Treatment of fibromyalgia among patients with mastalgia and fibromyalgia improved mastalgia.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of fibromyalgia (FM) treatment on mastalgia by performing fibromyalgia screening in patients who applied for mastalgia and whose underlying cause could not be found.

Methods: Patients who applied to Kocaeli University General Surgery Outpatient Clinic between November 2017 and November 2020 with breast pain were included (n=120). Patients without cancer, systemic disease, previous breast surgery, and breast mass larger than 3 cm (n=30) were referred to the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic.

Protective effects of rectal ozone administration on colon anastomoses following radiotherapy.

Background: Anastomotic leakage (AL) following rectal surgery is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Neoadjuvant radiotherapy disrupts the wound healing process in rectal surgery.

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of intra-rectal ozone application on rectal anastomoses after radiotherapy.

Serum cholecystokinin levels can be a predictive factor for difficult cholecystectomy: Decreased cholecystokinin receptor levels.

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is being performed frequently in general surgery practice. Estimation of difficult cholecystectomy is very important to take precautions against complications. Cholecystokinin (CCK) is an important enzyme for gall-bladder motility.

[The effect of thoracic paravertebral block on seroma reduction in breast surgery - a randomized controlled trial].

Background: Increasing number of patients are being operated because of breast cancer. Seroma is the most common problem that occurs after surgery that increases morbidity. For postoperative pain management, Thoracic Paravertebral Block (TPVB) has long been considered the gold standard technique.

A Very Rare Reason for Gastric Perforation, Caused by Gastric Metastasis of Breast Cancer: Case Presentation.

Breast cancer is the mostly seen malignancy of women. Breast cancer causes lung, bone, liver and brain metastasis. On the other hand, gastric metastasis of breast cancer is a rarely seen metastasis.

[Herpes radiculopathy case presenting first with motor involvement].

Herpes zoster primarily affects the posterior root ganglions and sensorial nerve fibers, and causes vesicular skin eruptions, radicular pain and loss of sensorial function along the distribution of the affected ganglion. Motor involvement can also be observed. When classical cutaneous lesions are present, the motor paresis consequent to herpes zoster is easily diagnosed.