Prophylactic oral calcium supplementation therapy to prevent early post thyroidectomy hypocalcemia and evaluation of postoperative parathyroid hormone levels to detect hypocalcemia: A prospective randomized study.

Background: Postoperative hypocalcemia is the most common complication after total thyroidectomy. Postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) measurement is one of the methods to detect or prevent postoperative hypocalcemia. Prophylactic oral calcium supplementation is another method to prevent early postoperative hypocalcemia.

Unusual findings in appendectomy specimens of adults: retrospective analyses of 1466 patients and a review of literature.

Background: Diseases and tumors of the appendix vermiformis are very rare, except acute appendicitis.

Objectives: This retrospective study was conducted to document the unusual findings in appendectomy specimens.

Patients And Methods: Data of 1466 adult patients were gathered retrospectively.

Parasitic infections of the appendix as a cause of appendectomy in adult patients.

Objective: Assessment of frequency and clinical findings of parasitic infections for etiology of acute appendicitis.

Methods: Data of 1452 patients who were carried out appendectomy between January 1999 and December 2012 were analyzed retrospectively. Appendectomy was performed in 1159 of the patients with a pre diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Evaluation of burn injuries related to liquefied petroleum gas.

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is a fuel that is widely used for domestic, agricultural, and industrial purposes. LPG is also commonly used in restaurants, industries, and cars; however, the home continues to be the main site for accidents. In Turkey, the increased usage of LPG as a cooking or heating fuel has resulted in many burn injuries from LPG mishaps.

Effect of dexamethazone on hepatic vascular response in experimental sepsis.

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of dexamethasone-pretreatment on the hepatic artery and portal vein of septic rats, which were generated by lipopolisaccarides (LPS) intraperitoneal injection.

Method: Thirty-six albino Wistar rats were used and constructed as LPS (n = 12), control (n = 12), dexamethazone-pretreatment (n = 6) and dexamethazone-control (n = 6) groups. Hepatic artery and portal vein rings were excised and placed in Krebs-Henseleit solution.