The impact of the Covid 19 pandemic in colorectal cancer.

Aim: COVID-19 was first seen in China at the end of December 2019. The disease spread rapidly and was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. Only urgent surgi cal cases and oncological surgeries that cannot be postponed were performed during this pandemic process.

Can CT Pelvimetry Be Used to Predict Circumferential Resection Margin Positivity in Laparoscopic Resection of Middle and Lower Rectum Cancer?

Background Previous studies have shown that pelvimetry can be valuable in predicting surgical difficulties in rectal cancer operations. However, its usability in predicting circumferential resection margin (CRM) involvement remains debatable. This study investigated the factors affecting CRM status and the importance of computed tomography (CT) pelvimetry in predicting CRM involvement in laparoscopic resection of middle and lower rectal cancer.

Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in appendix cancer A single-center experience.

Aim: The traditional treatment for appendiceal cancer with peritoneal spread is cytoreductive surgery (CRS) but added HİPEC chemotherapy to cytoreductive surgery and has shown that it improves overall survival. The aim of this study was to report the results of CRS and HIPEC treated patients with appendiceal cancers which is based on the experience of at Surgical oncology department.

Material-method: Ankara University School of Medicine, Deparment of Surgical Oncology.

The effect of Fournier gangrene severity index and microbial culture results on hospital length of stay, frequency of debridement, and mortality.

Background: Fournier gangrene (FG) is a rapidly progressive soft-tissue necrosis that may be life-threating unless aggressive treatment is applied immediately. FG severity index was described first by Laor et al. to predict mortality rate but there are few studies on the prognostic significance of FG severity index and especially the microbial agents isolated from debridement on patient prognosis.

Impact of Muscle Mass Depletion on Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Primary High-grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Undergoing CRS and HIPEC.

Objective: To investigate the effect of sarcopenia on surgical outcomes in patients with primary high-grade serous ovarian cancer undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS and HIPEC).

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University Ankara, Turkey,  from January 2013 to January 2020.

The role of laparoscopic staging for the management of gastric cancer.

AİM Staging laparoscopy enables us to perform palliative treatment, neo-adjuvant therapy for curative resection or direct curative resection and making a decision with minimal morbidity by avoiding from unnecessary laparotomies. In the present study, the importance of staging lapafoscopy was retrospectively investigated by using clinical and pathologic data. METHODS Data of 70 out of 350 patients who underwent diagnostic laparoscopy due to gastric cancer at Surgical Oncology department between August 2013 and January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.

Prognostic Role of Red Distribution Width (RDW) Value in Gastric Cancer.

Objective: To investigate the prognostic effect of red distribution width (RDW) in patients with gastric cancer.

Study Design: Observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Surgical Oncology, Ankara University School of Medicine, between November 2010 and January 2020.

Laparoscopic Gastric Resection for Gastric Cancer: Is Intracorporeal Anastomosis Necessary?

Background And Objective: In surgical dissection, laparoscopic approach and open techniques do not differ significantly, but there is still no consensus on how anastomosis should be performed in both cardia and distal gastric tumors. Anastomosis can be performed by laparoscopy-assisted mini-laparotomy or by intracorporeal suture techniques. In this study, we aim to present our four years of clinical experience and short-term surgical results from 133 cases in order to evaluate the necessity of laparoscopic anastomosis.

Evaluation of Peroperative and Oncological Results in Laparoscopic Surgery of Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients: Single-Center Study.

Laparoscopic treatment of gastric cancer in elderly patients is still controversial. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy in elderly gastric cancer patients based on the long- and short-term results of laparoscopic surgery. The data of 163 patients who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

The effect of suture selection in complex anal fistulas on the success of cutting seton placement and patient comfort.

Objective: The aim of our study was to compare the success rates of suture selection, recovery times and pain associated with local wound infection and seton placement in patients undergoing cutting seton placement for complex anal fistula.

Methods: The study included a total of 90 patients who were admitted with the diagnosis of complex anal fistula between January 2015 and July 2018.

Results: The first session and other revision appointments demonstrated that the number of patients who required fistulotomy was significantly higher in group-1 as the seton failed to complete the transection (p = 0.

Long-Term Results and Current Problems in Laparoscopic Gastrectomy: Single-Center Experience.

The study aims to evaluate the long-term results of patients who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in Ankara University Medical Faculty, Surgical Oncology Clinic, within 5 years. We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer at the Surgical Oncology Clinic of Ankara University Medical Faculty between January 2014 and September 2019. One hundred forty-six patients were included in the study.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for biliary system parasites.

Objective: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography may be useful in the diagnosis and management of biliary system parasites.

Material And Methods: Investigators retrospectively evaluated patients with biliary system parasites who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures over an eight-year period. We collected data regarding patient demographics, clinical features, and parasite type.

Avulsion of Ampulla of Vater Secondary to a Blunt Abdominal Injury Treated with Pancreatoduodenectomy; A Case Report and Literature Review.

The incidence of complex hepatobiliary injury secondary to blunt abdominal injuries varies between 3.4 and 5%. A 25-year old male patient underwent an urgent operation due to a motorcycle accident.

Spontaneous postoperative choledochoduodenal fistula due to bile duct injury following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Introduction: Bile leak after cholecystectomy which is the frequency less than 2% is an important problem for patients. Some bile duct injuries occuring after laparoscopic cholecystectomy are the complex bile duct injuries and can cause bile leak and fistula.

Presentation Of Case: A 74-year-old woman has high output bile drainage from abdominal drain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy so an ERCP was performed.

A rare condition: Ectopic liver tissue with its unique blood supply encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Introduction: Developmental abnormalities of liver including ectopic liver tissue (ELT) are rare conditions. Few cases presenting ELT have been reported in literature till now. Even though the most common area seen is gallbladder, it is detected both abdominal and thoracic sites.

Results of the open surgery after endoscopic basket impaction during ERCP procedure.

Aim: To report the results of open surgery for patients with basket impaction during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure.

Methods: Basket impaction of either classical Dormia basket or mechanical lithotripter basket with an entrapped stone occurred in six patients. These patients were immediately operated for removal of stone(s) and impacted basket.

Our results of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy: evaluation of 700 patients.

Objective: Although radiological imaging modalities like barium enema and computed tomography provide some clues, endoscopic methods still maintain superiority in assessment and differential diagnosis of large intestinal symptoms and complaints that require biopsy. We aimed to present the results of colonoscopic procedures performed in our general surgery clinic in detail.

Material And Methods: Seven hundred patients who presented to Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery Endoscopy Unit between January 2011 and July 2012 with an indication for colonoscopy were retrospectively evaluated.