Diagnosis and treatment of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: A single center's experience.

Objective: The present study reviews the records of patients with solid pseudopapillary pancreas neoplasm (SPT).

Methods: A total of 13 patients diagnosed with SPT were included in the study. The criteria for SPT in the pathology specimens were the presence of cells with an oval round orthochromatic nucleus, with a thin chromatin structure and no nucleolus distinction, lined around a fibrovascular papilla in cystic areas.

Correlation of TIRADS scoring in thyroid nodules with preoperative fine needle aspiration biopsy and postoperative specimen pathology.

Introduction: The aim of our study is to determine the value of Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems (TIRADS) scoring in predicting malignancy in thyroid nodules by examining its relationship with fine needle aspiration biopsy and postoperative histopathological results.

Materials And Methods: In this study, patients who underwent surgery after ultrasonographic examination and fine needle aspiration biopsy for thyroid nodules at the General Surgery Clinic of Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine between January 2014 and November 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The thyroid ultrasonography and fine needle aspiration biopsy of the included patients were performed by a clinician with 15 years of experience.

Preoperative Immunonutrition and Postoperative Outcomes in Radical Pancreaticoduodenectomy Patients.

Background/aims: This study aimed to compare the patient groups who received and did not receive immunonutrition in terms of mortality and morbidity in patients who underwent radical pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Materials And Methods: Two groups were formed from 40 patients who underwent radical pancreaticoduodenectomy in our clinic in 2021. The patients in study group were given enteral immunonutrition support for 5 days preoperatively.

The Effect of Preoperative Fear of Pain on Postoperative Pain Levels and the Amount of Analgesic Consumption.

Background: Preoperative fear of pain can increase the surgical stress response along with anxiety, increasing postoperative pain and the amount of analgesia consumption.

Aims: To determine the effect of preoperative fear of pain on postoperative pain level and analgesic consumption.

Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used.

Complete mesocolic malposition of the gallbladder: An unusual case report with literature's review.

Anatomic variations and congenital anomalies involving the gallbladder position, shape, and number are frequently encountered on routine abdominal imagings and at surgery. However, most have no clinical significance, but their recognition is important because they may predispose to gallbladder diseases, serve as a potential source of confusion and diagnostic pitfalls for radiologists and surgeons, and increase the risk of inadvertent injury during biliary tract surgery or intervention. We observed an intra-mesocolic gallbladder found unexpectedly during the cholecystectomy in a 65-year-old male patient who was being operated on for acute calculous cholecystitis.

Migration of Tenckhoff Catheter to Sigmoid Colon: A Rare Delayed Complication.

Bowel perforation associated with inserted peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter mainly occurs during the perioperative period. Delayed bowel perforation is difficult to diagnose because of its different clinical signs and rarity. A 53-year-old woman developed acute abdomen after her PD catheter was changed.

Modified techniques versus Hadfield's procedure in patients with periductal mastitis.

Background: Periductal mastitis (PM) is a rare disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the terminal mammary ducts. Complete removal of terminal lactiferous ducts with Hadfield procedure is a previously defined technique in treatment but carries various complications risks. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of modified techniques in the treatment of PM.

The usefulness of drainage-internal capitonnage with/without selective bile duct repair technique for liver hydatid cyst.

Purpose: The aim of the present study is to describe the cavity-reducing internal capitonnage technique that we used for the surgical therapy of liver hydatid cyst, and contribute to the literature by presenting the short- and long-term outcomes of the patients who were operated on with this technique.

Methods: A drainage and internal capitonnage technique was performed on 12 cases due to liver hydatid cyst in our clinic between January 2016 and December 2019.

Results: The mean age of cases was 36.

Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: a rare gallbladder pathology from a single-center perspective.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to review patients with xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC).

Methods: A total of 79 patients diagnosed with XGC were included in the study. The criteria for XGC in the pathology specimens were the presence of histiocytes, cholesterol deposits, lipids, and focal or widespread wall enlargement.

The efficacy of F-FDG PET/CT in the preoperative evaluation of pancreatic lesions.

Purpose: Since the treatment strategy for benign and malignant pancreatic lesions differ, we aimed to evaluate the clinical value of PET/CT in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic lesions.

Methods: Ninety patients who had a histologically confirmed pancreatic lesion were studied. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to investigate the ability of PET/CT to differentiate malignant lesions from benign tumors.

