Surgery for an Isolated Adrenal Metastasis of Gastric Cancer.

Adrenal metastasis is considered a rare hematogenous metastasis that develops after gastric cancer surgery. The chances of curative surgery are very low. It is usually unresectable.

Adoption rates of electronic health records in Turkish Hospitals and the relation with hospital sizes.

Background: Nation-wide adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) in hospitals has become a Turkish policy priority in recognition of their benefits in maintaining the overall quality of clinical care. The electronic medical record maturity model (EMRAM) is a widely used survey tool developed by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) to measure the rate of adoption of EHR functions in a hospital or a secondary care setting. Turkey completed many standardizations and infrastructural improvement initiatives in the health information technology (IT) domain during the first phase of the Health Transformation Program between 2003 and 2017.

The impact of female genital mutilation/cutting on obstetric outcomes and its management.

Objectives: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a surgical intervention that is still widely performed around the world with serious obstetric and neonatal outcomes. We aimed to determine the obstetric and neonatal effects of FGM/C in pregnant women in a hospital with high standards of care in Sudan, where this is a common case, using a homogenous patient group.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study in pregnant women with FGM/C, conducted at Nyala, Sudan-Turkey Training and Research Hospital.

A survey of current approaches to thyroid nodules and thyroid operations.

Introduction: Thyroid nodules are commonly seen. Our aim is to learn the behaviors and operational attitudes of surgeons approaching the thyroid nodules. In a literature search, our study is the first and only study performed merely on surgeons.

Correlation of Bowel Wall Thickening Seen Using Computerized Tomography With Colonoscopies: A Preliminary Study.

Purpose: Bowel wall thickening (BWT) is a common finding in abdominal computerized tomography imaging (CTi). The purpose of the present study was a prospective assessment and management of patients who have BWT in abdominal CTi.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted between January 2012 and July 2014 at Erzincan University Hospital, Turkey, with 64 patients who were admitted to the emergency and general surgery department.

Metalloproteinases and Their Inhibitors in Patients with Inguinal Hernia.

Aim: The aim of this prospective study is to investigate if there is a relationship between inguinal hernia, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs).

Materials And Methods: This case control study was performed on patients admitted to the general surgery department of Erzincan University Hospital. Four groups were created: control, indirect hernia, direct hernia, and bilateral hernia.

Ultrasound-Guided Bilateral Greater Occipital Nerve Block for Mass Excision.

Anaesthesiologists must always prefer the safest method to minimize the risk for patients. At present, ultrasound-guided blockage of the greater occipital nerve can be performed in a safe manner. In this report, we presented our experience of ultrasound-guided blockage of the greater occipital nerve that we performed in a patient with a mass at the back of the neck who had risk of general anaesthesia because of comorbidities.

Incarceration of the hepatic lobe in incisional hernia: A case report.

Introduction: Incisional hernias are abnormal peritoneal outward pouch-like protrusions that develop due to defects that arise as a result of the disruption of the fascia's continuity after abdominal surgery.

Presentation Of Case: A 77-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department of our hospital with complaints of abdominal swelling, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The patient was recommended for surgery.

A Comparative Investigation of the Analgesic Effects of Metamizole and Paracetamol in Rats.

Background: This study investigated the effects of metamizole and paracetamol on pain and oxidative stress induced by scalpel incision and carrageenan in rats.

Materials And Methods: Total of 144 rats were divided into groups of 12 animals. Six groups each were used for scalpel incision and carrageenan tests.

Diagnostic evaluation and treatment of patients with rectus abdominis hematoma.

Purpose: To identify clinical characteristics, treatment modalities, and course of spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma (SRSH). In the literature, there is no prospective clinical trial that is intended for treatment in clinical research.

Methods: Seventeen SRSH patients diagnosed and treated between March 2012 and March 2014 at the general Surgery Department of Erzincan University Training and Research Hospital were included.

A rare case of a giant cystic leiomyoma presenting as a retroperitoneal mass.

Background: Giant retroperitoneal uterine leiomyomas are uncommon. Degenerative changes of a leiomyoma may lead to unusual presentation resulting in misdiagnosis preoperatively. The final diagnosis can be made either intraoperatively or histologically.

The effect of lateral internal sphincterotomy on resting anal sphincter pressures.

Background/aim: Anal fissures are one of the most common proctologic disorders. This study aimed to investigate alterations in anal sphincteric resting pressures after lateral internal sphincterotomy, which was performed for chronic anal fissure treatment.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-six (68.

