Adrenocortical Adenoma Arising from Adrenohepatic Fusion: A Mimic of Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Case Report.

We present a case of adrenocortical adenoma originating from the adrenohepatic fusion (AHF) region, accompanied by advanced hepatosteatosis in the liver tissue, and discuss its distinction from hepatocellular carcinoma.  Case Experience: A 68-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital following a fall from a height. He was referred to our hospital after an incidental discovery of a liver mass during an abdominal ultrasound examination.

Microscopic Growth Pattern of Metastatic Colorectal Carcinomas, Morphological Findings of the Non-Neoplastic Liver, and Their Relationship With Prognosis and Survival.

Various clinicopathological, radiological, and molecular parameters are predictive of prognosis in patients with colorectal carcinoma and distant organ metastases continue to have a significant place among them. Recent studies reveal that not only the presence of metastases but also the histopathological growth pattern of the metastatic tumor significantly affects prognosis. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of the histopathological growth patterns of metastatic tumors, the morphological findings in the peritumoral non-neoplastic liver, and its relationship with survival in patients who have metastatic colorectal carcinoma.

Gossypiboma mimicking hepatic hydatid cyst after 22 years: a case report.

Gossypiboma is a non-absorbable material that is forgotten during surgery. These are medicolegal pathology that leads to diagnostic confusion from abscess to tumor. We present the case of gossypiboma detected in laparotomy in a 57-year-old male patient who had a history of operation due to a hydatid cyst 22 years ago and was referred to our center due to hydatid recurrence.

Fear of falling and associated factors in older adults with heart failure.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of fear of falling and associated factors in older adults with heart failure.

Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study. The study included 100 geriatric patients who were hospitalised and treated in the cardiology department of our hospital with ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) lower than 50% for at least 1 year.

Early results of conservative and surgical approach in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Perforations Single center experience.

Introduction: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) ± endoscopic sphincterotomy, and after perforation (ERCP-P), which is a common method used for the diagnosis in the past and treatment today in hepatopancreatobiliary cases, is a rare complication with high mortality. While surgery has been at the forefront in perforations after ERCP in previous years, conservative treatment is widely accepted today, except for some special conditions. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of ERCP-P in a hepatobiliary center, the outcome of the treatment modalities applied, and the risk factors for mortality due to perforations.

Report of a case mimicking the acute appendicitis; Small bowel perforation due to olive leaf.

Abdominal pain is one of the most frequent causes of emergency room admissions. Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical pathology in these patients. Foreign body ingestion is a quite rare pathology that takes place in list of differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Mortality-Related Risk Factors in Geriatric Patients with Hip Fracture.

Background: Mortality rates after hip fractures increase by up to 30% with age. This study investigated the contribution of various parameters to prognosis and mortality.

Methods: Our study prospectively examined patients with hip fracture aged 65 years and over who applied to the Atatürk University Medical Faculty Hospital Orthopedics Service in 2020-2021.

Portal vein injury following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A case report.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been a widely used procedure in the diagnosis and treatment of various pancreaticobiliary disorders. Although widely considered a safe procedure, ERCP is associated morbidity and occasional mortality. The most common complications include acute pancreatitis, hemorrhage, and duodenal perforation.

What has changed in the last 20 years in the postoperative specimen findings of the papillary thyroid cancer cases? A retrospective analysis.

Objectives: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the changes in surgical approaches and histopathological evaluation of the tumor according to years of patients who were operated on with the diagnosis of thyroid papillary cancer (PTC) in our center in the last 20 years.

Material And Methods: The records of the cases who underwent thyroidectomy in our department were divided into four groups of five years each and analyzed retrospectively. Demographic characteristics, surgical procedures, presence of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, histopathological features of tumour and hospital stay of the cases in the groups were evaluated.

Turkish HPB Surgery Association consensus report on hepatic cystic (HCE).

Objectives: Cystic (CE) is one of the important problems of the Eurasian region. We aimed to prepare a consensus report in order to update the treatment approaches of this disease. This study was conducted by Turkish HPB Surgery Association.

Comparison of severity and complication rates of acute cholecystitis during pandemic and pre-pandemic periods?

Background: Cancellations of surgeries for elective cases and late admissions of symptomatic cases during the pandemic period might have increased the number of cases of acute cholecystitis and its complications.

Purpose: To compare the severity of acute cholecystitis and complication rates during the pandemic and pre-pandemic periods.

Material And Methods: We evaluated the computed tomography (CT) findings observed for the diagnosis of complications for both acute simple and acute complicated cholecystitis during both the pandemic and pre-pandemic periods.

Solid pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas: Is there a factor determining the prognosis? Experience of a single institution.

Solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPNs) are frequently seen in young women. Although the behavior pattern varies, these rare lesions generally have a low malignant potential. In this study, the aim was to investigate the effect of clinicopathological features of lesions on the recurrence in and survival of patients.

Dermatological Diseases in Palliative Care Patients in a University Hospital: A Prospective Study.

