Intestinal endometriosis amongst other extra-pelvic endometriosis foci presenting as acute/subacute bowel obstruction in women of reproductive age: a retrospective case series study.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and clinicopathological correlates of intestinal endometriosis, amongst other extra-pelvic endometriosis foci, presenting as bowel obstruction in general surgery practice.

Methods: A total of 23 female patients (mean ± SD age: 34.9 ± 6.

Case report: a rare case of primary hyperparathyroidism due to an intrathymic ectopic parathyroid adenoma incidentally diagnosed in a 15-year-old girl.

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) due to ectopic parathyroid adenoma is a rare case of hypercalcemia in the pediatric population. Herein, a rare case of PHPT due to ectopic intrathymic parathyroid adenoma was described in an asymptomatic 15-year-old girl who had incidental diagnosis based on laboratory abnormalities but experienced a 3-month postoperative course of persistently elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) and hypercalcemia following the initial unsuccessful parathyroidectomy operation carried out in a non-parathyroid expert center. The curative surgical treatment was accomplished only after the patient was reoperated with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy by the surgeon experienced in parathyroid surgery with implementation of the combined imaging modalities for accurate localization of ectopic adenoma including 99mTc sestamibi (MIBI) plus neck and thoracic computed tomography (CT) and the appropriate surgical strategies including intraoperative intact PTH monitoring and frozen section diagnosis.

Utilization and outcomes of Hartmann's procedure in emergency left colon surgery: evaluating postoperative complications and stoma reversal rates.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the utilization and outcomes of Hartmann's procedure in the emergency left colon surgery with respect to other stoma interventions.

Patients And Methods: A total of 70 consecutive patients (mean±SD age: 71.1±15.

The feasibility and added value of indocyanine green tracing in guiding sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of combined (indocyanine green [ICG]+ blue dye) tracing versus blue dye alone in guiding sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in breast cancer.

Methods: A total of 112 female patients (mean ± SD age: 51.9 ± 11.

The use of superior parathyroid gland as an anatomical landmark in identifying recurrent laryngeal nerve during total thyroidectomy: a prospective single-surgeon study.

Purpose: This study was performed to determine the anatomical position of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) relative to superior parathyroid gland (SPG) in a consecutive total thyroidectomy series.

Methods: A total of 421 patients (mean age, 45.6 years; female, 76.

The use of Zuckerkandl's tubercle as an anatomical landmark in identifying recurrent laryngeal nerve and superior parathyroid gland during total thyroidectomy: a prospective single-surgeon study.

Objective: To determine the incidence and characteristics of Zuckerkandl's tubercle (ZT), and its relationship with recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and the superior parathyroid gland (SPG) in the setting of total thyroidectomy.

Methods: A total of 421 patients (mean (min-max) age: 45.6 (18-78) years, 76.

Evaluation of the Trend of Biochemical Functions in the Early Period After Cadaveric Liver Transplantation.

Background: Monitoring biochemical parameters to detect early complications after liver transplantation (LT) is important. Thus, we aimed to investigate parameter trends indicating liver function in patients who did not develop complications after cadaveric LT.

Methods: A total of 266 cadaveric LT operations performed by a single center between 2007-2022 were included in the study.

Histopathological Evaluation of Gallbladder Specimens Obtained From Living Liver Donors.

Background: Cholecystectomy is routinely performed during living donor hepatectomy both to see the structure of the biliary tract and to determine the demarcation line based on the biliary tract junction. This study aims to present the general histopathological features of the gallbladder specimen obtained from living liver donors (LLD).

Methods: Data from 2577 LLDs who underwent living donor hepatectomy (n = 2511) or aborted living donor hepatectomy (n = 66) in our Liver Transplantation Institute between September 2005 and June 2021 were analyzed retrospectively.

Liver Transplant in Patients With Portal Vein Thrombosis: The Experience of 55 Patients.

Objectives: Portal vein thrombosis is no longer a contraindication for liver transplantation. However, varied outcomes are still reported with regard to patients with complete portal vein thrombosis.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed data of 505 patients who underwent liver transplant between January 2014 and June 2017.

Liver Transplantation in Patients With Complete Portal Vein Thrombosis: Renoportal or Varicoportal Anastomosis Using Cryopreserved Vein Grafts.

Background: Despite technical developments in transplantation surgery, complete portal vein thrombosis still remains a challenge for restoration of adequate portal vein inflow. Renoportal or varicoportal anastomosis provides an effective alternative solution for patients with complete portal vein thrombosis. This study describes our experience with renoportal and varicoportal anastomosis during liver transplantation.

The effect of two different high-flux dialysis membranes on insulin resistance in non-diabetic end-stage renal disease patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two different types of high-flux dialysis membranes on insulin resistance among patients who are receiving hemodialysis (HD) due to end-stage renal failure (ESRF).

Materials And Methods: Forty-six (21 female, 25 male) patients were included in the study, who were on HD treatment due to stage-5 chronic renal failure. Prior to the study, fasting insulin resistance via Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) and fractioned urea clearance (Kt/V) values were calculated using the urokinetic model.

Ki67 as a prognostic factor for long-term outcome following surgery in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the value of Ki67 expression along with other potential prognostic factors for predicting overall survival and disease-free survival in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors who underwent curative resection.

Patients And Methods: Sixty-eight histologically confirmed and operated patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors were included. Clinical and follow-up data were retrieved from medical records and patients were contacted at the end of the study.

