Comparison of the Effectiveness of Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Introduction: The rapid increase in obesity and related problems has heightened the importance of obesity and metabolic surgery, resulting in a continuing search for the ideal surgical method. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), which is the gold standard method, and the relatively newer method of single anastomosis sleeve ileal (SASI) bypass.

Methods: The medical records of patients who underwent RYGB and SASI bypass were reviewed and compared regarding excess weight loss (EWL) and HgA1c, fasting glucose, serum iron, ferritin, hemoglobin (Hgb), and vitamin B12 levels.

Comparative analysis of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication and Rossetti modification in gastroesophageal reflux disease: A focus on life-quality enhancement.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the focus of surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) on enhancing life quality beyond symptom relief. The comparison involves laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication and Rossetti modification techniques.

Methods: Patients intolerant to or experiencing relapse after medical therapy underwent either standard Nissen procedure (Group 1, n = 61) or Rossetti modification (Group 2, n = 42).

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy in pancreatic cancer: Our initial experience.

Pancreas cancer is an important cause of mortality worldwide. It has no particular symptoms, and may cause different complaints according to tumor diameter and localization. Local invasion may develop in the short term and distant metastasis may occur in vascular structures in its neighborhood.

Effect of sildenafil citrate on the liver structure and function in obstructive jaundice: An experimental study.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the effect of 10 mg/kg sildenafil on the structure and function of the liver in a rat model of obstructive jaundice.

Material And Methods: Sixty-two male Wistar albino rats were distributed into six different groups. Obstructive jaundice was performed by legating the common bile duct.

The Effect of Peritoneal Prednisolone Lavage in Bacterial Peritonitis: An Experimental Study.

Objective: This study investigated and compared the effects of antibiotic and steroid lavage on survival and cytokine levels in an experimental abdominal sepsis model.

Background: In abdominal sepsis, abdominal lavage with saline or antibiotic solutions is a well-documented intervention known to have positive impact on survival; however, the effects of steroid lavage in abdominal sepsis have not yet been investigated.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-six Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups (n = 24).

Effects of melatonin on cytokine release and healing of colonic anastomoses in an experimental sepsis model.

Background: The present objective was to identify effects of early melatonin application on healing of anastomotic wound and inflammation in an experimental sepsis model.

Methods: A total of 60 Wistar albino rats were divided into 2 groups. Cecal ligation puncture (CLP) and colonic resection anastomosis were performed on both the control group and the melatonin treatment group.

The development of pneumobilia after blunt trauma.

Pneumobilia is the detection of gas within the biliary system. It usually develops after bilioenteric anastomosis, percutaneous or endoscopic biliary interventions, infections and abscesses. The treatment is surgical, especially in cases with no prior interventions to the biliary system.

Acute abdomen due to Meckel's enterolith: Case report and review of the literature.

Meckel's diverticulum is a rare condition with an incidence of 1-3% in general population. It is usually asymptomatic and is incidentally detected during laparotomy/laparoscopy. Enterolith formation within Meckel's diverticulum is even rarer.

The effect of methylprednisolone and tenoxicam on the protection of damage of the nerve physiomorphology caused by prolene mesh.

Introduction: Aim was to investigate the effect of methylprednisolone and tenoxicam on the protection of damage of the nerve physiomorphology caused by prolene mesh used in hernia repair.

Methods: Fifty male Wistar-albino rats weighing 250-350 gr, were randomly divided into 5 groups. Sciatic nerve was dissected in all rats after performing EMG on basal neural transport.

Effect of Weight Loss Induced by Intragastric Balloon Therapy on Cardiac Function in Morbidly Obese Individuals: A Pilot Study.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of intragastric balloon therapy on left ventricular function and left ventricular mass in a cohort of morbidly obese patients.

Subjects And Methods: A prospective trial was performed in a cohort of 17 class II and class III morbidly obese individuals. The intragastric balloon was retained in the stomach for an average of 6 months.

Conservative Management of Large Rectosigmoid Perforation under Peritoneal Reflection: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Colonoscopy is accepted as the best method in diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of colorectal diseases. As the amount of the usage of diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy rises, iatrogenic complications are more likely to be seen. The most important complications are perforations and bleeding.

Same-day colonoscopy preparation with Senna alkaloids and bisacodyl tablets: a pilot study.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of same-day bowel preparation with Senna alkaloids combined with bisacodyl tablets in routine colonoscopy procedures.

Methods: Between March and June 2013, a same-day bowel preparation was implemented in our endoscopy unit. The preparation consisted of a semi-liquid, fiber-free diet one day prior to the procedure, with two bisacodyl tablets after lunch and dinner, and 250 mL of Senna alkaloid with 1.

