Rhomboid Flap Technique in Breast-conserving Surgery: An Alternative Method for the Reconstruction of Lumpectomy Defects.

Objective: We aimed to present our experience with rhomboid flap reconstruction, which is a simple technique, in breast cancer patients who underwent breast-conserving surgery.

Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 13 patients with breast cancer who underwent rhomboid flap reconstruction. The patients were evaluated for tumor size, safe surgical margin, and other clinical and pathological features.

The effect of psychoeducation on anxiety and pain in patients with mastalgia.

Background: Mastalgia is a debilitating disorder, which has serious effects on one's daily life and causes significant medical costs.

Aim: Mastalgia patients determine the overall approach and improve the quality of life of patients.

Methods: In this study, the outcomes of psychoeducation on anxiety and pain in a group of patients with mastalgia without an organic etiology have been investigated.

Virginal Breast Hypertrophy and Symptomatic Treatment: A Case Report.

Virginal breast hypertrophy is a rare benign disease. It is characterized by rapid and excessive growth of one or two breasts during peripubertal period. There is no specific treatment algorithm, subcutaneous mastectomy and prosthesis replacement, reduction mammoplasty, medical treatment with particularly tamoxifen are all recommended in the literature.

[General approach to penetrating abdominal traumas of Turkish general surgeons: survey of practice].

Background: In patients with penetrating abdominal traumas (PATs), selective non-operative management (SNOM) has been widely accepted. This study was designed to investigate the practice trends among Turkish surgeons regarding SNOM.

Mehtohds: The study was conducted as an online survey.

The management of penetrating abdominal trauma by diagnostic laparoscopy: a prospective non-randomized study.

Background: Penetrating abdominal trauma (PAT) has been traditionally treated by exploratory laparotomy (EL). The aim of our study was to examine the use of diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) in the management of hemodynamically stable patients with PAT.

Methods: A prospective study was performed to compare the outcomes of hemodynamically stable patients with suspected intra-abdominal injuries due to abdominal stab wounds who underwent either EL or DL.

Ectopic breast cancer: A case report.

Ectopic breast may be present at any site, from the axilla to the vulva, other than its normal location. Cysts, adenofibromas and rarely carcinomas have been reported in ectopic breasts. In this case report, we present a patient with ectopic breast cancer.

Increased nutritional risk in major trauma: correlation with complications and prolonged length of stay.

Background: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) and the Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS) are physiological and anatomical severity scores to predict trauma outcome. Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS-2002) is used for the screening of nutritional risk, which can affect outcome adversely. The objective of this study was to determine the reliability of these scales to predict disease severity, complications and mortality, and to compare the reliability of the NRS-2002 in predicting outcome with different scoring systems in trauma-intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: A case report of a rare, bulky tumor that was managed with surgical therapy.

We report a case of this rare tumor and describe the surgical approach that we adopted and the clinical outcome; we also report his condition at 24 months' follow-up. Although treatment was with radical surgery, sufficient shoulder function could be obtained in our patient. We also describe the interesting MR findings of this tumor which correlated well with the histopathologic findings.