Bedside decompression of abdominal compartment syndrome caused by spontaneous pneumoperitoneum: A case report.

Pneumoperitoneum is the presence of free air within the peritoneal cavity and indicates perforation of a hollow viscus. However, it may also occur in the absence of perforation and in this case, it is called spontaneous pneumoperitoneum (SP). A 57-year-old female patient who was intubated and mechanically ventilated due to respiratory failure developed abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) secondary to massive SP.

Immature Granulocyte Count and Delta Neutrophil Index as New Predictive Factors for Axillary Metastasis of Breast Cancer.

Objective: To determine the diagnostic value of preoperative immature granulocyte (IG) count and delta neutrophil index (DNI) level before clinical detection of axillary lymph node metastasis.

Study Design: Cohort study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of General Surgery, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Onikisubat, Turkey from February 2015 to February 2020.

Treatment of Hepatic Hydatid Disease: Role of Surgery, ERCP, and Percutaneous Drainage: A Retrospective Study.

Introduction: Failure to follow the World Health Organization's Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis guidance or having limited experience in the management of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in endemic or nonendemic areas of the world may lead to risky unnecessary procedures.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of all patients undergoing surgery for hepatic hydatid disease at the gastroenterologic surgery and general surgery departments of our hospital between December 2014 and October 2019 were collected and reviewed retrospectively. Demographic characteristics, the size and number of the cysts preoperative liver function tests, surgical treatment, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), percutaneous drainage (PD), morbidity, and treatment outcomes were reviewed.

A rare cause of acute abdomen in adults: Parasitic infection-related acute appendicitis.

Ascaris lumbricoides is a common parasitic disease all over the world, especially in less developed countries. Acute appendicitis related to parasitic infection is a rare condition. Parasitic infections should be kept in mind in patients who are admitted to the emergency department with acute abdomen, especially in endemic areas.

Crystallized phenol treatment of pilonidal disease improves quality of life.

The effects of crystallized phenol treatment of pilonidal sinus on quality of life has not been investigated before. This study aimed to compare the phenol treatment with surgical excision plus primary closure technique in terms of life quality by means of a life quality questionnaire. This is a prospective randomized clinical study.