Effect of β-glucan on drain fluid and amount of drainage following modified radical mastectomy.

Introduction: To reduce the seroma formation following mastectomy and axillary dissection, many different techniques and drugs have been investigated. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of oral β-glucan on drain fluid and efficacy of daily drainage and drain removal day in mastectomy patients.

Methods: One hundred and thirty breast cancer patients of Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital were divided into 2 groups by consecutive randomization (n = 65 each).

Renal cell carcinoma with concomitant solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: A case report.

Introduction: Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of pancreas is an unusual low-grade malignant epithelial tumor that usually occurs in young women and can be treated with surgical resection. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common solid lesion of the kidney and primarily a disease of the elderly patient.

Presentation Of Case: In this article we present a case of RCC with concomitant SPT of the pancreas who was treated successfully with a radical nephrectomy and distal pancreatectomy.

Effect of antibiotic lavage in adhesion prevention in bacterial peritonitis.

Background: Intra-abdominal adhesions remain a major clinical problem. Previously, rifamycin lavage was used to prevent adhesion formation in the septic abdomen. The aim of our study was to test the effectiveness of intraperitoneal application of alternate antibiotics in an abdominal sepsis model.

Correlation of the gastroesophageal flap valve grade with the surgery rate in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Background: The importance of endoscopic evaluation and grading of the gastroesophageal flap valve (GEFV) in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was previously demonstrated with increased acid exposure and high grades of esophagitis in those with high-grade valves. On the other hand, no data exist on the relationship between GEFV appearance and surgical rate.

Methods: For 453 patients with symptoms suggestive of GERD, GEFV grading and 24-h ambulatory pH monitoring were performed.

Comparison of cyanoacrylate-assisted arteriotomy closure with conventional closure technique.

Background: We aimed to compare conventional suture closure of arteriotomy with N-butyl-cyanoacrylate-assisted suture closure.

Methods: Forty Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups. Standard arteriotomy was performed to the abdominal aorta through a midline incision.

Effect of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate on high-risk colonic anastomoses.

We investigated the effect of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (BCA) on colonic anastomosis under clean contaminated procedure (CCP) and bacterial peritonitis (BP) conditions in rats. Male Wistar albino rats (n = 80) were divided into two groups: CCP and BP. In the CCP group, colonic resection and anastomosis were performed.

Comparison of the effects of troxerutin and heparinoid on flap necrosis.

We aimed to assess the effects of local troxerutin and heparinoid (HEP) treatments in a model of flap necrosis. Three groups of Wistar albino rats, each comprising 10 animals were used. A cranially based 6x3-cm full-thickness random-pattern skin flap was raised and sutured to the same area in each model.

Effect of cyanoacrylate on closure of gastric perforation: a comparative study in a rat model.

The aim of the study was to compare suture, clip and clip combined with topical N-butyl cyanoacrylate in an experimental model of gastric perforation. Sixty Wistar-Albino rats were divided into three groups. Midline laparotomy was performed and a 4 mm puncture was done on the anterior surface of the stomach.

Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma; a case report and review of the literature.

Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma (IPM) also called as intranodal hemorrhagic spindle cell tumor with amianthoid fibers is a distinctive and rare mesenchymal neoplasm of lymph nodes. This entity generally misdiagnosed as intranodal Kaposi's sarcoma or schwannoma in past. In contrast to Kaposi's sarcoma, it behaves in a benign fashion and does not need any further therapy except total surgical resection of the mass.

Effects of two different meshes used in hernia repair on nerve transport.

Background: We aimed to investigate the effects of two different types of mesh used in hernia repair on nerve transport and neural injury.

Study Design: Forty-five Wistar-albino rats were randomly allocated to three groups. Basal neural transport on the index of the left sciatic nerve was performed in all groups before surgery.

Fournier's gangrene: is it scrotal gangrene?

Introduction: Fournier's gangrene was originally described as scrotal gangrene in young males. Today, it is generally accepted as synergistic necrotizing fasciitis of perineal, genital, or perianal regions, and the epidemiologic data have changed. However, there are still limited data about females due to the lack of female patients, even in large case series.

Unaltered graft survival and intragraft lymphocytes infiltration in the cardiac allograft of Cxcr3-/- mouse recipients.

Previous studies showed that absence of chemokine receptor Cxcr3 or its blockade prolong mouse cardiac allograft survival. We evaluated the effect of the CXCR3 receptor antagonist MRL-957 on cardiac allograft survival, and also examined the impact of anti-CXCR3 mAb in human CXCR3 knock-in mice. We found only a moderate increase in graft survival (10.