Evaluation of Colonoscopic Results of Patients with Incidental Colonic FDG Uptake in PET/CT Imaging.

Background: Colorectal cancer is a significant global health concern, ranking as the second most deadly and third most common cancer worldwide. Early detection and removal of precancerous lesions play a crucial role in preventing cancer development and reducing mortality. Since FDG uptake is not specific for malignancy, incidental increased FDG uptake in the gastrointestinal tract may be challenging to interpret and may require further colonoscopic examination.

Comparison of ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia plane block and anterior quadratus lumborum block in patients undergoing caesarean delivery: a randomized study.

Background: Cesarean section is becoming increasingly common. Well-managed postoperative analgesia improves patient comfort while encouraging early ambulation and breastfeeding. The analgesic efficacy of transversalis facial plane block (TFPB) vs.

[A Case Report on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Secondary to Neurobrucellosis in a Patient with Cerebral Aneurysm].

Brucellosis is a multisystemic infection produced by a gram-negative bacillus that can develop a variety of clinical symptoms and complications. Involvement of the central nervous system is a challenging and dangerous consequence of systemic brucellosis. The neurobrucellosis clinical spectrum can be classified as central and peripheral.

Analysis of factors related to the decision of Hartmann's procedure and its reversal: a single-center experience.

Background: Hartmann's procedure (HP) is commonly applied to resolve acute clinical conditions in most cases with colonic obstruction or perforation. HP and the closure of the end colostomy are associated with high morbidity-mortality rates. In our study, we aimed to report our clinical experience in HP.

Hair tourniquet syndrome of toe.

Introduction: Hair tourniquet syndrome (HTS) is a rare surgical emergency caused by a hair or thread wrapping around an appendage. We aimed to present our clinical experience with HTS of toes and attract physicians' attention to this rare entity.

Methods: Between January 2012 and September 2022; 26 patients (25 pediatric and one adult case) were treated for HTS.

Comparison of percutaneous gallbladder aspiration with percutaneous cholecystostomy in acute cholecystostomy patients. Can gall bladder aspiration alone be sufficient?

Background: The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and complication rates of percutaneous gallbladder aspiration (PA) and percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) in the management of AC and present the experiences of a single third-line center.

Methods: The results of 159 patients with AC who admitted to our hospital between 2015 and 2020, that underwent PA and PC procedures, because they did not respond to conservative treatment and LC could not be performed, were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical and laboratory data before and 3 days after PC and PA procedure, technical success, complications, response to treatment, duration of hospital stay, and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results were recorded.

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgery for indeterminate thyroid nodules (THYCOVID): a retrospective, international, multicentre, cross-sectional study.

Background: Since its outbreak in early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has diverted resources from non-urgent and elective procedures, leading to diagnosis and treatment delays, with an increased number of neoplasms at advanced stages worldwide. The aims of this study were to quantify the reduction in surgical activity for indeterminate thyroid nodules during the COVID-19 pandemic; and to evaluate whether delays in surgery led to an increased occurrence of aggressive tumours.

Methods: In this retrospective, international, cross-sectional study, centres were invited to participate in June 22, 2022; each centre joining the study was asked to provide data from medical records on all surgical thyroidectomies consecutively performed from Jan 1, 2019, to Dec 31, 2021.

Intrapartum ultrasound for fetal head asynclitism: Is it possible to establish a degree of asynclitism to correlate to delivery outcome?

Objective: To investigate the role of intrapartum ultrasound (IU) in the diagnosis of asynclitism and the importance of asynclitism degree in labor outcomes.

Method: This prospective cohort study included 41 low-risk pregnant women with fetus in singleton-vertex. The IU assessment to diagnose asynclitism was performed during labor at two specific steps, including the suspicion and/or diagnosis of labor arrest.

Cerebral Oximetry Monitoring in Extremely Preterm Infants.

Background: The use of cerebral oximetry monitoring in the care of extremely preterm infants is increasing. However, evidence that its use improves clinical outcomes is lacking.

Methods: In this randomized, phase 3 trial conducted at 70 sites in 17 countries, we assigned extremely preterm infants (gestational age, <28 weeks), within 6 hours after birth, to receive treatment guided by cerebral oximetry monitoring for the first 72 hours after birth or to receive usual care.

A new biomarker to predict atrial fibrillation and its adverse events after coronary artery bypass surgery: red blood cell distribution volume.

Objective: Recent studies suggest that increased red blood cell distribution width may be associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between pre-operative and postoperative erythrocyte distribution volume, postoperative atrial fibrillation and related adverse events in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass surgery.

Methods: A total of 790 patients (611 males, mean age 58.

Quantification of macular perfusion following panretinal photocoagulation for diabetic retinopathy: An optical coherence tomography angiography study.

Purpose: To assess the effects of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) on the microvascular structure of the macula and central thickness of the macula and choroid via optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: In this prospective clinical study, 43 eyes of 31 patients with severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy or early proliferative diabetic retinopathy were included. Before and at the third and sixth months after PRP, the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, acircularity index (AI), foveal density (FD), and vascular density of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) were evaluated using OCTA.

