The Thyroidea Ima Artery Arising from the Aortic Arch: A Rare Anatomical Variation.

A 73-year-old man underwent computed tomography (CT) angiography assessment of the head and neck vasculature. An incidental note of the thyroidea ima artery arising from the aortic arch was made. Presence of thyroidea ima artery may have clinical importance prior to neck surgeries and minimally invasive interventions.

A rare case presentation of septic sacroiliitis caused by staphylococcus xylosus and complicated with abscess formation: A case report.

Septic sacroiliitis is one of the infectious causes of sacroiliitis and it is seen rarely. In current literature, cases of septic sacroiliitis caused by several microorganisms have been reported so far. This case report presents the first case of septic sacroiliitis caused by Staphylococcus xylosus and also complicated with an abscess formation.

Right-sided aortic arch with isolation of the left innominate artery and hypoplasia of the left internal carotid artery.

Purpose: Here, we report a case of the right-sided aortic arch with isolation of the left innominate artery and hypoplasia of the left internal carotid artery.

Methods: A 42-year-old male patient underwent a whole-body computed tomography angiography (CTA) examination upon the clinical suspicion of vasculitis.

Results: CTA revealed a right-sided aortic arch with the isolation of the left innominate artery and hypoplasia of the left internal carotid artery.

Significance of Physical Exercise in Pregnancy: Comparison of Short and Long Exercise Programs.

Background: Several musculoskeletal changes occur in pregnancy, particularly in the abdominal region. The aim of this study was to search and compare the effects of long (LEP) and short exercise programs (SEP) in terms of the satisfaction of the needs of pregnant women.

Methods: This study consisted of 2 groups: LEP (n=16) and SEP (n=16).

Effects of scapulo-humeral training on ultrasonographic and clinical evaluations in stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: After stroke, the effects of focused scapulo-humeral training with simultaneous assessment of the changes in shoulder subluxation, related muscle thicknesses and upper limb performance have not been studied in the literature.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effects of an 8-week scapulo-humeral training program in addition to conventional rehabilitation on upper extremity/trunk functions, shoulder pain, and sonographic measurements of the shoulder joint and periscapular muscles.

Methods: Thirty stroke individuals were randomly separated into two groups as Group I-scapulo-humeral training (5F/10 M) and Group II - control (5F/10 M).

European Paediatric Surgeons' Association Consensus Statement on the Management of Neonatal Ovarian Simple Cysts.

Introduction:  Neonatal ovarian simple cyst management from the pediatric surgical aspect is unclear on cyst size, follow-up, and preferred surgical approach. Therefore, this topic was selected for the 2022 Consensus Session meeting of the European Paediatric Surgeons' Association (EUPSA).

Methods:  The literature was reviewed on a predefined set of questions relating to the management of the neonatal ovarian simple cysts by a panel of 7 EUPSA members, on current evidence-based opinion and practice outlined.

Which is the most appropriate anterior glenohumeral dislocation reduction technique among three different techniques? A prospective, randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: This study aims to compare three glenohumeral dislocation (GHD) reduction techniques in terms of pain and reduction time and to offer clinicians an idea of the selection of the most appropriate technique.

Patients And Methods: This multi-center, prospective, randomized clinical study included a total of 90 patients (55 males, 35 females; median age: 29 years; range, 22 to 41 years) who had isolated anterior GHD without complication between December 2019 and December 2021. The patients were divided into three equal groups (traction-countertraction [TCT], external rotation [ExR], and Cunningham) using the block randomization method, and reductions were performed.

European Pediatric Surgeons' Association Survey on the Use of Splenic Embolization in Blunt Splenic Trauma in Children.

Introduction:  This article assesses (1) access to splenic embolization (SE), (2) indications for SE, and (3) post-embolization management in high-grade splenic trauma in children.

Materials And Methods:  An online questionnaire was sent in 2021 to all members of European Pediatric Surgeons' Association.

Results:  There were a total of 157 responses (50 countries, 83% academic hospitals).

Continuous Hepatogonodal and Splenogonogal Fusion: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Intra-Abdominal Testis in an 18-Month-Old Boy.

The fusion of gonadal structures with internal organs is very rare. The close proximity between the left gonad and spleen during embryogenesis may result in splenogonadal fusion (SGF). Moreover, the trapping of hepatocyte-destined mesenchyme cells in gonads is defined as hepatogonadal fusion (HGF).

Literature Review of : A Rare Nematode.

In this review, epidemiological features, diagnosis, and treatment processes of cases were discussed. is a spiruroid nematode usually seen in ruminants; it is known to occasionally infect humans. In humans, reports revealed that it is usually located in the oral cavity and that the most common symptom is the sensation of a moving foreign body in the mouth.

Hip-preserving reconstruction of the proximal femur with a vascularized fibula autograft and liquid-nitrogen-treated tumor bearing bone.

A five-year-old boy with Ewing sarcoma of the proximal femur was operated at our institution with limb-sparing surgery and biological reconstruction of the proximal femur with a vascularized fibular autograft. During this procedure, the proximal femur was soaked in liquid nitrogen which was subsequently fixed to the fibular autograft, while the epiphysis of the femoral head was spared. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of epiphysis-sparing surgery of the proximal femur via a vascularized fibular autograft surrounded by a liquid nitrogen-treated tumor bearing bone autograft.

Gout tophus in transferred tendons after 33 years: A case report.

Surgical site gout is an extremely rare complication that is difficult to diagnose, particularly in patients without a history of gout. A 57-year-old male patient was admitted with no previous history of gout, complaining of surgical site gout located at the junction where flexor carpi ulnaris tendon was transferred to extensor digitorum communis tendon after 33 years of the initial surgery. The patient was presented with a progressive swelling over the last three months which was located on the dorsoulnar side of the right wrist joint.

Preliminary results of a new intercalary modular endoprosthesis for the management of diaphyseal bone metastases.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate functional outcomes of patients and to analyze complication rates of modular intercalary endoprosthetic reconstruction after resection of metastatic diaphyseal bone lesions.

Patients And Methods: Between December 2017 and February 2020, 22 patients (15 males, 7 females; median age: 64.2 years; range, 49 to 91) who underwent reconstruction with modular intercalary endoprostheses for metastatic bone tumors at five different centers were retrospectively analyzed.

Anatomy of testicular artery: A proposal for a classification with MDCT angiography.

Purpose: Knowledge of normal anatomy and variations of testicular arteries are critical for planning before minimally invasive surgery. In this article, we aimed to evaluate the morphological characteristics of testicular arteries by MDCT and propose a new classification system.

Method: A total of 400 adult patients (total of 819 testicular arteries) who underwent abdominal CT angiography examination for several unrelated reasons were enrolled in this study.

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthopedic surgeries in a tertiary referral center.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the operational trends in the orthopedic surgery department of a tertiary referral center.

Patients And Methods: A total of 305 orthopedic surgical procedures in 245 patients (136 males, 109 females; mean age: 34±26.6 years; range, 0 to 91 years) between March 16 and June 27, 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.

Gitelman Syndrome in Pregnancy: A Clinical Challenge.

Purpose: Disease progress may be affected by pregnancy-related changes, and underlying conditions may also affekt pregnancy outcomes in women with Gitelman syndrome (GS). Case presentation A 35-year-old woman with GS (gravida 2 para 1) was referred to our hospital to start routine antenatal care follow-up at 6 weeks of gestation. At the age of 31, she had been diagnosed with GS after her first uneventful pregnancy.

A sling of a normal right inferior vena cava around the abdominal aorta.

Variations in the anatomy of inferior vena cava (IVC) may have important clinical implications. In-depth knowledge of its embryology and variations are of fundamental importance to prevent any potential medical complications related to anatomic variations of the IVC. In this article, we described a previously unreported, to the best of our knowledge, a variation of IVC.

Papillary intralymphatic angioendothelioma: An extremely rare tumor.

Papillary intralymphatic angioendothelioma (PILA), an intralymphatic lesion of vascular ducts, is an extremely rare tumor. It is generally encountered as an unexpected pathology following excision of a vascular skin lesion. Re-excision is the commonly preferred treatment option once the pathological diagnosis is established.

Correction of coronal plane deformities around knee in children with two-hole tension band plates.

Objectives: This study aims to present the 10-year results and complications of two-hole tension band plate hemiepiphysiodesis for coronal deformities around knee in a large population from a single center.

Patients And Methods: Seventy-seven patients (46 boys, 31 girls; mean age 93±36 months; range, 22 to 181 months) who underwent temporary hemiepiphysiodesis around knee between January 2009 and January 2019 with two-hole tension band plates were retrospectively evaluated. Improvement of joint orientation angles and mechanical axis deviations, deformity correction rates, etiology groups, and complications were noted.

Excessive z-axis scan coverage in body CT: frequency and causes.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and causing factors of excessive z-axis coverage in body CT examinations.

Methods: A total of 2032 body CT examinations performed between 1 March and 1 April 2018 in 1531 patients were included in this study. The over-scanned length values in the z-axis for each CT examination on each patient were determined by calculating the difference between the actual scanned length and optimal scan length in the z-axis.

The Effect of Asthma Severity on Perinatal Outcomes: A Tertiary Hospital Experience.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of asthma severity and disease exacerbation on pregnancy outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Pregnancies were classified into 3 groups as mild (n=195), moderate (n=63), and severe (n=26) according to preconceptional asthma severity. Demographic features, clinical characteristics, and perinatal outcomes were compared between the groups.

Osteochondral autograft transplantation of the femoral head in sequelae of developmental dysplasia of hip: A case report and review of the literature.

Although osteochondral autograft transplantation (OAT) in the knee and ankle has gained much popularity on the other hand the technique has rarely been applied in the femoral head. In this article, we present a 15-year-old female patient with unstable chondral lesion on the right femoral head. She had a history of open reduction for developmental dysplasia which resulted in avascular necrosis.

Low-dose vancomycin-loaded cement spacer for two-stage revision of infected total hip arthroplasty.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the success rate in terms of eradication of infection and long-term outcomes of two- stage revision arthroplasty with spacers loaded with low-dose vancomycin alone for the treatment of an infected hip arthroplasty.

Patients And Methods: The records of 42 two-stage exchange arthroplasty patients (16 males, 26 females; mean age 61 years; range, 30 to 80 years) treated between January 1999 and January 2009 were included in this retrospective study. In the first stage, following removal of the prosthesis and debridement, a spacer consisting of 1 g of vancomycin per 40 g of cement was placed in the infected joint space.