Hemosuccus pancreaticus A case report and review of the literature.

Hemosuccus pancreaticus is a rare clinical condition, defined as a bleeding from an artery around the pancreas or a lesion on the pancreas, to the pancreatic duct. The intensity of bleeding can vary from occult bleeding to life threatening massive acute bleeding. In this article, we aimed to present a 68-year-old man who presented to our clinic with recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain.

Intractable external pancreatic fistula post-necrosectomy treated successfully with a fistulojejunostomy.

Pancreatic fistula formation is a known complication of pancreatic surgery, pancreatitis, and pancreatic injury. We here report a case of a 65-year-old man who was diagnosed with gallstone-induced acute pancreatitis with walledoff pancreatic necrosis. The patient initially underwent medical treatment and percutaneous drainage at 4 weeks.

Intracholecystic Papillary-Tubular Neoplasms (ICPN) of the Gallbladder.

Intracholecystic Papillary-Tubular Neoplasm (ICPN) is a rare tumor characterized by intraluminal papillary growth which may be associated with invasive carcinoma. In this study, we aimed to present the patient with the final pathologic diagnosis of end-stage ICPN presenting with the preliminary diagnosis of Gallbladder cancer. Key words: Cholecystectomy, Intracholecystic papillary neoplasm, Gallbladder cancer.

Importance of Multislice Computed Tomography in Determining the Severity of Chronic Liver Disease State.

Background: In the present study, we aimed to put forward the relationship between multidetector computed tomography findings and scores for liver function evaluation.

Method: Included in the study were 51 patients with liver cirrhosis. Preoperative creatinine levels, international normalized ratio and alpha-fetoprotein values, albumin and sodium levels, the presence of ascites and varices, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores, MELD-Sodium (MELD-Na) scores, and Child-Turcotte-Pugh Classification, the presence of ascites and varices, the size of liver, the size and diameter of the spleen, portal vein diameter, splenic artery diameter, and proper hepatic and right hepatic artery diameter were all determined.

A rare complication in a liver transplant patient: Meckel diverticulum perforation due to biliary stent.

Introduction: Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital lesion of the small intestine. The incidence varies between 0.5% and 2% Biliary stents can be used for the treatment of patients with bile duct complications.

Cyst of the canal of Nuck mimicking inguinal hernia.

Introduction: Coley, in 1892, reported 14 cases of a hydrocele in women. He described this "affection" as being "too rare an anomaly to deserve consideration. The rarity of this finding continues to be described in more current literature of 400 cases.

Comparison of Diverting Colostomy and Bowel Management Catheter Applications in Fournier Gangrene Cases Requiring Fecal Diversion.

In some patients of Fournier gangrene originated from perianal region, it is important to prevent fecal contamination in order to provide healing without wound infection. For this purposes, diverting colostomy or bowel management catheter methods were performed. In this study, it is aimed to carry out a comparison of prognosis and cost efficiency between diverting colostomy and bowel management catheter methods applied for preventing fecal contamination in Fournier's gangrene patients.

18F-FDG activitiy PET/CT and CA-19.9 levels for the prediction of histopathological features and localization of peri- ampullary tumors.

Background/aims: We sought to investigate the roles of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) in predicting the histopathological features of periampullary tumors.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-four patients with histologically confirmed periampullary tumors were classified into two groups, according to the localizations of their tumors (ampulla Vateri or pancreas). SUVmax was obtained from [(18)F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT).

A case of uneventful ABO-incompatible liver transplantation from a deceased donor managed with routine immunosuppressive treatment.

ABO-incompatible liver transplantation (ILT) was formerly contraindicated because of the increased risk of antibody-mediated humoral graft rejection due to preformed anti-A/-B antibodies on recipient endothelial cells. A 2.5-year-old girl with end-stage liver disease underwent cadaveric donation ILT because of acute liver failure and esophageal variceal bleeding before transplantation.

A rare cause of obstructive jaundice: Fasciola hepatica mimicking cholangiocarcinoma.

Fasciola hepatica is an endemic zoonotic disease in Turkey and neighboring countries. The usual definitive host is the sheep; humans are accidental hosts in the life cycle of the Fasciola. There are two disease stages: the hepatic (acute) and biliary (chronic) stages.