Comparison of laparoscopic enclosed electromechanical morcellation and vaginal enclosed scalpel morcellation at laparoscopic myomectomy: A prospective randomized trial.

Aim: This study aimed to compare the laparoscopic-enclosed electromechanical morcellation (LEM) with vaginal-enclosed scalpel morcellation (VSM) in laparoscopic myomectomy procedures.

Methods: One hundred eighteen patients who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy were enrolled the prospective randomized interventional clinical study in tertiary university hospital. After myomectomy, tissue removal was accomplished via either LEM using the in-glove morcellation technique or VSM.

Is pre-operative monocyte count-high-density lipoprotein ratio associated with postoperative acute kidney injury in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting?

Objective: Monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio has emerged as an indicator of inflammation and oxidative stress in recent years. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein ratio with postoperative acute kidney injury in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: A total of 954 patients (672 males, mean age 60.

Comparison of Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty Alone and Directional Atherectomy Combined with Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty in Patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease with Claudication.

Background: The objective of the study was to compare drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty alone and directional atherectomy (DA) combined with DCB angioplasty in patients with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (LE-PAD).

Methods: Subjects treated with DCB angioplasty alone (group A) and DA combined with DCB angioplasty (group B) were enrolled in the study. A retrospective chart review was performed between the 4 years.

How accurate are manufacturers' recommendations in determining ineligibility for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation?

Introduction: Up to one-third of patients indicated for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) may be unsuitable for transfemoral TAVI (TF-TAVI) according to manufacturers' recommendations and numerous professional societies.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of manufacturers' guidelines for major vascular access site complications using the Perclose ProGlide device.

Methods: Among 208 patients undergoing TF-TAVI, 144 patients (69.

Comparison of Early Urinary Continence, Oncological Outcomes, and Postoperative Complications in Retzius-Sparing and Standard Approach Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

The aim of the study is to compare the results of early urinary continence (UC), pathological results, console time (CT), and perioperative morbidity in patients who underwent transperitoneal robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (TR-RARP) and Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RS-RARP) surgeries in the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. A total of 120 patients, 60 (Group 1) with the TR-RALP technique and 60 (Group 2) with the RS-RALP technique, who had no statistical difference in their preoperative demographic data, were selected retrospectively. Perioperative and postoperative data, and continence rates in the first, third and sixth months were compared between the 2 groups.

Clinical outcomes of hereditary angioedema on multiparous women.

Objective: Significant concerns for patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) include hormonal fluctuations and drug safety during pregnancy. The impact of the disease on childbearing in multiparous women remains to be elucidated. We aimed to investigate the clinical course and impacts of multiparity on HAE patients.

Retrospective evaluation of inpatients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Somalia for Pediatric surgery.

Objective: The aim is to reflect on the epidemiology of the patient population at a tertiary hospital for pediatric surgery, diagnostic pattern, and mortality in Somalia retrospectively.

Methods: In this study, 163 patient who were hospitalized to Pediatric Surgery Clinic of Mogadishu Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Training and Research Hospital in 2018 were included. Data regarding age, gender, diagnosis, surgical condition, mortality rate and cause of the death were recorded from the patient charts and the institutional digital database.

Risk Factors for Trabeculotomy Failure in Primary Congenital Glaucoma.

Prcis: This study demonstrates that a baseline corneal diameter >12.25, initial age <4 months at diagnosis, higher baseline IOP than 24 mm Hg, bilaterality, or inability to perform circumferential trabeculotomy, increases the risk of surgical failure of trabeculotomy in patients with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG).

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify clinical predictive factors for surgical failure and to evaluate potential prognostic factors affecting surgical success in patients with PCG who underwent trabeculotomy.

Radiological Recovery of Osteoid Osteoma after CT Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation.

Objective: To observe the necessity and usefulness of follow-up Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography Imaging (CTI) after RFA of osteoid osteoma.

Study Design: A descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, between May 2015 and January 2020.

Clinical Features and Surgical Outcomes of the Children With Urolithiasis at a Tertiary Care Hospital: First Report From Somalia.

Introduction: There are very few studies regarding pediatric urolithiasis (PU) reported from Africa, and to date, no data have been presented from Somalia. This study evaluated the sociodemographic and radiological characteristics, treatment, and outcome data of the PU patients treated at Somalia's only tertiary care center.

Method: The data of all patients diagnosed with urolithiasis during a 6-year period were reviewed.

Assessment of Functional Outcomes of an Autospreader Flap and Spreader Graft in Rhinoplasty.

Objective: Nasal obstruction after rhinoplasty occurs due to narrowing of the internal nasal valve. Narrowing is due to osteotomy performed to close the open roof of nose after dorsum hump resection. Spreader grafts and autospreader flaps are used to prevent such narrowing.