The importance of the scoring system in Fournier's gangrene.

Background: The objective of the study was to investigate risk factors affecting mortality rates in patients with Fournier's gangrene (FG) and develop methods to increase the survival rate.

Methods: We collected data of 73 patients treated for FG between February 2012 and June 2021 at Istanbul Professor Doctor Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital General Surgery Clinic. The data of living patients (Group 1, n=56) and deceased patients (Group 2, n=17) were analyzed separately.

Celiac disease and COVID-19 pandemic: should we worry?

Background And Study Aims: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic especially worries people with chronic diseases the entire world. In this study, the frequency, and clinical course of COVID-19 infection in patients with Celiac disease (CD) were investigated. CD patients' adherence to purchasing gluten free products (GFPs), the strict diet, and how patients' anxiety affects CD symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak were also examined.

Comparison of Mortality in Fournier's Gangrene with the Two Scoring Systems.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with mortality in Fournier's gangrene (FG) toward informing the development of effective treatment strategies.

Study Design: A descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, from February 2012 to September 2017.

A Comparison of the Clinicopathological Features, Metastasis Sites and Survival Outcomes of Invasive Lobular, Invasive Ductal and Mixed Invasive Ductal and Lobular Breast Carcinoma.

Objective: We compared the breast cancer patients with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and mixed invasive ductal and lobular carcinoma (IDLC) in terms of clinicopathological and treatment features, metastatic patterns and long-term survival.

Materials And Methods: In a 10 years patient cohort, 3412 patients with unilateral breast carcinoma were enrolled in the study. Tumors were classified histologically according to criteria described by World Health Organization classification.

Improvement of Esophageal Anastomotic Leak by Vacuum-assisted Closure in Three Cases with Gastric Cancer.

This case report presents three consecutive patients who developed esophageal anastomotic leak after gastric cancer surgery and were treated by the two-way vacuum-assisted closure with open abdomen technique in addition to endoscopic stent application (ESA). Esophageal anastomotic leak follow-up was performed by fluoroscopic fistulography. Total parenteral nutrition was given until cessation of leak.