Value of ultrasonography and the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Appendicitis score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Background: The diagnosis of acute appendicitis is a clinical challenge. Clinical scoring systems and radiological examinations are used to assist in diagnosis.

Methods: We reviewed 106 patients between January 2016 and January 2018 who presented with right iliac fossa pain and underwent appendectomy.

A rare vascular tumor of the spleen: Littoral cell angioma.

Introduction: Being a rare benign vascular tumor of the spleen, Littoral cell angioma involves multiple focal nodules in the spleen and splenectomy is used for both definitive diagnosis and treatment.

Patients And Methods: A 30-year-old male patient presented to our clinic with the complaints of intermittent abdominal pain and fever. In physical examination, splenomegaly was found and he was further evaluated with ultrasonography, tomography and magnetic resonance imaging that have revealed multiple solid mass lesions of various sizes in his spleen.

Can RIPASA Scoring System Predict the Pathological Stage of Acute Appendicitis?

Introduction: Being one of the scoring systems used in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, the RIPASA score can be used easily with a high diagnostic accuracy.

Objective: To evaluate the possible relationship between RIPASA scores and the histopathological examination results of appendectomy materials.

Materials And Methods: This study retrospectively reviews 242 patients who were operated in our clinic between January 2016 and January 2018 with a prediagnosis of acute appendicitis, and the RIPASA scores calculated in the preoperative period were compared to the histopathological examination results of the appendectomy specimens.

A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain: Scar Endometriosis.

Introduction: Scar endometriosis (SE) is a rare pathology that develops in the scar tissue formed on the anterior abdominal wall usually after a cesarean section. There have been instances of women presenting to emergency or general surgery clinics with abdominal pain due to SE.

Materials And Methods: This study retrospectively reviews 19 patients who were operated on in our clinic between January 2010 and January 2017 with a prediagnosis of SE and were reported to have SE based on their pathology results.

Conservative Treatment of Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematomas: Single Center Experience and Literature Review.

Introduction: Spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma (SRSH) is characterized by bleeding within the rectus abdominis muscle sheath, one of the rare causes of acute abdominal pain. Early diagnosis is imperative in SRSH to prevent complications and the treatment is usually conservative. We intended to present in this study our experience with SRSH patients with respect to diagnostic evaluation and management of their disease.

The Relationship between Waist Circumference and Cecal Intubation Time in Women.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between waist circumference and cecal intubation time (CIT) in female subjects during colonoscopy.

Study Design: A descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of General Surgery, Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Turkey, from January to September 2016.

Could local antibiotics be included in the treatment of acute anal fissure?

Objective: Acute anal fissure is a very common disorder of the anorectal region. Its most widely used treatment method is the medications given in addition to conservative therapies. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of local metronidazole use in the treatment of acute anal fissure on the symptoms and remission processes of the patients.

Comparison of limberg flap and oval flap techniques in sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease surgery.

Objective: Although many surgical techniques have been described for treatment of pilonidal sinus disease (PSD), the ideal treatment method remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to compare Limberg flap and oval flap techniques in patients with PSD.

Material And Methods: Patients diagnosed with PSD who underwent surgery using either the Limberg flap or oval flap technique between January 2012 and January 2016 at the general surgery outpatient clinic were retrospectively reviewed from the database of our hospital; 142 patients (124 males and 18 females) were invited for examination.

Effects of body mass index on cecal intubation time in women.

Objective: During colonoscopy, cecal intubation time is prolonged with increase in difficulty of the procedure. Cecal intubation time may be affected by age, gender, and body structure. We investigated the relationship between body mass index and cecal intubation time in women.

Effects of Erdosteine on Experimental Acute Pancreatitis Model.

Objective: To create acute pancreatitis condition experimentally in rats using cerulein, and to reveal histopathological effects in pancreatic tissue with erdosteine.

Study Design: An experimental study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of General Surgery, Duzce University, Turkey, from June to October 2014.

Incidental Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in an Endemic Goiter Area.

Clinical and pathological characteristics of incidental papillary thyroid microcancer cases, surgical, medical, and nuclear treatment methods, and patients' outcome were studied during follow-up period of 102 months. We studied 37 patients with incidental papillary thyroid microcancer (I-PTM). The surgical procedure was total thyroidectomy in 29 and hemithyroidectomy in 8 patients.

The evaluation of Pat-Pat related injuries in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey.

Background: Accidents caused by motorized vehicle in the agricultural sector are frequently observed. In Turkey; accidents arising from motorized vehicles, named Pat-Pat, which are used by farmers in the Western Black Sea region is not unusual.

Methods: One hundred five patients who were brought into the Emergency Department of Duzce University, Medical Faculty Hospital between September 2009 and August 2010 due to Pat-Pat related accidents were evaluated.

Prevention of pulmonary complications of pneumoperitoneum in rats.

Background: Carbon dioxide (CO2) pneumoperitoneum facilitates the visualization of abdominal organs during laparoscopic surgery. However, the associated increase in intra-abdominal pressure causes oxidative stress, which contributes to tissue injury.

Objective: We investigated the ability of the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory drug Erdosteine to prevent CO2 pneumoperitoneum-induced oxidative stress and inflammatory reactions in a rat model.