The Potential Prognostic Significance of the Laboratory Risk Indicator for the Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) Score in Necrotizing Fasciitis.

We discuss the role of Laboratory Risk Indicator for the Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) on the prognosis of this disease. Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) is characterised by rapid spreading of infection and necrosis of the soft tissues and fascia. Thirty patients (17 male, 13 female, mean age 57.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A clinical and histopathological presentation of 27 cases.

Objective: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal tumors that express type 3 tyrosine kinase receptors and are thought to develop from the neoplastic transformation of the interstitial Cajal cells. The present study was performed to morphologically and immunohistologically evaluate GISTs, to compare their qualities using a GIST risk categorization system, and to identify the diagnostic and prognostic parameters of GISTs.

Material And Methods: A total of 27 patients with GISTs underwent treatment and were followed up at the Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital.

Importance of Spontaneous Choledochoduodenal Fistulas Detected During ERCP Procedure.

Choledochoduodenal fistula (CDF) is an abnormal passage between the choledochus and duodenum. The most common causes of CDF are cholelithiasis, duodenal ulcer, and tumors. There are mainly two types of fistulas depending on the location.

Effects of suture tecnique on mesh shrinkage.

Objective: Polypropylene meshes are one of the most frequently used patches in inguinal hernia repairs. This material was proved to be not completely inert, and may cause inflammatory responses like foreign body reactions. One of the physical results of these inflammatory reactions against the mesh is mesh shrinkage which is responsible for recurrence and pain.

Laparostomy in patients with severe secondary peritonitis.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of laparostomy with the Bogota bag for the management of patients with severe secondary peritonitis and the risk factors for survival.

Methods: Thirty-seven patients (22 males, 15 females; mean age 63.5; range 44 to 83 years) with secondary peritonitis were treated by laparostomy and temporary closure with Bogota bag.

[The effect of selective bowel decontamination and mechanical bowel preparation on bacterial translocation due to intraabdominal hypertension].

Background: The objective of our study is to evaluate the preventive effects of selective digestive decontamination (SDD) and mechanical bowel preparation in rats with experimentally induced bacterial translocation.

Methods: Fourty adult male Sprague Dowley rats weighing 250-300 g. were divided equally into four groups as Group 1 (sham [control]), Group 2 (experimentally induced IAH at 19 mmHg), Group 3 ( SDD group) and Group 4 (SDD and mechanical bowel preparation with 19 mmHg intraabdominal pressure).