The effects of stem cells and platelet-rich fibrin on colonic anastomosis: An experimental study.

AIM - Anastomotic leakage is among the most common complications following gastrointestinal surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS - This study aimed to determine the effects of stem cells and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) on anastomotic healing. The study included 60 rats that were randomly divided into 3 groups, each with 2 subgroups.

Long-term and Perioperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer.

Objectives: The necessity of comparing oncologic results with the use of minimally invasive surgery in rectal cancer has arisen. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the treatment approach in rectal cancer and to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic and open surgery.

Methods: Patients who underwent surgery for rectal carcinoma between January 2006 and January 2016 in our institution were evaluated.

Primary small intestinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosed after emergency surgery.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate clinical manifestation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of patients with primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (PGI NHL), whose initial presentation was bowel obstruction or perforation.

Methods: Data of patients who underwent surgical intervention due to radiological evidence of perforation or intestinal obstruction and were subsequently diagnosed with intestinal lymphoma at Baskent University hospitals between January 2007 and November 2014 were examined retrospectively. Medical records, clinical history, symptoms, pathological reports, and treatment modalities were analyzed.

Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy for a primary hydatid cyst mimicking a mucinous cystic neoplasia.

Pancreatic hydatid cysts are fairly rare. The disease can be encountered concurrently with systemic involvement or as an isolated pancreatic involvement. We report the first case of spleen-preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for a pancreatic hydatid cyst.

Arterial complication of irreversible electroporation procedure for locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a non-thermal ablation technique used especially in locally advanced pancreatic carcinomas that are considered surgically unresectable. We present the first case of acute superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusion secondary to pancreatic IRE procedure that has not been reported before in the literature. A 66-year-old man underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Effect of Topical Platelet-Rich Plasma on Burn Healing After Partial-Thickness Burn Injury.

BACKGROUND To investigate the effects of platelet-rich plasma on tissue maturation and burn healing in an experimental partial-thickness burn injury model. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty Wistar albino rats were divided into 3 groups of 10 rats each. Group 1 (platelet-rich plasma group) was exposed to burn injury and topical platelet-rich plasma was applied.

Delayed duodenal obstruction after intramural hematoma in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: A case report.

Introduction: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a clonal stem cell disorder of hematopoietic cells. Gastrointestinal complications of PNH are rare and mostly related with intravascular thrombosis or intramural hematoma.

Presentation Of Case: We describe a case of a man with PNH complicated by intramural duodenal hematoma initially treated with supportive care.

Emergency cholecystectomy vs percutaneous cholecystostomy plus delayed cholecystectomy for patients with acute cholecystitis.

Background: In low-risk patients with acute cholecystitis who did not respond to nonoperative treatment, we prospectively compared treatment with emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy or percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy followed by delayed cholecystectomy.

Methods: In 91 patients (American Society of Anesthesiologists class I or II) who had symptoms of acute cholecystitis ≥72 hours at hospital admission and who did not respond to nonoperative treatment (48 hours), 48 patients were treated with emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy and 43 patients were treated with delayed cholecystectomy at ≥4 weeks after insertion of a percutaneous transhepatic cholecystostomy catheter. After initial treatment, the patients were followed up for 23 months on average (range 7-29).

Effect of static magnetic field on experimental dermal wound strength.

Context: An animal model.

Aim: We sought to evaluate the effect of static magnetic fields on cutaneous wound healing.

Materials And Methods: Male Wistar rats were used.

When is transthoracic approach indicated in retrosternal goiters?

Purpose: It is critical to differentiate among pathologies of substernal thyroid gland diseases because surgical approaches (i.e., median sternotomy or thoracotomy) might also include a cervical incision.

Solitary fibrous tumor of the lesser omentum: report of a rare case.

We herein describe the case of a 51-year-old male who presented with a mass of the epigastric region. Preoperative contrast enhanced abdominal computerized tomography revealed a solid mass between the left liver lobe and stomach. Histopathologic examination diagnosed the mass as a solitary fibrous tumor.

Clinical importance of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism in invasive ductal carcinoma.

In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical importance of the vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism in invasive ductal breast cancer. All patients included in the study had clinical T1-2, N0-M0 invasive ductal carcinoma. Patients' demographics, axillary metastasis status, metastatic lymph nodi/total dissected lymph nodes from axilla, histopathologic characteristics of tumors, local recurrences, and survival ratio were assessed.

Treatment approaches for spontaneous retroperitoneal bleeding.

In this study, we investigated critical issues in the diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous retroperitoneal bleeding. The medical records of 16 patients who were admitted to the emergency department and were diagnosed as having spontaneous retroperitoneal bleeding were reviewed retrospectively. Retroperitoneal bleeding was diagnosed by intravenous contrast-enhanced computed tomography in 8 men and 8 women (median age, 70.

Multidetector CT findings of spontaneous rupture of hepatic adenoma in a patient with hepatic adenomatosis.

Hepatic adenomatosis (HA) is characterized by more than 10 adenomas in the liver, frequently scattered within both lobes. The potential for spontaneous bleeding, rupture, and malignant transformation is known. In HA, tumors show hypervascularization on arterial angiography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a case-control study.

This case-control study assesses laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in patients with end-stage renal disease treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Eleven patients receiving peritoneal dialysis treatment and 33 patients without end-stage renal disease who had undergone an elective LC were compared. Medical records were reviewed, and laboratory values and outcomes and results were analyzed.

Effect of different intra-abdominal pressure levels on QT dispersion in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Background: Hemodynamic changes caused by carbon dioxide (CO(2)) insufflation occur frequently in patients who undergo laparoscopic surgery. One indicator of these changes is corrected QT dispersion (QTcd), an index of myocardial function. Prolongation of QTcd has been associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Effect of obstruction on morbidity and mortality in patients with right-sided colon carcinoma: a case-matched study.

In this retrospective case-matched study, our aim was to assess the influence of an obstruction on mortality, morbidity, and long-term survival in patients with right-sided colon cancer. Thirty-seven patients who had undergone curative emergency surgery for the treatment of right-sided colon cancer were matched according to age, American Society of Anesthesiology score, and disease stage with 37 control patients who had undergone curative elective surgery, and the outcomes were compared. There was a trend toward a higher rate of recurrence and a lower rate of survival in patients with an obstruction; however, the difference was not statistically significant.

Influence of synthetic mesh on ilioinguinal nerve motor conduction and chronic groin pain after inguinal herniorrhaphy: a prospective randomized clinical study.

Chronic postherniorrhaphy pain is a significant complication that can ruin a patient's quality of life. Our study aimed to assess the mesh-nerve interactions and the possible effects of this interaction on nerve morphology and function. Ilioinguinal nerve motor transmission studies using electromyelogram (EMG) were performed before the herniorrhaphy procedure, and Lichtenstein (n=50) or Shouldice (n=50) herniorrhaphies were used for repair.

The value of preoperative vascular imaging in the selection and success of hemodialysis access.

The purpose of this study was to determine the value of preoperative vascular imaging (PVI) in the selection of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis with respect to site selection, maturation, patency, and functionality. We retrospectively evaluated 482 AVFs and arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) created in 321 patients who were regularly undergoing hemodialysis at our university's hemodialysis centers. The patients were divided into two groups according to PVI status.

The efficacy of 99mTc-HIG for sentinel lymph node mapping in breast cancer patients.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of Tc-HIG on SLN identification in patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Materials And Methods: Seventeen women (18 tumours) with early-stage breast cancer were included. On the day of the operation, 111 MBq Tc-HIG was injected around the tumour or biopsy scar in all patients.