RESIDUAL GASTRIC VOLUME IN MORBIDLY OBESE DIABETICS AFTER AN OVERNIGHT FASTING OR 3 HOURS OF A CARBOHYDRATE-ENRICHED SUPPLEMENT: A RANDOMIZED CROSSOVER PILOT STUDY.

Background: To reduce the risk of regurgitation during anesthesia for elective procedures, residual gastric volumes (RGV) have traditionally been minimized by overnight fasting. Prolonged preoperative fasting presents some adverse consequences and has been abandoned for most surgical procedures, except for obese and/or diabetic patients.

Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the RGV in morbidly obese diabetic patients after traditional or abbreviated fasting.

Predictive Factors of BK Virus Development in Kidney Transplant Recipients and the Effect of Low-Dose Tacrolimus Plus Everolimus on Clinical Outcomes.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the predictive factors of BK virus viremia/nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients and to evaluate the effects of low-dose tacrolimus plus everolimus.

Materials And Methods: This study included 3654 kidney transplant recipients. The patients were divided into 2 groups: group 1 were BK virus negative (n = 3525, 96.

Prognosis and Treatment for Active and Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients; Single Center Experience.

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prognostic factors and treatment alternatives of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in renal transplant patients.

Methods: Three thousand renal transplant patients were included in the study. The patients were first divided into 2 groups.

Comparison of tomographic kidney volumes measured by semiautomatic segmentation method with scintigraphic split renal function in predicting posttransplant kidney functions.

Introduction: In this study, it was aimed to compare scintigraphic split renal function (SRF) and computed tomographic (CT) kidney volumes by semiautomatic segmentation method in predicting graft functions after kidney transplantation.

Methods: One hundred and twelve patients (77 males, 35 females) who had a living-donor kidney transplant between 2015 and 2017 in our centre were included in the study. While SRF was calculated with technetium-99m-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid ( Tc-DTPA) scintigraphy, CT angiography was used for volumetric calculations.

The use of anti-interleukin-1 agents and tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors in renal transplant recipients.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of anti-interleukin-1 (anti-IL-1) agents and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors in renal transplant patients.

Patients And Methods: Between February 2014 and February 2020, data of 12 renal transplant recipients (9 males, 3 females; median age: 51 years; range, 19 to 70 years) who received anti-IL-1 agents or TNF-α inhibitors for inflammatory diseases in the post-transplant time period and were followed in a single transplant center (n=12) were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 46 cases were reported in the literature, before the data were collected.

Serum Levels of S100β, Neuron-Specific Enolase, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein in Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donors: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in serum levels of S100β, neuron-specific enolase, glial fibrillary acidic protein in living donors and recipients after kidney transplantation.

Methods: We enrolled 56 patients into the study. Of these, 27 underwent donor nephrectomy (group D), and the remaining 29 underwent kidney transplantation (recipient, group R).

Effect of post-perfusion hyperoxemia on early graft function in renal transplant recipients: a retrospective observational cohort study.

Background: The effects of hyperoxemia on the transplanted grafts arouse interest nowadays, particularly intraoperative hyperoxemia, on transplant kidney function and survival in the 1-year post-operative period.

Aims: We aimed to investigate the effect of post-perfusion (5 min after perfusion) hyperoxemia on early graft function and survival in renal transplant recipients.

Methods: Two hundred forty-seven living donor kidney transplant recipients were included in the study.

A Single-Center Experience in Portal Flow Augmentation in Liver Transplantation With Prior Large Spontaneous Splenorenal Shunt.

Large portosystemic shunts may cause portal steal syndrome in liver transplantation (LT). Because of the possible devastating consequences of the syndrome, the authors recommend perioperative management of these large shunts. Fourteen adult recipients who underwent portal flow augmentation, including left renal vein ligation (LRVL), renoportal anastomosis (RPA), shunt ligation (SL), and splenic vein ligation (SVL) for large spontaneous splenorenal shunt (SSRS), are included in this study, and the results were analyzed.

Effect of platelet-rich plasma on postoperative peritoneal inflammation and adhesions.

Introduction: Postoperative peritoneal adhesion is an important complication of abdominopelvic surgery. The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on postoperative intraperitoneal inflammation and adhesions.

