Early Results of Comparison of Hydrophilic Anatomical Mesh and Polypropylene Mesh for Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair.

Objective: To compare the results, feasibility, and effectiveness of laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair made using anatomical hydrophilic mesh and polypropylene mesh.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of General Surgery, Recepc Tayyip Erdoğan University Training and Research Hospital, Rize, Turkey and Department of General Surgery, Ondokuz Mayıs University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey from January 2017 to October 2020.

Assessing the Learning Process of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Different Approaches.

Objective:  To determine the learning curve (LC) of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) based on an excess weight loss (EWL).

Study Design: Observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, from December 2012 to April 2018.

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on colorectal cancer surgery.

Background: The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the course of diseases that require emergency surgery.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on colorectal cancer disease stage.

Design And Setting: Retrospective analysis in the city of Rize, Turkey.

An intraoperative serum parathormone level study in patients with chronic renal failure that underwent subtotal parathyroidectomy What extent of decrease is sufficient at which moment?

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine when to perform intraoperative parathormone (ioPTH) measurement and what extent of decrease in intraoperative serum PTH concentrations indicate success in the operations performed on patients with SHPT associated with chronic renal failure.

Material And Methods: 50 consecutive patients who underwent subtotal parathyroidectomy between January 2012 and January 2019 were retrospectively included in this study. Patients were grouped according to persistent hyper parathyroidism (Group1, n:6) and curative surgery (Group 2, n:44).

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency general surgery: a retrospective study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected healthcare systems worldwide. The effect of the pandemic on emergency general surgery patients remains unknown.

Objective: To reveal the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality and morbidity among emergency general surgery cases.

Comparision of Hem-o-lok polymeric clip and tri-staple in laparoscopic splenectomy.

Aim: This study aimed to compare the hem-o-lok polymeric clip (HC) and tri-staple (TS) methods used in dividing the splenic hilum in terms of results, and to reveal their superiority to each other.

Material And Methods: Medical records of patients undergoing elective laparoscopic splenectomy at the Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine General Surgery Clinic between March 2011 and March 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Forty-two laparoscopic splenectomy cases performed using hem-o-lok polymeric clip (HC) or tri-staple (TS) were included in this study.

Significance of hemogram on diagnosis of acute appendicitis during pregnancy.

Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common emergency surgical condition during pregnancy after obstetric and gynecological pathologies. Urgent and accurate diagnosis of AA in pregnant patients reduces maternal and fetal morbidity/mortality rates. This study evaluated the significance of hemogram to diagnose AA during pregnancy.

Early results of single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy in comparison with the conventional: Does it have any impact on quality of life?

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for gallbladder diseases. In recent times, single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy(SILC) has developed as a less invasive alternative technique to conventional laparoscopy. In the literature, many studies have compared SILC and conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC) procedures but a limited number of studies have compared the two techniques with regard to quality of life (QOL).

The Whitehead operation procedure: Is it a useful technique?

Objective: Hemorrhoidal disease is a very common entity in the general population; however, the therapeutic approaches to hemorrhoids remain controversial. The choice of treatment method depends on the grade of the hemorrhoid as well as the experience of the surgeon. The Whitehead hemorrhoidectomy procedure is often applied for grade IV hemorrhoids.

Factors affecting the conversion to open surgery during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with cholelithiasis undergoing ERCP due to choledocholithiasis.

Background: The rate of conversion to open surgery is high in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreotocography (ERCP). The present study aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with the conversion to open cholecystectomy and minimize the rate of conversion to open surgery.

Methods: A total of 157 patients admitted to the Ondokuz Mayıs University Medical Faculty Hospital due to cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis between January 2002 and December 2012, and they receiving laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included in the study.

Portomesenteric venous gas does not always mean intestinal necrosis: report of a case.

Portomesenteric venous gas is a rare condition most commonly caused by mesenteric ischaemia. Mesenteric ischemia, can be life-threatining and requires immediate surgical intervention with a poor prognosis. During the laparotomy, intestinal necrosis and perforation are most common findings although some patients reveal no surgical pathology.

A Pancreatic Fistula after the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a popular surgical weight-loss procedure in the treatment of morbid obesity. There are some complications regarding this procedure in the literature. This report presents a pancreatic fistula (PF) case, which has not been previously seen.

Long-term outcomes of intraoperative and perioperative albendazole treatment in hepatic hydatidosis: single center experience.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term outcome of the intraoperative and perioperative albendazole (ALB) treatment on the recurrence and/or secondary hydatidosis.

Methods: One hundred and one patients with hepatic hydatidosis were treated intraoperatively and perioperatively with ALB, in addition to surgery. Perioperative ALB treatment was given in a dose of 12-15 mg/kg/day.

First-line therapy in Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy: experience of a surgical clinic.

Objective: Helicobacter pylori (HP) is the world's most common infectious agent. Despite conventional therapy consisting of proton pump inhibitor (PPI), amoxicillin (AMO) and clarithromycin (CLA), approximately half of the patients remain infected. We compared the PPI-based triple therapy with quadruple treatment (BPMT) including bismuth citrate (BS), PPI, metronidazole (MET) and tetracycline (TET).