver transplantation for maple syrup urine disease: A single-center experience in Turkey.

Objectives: Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder. Despite the advances in medical nutrition therapies, classical phenotype causes severe neurological disorders and sudden death. It is known that MSUD patients do not experience metabolic attacks despite their free diet after liver transplantation (LT).

Prognosis and Treatment for Active and Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients; Single Center Experience.

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prognostic factors and treatment alternatives of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in renal transplant patients.

Methods: Three thousand renal transplant patients were included in the study. The patients were first divided into 2 groups.

Rare Relationship Between the Right Hepatic Artery and Common Hepatic Duct in Living Donor Right Hepatectomy.

In living donor liver transplant, it is vital to perceive the hepatic artery anatomy and its variants. In the normal hepatic artery pattern, the common hepatic artery originates from the celiac artery to form the proper hepatic artery and gastroduodenal artery. The proper hepatic artery divides into right and left branches that supply the right and left lobes of the liver, respectively.

Learning-by-teaching coming into play as a reliable trick for lower GI procedures: a learning curve analysis in 13,210 operative logs including the COVID-19 era.

After suspecting a plunge in the operative case logs in our clinic, we wanted to explore the COVID-19 impact on surgical training side of the lower gastrointestinal procedures to raise awareness of the possible cracks in the pillars of general surgery residency. Comparing the coronavirus impact to previous years starting from 2014, we examined the procedures of our residents for their roles in the operating room. We performed interrupted time-series analyses to get a sense of the magnitude and then used a new index to identify the trend of change in operator-to-first assistant rate of experience and searched for signs of learning-by-teaching motives.

Impact of older age on the long-term survival in living-donor liver transplantation: A propensity score matching analysis.

Background: Prevalence of the end-stage liver disease in the elderly patients indicating a liver transplantation (LT) has been increasing. There is no universally accepted upper age limit for LT candidates but the functional status of older patients is important in pre-LT evaluation. This study aimed to examine the impact of older age on survival after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).

Safety and Threshold Analysis of Preoperative Platelets in Right Lobe Living Donors for Liver Transplantation.

Background: Low perioperative platelet count is a powerful independent risk factor for posthepatectomy liver failure. Usually, categorical effect of thrombocytopenia was taken into account; upper thresholds were not studied in depth, exclusively in living liver donors.

Methods: Living liver donors who underwent right hepatectomy were included.