Does extreme weight loss after bariatric surgery alter spinopelvic parameters and ameliorate back pain? A retrospective case study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of extreme weight loss on low back pain and spinopelvic parameters.

Patients And Methods: A total of 45 patients (11 males, 34 females; mean age: 40.2±9.

Does the pleth variability index have any predictive value for intraoperative respiratory problems in bariatric surgery?

Background/aim: We aimed to search the relationship between the preoperative PVI (pleth variability index) and intraoperative respiratory parameters to reveal whether PVI can be used as a prediction tool in bariatric surgery.

Materials And Methods: Forty patients undergoing bariatric surgery were included. Noninvasive pleth variability index measured via finger probe before induction of general anesthesia.

Patients who received sleeve gastrectomy have lower plasma osteopontin levels than those who did not.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare metabolic parameters, plasma Osteopontin (OPN) and Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) levels between Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG) patients in their 6 post-operation month and healthy control patients.

Methods: Height, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI) and laboratory parameters of 58 SG patients aged 18‒65 years (Group 1) and 46 healthy control patients (Group 2) were compared. In addition, preoperative and postoperative sixth-month BMI and laboratory parameters of the patients in Group 1 were compared.

TyG index is positively associated with HOMA-IR in cholelithiasis patients with insulin resistance: Based on a retrospective observational study.

Background/objective: Cholelithiasis is a common disease but pose significant global health and financial burdens. Mechanisms of the disease are associated with insulin resistance (IR), obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance is commonly observed in cholelithiasis patients.

Metabolic outcomes in the first year after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a high-volume single-center experience.

Objective: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is the most preferred bariatric surgical procedure worldwide. LSG, a restrictive surgical method, has also proven to be a good metabolic surgery option. In this study, we examined weight loss and changes in metabolic parameters in our patients in the first year after LSG.

Predictive value of immature granulocyte in the diagnosis of acute complicated appendicitis.

Introduction: The goal in appendicitis is early diagnosis and early treatment. Complications develop as treatment is delayed. Therefore, there is a need for fast, low-cost markers that can be diagnosed earlier.

Comparison of Thiol-Disulfide Hemostasis With Inflammatory Markers in the Inflammatory Process of Acute Appendicitis.

Background Acute appendicitis is one of the events most frequently encountered by general surgeons. Despite the high incidence, serious problems are experienced in the diagnosis and clinical follow-up. In the pathogenesis of the disease, oxidative stress and impaired antioxidant defense mechanisms created in the body by this stress play an important role.

Predictive value of immature granulocyte and delta neutrophil index in the diagnosis of complicated acute cholecystitis.

Objective: The complicated gallbladder disorders are associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Thus, this study was aimed at evaluating the predictive value of immature granulocyte count and delta neutrophil index in the prediction of complicated cholecystitis.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent surgery for acute cholecystitis between January 2018 and April 2022.

Can serum basal cortisol values predict successful operations for bariatric surgery patients?

Objective: Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease declared as the 21st century pandemic by the World Health Organization. Obesity has become an alarming situation for society, and it has to be treated. If the appropriate criteria are met by patients, bariatric surgery is an effective treatment method that provides weight loss in a short time.

Predictive value of serum sodium level in determining perforated appendicitis.

Background: The aim of the study was to investigate the predictive value of hyponatremia as a new biochemical marker for the early and accurate preoperative diagnosis of complicated appendicitis in the adult population.

Methods: 732 patients who were operated for acute appendicitis (AA) and diagnosed as perforation intraoperatively were evaluated retrospectively. Serum sodium, C-reactive protein (CRP), and leukocyte levels of patients with perforated and nonperforated appendicitis were compared.

The predictive value of ischemia-modified albumin in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A prospective case-control study.

Background: Surgical planning is critical for ongoing treatment and prognosis of the disease's course after an appendicitis diag-nosis. Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) has been used as a biomarker for a variety of ischemia-related disorders in the past. The aim of this study is to determine the IMA level in patients with AA and to evaluate its predictive significance.

Pre-operative neutrophil/lymphocyte and platelet/lymphocyte ratios are effective in predicting complicated acute cholecystitis.

