Impact of pelvic floor muscle training on sphincter function and quality-of-life in patients who underwent low anterior resection: A comparative evaluation.

Objective: Our study aimed to determine the impact of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on sphincter function and overall well-being in patients who underwent low anterior resection (LAR) and diverting ileostomy due to rectal cancer. For this purpose, anal electromyography (aEMG), low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality-of-life questionnaires (EORTC-QLQ)-C30 (generic for cancer) and CR29 (specific to colorectal cancer) were used. The primary endpoint of our study is to determine the effect of PFMT on sphincter function by aEMG, the secondary endpoint is to evaluate the effect on quality-of-life using the LARS score, EORTC-QLQ-C30 and CR-29 questionnaires.

Comparison of transanal and transvaginal specimen extraction in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Aim: This study aimed to compare the outcomes of transanal and transvaginal NOSES in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Material And Methods: This study included 45 patients who were scheduled for NOSES after undergoing laparoscopic colorectal resection in our clinic between January 2019 and March 2020. To ensure homogeneity between the groups, the data of 22 female patients were analyzed in this study.

Risk factors for mortality in Fournier's gangrene of anorectal origin.

Background: In the present study, we aimed to determine the risk factors for mortality in Fournier's gangrene (FG), which has a high morbidity and mortality rate and requires urgent surgical intervention.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was made of 150 patients who were operated on in our clinic due to FG of anorectal origin be-tween 2010 and 2020. The cases were divided into survival and non-survival groups.

Surgical results of Hartmann procedure in emergency cases with left-sided colorectal cancer.

Objective: We aimed to define indication of Hartmann procedure (HP) under emergency conditions, analyze, and present in which cases this procedure should be used.

Methods: The patients who underwent emergency surgery for colorectal cancer were analyzed. Rates of mortality, overall, and disease-free survival of the patients were evaluated.

Factors affecting mortality in patients with traumatic diaphragmatic injury: An analysis of 92 cases.

Background: This study aims to investigate the factors associated with mortality in patients with traumatic diaphragmatic rupture (TDR).

Methods: The records of patients who were operated on at a single hospital with the indication of blunt or penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries between January 2010 and June 2018 and who were perioperatively diagnosed with a diaphragmatic injury were evaluated retrospectively. The details of demographic characteristics, the type and localization of the trauma, presence and number of associated organ injuries, vital signs at admission, time from admission until surgery, type of operation, type of diaphragmatic repair, therapeutic approach, complications and Injury Severity Score (ISS) were analyzed.

Outcomes of silver nitrate use in perianal fistula: are perianal fistulas still a nightmare for surgeons?

Introduction: In this study, we aimed to evaluate outcomes of % 20 silver nitrate (SNS) application in perianal fistula patients.

Material And Method: All patients who received 20 % SNS treatment for intersphincteric and transsphincteric fistulas between January 2017 and December 2017 were included in our study. Patients were invited for control examinations after one week.

Laparoscopic treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts. Our approach.

Aim: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcome of patients with hydatid cyst (HC) of the liver who were laparoscopically operated at our clinic and to define a new technique and technical details to present our experience in the field of laparoscopic treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts.

Methods: Between January 2014 and October 2016, 18 patients with hydatid disease of the liver were considered for laparoscopic surgery in Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery.

Comparison of Topical, Systemic, and Combined Therapy with Steroids on Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Prospective Randomized Study.

Background: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a benign disorder of the breast, for which the optimal treatment modality remains missing.

Methods: A total of 124 patients with a histopathologically proven diagnosis of IGM were enrolled in a prospective, randomized parallel arm study. Patients were treated with topical steroids in Group T (n: 42), systemic steroids (0.

Evaluation of the effects of absorbable and nonabsorbable tacks on laparoscopic suprapubic hernia repair: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: The contradictory results of fixation methods concerning the pubic region are an obstacle to define a standardized procedure for laparoscopic repair of suprapubic hernia (LRSPH). This study aims to evaluate the effects of different tacks on LRSPH.

Materials And Methods: Seventy-three patients (70 females, three males) with suprapubic hernia were admitted and had LRSPH.

Does Primary Hyperparathyroidism Have an Association with Thyroid Papillary Cancer? A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: To investigate the relationship between primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).

Methods: The perioperative findings of 275 patients with pHPT who underwent surgery between January 2014 and December 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Thirty-one patients were diagnosed with pHPT and PTC concurrently.

Are the single-step resection and primary anastomosis suitable for obstructıve colorectal patients in older cases?

Aim To investigate the efficacy and safety of the single-step surgery in elderly patients with obstructive colorectal cancer. Methods All patients who underwent single-step surgery and primary anastomosis for obstructive colorectal cancer in the period between January 2021 December 2017 were evaluated in this study. The patients were divided into two groups: younger than 65 (Group Young) and older than 65 (Group Old).

