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.

Intraductal botulinum toxin injection suppressed the inflammation in experimental acute pancreatitis.

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is inflammation of pancreas in which pancreas enzymatic activity is increased. Parasym-pathetic innervation of pancreas plays an important role in several functions of pancreas. Botulinum toxin (BTx) might be a tool to suppress the pancreas activity in AP.

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.

Radiological, Clinical, and Histological Findings in the Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus with Phenol Injection.

Objective: Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease is a chronic discharging wound that causes pain and loss of quality of life. Phenol application is an outpatient procedure with low complications and low recurrence rates. We evaluated the radiological, histological, and clinical results of phenol application.

Liver transplantation for Budd-Chiari syndrome: A challenging but handable procedure.

Backround: Establishing venous outflow in liver transplantation for patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome is crucial and requires various surgical techniques. The outcomes of these patients exibits distinct problems including vasculary thrombosis and biliary complications.

Methods: In this single center study, the outcomes and surgical features of 33 patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome who were carried out liver translantation (27 patients from living donor).

Liver Transplant in Patients With Portal Vein Thrombosis: The Experience of 55 Patients.

Objectives: Portal vein thrombosis is no longer a contraindication for liver transplantation. However, varied outcomes are still reported with regard to patients with complete portal vein thrombosis.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed data of 505 patients who underwent liver transplant between January 2014 and June 2017.

Effectiveness of new parameters in the evaluation of pneumoperitoneum-related acute kidney injury in rats.

Background/aim: Pneumoperitoneum with high pressure results in decreased glomerular filtration rates (GFRs). Cystatin-C (Cys-C), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and interleukin 18 (IL-18) are new parameters in the evaluation of GFR instead of creatinine. The aim of this study is to show the effects of pneumoperitoneum on renal function with the help of these new acute kidney injury markers.

Relationship of functional constipation and anal-retentive behavior features.

Objectives: Constipation is the most commonly seen defecation problem and related with several environmental factors. Learning defecation is learned in the childhood anal period in which anal characteristic features appear. Problems in the anal period of childhood may affect not only the characters but also the defecation function.

Relationship between functional constipation and anal-retentive behavior features.

Objectives: Constipation is the most commonly seen defecation problem related to several environmental factors. Defecation is learned in the childhood anal period in which anal characteristic features appear. Problems in the childhood anal period may affect not only characters but also defecation function.

Obesity and Bariatric Surgery awareness in the Kocaeli province, a leading industrial city in Turkey.

Objectives: An increase in the prevelance of obesity is a worldwide problem. It many serious health problems, especially cardiovascular diseases and type-2 diabetes mellitus. Conservative therapies such as diet modification and exercise are the most preferable obesity treatments.

Scoring Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: An Effective System for Predicting Recurrence?

Objective: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is a breast disease without a definitive etiology. There are no definitive classifications, scoring systems or certitudes. The aim of this study is to define the factors related to the recurrence and design a scoring system.

Factors affecting successful colonoscopy procedures: Single-center experience.

Objective: Colonoscopy is a gold standard procedure for several colon pathologies. Successful colonoscopy means demonstration of the ileocecal valve and determination of colon polyps. Here we aimed to evaluate our colonoscopy success and results.

Characteristics of Special Type Breast Tumors in Our Center.

Objective: Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease with different histological types. Ductal breast cancer constitutes the vast majority of the breast cancers. However limited data are present in the rest of breast cancers called special or rare type breast cancers.

Duodenal and jejunal Dieulafoy's lesions: optimal management.

Dieulafoy's lesions (DLs) are rare and cause gastrointestinal bleeding resulting from erosion of dilated submucosal vessels. The most common location for DL is the stomach, followed by duodenum. There is little information about duodenal and jejunal DLs.

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy.

After technological advances and increased experiences, more complicated surgeries including distal pancreatectomy can be easily performed with acceptable oncologic results, and decreased mortality and morbidity. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) has been shown to have several advantages including less blood loss, less hospital stay, less pain. Several studies comparing open distal pancreatectomy (ODP) and LDP resulted that both techniques have similar results according to pancreas fistulas, oncological results, costs and operation indications.

The Relationship between Adiponectin and Breast Cancer.

Objective: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women worldwide. It is indicated that increased body mass index elevates the risk of developing breast cancer, worsens prognosis, and decreases survival. Several polymorphisms of adiponectin have been shown to affect serum levels of adiponectin and their association with breast cancer.

Problems in Communications with Patients in General Surgery Outpatient Practice.

Objective: Communication between the patient and physician is central to medical care. However communication skills in Turkey haven't been gained so much concern. This situation effect the national quality of health care.

Role of ATP-dependent K channels in the effects of erythropoietin in renal ischaemia injury.

Background & Objectives: Erythropoietin (EPO) has cytoprotective and anti-apoptotic effects in pathological conditions, including hypoxia and ischaemia-reperfusion injury. One of the targets to protect against injury is ATP-dependent potassium (KATP ) channels. These channels could be involved in EPO induced ischaemic preconditoning like a protective effect.

Absorbable Versus Nonabsorbable Sutures for Skin Closure: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: Prior studies focused on skin closure using absorbable or nonabsorbable sutures involved small samples and produced conflicting results. The optimal method of skin closure still remains unclear.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the outcomes of absorbable versus nonabsorbable sutures for skin closure.

Exogenous recombinant adiponectin improves survival in experimental abdominal sepsis.

Background: Adiponectin, which has anti-inflammatory features, is an important substance in several metabolic mechanisms.

Aims: The aim of this study is to evauate the effects of exogenous intraperitoneal administration of adiponectin on the survival, intrabdominal adhesion and inflammatory cytokine levels in an experimental sepsis model.

Study Design: Animal experimentation.

Rett syndrome with colon cancer presented with sigmoid volvulus: Report of a case.

Introduction: Rett syndrome is a progressive neurodevelopment disorder in which MECP gene mutations are responsible and might be related to cancer.

Presentation Of Case: A 22 year-old girl with Rett syndrome was hospitalized for abdominal distention and shock. Abdominal tenderness and distention were revealed in physical examination.

Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding from a jejunal Dieulafoy lesion.

Dieulafoy lesion should be considered in massive gastrointestinal bleeding that may be difficult to localize. If the endoscopic and angiographic approaches fail, surgery must be considered according to the patient's clinical condition within an appropriate time. Although mostly seen in the stomach of old male patients with co-morbidities, here we presented a Dieulafoy lesion in the jejunum of a 21-year-old female patient without any significant comorbidity.

Laparoscopic treatment of ileal intussusception due to heterotopic gastric mucosa in an adult patient.

Adult intussusception, which is a rare condition, generally requires surgical treatment. A 25-year-old-male with abdominal pain was diagnosed as ileal intussusception with computerized tomography. The patient underwent diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic small bowel resection and anastomosis.