Microbial seafood safety assessment following a marine mucilage disaster in the Sea of Marmara.

Marine mucilage disasters, primarily caused by global warming and marine pollution, threaten food security and the sustainability of marine food resources. This study assessed the microbial risks to public health in common sole, deep-water rose shrimp, European anchovy, Atlantic horse mackerel and Mediterranean mussel following the mucilage disaster in the Sea of Marmara in 2021. The total viable count, total Enterobacteriaceae count and the presence of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp.

The effect of different types of microplastic and acute cadmium exposure on the Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819).

Microplastic (MP) pollution is a pressing issue for both environmental health and the safety of human food sources. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the effects of MPs on Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819), focusing on the food safety risks associated with MP and cadmium (Cd) exposure in these organisms intended for consumption. The retention of different polymer types of MPs in mussels was specifically evaluated, and the influence of Cd on MP retention across these polymers was investigated.

Evaluation of biotoxins and toxic metal risks in mussels from the Sea of Marmara following marine mucilage.

The mucilage phenomenon observed in the Sea of Marmara in 2021, has raised public concern about seafood safety. Mediterranean mussels serve as a vehicle in food chain, enabling the transfer of pollutants. Farmed and wild mussels were collected from 4 different stations throughout the fishing season.

Microplastic pollution in wild and aquacultured Mediterranean mussels from the Sea of Marmara: Abundance, characteristics, and health risk estimations.

Microplastic (MP) pollution raises urgent concerns about the environmental well-being and the safety of the food supply for humans. Mussels are essential filter-feeding organisms that may be highly susceptible to MPs uptake due to their global distribution and sedentary lifestyle. There is also a knowledge gap regarding MP levels in commercially-farmed and wild-sourced mussels for human consumption, creating gaps in risk identification for food safety.

Assessment of health risks due to toxic metals in demersal fish captured from Saros and Edremit Bays, Northern Aegean Sea.

Bays are vulnerable ecosystems generally located near densely populated areas where toxic metals tend to accumulate and stay longer, affecting marine life. This study aimed to investigate the age-based health risks arising from Hg, Cd, Pb, and As in demersal fish captured from two major bays in the Aegean Sea. For this purpose, red mullet, whiting, piper gurnard, and tub gurnard, frequently consumed species, were caught from Saros and Edremit Bays.

Thinning effects on stand growth, carbon stocks, and soil properties in Brutia pine plantations.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of thinning on stand growth, carbon (C) sequestration, and soil properties in Brutia pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) plantations. The study was conducted at two experimental sites -the Antalya-Kaş and Isparta-Eğirdir plantation areas- in Turkey between 1985 and 2015.

The effect of Resveratrol and Octreotide on peritoneal adhesions in a rat model.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of resveratrol and octreotide, agents that are used to prevent intra-abdominal adhesions in experimental models, in preventing intraperitoneal adhesions when used alone or in combination.

Materials And Methods: The study employed 28 young female Wistar albino rats weighing 250-300 grams. An experimental adhesion model was created in each rat using serosal abrasion and peritoneal excision.

Investigation of the composition and antioxidant activity of acetone and methanol extracts of L. and L.

The compositions of methanol and acetone extracts obtained from L. and L. were investigated.

Comparison of efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block and iliohypogastric/ilioinguinal nerve block for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy with spinal anesthesia: a prospective randomized controlled open-label study.

Purposes: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of lateral abdominal transversus abdominis plane block (TAP block) and iliohypogastric/ilioinguinal nerve block (IHINB) under ultrasound guidance for postoperative pain management of inguinal hernia repair. Secondary purposes were to compare the complication rates of the two techniques and to examine the effects of TAP block and IHINB on chronic postoperative pain.

Methods: This was a prospective randomized controlled open-label study.

Anatomic variations of the pancreatic duct and their relevance with the Cambridge classification system: MRCP findings of 1158 consecutive patients.

Background: The study was conducted to evaluate the frequencies of the anatomic variations and the gender distributions of these variations of the pancreatic duct and their relevance with the Cambridge classification system as morphological sign of chronic pancreatitis using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP).

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 1312 consecutive patients who referred to our department for MRCP between January 2013 and August 2015. We excluded 154 patients from the study because of less than optimal results due to imaging limitations or a history of surgery on pancreas.

Recurrent pilonidal disease surgery: Is it second primary or reoperative surgery?