Laparascopıc Donor Nephrectomy Is Safe for Extremely Old Donors and Provıdes a Good Outcome for Theır Recıpıents.

Purpose: This study sought to evaluate the outcomes of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in donors age 70 years and older, who may be considered extremely old.

Patients And Methods: We compared the outcomes of grafts from donors age 70 years and older (group ≥ 70; n = 28) with donors younger than 55 years (group < 55; n = 28) after matching these 2 groups in terms of sex, date of surgery, body mass index, and immunological features, retrospectively.

Results: There was no statistical difference between the 2 groups in terms of operation duration, estimated blood loss, and cold ischemia time.

Transvaginal route for kidney extraction in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.

Background And Objectives: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare conventional laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy with transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-assisted living-donor nephrectomy in terms of feasibility and reproducibility.

Methods: A total of 115 consecutive female patients who underwent laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy (n=70) or transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-assisted living-donor nephrectomy (n=45) were included and compared in terms of operative characteristics, as well as donor and recipient outcomes.

Results: No significant difference was observed between the laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy and transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-assisted living-donor nephrectomy groups in terms of mean duration of warm and cold ischemia, operation time, length of hospital stay, arterial anastomoses, visual analog scale pain scores, serum creatinine levels, and receiver outcomes, whereas a significantly higher number of venous anastomoses was noted in the laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy group than in the transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-assisted living-donor nephrectomy group (P=.

Laparoendoscopic single-site donor nephrectomy: a single-center initial experience.

Background: This study presents our initial experience with laparoendoscopic single-site donor nephrectomy. Ten patients (8 females, 2 males; mean age 45.3 ± 13.

Serum annexin A2 levels in patients with colon cancer in comparison to healthy controls and in relation to tumor pathology.

Background: The deregulation and localization of the Annexins is consistently reported to have close relation to tumor cell malignancy, invasion, and metastasis as well as clinical progression of tumors. This study aimed to evaluate serum Annexin A2 (Anx A2) levels in patients with colon cancer in comparison to healthy controls and in relation to demographics and tumor pathology.

Material And Methods: A total of 100 patients (mean (SD) age: 58 (5.

Oncostatin-M as a novel biomarker in colon cancer patients and its association with clinicopathologic variables.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate preoperative serum oncostatin M (OSM) concentration as a diagnostic marker in colon cancer patients and its association with clinicopathologic variables.

Patients And Methods: Preoperative serum OSM concentrations were measured in 100 colon cancer patients and 70 healthy volunteers by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Results: Serum OSM concentrations were significantly higher in colon cancer patients than in controls (p < 0.

The role of preoperative serum levels for Dickkopf-related protein 1 as a potential marker of tumor invasion in patients with stage II and III colon cancer.

Objectives: To determine and correlate preoperative serum levels of CEA and Dickkopf-related protein 1 (DKK-1) in stage II and III colon cancer and so identify the patients at high risk for early relapse.

Patients And Methods: A total of 100 patients with stage II (n = 50; median age: 53 years, 31 males) and III (n = 50; median age: 57 years, 32 males) colon cancer and 50 controls (median age: 53.9 years, 25 males) were included.

Desmoid tumor in puerperium period: a case report.

Desmoid tumors (DTs) are rare tumors classified as deep fibromatoses taking origin from fascial or musculoaponeurotic structures. With pregnancy and surgical scars considered in the etiology, most anterior abdominal wall DTs occur in women in their reproductive years, especially during a pregnancy or post-partum. Herein, we present development of DT in a female patient in the post-partum period following cesarean delivery, which manifested itself with a growing mass in anterior abdominal wall.

The relationship between serum tumor-associated trypsin inhibitor levels and clinicopathological parameters in patients with gastric cancer.

Background: Tumor-associated trypsin inhibitor (TATI) is expressed with trypsinogen in tumors. We studied the clinical-pathologic association and significance of preoperative serum levels of TATI in gastric cancer patients.

Patients And Methods: Pre-treatment serum levels of TATI in patients with gastric cancer and healthy controls were analyzed by a specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Evaluation of the effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatment and enoxaparin on left colon anastomosis. An experimental study.

Background: Surgical interventions on left colon lead to high morbidity. The problems in wound healing are the main cause of this morbidity. Hypoxia retards wound healing and hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) has an anti-hypoxic effect.

Comparison of the right and left laparoscopic live donor nephrectomies: a clinical case load.

Background: The aim of the present study was to retrospectively compare the results of right- and left-laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) performed in our Center.

Patients And Methods: Two hundred and eight patients who were operated on between October 2010 and October 2011 were included. Of the patients, 65 underwent right-LDN and 143 underwent left-LDN.

Total laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in situs inversus totalis: a case report.

Situs inversus totalis is a rare anomaly characterized by the total inversion of all abdominal and thoracic organs. For the first time, we report a case of a donor nephrectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis, completed with a full laparoscopic approach. At the time of this writing, the donor and the recipient are doing well after 6 month's follow-up.

Cystic pancreatic lymphangioma.

Lymphangioma of the pancreas is a rare benign tumor of lymphatic origin. Retroperitoneal lymphangiomas account for 1% of all lymphangiomas. Herein, we report a case of cystic pancreatic lymphangioma diagnosed in 34 year-old female patient who was hospitalized for a slight pain in the epigastrium and vomiting.