The effect of emergency room consultations on emergency general surgery operations.

Background: Hospitalizations in emergency general surgery (EGS) cases in the USA have increased by 28% since 2001. The costs of these cases are estimated to increase by 45% annually until 2060, reaching 41.20 billion dollars.

CD47 expression and tumor-associated immune cells in breast cancer and their correlation with molecular subtypes and prognostic factors.

Objective: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and a heterogeneous disease at the molecular level. Since most breast cancer cases are not of a special type, it is suggested that tumor-associated macrophages and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, which are involved in tumor growth, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis, may be important factors that should be evaluated together with standard criteria to determine the prognosis of cancer and assist in treatment decisions and outcome stratification. In this study, CD47 expression, which is involved in macrophage-mediated immune escape, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and tumor-associated macrophages were evaluated in breast cancer molecular subgroups and correlated with prognostic factors.

The effects of Capparis ovata seed oil on the healing of traumatic skin wounds.

Background: Capparis ovata contains alkaloids, lipids, polyphenols, flavonoids, and also is rich in antioxidants. Conventionally, in Turkey, the flower buds, root, bark, and fruits of C. ovata are used for their analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatism, tonic, and diuretic effects.

Artichoke for biochemistry, histology, and gene expression in obstructive jaundice.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of artichoke leaf extract (Cynara scolymus) in experimental obstructive jaundice.

Methods: Rats were separated into three groups, namely, sham, control, and artichoke leaf extract. Ischemia was created for 60 min, and then liver tissue and blood samples were taken at the 90th minute of reperfusion.

Evaluation of Lipocalin-2 and Twist expression in thyroid cancers and its relationship with epithelial mesenchymal transition.

Objective: To evaluate the expressions of lipocalin-2 (LCN-2) and Twist in thyroid cancers and examine its relationship with epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and clinicopathological factors.

Materials And Methods: The expression of LCN-2 and Twist was immunohistochemically evaluated in a total of 249 cases, including 120 patients with papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC), 34 with follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC), 15 with medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTC), 20 with non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP), 47 with follicular adenomas (FA), and 13 with nodular hyperplasia (NH). In addition, the relationship between the expression of EMT markers E-cadherin and vimentin was investigated in malignant cases.

Effects of artichoke leaf extract on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect and mechanism of action of artichoke leaf extract in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Methods: Rats were divided into three groups such as sham, control, and artichoke leaf extract groups. Antioxidant enzyme activities and biochemical parameters were examined from the tissue and serum obtained from the subjects.

Effect of sılymarın on oxıdatıve stress and lıver hıstopathology ın experımental obstructıve jaundıce model.

Purpose:: To investigate the effect of silymarin on oxidative stress and hepatic injury induced by obstructive jaundice in an experimental model.

Methods:: Thirty Wistar-Albino type female rats were divided into 3 groups each including 10 rats. Only laparotomy was performed in group 1.

The effect of oral honey and pollen on postoperative intraabdominal adhesions.

Background/aims: We evaluated the effect of oral usage of honey and pollen, either separately or together, on postoperative intraabdominal adhesions.

Methods: Forty rats were randomly separated into 4 groups of 10 rats each. Abrasion was performed on the cecum, and a patch of peritoneum located opposite to the cecal abrasion was completely dissected.

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the ileum as the cause of an intestinal invagination.

We herein report a case of a 14-year-old male with mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the ileum as the cause of an intestinal intussusception. The patient was referred to the hospital with abdominal pain and dyspeptic complaints and was operated on with a prediagnosis of acute abdomen. Abdominal exploration revealed an ileoileal intussusception induced by a 2-cm tumor.