Advanced modalities are used for wounds where conventional treatment is insufficient in diabetic foot patients. In this study, we investigated the effects of using Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and NPWTmodalities alone or in combination on the frequency and level of amputation. In the retrospective study, which included 286 patients in total, 76 patients were referred with the decision of amputation or amputation was planned during hospitalization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Inhalation of crystalline silica nanoparticles causes pulmonary damage resulting in progressive lung fibrosis. Currently, there is no effective treatment for silicosis. Tamoxifen citrate is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, which is one of the adjuvant treatment choices for breast cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of oral tamoxifen citrate on postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions.
Materials And Methods: Forty five rats were randomly separated in to 3 groups. Group 1: Control group (15 rats), Group 2: tmx 1 group (15 rats) and Group 3: tmx 10 group (15 rats).
The aim of this study was to compare and analyze the short term results of modified Karydakis flap reconstruction (MKF) and modified Limberg flap reconstruction (MLF). This is a retrospective analysis of 81 patients operated for pilonidal sinus disease. There were 46 patients in MLF group and 35 patients in MKF group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To investigate the impact of high dose chemoimmunotherapy in addition to surgery on the cumulative survival and disease-free survey of malignant melanoma patients.
Methods: A total of 86 malignant melanoma patients [35 females (40.7%), 51 males (59.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive accuracy of Lintula score in Turkish appendicitis patients.
Materials And Methods: Data from a total of 156 patients operated with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis were collected retrospectively. The Lintula score was constructed from nine variables (gender, intensity of pain, relocation of pain, pain in the right lower abdominal quadrant, vomiting, body temperature, guarding, bowel sounds and rebound tenderness) with independent diagnostic value in 156 patients.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is usually performed for gallstones or polyp of the gallbladder. Multiseptate gallbladder is a rare congenital malformation. Although several asymptomatic cases have been described, patient usually present with right upper abdominal pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to assess the role of artificial neural networks in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in patients presenting with right lower abdominal pain. Data from 156 patients presenting with suspected appendicitis over a 12-month period to a rural hospital were collected prospectively. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the artificial neural network were 100%, 97.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R) may occur in transplantation, trauma, and elective hepatic resections. Leukotrienes have been shown to play a major role in hepatic I/R injury. Five-lipoxygenase enzyme is an important enzyme in the production of leukotrienes from arachidonic acid.
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