A very early onset MNGIE-like syndrome with POLG1 mutation and accompanying leukoencephalopathy.

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy (MNGIE) is a well-known mitochondrial depletion syndrome. Since Van Goethem et al. described MNGIE syndrome with pathogenic POLG1 mutations in 2003, POLG1 gene became a target for MNGIE patients.

Can Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing Procedure Take the Place of Open Method in the Surgical Treatment of Girls with Inguinal Hernia?

Objectives: Percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) method for inguinal hernia (IH) repair in girls is increasingly used in clinics especially experienced in minimal invasive surgery. We aimed to evaluate and compare our results of laparoscopic PIRS and the open procedure for IH repair in girls in our series.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated female patients in our pediatric surgery clinic who underwent IH surgery between 2012 and 2017 and results were assessed statistically.

Histopathological effects of β-hCG and vitamin C on the detorsioned testicle in rats with unilateral testicular torsion.

Background: Testicular torsion is still an urgent surgical condition and without any treatment it can cause infertility. The main pathophysiology of testicular torsion ischaemic injury however; the main sequalae of detorsion is reperfusion injury. Furthermore; treatments to prevent ischemic reperfusion injury due to decreased blood flow are important to preserve testicular function.

Assessment of Patients with Hirschsprung Disease and the Use of Laparoscopy.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate patients who were diagnosed and treated due to Hirschsprung disease (HD) in our clinic.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the demographic and clinical findings of the patients with HD, who were operated in our clinic between January 2010 and December 2015.

Results: During study period, 28 patients (19 male 9 female) were found to be operated due to HD in our clinic.

Thoracoscopic Resection in the Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax.

Objectives: We retrospectively evaluated the patients with primer spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) who were treated with thoracoscopic resection.

Methods: We retrospectively collected the data of the patients with a spontaneous pneumothorax who were operated with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) between 2010 and 2016.

Results: During the study period, 10 patients applied to our hospital with spontaneous pneumothorax.

Evaluation of Neurotoxicity of Multiple Anesthesia in Children Using Visual Evoked Potentials.

Objectives: Anesthetic applications may cause increased neuronal damage in infants and children. Commonly cognitive or learning disability tests were used to investigate the neurological progress in children. Visual Evoked Potential is a gross electrical signal generated by the occipital regions of the cerebral cortex in response to visual stimulation and an objective assessment of brain function.

Kidney Transplantation Outcomes in Temporarily Protected Syrian Patients With End-Stage Renal Failure in Turkey.

Background: Approximately 6.3 million Syrian people migrated to other countries due to war since 2011. There are more than 3.

The protective effects of sesamol in a neonatal rat model of necrotizing enterocolitis.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe gastrointestinal inflammatory disease associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Its pathophysiology includes hypoxic-ischemic injury that may be related to oxygen-derived free radical formation. Sesamol is considered to be an antioxidant and free radical scavenger with anti-inflammatory effects.

Can serum soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor be an effective marker in the diagnosis of appendicitis and differentiation of complicated cases?

Background: Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a new biomarker of inflammation level. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether suPAR levels could be useful to detect acute appendicitis and to differentiate uncomplicated appendicitis (UA) from complicated appendicitis (CA).

Methods: We prospectively studied 105 patients consisting of 40 UA cases, 40 CA cases, and 25 control patients.

Comparison of the Supreme™ and ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airways in infants: a prospective randomised clinical study.

Background: The Supreme™ and ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airways (LMAs) are widely used in paediatric anaesthesia; however, LMA use in infants is limited because many anaesthesiologists prefer to use tracheal intubation in infants. In this study, we compared the Supreme and ProSeal LMAs in infants by measuring their performance characteristics, including insertion features, ventilation parameters, induced changes in haemodynamics and rates of postoperative complications.

Methods: Infants of ASA physical status I scheduled for elective, minor, lower abdominal surgery were divided into two groups: the Supreme LMA group and the ProSeal LMA group.

Laparoscopic repair in children with traumatic bladder perforation.

Here, we report two patients with a traumatic intraperitoneal bladder dome rupture repaired by laparoscopic intracorporeal sutures. The first patient was a 3-year old boy was admitted with a history of road accident. He had a traumatic lesion on his lower abdomen and a pelvic fracture.

Percutaneous internal ring suturing as a first choice laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair method in girls: a single-center study in 148 patients.

Introduction: We sought to retrospectively assess the operative findings and clinical outcomes of 148 girls who underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with the percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) technique.

Methods: Between 2010 and 2014, girls with inguinal hernia underwent surgery using the laparoscopic PIRS technique described by Patkowski. Demographic and perioperative findings, complications, and recurrences were evaluated.

Determinants of General Health, Work-Related Strain, and Burnout in Public Versus Private Emergency Medical Technicians in Istanbul.

This study investigated the impact of working for public versus private ambulance services in Turkey and elaborated on predictors of mental, physical, and emotional well-being in emergency medical technicians (EMT-Bs). In this observational cross-sectional study, an 81-question self-report survey was used to gather data about employee demographics, socioeconomic status, educational background, working conditions, and occupational health and workplace safety (OHS), followed by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), the Work-Related Strain Inventory (WRSI), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) with three subscales: Emotional Exhaustion (MBI-EE), Depersonalization (MBI-DP), and Diminished Personal Accomplishment (MBI-PA). In 2011, 1,038 EMT-Bs worked for publicly operated and 483 EMT-Bs worked for privately owned ambulance services in Istanbul, Turkey, of which 606 (58.

Amyand's hernia: 11years of experience.

Purpose: Presence of the vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia sac is known as Amyand's hernia. This may present as a tender inguinal swelling and is often misdiagnosed as irreducible or strangulated hernia.

Methods: Between January 2003 and December 2013 we treated 4498 patients with inguinal hernias and performed 3267 appendectomies.

Oesophageal duplication cyst mimicking hydatid cyst in endemic areas.

The cystic appearance of both oesophageal duplications and pulmonary hydatid cysts can cause a misdiagnosis very easily due to rarity of cystic oesophageal duplications beside the higher incidence of hydatid cyst, especially in endemic areas. Here we report a 7-year-old girl with an oesophageal duplication cyst on the left side misdiagnosed as a hydatid cyst. The aim of the study is to report rare oesophageal duplications in the differential diagnosis of intrathoracic cysts.

Impact of Spleen Size on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Children.

Background. The aim of our study is to compare the efficacy of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) between enlarged spleens and normal sized spleens. Methods.

Ultrasound-guided hydrostatic reduction of intussusception with saline: Safe and effective.

Purpose: The study was undertaken to assess the efficacy of ultrasound-guided saline enema in reducing intussusception and to determine the role of age and duration of symptoms on this event.

Methods: The case records of patients who were treated for intussusception at our institutions over the past 10 years were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 419 patients were treated for intussusception and 375 of them were included into the study.