Management of perforation after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

Background: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-related perforation is an infrequent complication. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The present study is an evaluation of experience with management and outcomes of ERCP-related perforations and a review of relevant literature.

Case Report of the Descending Colon Located Completely in the Right Extraperitoneal Cavity and Sigmoid Colon Located in the Right Quadrant in a Patient with a Splenic Flexure Tumor: a Rare Anomaly.

Cases in which congenital anomalies of the colon and colon tumors are observed together are very rare. The aim of this article is to present a splenic flexure tumor case, which possessed the anomaly of the descending colon in the right extraperitoneal space and the sigmoid colon located in the right quadrant. Similar findings have previously been reported in two cases in cadaveric studies.

How to approach phyllodes tumors of the breast?

Objective: Phyllodes tumor of the breast is a rare fibroepithelial breast tumor that comprise 0.3-0.9% of primary breast neoplasms.

Use of a vacuum-assisted closure system for the management of enteroatmospheric fistulae.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the management of enteroatmospheric fistulae (EAF) in an open abdomen using vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy.

Methods: Eighteen patients (ten male/eight female) were treated in our surgical department for the management of EAF. VAC therapy was used to manage both complex and open abdominal wounds and for effluent control in all patients except one until definitive surgery could be performed or spontaneous closure of the EAF occurred.

The effect of scrubbing hands with iodine-containing solutions on urinary iodine concentrations of the operating room staff.

Background: Excessive iodine exposure is associated with thyroid dysfunction and thyroid autoimmunity. Most surgical hand-scrub solutions contain large amounts of iodine, and transcutaneous and mucosal absorption of iodine from these antiseptic solutions has been demonstrated. In this study we determined the effect of hand scrubbing with iodine-containing surgical hand-scrub solutions on urinary iodine concentrations (UICs) in operating room staff.

Comparison of results of laparoscopic gastric banding and consecutive intragastric balloon application at 18 months: a clinical prospective study.

Background: Obesity is a serious health problem that leads to serious physical and psychological problems. The methods used in treating obesity include diet and behavioral changes, pharmacotherapy, and surgery. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and intragastric balloon (IGB) applications are two of the methods used to treat obesity.

Jejunogastric intussusception, a rare complication of gastric surgery: report of two cases.

Jejunogastric intussusception is a rare complication of gastric surgery. It usually presents with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and hematemesis. A history of gastric surgery can help in making an accurate diagnosis.

[Our experience in the cases with penetrating colonic injuries].

Background: In this study, the factors that effect the morbidity and mortality in patients with penetrating colonic injuries were evaluated.

Methods: Fourty-two patients (37 males, 5 females; mean age 30,1; range 14 to 63 years) with penetrating colonic trauma were evaluated according to age, gender, type of penetrating trauma, location and severity of the colonic injury, associated injury, interval between the trauma and the definitive operation, hemodynamic status, blood transfusion requirement, fecal contamination, surgical procedure, postoperative complication and mortality.

Results: Type of the penetrating trauma was stab injury in twenty-eight (67%) patients, and gunshot injury in fourteen (33%) patients.