Analysis of the factors that have an effect on hypocalcemia following thyroidectomy.

Objective: The incidence of and risk factors for hypocalcemia following thyroidectomy were evaluated in this study.

Material And Methods: One hundred and ninety thyroidectomy patients were evaluated retrospectively for factors that might contribute to postoperative hypocalcemia; age, hyperthyroidism, malignancy, the extent of surgery (total/near total/subtotal thyroidectomy), cervical lymph node dissection, and incidental parathyroidectomy.

Results: The rate of transient hypocalcemia/hypoparathyroidism was 19.

Risk factors for operative mortality and morbidity in gastric cancer undergoing D2-gastrectomy.

Aim: We have assessed the risk factors for mortality and morbidity subsequent to D2-gastrectomy in gastric cancer cases.

Patients And Method: The records (age, gender, comorbidity, ASA score, POSSUM score, type of gastrectomy, additional organ resection and pathologic TNM stage) were reviewed in 49 cases of D2 gastrectomies (between 2003 and 2008) retrospectively.

Results: Mean age was 60.

Laparoscopic management of left thoracoabdominal stab wounds: a prospective study.

Background: Left thoracoabdominal stab wounds (LTSWs) leading to diaphragmatic injuries can cause serious morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis and treatment of LTSWs are controversial. This study investigated the reliability of laparoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of diaphragmatic lacerations in hemodynamically stable patients with an LTSW, hypothesizing that laparoscopy is sufficient for diagnosing and treating diaphragmatic injury after an LTSW.

[Evaluation criteria for selecting patients for surgical or nonoperative treatment in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding].

Background: We evaluated the patients who underwent surgical or nonoperative treatment for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Methods: The study included 31 patients (21 males, 10 females; mean age 60 years; range 19 to 82 years) with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Surgical treatment was performed in 14 patients (10 males, 4 females; mean age 64 years), while 17 patients (11 males, 6 females; mean age 55.