The association between the lymph node ratio, surgical margin, and survival in patients with colon cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy.

Objectives: To investigate the prognostic significant of lymph node ratio and surgical margins in patients with colon cancer undergoing surgery.

Methods: This observational and retrospective study was conducted at Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty, between 1 January, 2010 and 31 November, 2020. A series of 137 patients who had undergone surgical resection of colon carcinoma were included in this study.

Efficacy of stomach-partitioning on gastric emptying in patients undergoing palliative gastrojejunostomy for malign gastric outlet obstruction.

Background: Palliative efficacy of conventional gastrojejunostomy in palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction is debatable. This study aims to compare the outcomes of conventional gastrojejunostomy and stomach-partitioning gastrojejunostomy and to explore the factors influencing the delayed gastric emptying after surgery in patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction.

Methods: The study subjects were divided into the following two groups based on whether the stomach was partitioned or not: Conventional gastrojejunostomy and stomach-partitioning gastrojejunostomy.

Ethyl pyruvate treatment ameliorates pancreatic damage: evidence from a rat model of acute necrotizing pancreatitis.

Introduction: Ethyl pyruvate (EP), a natural flavoring and fragrance agent, has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions. We tested the potential beneficial effects of EP in a rat model of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP), a serious condition with a significant inflammatory explosion and oxidative stress.

Material And Methods: Fifty-two adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: sham + saline, sham + EP, ANP + saline, and ANP + EP.

Diagnostic Value of Plasma Pentraxin-3 in Acute Appendicitis.

Purpose: To measure serum PTX3 levels in patients admitted with right lower quadrant pain to emergency department and to investigate whether this parameter will be helpful for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted with a group of 89 patients over 17 years of age who were admitted with the complaint of right lower quadrant pain to ED and had a preliminary diagnosis of acute appendicitis clinically and the control group of 31 healthy volunteers in a tertiary university hospital for 3 months.

Results: Median PTX3 levels were 3.

N-acetylcysteine amid reduces pancreatic damage in a rat model of acute necrotizing pancreatitis.

Background: Inflammatory explosion and oxidative stress are important mechanisms of injury in acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP). This study investigated the effects of N-acetylcysteine amid (NACA), a novel cell-permeant antioxidant with anti-inflammatory activity, on experimental ANP in rats.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-two adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were used, and ANP was induced by cerulein.

A 20-year study on 190 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism in a developing country: Turkey experience.

The aim of this study was to present our 20-year experience regarding primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). PHPT patients who underwent parathyroidectomy in our clinic were reviewed retrospectively. There were 190 PHPT patients, of whom 137 were asymptomatic (72%).

Effects of glutamine alone on the acute necrotizing pancreatitis in rats.

Background: The effects of the glutamine on the acute pancreatitis are controversial in the clinical and experimental studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of glutamine alone on acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) induced by glycodeoxycholic acid in rats.

Material And Methods: Fifty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 300-350 g were used.

Effects of clotrimazol on the acute necrotizing pancreatitis in rats.

This study aims to investigate the influence of clotrimazol (CLTZ) on acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) induced by glycodeoxycholic acid in rats. Rats were divided into five groups as sham + saline, sham + CLTZ, sham + polyethylene glycol, ANP + saline, and ANP + CLTZ. ANP in rats was induced by glycodeoxycholic acid.

A study on 107 patients with acute mesenteric ischemia over 30 years.

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a life threatening cause of acute abdomen. The purpose of this study is to define risk factors that predict the adverse outcome of AMI and to present our experience in the last 30 years. Hospital records and clinical data of 107 patients undergoing surgical intervention for AMI during the last 30 year period were reviewed and clinical outcomes as well as factors influencing mortality were analyzed.