The Role of Serum Dickkopf1 and CKAP4 Levels in Diagnosing Colorectal Cancer and Measuring the Disease Severity: A Prospective Study.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most common types of cancer. Although the disease is treatable in its early stages, five-year survival falls below 20% in the later stages. CEA and CA19-9 are tumor markers used in the diagnosis and follow-up of the disease in clinical practice; however, their diagnostic effectiveness is insufficient.

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Pediatric Patients.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an advanced endoscopic technique used in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreaticobiliary system. ERCP is used less frequently in children than in adults due to the rarity of pancreaticobiliary diseases and technical difficulties. However, ERCP is a safe, effective diagnosis and treatment tool for children.

The Role of Choledochoscopy in Hepatopancreatobiliary Diseases.

Objective: Advances in choledochoscopy technology lead to an improvement in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatopancreatobiliary diseases. The aim of this study is to reveal the role of choledochoscopy in hepatopancreatobiliary pathologies.

Materials And Methods: Choledochoscopy was used under general anesthesia in operation rooms.

Adult Intussusception: Clinical Experience from a Single Center.

Though frequently observed in children, intussusception is a rare state in adults. The treatment of intussusception in adults is different. In this trial, we have presented intussusception cases in adults that were treated and followed up in our department.

Splenic Hydatid Cysts: 17 Cases.

Hydatid cyst disease, which is endemically observed and an important health problem in our country, involves the spleen at a frequency ranking third following the liver and the lungs. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and results of management in splenic hydatid cysts. The demographic data, localization, diagnosis, treatment methods, and the length of postoperative hospital stay of patients with splenic hydatid cysts in a 12-year period were evaluated retrospectively.

The clinical importance of different localizations of the papilla associated with juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula.

Background: Previous studies have evaluated the presence of juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula (JPDD) and the association with pancreatobiliary disease, but not the association of the papilla with an existing JPDD. We investigated the association of different localizations of the papilla with JPDD.

Methods: We studied patients in whom JPDD was detected during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

Does a penetrating diaphragm injury have an effect on morbidity and mortality?

Background: In this study, we investigated the diaphragmatic ruptures that accompanied penetrating abdominal injury.

Methods: Records of 237 patients with penetrating abdominal trauma seen in the General Surgery Clinic between January 1996 and December 2010 were investigated retrospectively. Patients without diaphragmatic rupture were allocated to Group I and those with were allocated to Group II.

Acute mesenteric ischemia in young adults.

Acute mesenteric ischemia is commonly seen in old patients. This study was undertaken to show that mesenteric ischemia might be seen in individuals under 40 years of age and that its diagnosis is challenging. Twenty-six patients with acute mesenteric ischemia under the age of 40 were studied.

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of gastric cancer.

Objective: To investigate the role of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) in the diagnosis of gastric tumors and discuss the diagnostic importance and potential use of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements.

Materials And Methods: Beginning in March 2009, DW-MRI was added to the routine abdominal and pelvic MR examination for all patients imaged at our institution. A total of 21 patients (12 men and 9 women; mean age 55±6.

Comparison of peritoneal tumor imaging using conventional MR imaging and diffusion-weighted MR imaging with different b values.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of DW MRI with two different b values in identifying peritoneal tumors in oncology patients.

Materials And Methods: Nineteen patients with known malignancy underwent abdominal and pelvic MRI before surgery. MRI included free-breathing DWI with b values of 400 and 800 s/mm2, T1-weighted fat-suppressed spoiled gradient-echo, T2-weighted fat-saturated turbo spin-echo, and 5-min delayed gadolinium-enhanced imaging.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.

Background And Aim: Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) involves both the vascular and biliary structures of the liver. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is said to be an alternative for the diagnosis and treatment of biliary complications of HAE. We present here our experience with ERCP in HAE.

Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas.

Solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas, known as Frantz tumors, are rare pancreatic tumors that occur predominantly in women, with very few cases reported in men. We present the case of a 27-year-old female patient who came to the emergency room with an intense upper abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting and a palpable mass in the left upper quadrant. She was initially diagnosed with a post-traumatic pancreatic pseudocyst.

Benign nodular goiter causing upper airway obstruction.

Objective: Benign nodular goiter (BNG) can cause narrowing of the upper airway. In some rare cases, obstruction of the upper airway also occurs. The following paper reports our experiences with regard to BNG patients who experienced obstruction of the upper airway.

The use of harmonic scalpels in thyroidectomies: clinical experiences.

Objective: Many studies have been conducted to investigate the efficacy of harmonic scalpels in thyroidectomies. Here, we present our clinical experiences with the instrument.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted at the General Surgery Department of the Ataturk University School of Medicine between January 2005 and July 2008.

The role of sildenafil citrate in the protection of gastric mucosa from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced damage.

Background: To investigate the protective effects of sildenafil citrate (SC) on indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer in a rat model.

Methods: Gastric ulcers were induced by oral ingestion of indomethacin. Thirty rats were used in the study.

Posttraumatic free intraperitoneal rupture of liver cystic echinococcosis: a case series and review of literature.

Background: A serious complication of cystic echinococcus (CE) is the rupture of the cysts. Free intra-abdominal rupture occurs in approximately 3.2% of all cases.

Typhoid intestinal perforations: twenty-six year experience.

Background: Typhoid fever (TF) is a severe febrile illness caused by Salmonella typhi. One of the most lethal complications of TF is ileal perforation (TIP). Although the mortality of associated with TIP has decreased slightly over the past decade, it is still high.

Management of Fournier's gangrene: review of 45 cases.

Purpose: Fournier's gangrene is a fatal synergistic infectious disease with necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and abdominal wall along with the scrotum and penis in men and the vulva in women.

Methods: The clinical and operative records of 45 patients with Fournier's gangrene during a 14-year period were analyzed.

Results: The etiology of the infection was identified in 39 patients.

Duodenal stromal tumor: report of a case.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare tumors of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract that arise from primitive mesenchymal cells. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors account for approximately 80% all of gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors. Duodenal stromal tumors (DSTs) manifest with unexplained melena, pain, bleeding, anemia, sometimes a partial duodenal obstruction and, rarely, with obstructive jaundice.

Correlation between the serum values of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and total sialic acid levels in patients with breast cancer.

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate serum total sialic acid (TSA) and soluble intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) levels in breast cancer patients to find a correlation with the cancer stage.

Methods: The parameters from sera of 61 patients with breast cancer were measured. The concentrations of serum sICAM-1 and TSA were measured in serum samples from 61 patients with breast cancer and 25 healthy control subjects using enzyme-linked immunoassay and thiobarbituric acid method.

An algorithm for the management of sigmoid colon volvulus and the safety of primary resection: experience with 827 cases.

Purpose: This study was designed to review the outcomes of emergent treatment of sigmoid colon volvulus.

Methods: The records of 827 patients were reviewed retrospectively.

Results: The mean age was 57.

Ileosigmoidal knotting in children: a review of 9 cases.

Background: The purpose of this study was to review nine pediatric cases of ileosigmoidal knotting (ISK), which is an unusual form of intestinal obstruction common in adults, characterized by double-loop obstruction.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was designed to examine preoperative, operative, and postoperative findings of the nine children with ISK who were surgically treated in a university hospital throughout a 38.5-year period.

Intussusception in adults.

To review clinical, radiological and histopathological findings of adult intussusception and its management, 18 adult patients who had been treated surgically because of intussusception were reviewed. Of the patients, 5 (27.8%) had idiopathic intussusceptions, while the other 13 (72.