Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a predictive factor for tumor staging in colorectal cancer.

Background/aim: In the preoperative period, simple methods to identify the tumor stage of colorectal cancer patients are needed. In recent years, the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been used as a predictive parameter for systemic inflammatory response in many different clinical entities. This study aims to determine if the NLR predicts the tumor stage in colorectal cancer patients in the preoperative period.

Comparison of 3D imaging and 2D imaging for performance time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the Viking 3-dimensional (3D) system on performance time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methods: Twenty-two patients were included in the study. The groups were standardized using a multiparameters filter (MPF) depending on preoperative ultrasonography and perioperative exploration findings.

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Aim: We investigated the effıcacy of topical phenytoin and capsaicin on random pattern dorsal skin flaps in rats.

Material And Method: Twenty one Wistar rats were used in the study. Random-pattern McFarlane dorsal flaps 3 cm x 10 cm were raised in all the rats .

Impact of high dose chemoimmunotherapy after surgery on the overall and disease-free survivals in advanced stage malignant melanoma.

Background: To investigate the impact of high dose chemoimmunotherapy in addition to surgery on the cumulative survival and disease-free survey of malignant melanoma patients.

Methods: A total of 86 malignant melanoma patients [35 females (40.7%), 51 males (59.

Local recurrence and survival rates after extended systematic lymph-node dissection for surgical treatment of rectal cancer.

Background/aims: Extended systematic lymph-node dissection (ESLND) is a surgical procedure aimed at decreasing the local recurrence rate of rectal cancer and increasing the survival rate. However, it is criticized because it has not shown the expected effects on survival, and it has been shown to increase the proportion of complications in rectal cancer surgery. This study was designed to determine incidence and patterns of recurrence after curative resection with or without ESLND for rectal cancer.