Serological Follow-up of Human Cystic Echinococcosis in the Thrace Region, Turkey.

Background: Parasites of the genus are common worldwide and are important cestodes that cause serious infections in humans and animals. This retrospective study evaluated the indirect hemagglutination (IHA) test results of serum samples obtained from patients with a pre-diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE) within ten years. In addition, the role of the IHA test results of the patients in the follow-up of the treatment and determining possible recurrences was investigated.

Genotyping and Identification of Antigen B Gene Polymorphism of in Edirne, Thrace, and the First Report of Genotype G2 (Tasmanian Sheep Strain) in Turkey.

Background: is the causative agent of cystic echinococcosis in humans and livestock. It is common worldwide. Cystic echinococcosis is still an important public health problem in Turkey, which is an endemic region.

N-Acetylcysteine counteracts oxidative stress and protects alveolar epithelial cells from lung contusion-induced apoptosis in rats with blunt chest trauma.

The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on peroxidative and apoptotic changes in the contused lungs of rats following blunt chest trauma. The rats were randomly divided into three groups: control, contusion, and contusion + NAC. All the rats, apart from those in the control group, performed moderate lung contusion.

Transabdominal subcostal approach in surgical management of Morgagni hernia.

Objective: Morgagni hernia is an uncommon type of diaphragmatic hernias whose pathophysiology is not clear. We aimed to retrospectively evaluate morbidity, mortality, and treatment outcomes in 13 cases of Morgagni hernia treated with the subcostal approach.

Material And Methods: Between 1993 and 2009, 13 patients with Morgagni hernia were operated in our department.