A rare cause of acute abdomen: Isolated necrosis of the cecum.

We would like to present the case of a 76-year-old female patient with cecal necrosis, which is a rare cause of acute abdomen in elderly women and a variant of ischemic colitis. The patient was admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain, anorexia, and nausea. Physical examination, laboratory parameters, and abdominal computed tomography revealed acute abdomen.

Laparoscopic repair of large suprapubic hernias.

Introduction: Suprapubic hernia is the term to describe ventral hernias located less than 4 cm above the pubic arch in the midline. Hernias with an upper margin above the arcuate line encounter technical difficulties, and the differences in repair methods forced us to define them as large suprapubic hernias.

Aim: To present our experience with laparoscopic repair of large suprapubic hernias that allows adequate mesh overlap.

Separate and synergistic effects of taurolidine and icodextrin in intra-abdominal adhesion prevention.

Background: In our present study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of taurolidine, a blocking agent of fibrin deposition, and icodextrin, a colloid osmotic material that also inhibits fibrin accumulation, and the effect of their application separately and concomittantly in intra-abdominal adhesion prevention.

Methods: Forty BALB/c male mice, weighing 30-35 g and 11-12 weeks old were divided into four groups as follows: group 1: control group, group 2: taurolidine group, group 3: icodextrin group, and group 4: taurolidine and icodextrin group. Animals were sacrificed by cervical dislocation after 14 days.

Rectal injury during radical prostatectomy.

Background: We evaluated the data of our patients who experienced rectal injury during radical prostatectomy (RP).

Methods: We analyzed the data for the 7 patients (6 perineal, 1 retropubic) with iatrogenic rectal injury who were selected from 451 patients with RP (218 retropubic, 233 perineal) operated in our clinic between 2003 and 2011.

Results: The mean age of the 7 patients was 64.

Acute mechanical intestinal obstructions.

Background: In this study, we evaluated our treatment modality and timing of surgery in acute mechanical intestinal obstruction (AMIO) patients who were admitted to the emergency room.

Methods: Only patients with the diagnosis of AMIO were included in this study. Surgery was performed in patients with hemodynamic instability despite fluid resuscitation and peritoneal signs upon physical examination.

The value of COX-2 expression in the prognostic parameters of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast.

Cyclooxygenase is an enzyme that changes the immune response to malign cells and catalyzes prostaglandins that may have an impact on cell proliferation. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between established clinicopathological parameters in breast carcinomas and COX-2 protein expression. COX-2, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and c-erB-2 primary antibodies were assessed in the slides prepared from the paraffin blocks of 62 invasive ductal carcinoma cases.

Acute abdomen due to rupture of hemangiopericytoma of the greater omentum: case report.

Hemangiopericytoma (HP) is a vascular tumor that mostly develops in soft tissues. The greater omentum is a very rare site for its occurrence. We present herein the clinical evaluation and outcome of a very rare case of HP that caused acute abdomen.

The role of simvastatin on postoperative peritoneal adhesion formation in an animal model.

Aim: The aim of this study is to show the effect of simvastatin on intra-abdominal adhesion formation.

Method: Adhesion formation was achieved by scratching the cecum and anterior abdominal wall following median laparotomy. Three different groups of 10 rats each were formed.

Effect of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor on renal scarring.

Background: Scarring is one of the steps of excessive wound healing, causing dysfunction of the involved tissues and clinically poor cosmetics. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a highly selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor on renal scar formation in experimental pyelonephritis.

Materials And Methods: Four groups of 10 Balb/C mice were formed.

Role of glyceryl trinitrate, a nitric oxide donor, in the renal ischemia-reperfusion injury of rats.

Background/aims: Ischemia-reperfusion injury is a serious clinical situation which can cause serious morbidity and mortality. An experimental renal ischemia-reperfusion injury model was designed to evaluate the role of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) on renal function and histology.

Methods: 50 Wistar albino rats were used in our study.

Effect of proton pump inhibitors on hepatic regeneration.

Introduction: The liver is critical in multiple processes, including the clearance of endogenous compounds, the synthesis of macromolecules, and organ-specific biotransformation processes. Therefore, the liver's regenerating capacity is of vital importance. Multiple pathways are activated in the complex process that leads to hepatic regeneration.

The effect of tegafur and uracil combination on colonic anastomotic strength: an experimental study on rats.

Background/aims: Some patients are candidates for neo-adjuvant use of Tegafur, a prodrug of 5-fluorouracil, and Uracil combination (UFT). The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of preoperative UFT use on the strength of colonic anastomosis.

Methodology: Forty Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into a control (group 1, n=10) and three study (Group 2, 3 and 4, 10 animals in each group) groups.