Material And Methods: Twenty-four Wistar albino rats were divided into three groups.

Automated segmentation of the injured kidney due to abdominal trauma.

The objective of this study is to propose and validate a computer-aided segmentation system which performs the automated segmentation of injured kidney in the presence of contusion, peri-, intra-, sub-capsular hematoma, laceration, active extravasation and urine leak due to abdominal trauma. In the present study, total multi-phase CT scans of thirty-seven cases were used; seventeen of them for the development of the method and twenty of them for the validation of the method. The proposed algorithm contains three steps: determination of the kidney mask using Circular Hough Transform, segmentation of the renal parenchyma of the kidney applying the symmetry property to the histogram, and estimation of the kidney volume.

A New Practical Intracerebral Hematoma Volume Calculation Method and Comparison to simple ABC/2.

Aim: To find a more practical and effective formula than simple ABC/2 (sABC/2) to calculate the hematoma volume in patients with subdural and parenchymal haemorrhage.

Material And Methods: We reviewed the records of 157 patients who underwent brain computed tomography examinations for stroke from January to October 2017. Our method, sABC/2 formula, and the planimetric method (the gold standard) were used for measuring the volumes of hematoma.

A new surgical approach for pilonidal sinus disease: "de-epithelialization technique''.

Objective: In the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease different approaches are used such as conservative treatment and fasciocutaneous rotation flap. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of "de-epithelialization technique" as a new approach in pilonidal sinus disease treatment.

Material And Methods: Forty pilonidal sinus disease patients treated with de-epithelialization method were evaluated retrospectively.

Can balneotherapy improve the bowel motility in chronically constipated middle-aged and elderly patients?

Balneotherapy or spa therapy is usually known for different application forms of medicinal waters and its effects on the human body. Our purpose is to demonstrate the effect of balneotherapy on gastrointestinal motility. A total of 35 patients who were treated for osteoarthritis with balneotherapy from November 2013 through March 2015 at our hospital had a consultation at the general surgery for constipation and defecation disorders.

Computer-Aided Detection (CADx) for Plastic Deformation Fractures in Pediatric Forearm.

Bowing fractures are incomplete fractures of tubular long bones, often observed in pediatric patients, where plain radiographic film is the non-invasive imaging modality of choice in routine radiological workflow. Due to weak association between bent bone and distinct cortex disruption, bowing fractures may not be diagnosed properly while reading plain radiography. Missed fractures and dislocations are common in accidents and emergency practice, particularly in children.

High Output Cardiac Failure Resolving after Repair of AV Fistula in a Six-Month-Old.

Background. Acquired AVF in pediatrics are commonly caused by iatrogenic means, including arterial or venous punctures. These fistulae can cause great hemodynamic stress on the heart as soon as they are created.

Efficacy of laparoscopic transversus abdominis plane block for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly patients.

Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block technique seems to offer one of the most efficient methods for a local pain control. Our aim is to demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of TAP block for post-operative pain control under laparoscopic vision in elderly patients during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patients aged more than 65 years old, who had cholecystectomy due to symptomatic cholelithiasis, were retrospectively evaluated.

The Efficacy of Probiotic (Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG) and 5-ASA (Aminosalicylic Acid) in the Treatment of Experimental Radiation Proctitis in Rats.

The aims of the study are to demonstrate the effect of probiotic use on the healing of radiation proctitis (RP) and evaluate the efficiency of fecal biomarkers at follow-up of the treatment. Thirty-two male/female rats were randomly separated into four groups of eight rats. The first group (control) was not radiated.

Automated segmentation of the injured spleen.

Purpose: To develop a novel automated method for segmentation of the injured spleen using morphological properties following abdominal trauma. Average attenuation of a normal spleen in computed tomography (CT) does not vary significantly between subjects. However, in the case of solid organ injury, the shape and attenuation of the spleen on CT may vary depending on the time and severity of the injury.

Incidental gastrointestinal stromal tumor at a gastroscopic polypectomy specimen: A case report and review of literature.

Although gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) comprise less than 1% of all gastrointestinal (GI) tract tumors, they are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the GI tract. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors can occur anywhere along the GI tract, but the stomach and small intestine are the most frequently involved sites. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are frequently asymptomatic, and one-third of all cases are found incidentally.