Importance of metastatic lymph node ratio in non-metastatic, lymph node-invaded colon cancer: a clinical trial.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic importance of the metastatic lymph node ratio for stage III colon cancer patients and to find a cut-off value at which the overall survival and disease-free survival change.

Material/methods: Patients with pathological stage III colon cancer were retrospectively evaluated for: age; preoperative values of Crp, Cea, Ca 19-9, and Afp; pathologic situation of vascular, perineural, lymphatic, and serosal involvement; and metastatic lymph node ratio values were calculated.

Results: The study included 58 stage III colon cancer patients: 20 (34.

Damage induced by paracetamol compared with N-acetylcysteine.

Background: This study investigated the effect of thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) on oxidative liver damage induced in rats with high-dose paracetamol.

Methods: Rats for this experiment were divided into the following groups: healthy control, paracetamol control, thiamine + paracetamol, TPP + paracetamol, and N-acetylcysteine + paracetamol. Oxidant and antioxidant parameters and liver function test levels were compared between the groups.

How could such a wide piece of tree root pass through the narrow pyloric orifice? An extremely rare case.

Patient: Female, 30 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Phytobezoar Symptoms: Nausea • vomiting

Medication: - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: -

Objective: Rare disease.

Background: Phytobezoars are a common type of bezoar known to accumulate in the gastrointestinal system.

Case Report: A 30-year-old mentally retarded woman was operated on due to small bowel obstruction.

Protective effect of nimesulide against hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats: effects on oxidant/antioxidants, DNA mutation and COX-1/COX-2 levels.

Background: Nimesulide is a pharmacological agent and selective COX-2 inhibitor. It has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of nimesulide on oxidant/antioxidant, DNA mutation and COX-1/COX-2 activities in rat liver tissue with induced ischemia/reperfusion (I/R).

Benefits of the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of etoricoxib in the prevention of ovarian ischemia/reperfusion injury induced experimentally in rats.

Aim: This study is a biochemical investigation of the effect of etoricoxib, a selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor, on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury experimentally induced in rat ovaries.

Methods: Experimental animals were divided into four groups: (i) ovarian ischemia/reperfusion (IRG); (ii) 30 mg/kg etoricoxib + ovarian ischemia/reperfusion (EIRG-30); (iii) 60 mg/kg etoricoxib + ovarian ischemia/reperfusion (EIRG-60); and (iv) a sham operation (SG) control group.

Results: The results showed levels of malondialdehyde in the IRG, EIRG-30, EIRG-60 and SG group ovarian tissue of 20.

How Lichtenstein hernia repair affects abdominal and anal resting pressures: a controlled clinical study.

Purpose: Inguinal hernia repair is the most common surgical procedure performed by general surgeons worldwide. The Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty was first introduced in 1984 and evolved through 1988. Today it is the gold standard in hernia repair.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with situs inversus totalis: literature review of two patients.

Situs inversus totalis is a rare condition, which presents difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of gallstones due to the reversal location of abdominal organs. In this article we present 2 cases of women in age of 51 and 55 years with situs inversus totalis and gallstones. There are described the clinical and imaging features, also the laparoscopic surgery with the difficulties encountered by right handed surgeon.

Periampullary diverticula causing pancreaticobiliary disease.

Our purpose was to determine if the presence of duodenal diverticula predisposes to the development of pancreaticobiliary disease. Between May 1999 and February 2001, 381 patients were examined by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography. Of these patients, 51 had periampullary diverticula.

Sigmoid colon volvulus in children: review of 19 cases.

The records of 19 patients with sigmoid colon volvulus (SCV) who were treated surgically in a 36.5-year-period were reviewed. Seven of them (37 %) had ileosigmoidal knotting (ISK).

Levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and total sialic acid in serum of patients with colorectal cancer.

Background And Objectives: Serum soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and total sialic acid (TSA) are related to the metastatic potential of cancer cells. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine sICAM-1 and TSA levels in colorectal carcinoma and correlate their levels with the cancer stage.

Methods: The sera from 65 patients with colorectal cancer (18 at Dukes' B, 24 at Dukes' C, 23 at Dukes' D) were extracted before treatment.

The effect of calcitonin and growth hormone on urinary deoxypyridinoline levels in burned patients.

Reduced bone formation and bone loss have been documented in patients following burn injury. Urinary deoxypyridinoline (DPD) is accepted as a marker of collagen breakdown activity. Because calcitonin (CT) diminishes bone resorption and growth hormone (GH) increases bone formation and density in GH-deficient patients, we studied the short-term effects of CT and GH on urinary DPD levels in burned patients.