Evaluation of inflammatuar response in hysterectomies: a retrospective study in Kocaeli, Turkey.

Objectives: The authors aimed to detect the inflammatory marker changes in laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) and abdominal hysterectomy (AH) and to determine whether oophorectomy affected the results.

Material And Methods: The patients who underwent LH and AH with or without oophorectomy between 2018 and 2019 were identified as two groups. The records of patients were reviewed retrospectively.

Impact of bupivacaine injection to trocar sites on postoperative pain following laparoscopic hysterectomy: Results from a prospective, multicentre, double-blind randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: Laparoscopic surgery has numerous advantages over open surgery in view of postoperative pain. In this context, to elevate its benefits and patient satisfaction, different pain management interventions have been used so far. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of bupivacaine injection to trocar sites following laparoscopic hysterectomy for the management of postoperative pain.

The impact of chewing gum on postoperative bowel activity and postoperative pain after total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

We aimed to investigate the effects of chewing gum on bowel activity and postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy. Patients were randomised into two groups ( = 58, study;  = 51, control). In the study group, patients started chewing sugarless gum every 2 h for 15 min, beginning at the second postoperative hour.

Intraoperative superior hypogastric plexus block during cesarean section: a new technique for pain relief.

With increasing cesarean section rates all around the world, postoperative pain management is an important issue for all women. Good postoperative pain management helps to shorten the recovery period of the mother, improve the mother's feeling of well-being, enable good breastfeeding, and provide optimum maternal-neonatal bonding. To evaluate the efficacy of intraoperative superior hypogastric plexus block (SHPB) during cesarean section and describe the technique.

Intermediate-term outcomes of laparoscopic pectopexy and vaginal sacrospinous fi xation: a comparative study.

Objective: To compare the intermediate-term follow-up results of laparoscopic pectopexy and vaginal sacrospinous fi xation procedures.

Materials And Methods: Forty-three women who had vaginal sacrospinous fixations (SSF) using Dr. Aksakal's Desta suture carrier and 36 women who had laparoscopic pectopexies were re-examined 7 to 43 months after surgery.

A comparison of novel laparoscopic suturing techniques in single-port surgery.

To compare the vaginal cuff closure times of a newly developed Turkish-made laparoscopic needle holder (TMLNH) and a Yoon Soon (YS) extracorporeal knot tying technique in the closure of the vaginal cuff during single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy. We retrospectively reviewed a total of 60 consecutive patients who underwent single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy using a TMLNH ( = 30) or a YS extracorporeal knot tying technique ( = 30). The patients' demographic data, operative results, and complications were analyzed.

Hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy by transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (V-NOTES) assisted by an umbilical camera: Case report and new hybrid technique in gynecology.

Introduction: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a new development in the field of minimally invasive surgery. The aim of this study was to demonstrate a new hybrid NOTES technique in gynecology which can be used for hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy in patients with adnexal pathology and multiple operation histories.

Presentation Of Case: A 50-year-old woman with gravida 2 para 2 was referred to our clinic with left-sided abdominal pain.

Effect of multiparity on bone mineral density, evaluated with bone turnover markers.

Objective: Our aim was to investigate the effect of parity on osteoporosis by evaluating bone mineral density, markers of bone turn-over and other factors that are effective in osteoporosis in multiparous (five deliveries or more) and nulliparous women in the post-menopausal period.

Methods: A total of 91 multiparous (five deliveries or more) and 31 nulliparous postmenopausal women were included in this study. All patients were interviewed on sociodemographic characteristics, gynecologic history, personal habits, levels of physical activity, and life-long intake of calcium.

Newly Developed Laparoscopic Needle Holder That Facilitates Knot Tying Makes Vaginal Cuff Suturing Easy in Single-Port Laparoscopic Hysterectomy.

Background: To evaluate vaginal cuff closure times of a single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy using a newly developed Turkish-made laparoscopic needle holder (TMLNH) with a single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy using a laparoscopic needle holder with pistol handle (LNHPH).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 68 patients who underwent single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy using a TMLNH (n = 38) or a LNHPH (n = 30). Patients' age, parity, body mass index, mean operating time, mean vaginal cuff suturing time, uterine weight, estimated blood loss, drop of hemoglobin level, return of bowel activity, hospital stay, conversion to multiport access, conversion to laparotomy, and postoperative and intraoperative outcomes were analyzed.

Laparoscopic pectopexy: initial experience of single center with a new technique for apical prolapse surgery.

Objective: To share our first experience with laparoscopic pectopexy, a new technique for apical prolapse surgery, and to evaluate the feasibility of this technique.