Objective: Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) effects mainly young men's social and work life with frequent recurrence rate. Reoperation for unimproved or recurrent disease is somehow troublesome. Surgeons may think that changing treatment strategy after recurrence may prevent further relapses of PSD.

The Prognostic Significance of FoxP3+ T Cells and CD8+ T Cells in Colorectal Carcinomas.

Recent studies report that tumor microenvironment effects prognosis of colorectal cancers. We analyzed the densities of FoxP3+ cells and CD8+ cells, the ratio of FoxP3+/CD8+ cells and the relationship between these parameters, clinicopathological features, and prognosis. A total of 186 colorectal adenocarcinoma were evaluated in terms of clinicopathological features.

Gastric duplication cyst in adult: Challenge for surgeons.

Gastric duplication cysts (GDCs) are uncommon developmental anomalies found primarily in children, being rarely seen in adults. Duplications can occur anywhere in the intestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. Accurate diagnosis of cysts before resection is difficult even using the most advanced imaging techniques.

The prognostic significance of survivin expression in gallbladder carcinoma.

Gallbladder cancers (GBC) are characterized by rapid progression, early metastasis, and poor prognosis; the molecular mechanisms of the various signaling pathways involved should be elucidated to develop effective therapies. Survivin, an apoptosis inhibitor protein expressed in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle, plays a role in cell division and affects both cell survival and proliferation. Survivin has been investigated in many types of cancer, and this study aims to examine the relationship of survivin expression in gallbladder cancer patients with clinicopathological features and prognosis.

Gastric Remnant Cancer: Continuing Serious and Insidious Problem for Surgeons.

Background/aims: Gastric remnant cancers (GRC) are usually detected at a later stage resulting in low rates of curative resection and a consequently poor prognosis. The incidence and etiology of GRC have been changing recently because of early detection and improved outcomes in patients with gastric cancers. This study was performed to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of patients with GRC.

Characteristics of Emergency Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST).

Background/aims: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Importance of GISTs is increasing while surgeons are facing with more frequent either in emergency setting of elective cases. Delineating the presentation and management of emergency GIST is important.

Totally Curative Surgical Resection of Retrorectal Tumors.

Background/aims: Retrorectal (also known as presacral) tumor (RT) is a rare disease of retrorectal space. There is no large numbered case series in the literature. Well documented small numbered case series will help to establish meta-analysis and surgical decision making.

Negative-pressure Wound Therapy in Chronic Inflammatory Breast Diseases.

Mastitis is inflammation of breast tissue that may or may not originate from an infection. Two different forms of mastitis have been described, lactational and non-lactational. Lactational mastitis is the most common type and generally conservative therapy that includes milk removal and physical therapy provides symptomatic relief, but antibiotic therapy is also needed.

Results of CAM therapy in amblyopic patients.

Aim: to evaluate changes in visual acuity and compliance after CAM therapy in patients that initially failed to respond to occlusion or were non-compliant.

Material And Methods: Twenty nine patients aged 4-10 years that failed to improve under occlusion therapy were included in this prospective study. Patients were divided into two groups according to the age (16 patients of 4-7 years of age and 13 patients of 8-10 years of age) and two other groups according to the type of amblyopia (15 anisometropic and 14 strabismic cases).

Development of a cutaneous fistula following hepatic cystic echinococcosis.

Hydatid cyst is an infectious disease characterized by cysts formed primarly within the gastrointestinal tract by echinococci. Hepatic hydatid disease, which is the most common form, remains asymptomatic until complications occur. In this report, we present an 80 years old patient who presented with a hepatic hydatid cyst which fistulized to the abdominal skin into the Emergency Department.

Treatment of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis with insulin.

Introduction: Hypertriglyceridaemia (HT)-induced pancreatitis rarely occurs unless triglyceride levels exceed 1000 mg/dl. Hypertriglyceridaemia over 1,000 mg/dl can provoke acute pancreatitis (AP) and its persistence can worsen the clinical outcome. In contrast, a rapid decrease in triglyceride level is beneficial.

Evaluation of affecting factors for conversion to open cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis.

Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the gold standard for the surgical treatment of gallbladder disease. Severe inflammation makes laparoscopic dissection technically more demanding in acute cholecystitis. Conversion to open cholecystectomy due to adverse conditions is still required in some patients.