Objective: Patients receiving palliative care are more prone to dermatological disease. The aim of our study was to determine the frequency of dermatological diseases and associated factors in patients receiving palliative care support.

Methods: This prospective observational study included inpatients in the palliative care unit of our university hospital in Erzurum/TURKEY.

Effects of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin and 2-Mercaptoethane Sulfonate on Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of recombinant human erythropoietin and 2-merkaptoethane sulfonate, administered in combination, on the biochemical and histopathological changes of ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Materials And Methods: Fifty female Wistar Albino rats were used in this study. The animals were randomly divided into 5 groups: a sham group that underwent standard laparotomy only, an ischemia-reperfusion group that was subjected to 30 minutes of hepatic ischemia and 2 hours of reperfusion, a group that intraperitoneally received 1000 IU/kg recombinant human erythropoietin 5 minutes before ischemiareperfusion, a group that intraperitoneally received 150 mg/kg 2-merkaptoethane sulfonate 15 minutes before ischemia-reperfusion, and a combined group that received both drugs intraperitoneally before ischemia-reperfusion.

Risk of sarcopenia in hospitalized patients and related clinical factors: a multicenter study from Turkey.

Purpose: To investigate the risk of sarcopenia in hospitalized older patients and to assess the associations between sarcopenia risk and health care outcomes including dependency, malnutrition, and dysphagia.

Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study was a part of the annual National Prevalence Measurement of Quality of Care (LPZ) in Turkey. Hospitalized patients age 65 and older were included in the study.

Do morphologic characteristics play a role in nodal metastatic progression of well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors?

Background: Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are tumors with histopathologic and prognostic heterogeneity that pose difficulties in establishing standards for diagnosis, classification, and treatment. Among NENs, well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) have been classified as grade 1, 2, and 3 in the most recently released World Health Organization classification. Although well-differentiated NETs are associated with relatively better prognosis, they have a potential for malignant behavior such as extrapancreatic spread, metastasis, or recurrence.

The prevalence and risk factors for urinary incontinence among inpatients, a multicenter study from Turkey.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and the factors associated with urinary incontinence (UI) among inpatients in Turkey.

Method: The population of this study comprised of patients screened by the "National Prevalence Measurement of Quality of Care (LPZ)" study in 2017 and 2018. Age, gender, comorbidities, length of hospital stay, sedative medications, SARC-F score, anthropometric measurements, and care parameters such as malnutrition, falls, UI-fecal incontinence (FI), restraints, and care dependency score (CDS) were noted.

Relationship between Sarcopenia and Mortality in Elderly Inpatients.

Objective: Sarcopenia, a geriatric syndrome, is an indicator of poor prognosis in elderly inpatients. In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of sarcopenia on mortality in elderly patients.

Materials And Methods: Mobile/immobile geriatric inpatients, treated in the internal medicine ward between February and November 2018, were included in the study between Days 2 and 7 of hospitalization.

Anastomotic leaks at the pancreaticojejunostomy following pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with pancreatic head adenocarcinoma increases the local recurrence rate.

Introduction: In contrast to colorectal cancer patients, the effect of anastomosis leakage following pancreatic adenocarcinoma surgery on survival and recurrence rate is not clear. The present study aimed to determine the effect of pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) anastomosis leakage, especially on the local recurrence rate and time of recurrence, in patients that underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 64 pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients that underwent PD between January 2007 and August 2015.

Autopsies in the elderly: Erzurum study.

Introduction: Clinical and forensic autopsies are the best methods for determining cause of death. The aim of this study was to determine demographic and etiologic characteristics in geriatric forensic cases analyzed in Erzurum, Turkey.

Materials And Methods: Autopsy reports and prosecution documents of decedents aged 65 and older autopsied in the Morgue Specialization Department of the Forensic Medicine Institute, Erzurum Division between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2015 were screened retrospectively.

The value of C-reactive protein in infection diagnosis and prognosis in elderly patients.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the value of C-reactive protein level in the diagnosis and prognosis of infection in elderly patients.

Study Population: This prospective study included inpatients in the palliative care unit during the 1-year period between January 2016 and January 2017. Patients' demographic data, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation score, and Charlson Comorbidity Index were recorded.

High C-Reactive Protein and Low Albumin Levels Predict High 30-Day Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrotomy.

Background: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy (PEG) enables long-term enteral feeding. The aim of this study was to identify biomarkers that may guide the decision of whether to perform the elective procedure of PEG.

Methods: The medical records of all patients who underwent PEG in our hospital from 2010 to 2016 were screened retrospectively.

Prevalence of anemia and malnutrition and their association in elderly nursing home residents.

Purpose: Malnutrition is one of the most important geriatric syndromes in the elderly. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between anemia and malnutrition in elderly nursing home residents.

Materials And Methods: Local nursing home residents over 60 years old in the Izmir were included in the study.

Geriatrics education is associated with positive attitudes toward older people in internal medicine residents: a multicenter study.

Objective: The number of older people is growing fast in Turkey. In this context, internal medicine residents and specialists contact older people more frequently. Thus, healthcare providers' knowledge and attitudes toward older people is becoming more important.