Materials And Methods: Seven patients with apical prolapse underwent surgery with laparoscopic pectopexy. The lateral parts of the iliopectineal ligament were used for a bilateral mesh fixation of the descended structures.

Evaluation of the surgical outcome and complications of total laparoscopic hysterectomy in patients with enlarged uteruses.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether uterine weight has a deleterious effect on the operation time, complication rates, length of hospital stay and incidence of intraoperative haemorrhage during total laparoscopic hysterectomy operation.

Methods: A total of 282 patients who underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign gynaecologic indications were retrospectively analyzed. The median operation time of 70 min was accepted as an index number, and a cut-off point of ≥300 g was calculated for uterine weight by using reciever operator characteristics (ROC) curve analysis.

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy: Analysis of the surgical learning curve in benign conditions.

Objective: To assess the learning curve for total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of the learning curve for two surgeons during their first 257 consecutive cases of total laparoscopic hysterectomy at a teaching hospital. Patients were divided sequentially into groups comprising the first 75 patients, the next 75, and the final 107 patients.

Laparoscopic Pectouteropexy: Alternative Technique for Uterine Preservation.

Study Objective: To show an alternative technique of laparoscopic pectouteropexy for uterine preservation in young women.

Design: A step-by-step explanation of the technique using videos (educative video).

Setting: In recent years, uterine preservation surgery for pelvic organ prolapse has become more popular.

A Giant Vulvar Mass: A Case Study of Cellular Angiofibroma.

Cellular angiofibroma is a mesenchymal tumor that affects both genders. Nucci et al. first described it in 1997.

Comparison of ketamine-propofol and remifentanil in terms of hemodynamic variables and patient satisfaction during monitored anaesthesia care.

Background: This study aimed to compare remifentanil and ketamine-propofol in terms of hemodynamic response, duration of recovery and patient satisfaction in operative hysteroscopy cases who underwent monitored anaesthesia care in combination with paracervical block.

Methods: Monitored anaesthesia care was used in 60 ASA I-II female patients. The patients were divided into two groups as remifentanil (Group R) and ketamine-propofol (Group K-P).

A rare and unexpected case of retained foetal bone after an unsafe abortion.

Unsafe abortion is one of the most neglected healthcare problems in developing countries. One of the rare complications of unsafe abortion is retained foetal bone. Prevalence of disease is around 0.

[Effect of multiparity on bone mineral density, evaluated with bone turnover markers].

Objective: Our aim was to investigate the effect of parity on osteoporosis by evaluating bone mineral density, markers of bone turn-over and other factors that are effective in osteoporosis in multiparous (5 deliveries or more) and nulliparous women in the post-menopausal period.

Methods: A total of 91 multiparous (5 deliveries or more) and 31 nulliparous postmenopausal women were included in this study. All patients were interviewed on sociodemographic characteristics, gynecologic history, personal habits, levels of physical activity, and life-long intake of calcium.

Evaluation of hearing and cochlear function by audiometric testing in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate cochlear functions in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).

Methods: Twenty-nine HG patients (58 ears) and 31 healthy control subjects (62 ears) were included. Audiometry testings at 250 and 500 Hz and 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 kHz were performed to the patients and controls.

Assessment of the relationship of basal serum anti-mullerian hormone levels with oocyte quality and pregnancy outcomes in patients undergoing ICSI.

Background: Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is constantly secreted during menstrual cycles and may offer several advantages over traditional biomarkers of ovarian reserve.

Objective: To assess the relationship of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) values, which are used to evaluate ovary reserves, with oocyte and embryo quality and with ART outcomes in patients undergoing intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Materials And Methods: This cross sectional study was performed using 50 women undergoing ICSI in IVF center of Zeynep Kamil Women's and Children's Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.

The relationship between fibromyalgia and pressure pain threshold in patients with dyspareunia.

Objective: To evaluate the number of tender points, pressure pain threshold and presence of fibromyalgia among women with or without dyspareunia.

Methods: The present cross-sectional study included 40 patients with dyspareunia and 30 healthy controls. The participants were asked if they had engaged in sexual intercourse during the previous four weeks, and dyspareunia was rated from 0 to 3 based on the Marinoff Dyspareunia Scale.

[Evaluating the relation of premenstrual syndrome and primary dysmenorrhea in women diagnosed with fibromyalgia].

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the presence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), primary dysmenorrhea (PD) and depression among women with fibromyalgia (FM) and healthy females and to determine possible factors related with PMS and PD in FM.

Method: The present study was conducted on 98 female patients diagnosed with FM and 102 age and sex-matched healthy controls. All patients were evaluated for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and primary dysmenorrhea (PD).