Crystallized phenol for treatment of pilonidal sinus disease in children: a comparative clinical study.

Background: The aim of this study was to present our experience in the use of crystallized phenol (CP) to treat pediatric patients with 'simple' and complex' Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD).

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent CP treatment in between January 2015 and January 2020 were evaluated retrospectively, using prospectively collected data. The patients were divided into simple and complicated groups.

A different approach to leakage of esophageal atresia in children.

Background: In this study, we aimed to present the results of patients treated for esophageal leakage with a different conservative approach.

Methods: Ninety-eight patients with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA) who underwent surgery in our clinic between February 2013 and January 2018 were retrospectively reviewed in this study. Patients' anastomosis leakage, gestational week, gender, body weight, referral date, recovery time and stenosis were recorded.

Effects of Carvacrol in an Experimentally Induced Esophageal Burn Model: Expression of VEGF and Caspase-3 Proteins.

We investigated the therapeutic effects of carvacrol in an experimental esophageal burn rat model with immunohistochemical techniques. Three groups were included in this study, composed of eight Wistar albino rats each. The control group was given 1 mL 0.

Management of symptomatic urachal cysts in children.

Aim: We report the results of the surgical treatment of symptomatic urachal cysts.

Materials And Methods: The medical records of patients who underwent urachal cyst excision between 2012 and 2017 were reviewed retrospectively at our hospital. The age, sex, presenting complaint, method of diagnosis, average cyst diameter, surgical procedure, and postoperative complications of each patient were recorded.

Operative and non-operative management of children with abdominal gunshot injuries.

Background: Non-operative management (NOM) is a standard treatment method for solid organ injuries worldwide. There is no consensus on the management of gunshot wounds (GSW) because of the higher frequency of hollow viscus injuries (HVI) and the unpredictable depth of tissue damage produced by kinetic energy transfer during retardation of the bullet. Here we aimed to reevaluate indications for surgery and NOM based on our pediatric patients with abdominal GSW.