Effect of castor oil on esophageal stricture in rats and expression of ST-2, neopterin proteins in corrosive burn model.

Corrosive esophageal burn (CEB) is a disease with high mortality and morbidity rates. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of castor oil, in preventing stricture development at the experimental CEB model. In addition to studying standard histopathological damage data, neopterin, IL-33, and ST-2 proteins were also studied for the first time.

Evaluating Caudal Block Enhancements in Pediatric Circumcision: Do Additional Analgesics Make a Difference?

BACKGROUND Caudal block is widely regarded as the top choice for multimodal analgesia in children undergoing urological surgeries, particularly circumcision. This study investigates the efficacy of caudal block and the necessity of rescue analgesia in circumcision surgeries. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective, single-blind study was conducted at Ordu University Training and Research Hospital from December 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023.

The potential use of probiotic strains Lactobacillus acidophilus NRRL B 4495, Bifidobacterium bifidum NRRL B41410 in “Lor Whey Cheese” and the effects on sensory properties.

Background: In recent years, probiotic bacteria have increasingly been incorporated into various foods as dietary adjuncts. The viability of the probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus NRRL B 4495 and Bifido- bacterium bifidum NRRL B41410 in salted (1% w/w) and unsalted lor whey cheese during storage (21 days) at a refrigerated temperature (4°C) was evaluated.

Methods: As well as the survival of the probiotic bacteria, total mesophilic bacteria, total lactic acid bacteria, Pseudomonas spp.

Diagnosis and management of hydatid liver disease in children: a report of 156 patients with hydatid disease.

Background/purpose: There are many published reviews on adult hydatid disease and a guideline published by World Health Organization Informal Working Group (WHO-IWGE) in 2010. However, there are very few reports on hydatid liver disease in children with limited numbers of patients, and no comments were offered on childhood hydatid liver disease in the WHO-IWGE 2010 guideline. The aim of this study is to present our 17-year experience with 156 pediatric patients with hydatid liver disease and provide a treatment algorithm for children.

Does obesity limit the sonographic diagnosis of appendicitis in children?

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether obesity has a negative impact on the ultrasound (US) visualization of the appendix in children clinically diagnosed with appendicitis.

Methods: The medical records and US examinations of 122 children who underwent surgery due to acute or perforated appendicitis between February 2007 and January 2010 were reviewed. The body mass index (BMI) of each child was calculated and children were placed in one of three categories: group 1, underweight (BMI <10th percentile); group 2, normal weight (BMI between 10th and 85th percentiles); and group 3, overweight (BMI >85th percentile).

Annular pancreas in children: a decade of experience.

Objective: Annular pancreas is an uncommon cause of duodenal obstruction in children. In this study, the clinical, radiological, and prognostic findings related to this disorder over a 12-year review period were analyzed.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of 22 patients with annular pancreas who were treated with surgical repair between April 1998 and February 2010 was performed at two different pediatric surgical units.