Effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on platelet count and mean platelet volume.

Objective: Several studies have reported an increase in platelet (PLT) count with chronic inflammation in the presence of obesity. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an important marker for PLT activity. Our study aims to demonstrate if laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has any effect on PLT, MPV and white blood cells (WBCs).

A Review on the Concepts for Initially Unresectable Liver Tumors - Bridge to Surgery.

Surgical treatments of advanced tumors have expanded in the last two decades as a result of ad-vances in surgical techniques, advanced interventional radiology methods, improved intensive care unit settings and increased overall life expectancy. Advanced liver tumors represent a broad category from various malignancies such as liver metastasis or native liver tumors. Not uncom-monly these tumors are not amenable to curative treatment and require down-staging, or local control at the initial diagnosis.

The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy With Concomitant Hiatal Hernia Repair on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.

Aim: The aim of this study is to reveal incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and to determine the effect of LSG with hiatal hernia repair on GERD.

Methods: A total of 440 patients, 395 of them underwent primary LSG (group A) and 45 of them underwent LSG with concomitant hiatal hernia repair (group B) between March 2018 and September 2020 were included in the study. Presence of hiatal hernia was evaluated with endoscopy and confirmed intraoperatively.

Myxoma complicated acute intestinal obstruction: A rare case with diagnostic challenges.

Myxomas are slowly growing mesenchymal tumors and are considered as extremely rare benign tumors of small intestine. This is the case of a young woman presenting with acute bowel obstruction due to ileo-ileal intussusception caused by an intraluminal 4- cm solitary nodule, found to be a myxoma upon pathologic examination, after resection by surgery.

The Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin Injection Site in Chronic Anal Fissure Healing.

Background: Chronic anal fissure is a common disease of the anoderm. Botulinum toxin injection has recently been recommended. However, the injection sites are still debatable.