Background: Acute cholecystitis is a severe disease that requires urgent operation in some cases. To select suitable patients for a conservative approach, there is a need for an affordable and reliable marker for determining complication risk. Evaluation of systemic inflammatory markers in combination with other parameters such as white blood cell and the C-reactive protein might help to decide the appropriate treatment option.

Is Airway Management More Risky in Bariatric Surgery?

Purpose: Airway problems may be experienced more often during anesthesia management in bariatric surgery. In this prospective study, we aimed to compare the incidence of difficult ventilation and intubation between bariatric surgery and other surgeries.

Design: This was a case-control study.

Determination of factors associated with perforation in patients with geriatric acute appendicitis.

Background: Recognition and management of abdominal emergencies in geriatric patients are more complicated compared to the younger population. We aimed to investigate the demographic characteristics of geriatric patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis and to investigate the factors associated with perforation in the early stages in this study.

Methods: After obtaining local ethical committee approval, patients 65 years and older who had appendectomy between January 2015 and December 2019 were included the study.

The Impact of Acupuncture on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Obese Adult Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

We wanted to research the effect of acupuncture on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in morbidly obese adult patients who were scheduled for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. This prospective randomized controlled study included 62 American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-III, 18- to 60-year-old morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Patients were assigned using a closed envelope method to both groups equally.

Predictive Value of Preoperative Neutrophil-Lymphocyte and Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio in Determining the Stage of Colon Tumors.

Introduction Biomarkers such as the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are associated with the colon tumor stage and prognosis. Therefore, in our study, we investigated whether these biomarkers are important in determining the colon cancer stage. Materials and methods The outcomes in 268 patients operated on with the diagnosis of colon cancer between January 2011 and March 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.

The genetic structure of the Turkish population reveals high levels of variation and admixture.

The construction of population-based variomes has contributed substantially to our understanding of the genetic basis of human inherited disease. Here, we investigated the genetic structure of Turkey from 3,362 unrelated subjects whose whole exomes ( = 2,589) or whole genomes ( = 773) were sequenced to generate a Turkish (TR) Variome that should serve to facilitate disease gene discovery in Turkey. Consistent with the history of present-day Turkey as a crossroads between Europe and Asia, we found extensive admixture between Balkan, Caucasus, Middle Eastern, and European populations with a closer genetic relationship of the TR population to Europeans than hitherto appreciated.

Effects of sleeve gastrectomy on neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio.

Objectives: Obesity and related diseases have become one of the most important health problems in the modern age. In addition to its clinical use in the treatment of obesity, bariatric surgery reduces obesity-induced inflammation. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a cheap and easily attainable inflammatory marker.

Effectiveness of ursodeoxycholic acid treatment in the prevention of gallstone formation after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Background: Bariatric surgery is a critical risk factor for cholelithiasis. This study aimed to investigate the role of treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in the prevention of gallstone formation after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in morbidly obese patients.

Methods: Patients who underwent SG for morbid obesity from January 2016 to September 2016 were evaluated.

The role of the lactate level in determining the risk rates of small bowel resection in incarcerated hernias.

Background: An incarcerated hernia is a part of the intestine or abdominal tissue that becomes trapped in the sac of a hernia. An increase in morbidity and mortality occurs after intestinal resections from strangulated hernias. This study aims to examine the markers that may be effective in determining the risk of small bowel resection due to incarcerated hernias.

Existence of Cervical Discopathy in Non-Cyclic Mastodynia.

Background: Mastodynia is a subjective symptom that impairs the quality of life. It may be directly related with breast disorders. Moreover, a substantial rate is caused of reflective pain.

Sleeve gastrectomy relieves exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in morbidly obese patients: a prospective case-control study.

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment modality in morbidly obese patients. Compared to Roux-en Y gastric bypass (RYGB), sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has better metabolic and nutritional outcomes after surgery. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) can be seen after RYGB but there is not any knowledge about EPI-SG association.

Early pregnancy after bariatric surgery: a single-institute preliminary experience.

Background/aim: Pregnancy after bariatric surgery is an issue of growing importance with increasing number of women undergoing bariatric surgery. Therefore, in this study we present patients who conceived after sleeve gastrectomy and evaluate the obstetric outcomes.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective case-control study includes 23 women who conceived after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.