Endonasal endoscopic approach for sellar metastatic pathologies: a national observation.

Purpose: Sellar metastases are rare lesions. Recent improvements in diagnosis and treatment strategies have prolonged survival but increased the probability of metastatic tumors. Evaluation with clinical symptomatology and meticulous laboratory examination is crucial.

Comparison of Different Endoscopic Techniques for the Treatment of Hydrocephalus in Children.

Aim: To present a series of hydrocephalus cases treated with different endoscopic techniques, and to compare their surgical outcomes.

Material And Methods: Sixty-one patients underwent endoscopic approach for treating hydrocephalus over a 5-year period. Forty-six patients were children.

Characteristics of the injuries of Syrian refugees sustained during the civil war.

Background: During a war, many civilians are severely injured by firearms, bombs, and shrapnel. The triage of war injuries involves difficult and complicated processes requiring surgical procedures and patient monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of hospitals. In this study, we examine the demographic, traumatic, and critical care characteristics of cases injured during the civil war in Syria and requiring emergency surgery.

Anterior Skull Base Defects Reconstructed Using Three-Layer Method: 78 Consecutive Cases with Long-Term Follow-Up.

 Anterior skull base defects are potentially lethal and surgical treatment must be performed as soon as possible. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether our technique is effective or not in long-term period. Retrospective chart review of all patients whose data were entered into the Hospital Registry System between 1995 and 2015.

Parieto-Occipital Interhemispheric Precuneal Approach to the Lesions of the Atrium: Experience with 66 patients.

Aim: The atrium (trigone) is the most common site for intraventricular lesions. The parieto-occipital interhemispheric precuneal approach (POIPA) is one of the particular ways to reach these lesions. The aim of this study was to draw specific attention to the surgical difficulties of these lesions and to present our experience with this operative approach.

Urodynamic outcomes of detethering in children: experience with 46 pediatric patients.

Aim: Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) manifests with neurological and urological complaints. Surgical detethering is the main treatment for TCS. Children with urological symptoms are required objective pre- and postoperative evaluations in order to predict urological outcome.

The Effect of Circadian Melatonin Levels on Inflammation and Neurocognitive Functions Following Coronary Bypass Surgery.

Purpose: In this study, the relationship between the plasma levels of melatonin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), which plays role in several intercellular interactions including inflammatory and immune responses, and early neurocognitive functions associated with ischaemia-reperfusion injury during open heart surgery is examined.

Methods: Forty patients who were to undergo elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) were divided into two groups, those who underwent their operations at 8 AM (group I; n = 20) and those who underwent their operations at 1 PM (group II; n = 20). Blood samples were collected prior to surgery (S1), when the aortic cross clamp was removed (S2) and 4 (S3) and 24 h after the surgery (S4).

Tethered cord syndrome in children: a single-center experience with 162 patients.

Purpose: Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is not an uncommon clinical problem in children. The aim of this retrospective study is to document our experience on the surgical treatment of TCS in childhood.

Methods: The data of 162 children who underwent surgical treatment for TCS in a 15-year period were reviewed retrospectively.

Histological structure of the medial and lateral walls of cavernous sinus in human fetuses.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to elucidate the architecture of these fine structures in human fetuses.

Methods: The histological examination of medial wall (MW) and lateral wall (LW) was performed in 15 normal human fetuses. Eleven fetuses were female and four were male.

Unusual penetration of a construction nail through the orbit to the cranium: a case report.

Penetrating head and neck trauma with construction nails are uncommon life-threatening injuries and an important problem in developing countries. Assessment of the neurovascular and systemic physical status is a first requirement, and the decision concerning which surgical approach to perform for the removal of the nail is of critical importance. A 10-year-old girl was presented one hour after a fall injury with complaint of a swelling and foreign body lodgment on the left forehead.

Efficacy of fentanyl and/or lidocaine on total antioxidants and total oxidants during craniotomy.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the oxidative, hemodynamic, and analgesic effects of local lidocaine infiltration, or intravenous (IV) fentanyl injection, or a combination of lidocaine and IV fentanyl during head fixation in a 3-pin headrest in patients undergoing elective craniotomy.

Design: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Setting: Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation.