Clinical results of laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis.

Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical results of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for the treatment of uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis. A retrospective analysis was performed who had undergone laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated appendicitis between January 2010 to October 2013.

Analysis of 120 patients with abdominal stab wound focusing on diagnostic role of fast.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the managemant results of patients with penetrating abdominal injuries.

Material And Methods: One hundred twenty (120) patients who were admitted to the Emergency Department of Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital between December 2003 and December 2010 with abdominal stab wounds were included to retrospective study. The data of all patients regarding age, gender, FAST and CT results, injured organs, surgical procedures, length of hospital stay, follow-up were examined.

Association between gene polymorphisms in TIM1, TSLP, IL18R1 and childhood asthma in Turkish population.

Unlabelled: Many immunologic and inflammatory mechanisms play a role in asthma etiology. The aim of this study was to investigate the susceptibility of asthma patients in the Turkish population with demonstrating genes for polymorphisms in TIM1, TSLP and IL18R1. All of the genomic DNA samples were isolated from blood samples according to a standard salting-out protocol.