Is Nasal Septum Deviation Severity a Significant Factor on Voice in Patients Undergoing Septoplasty?

Objective: To determine whether septoplasty is an effective factor on the voice in patients with varying degrees of nasal septum deviation.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ear Nose Throat Clinic, Ankara, Turkey, from November 2018 to March 2019.

Comparison of two approaches for carpal tunnel release: Extended versus mini-open technique.

Objectives: This study aims to describe a retrospective study using prospectively gathered data to compare mini-open and extended open release techniques for moderate to severe carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Patients And Methods: The data of 198 consecutive patients (139 males, 59 females; mean age 57.0±4.

A rare case presentation: pregnancy and gastric carcinoma.

Background: Gastrointestinal system (GIS) malignancy with pregnancy is a very rare condition and is not common outside Japan. The incidence is between 0.025-0.

International expert consensus on the management of bleeding during VATS lung surgery.

Intraoperative bleeding is the most crucial safety concern of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for a major pulmonary resection. Despite the advances in surgical techniques and devices, intraoperative bleeding is still not rare and remains the most common and potentially fatal cause of conversion from VATS to open thoracotomy. Therefore, to guide the clinical practice of VATS lung surgery, we proposed the International Interest Group on Bleeding during VATS Lung Surgery with 65 experts from 10 countries in the field to develop this consensus document.

The relationship between the location of neonatal clavicular fractures and predisposing factors.

Background: The aim was to investigate the maternal and fetal predisposing factors of clavicle fracture locations in newborns.

Methods: A retrospective evaluation was made of 77 clavicle fractures identified from a total of 33,480 live newborns between September 2016 and September 2018 at a single center in Turkey. Fractures were grouped according to the Allman classification: Group I mid third, Group II lateral distal third, Group III medial proximal third of the clavicle, respectively.

Dia-metaphyseal fractures of the distal tibia treated with intramedullary nails distally locked with an innovative locking system: a retrospective clinical study.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to present our clinical and functional results of distal tibial dia-metaphyseal fractures treated with an intramedullary nail that locks distally with an innovative distal locking system called a distal supportive bolt locking screw (DSBLS).

Methods: Forty-eight patients with distal tibia dia-metaphyseal fractures operated with IMNs distally locked with DSLBS in a level I trauma center were included. Inclusion criteria were fractures of the distal tibia at one-third the distal segment level with simple articular involvement.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early stage endometrial cancer: a Turkish gynecologic oncology group study (TRSGO-SLN-001).

Objective: The aim of this multicenter study was to evaluate the feasibility of sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping in clinically uterine confined endometrial cancer.

Methods: Patients who underwent primary surgery for endometrial cancer with an SLN algorithm were reviewed. Indocyanine green or blue dye was used as a tracer.

Clinicopathological profile of gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a multinational ID-IRI study.

Data are relatively scarce on gastro-intestinal tuberculosis (GITB). Most studies are old and from single centers, or did not include immunosuppressed patients. Thus, we aimed to determine the clinical, radiological, and laboratory profiles of GITB.

Functional and radiological outcomes of multiple dorsal carpometacarpal fracture dislocations treated with open reduction and internal fixation.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the clinical and radiological results of patients with multiple dorsal carpometacarpal (CMC) joint fracture dislocations treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF).

Patients And Methods: We evaluated 14 patients (12 males, 2 females; mean age 35.1 years; range, 22 to 64 years) between January 2013 and December 2017.

External-internal ureteral catheterization technique in treatment of ureteral injuries.

Background/aim: It was aimed to describe the external-internal ureteral catheterization technique and evaluate its safety, efficacy, and reliability in iatrogenic and traumatic ureteral injuries.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review was performed on patients with iatrogenic and traumatic ureteral injury, treated using the external-internal ureteral catheterization technique between May 2012 and January 2018 in our hospital. A total of 14 patients were investigated with clinical, postoperative, and follow-up findings, as well as technical outcomes.

Complications of silicone Y stents placed due to malignant airway stenosis.

Introduction: Malignant central airway obstruction around the main carina often requires placement of Y‑shaped stents. In this study, we aimed to determine the safety of silicone Y stents placed around the main carina in the malignant airway obstruction by examining the long term complications, emergence times and treatment approaches of complications.

Materials And Methods: Between May 2012 and July 2015, 47 silicone Y stents were placed in 46 patients with malignant external compression or mixed type stenosis around the main carina.

Long-term results of flow diversion in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms: a retrospective data analysis of a single center.

Purpose: Endovascular techniques are frequently used for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms and flow diverter stents are relatively new and important devices in this field. The aim of our study is to report long-term follow-up results of flow diversion treatment.

Methods: We retrospectively examined angiographic images and clinical reports of 133 patients (female, 112 [84%]; mean age, 46.

The Turkish experience with therapeutic plasma exchange: A national survey.

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is used to treat more than 60 diseases worldwide and has drawn growing interest. Little is known about the current situation of TPE activity in Turkey, so we developed a survey to obtain information about this timely topic. We collected data on TPE from 28 apheresis units throughout Turkey.

Impact of metabolic syndrome on pre- and postoperative parameters in patients undergoing a HoLEP surgery.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the safety and success of the holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP) surgery in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) versus those without MS who have similar prostate sizes.

Material And Methods: Data from 120 patients who underwent HoLEP by a single surgeon between November 2015 and January 2018 were prospectively analyzed. Group 1 (n=40) and Group 2 (n=80) consisted of patients with and without MS, respectively.

Findings in Appendectomies with Infection: Pinworm Is Not A Cause of Appendicitis.

Objective: To evaluate the histopathological findings in appendectomy materials with infection.

Methods: Appendectomy materials with infection of 24 cases were evaluated for the presence of acute inflammation, congestion, hemorrhage, perforation, lymphoid hyperplasia (LH), necrosis, granuloma, fecalith, obliteration, hyalinization, eosinophilic infiltration and mucosal architectural distortion.

Results: The frequency of among 3222 appendectomies that were scanned for the study was 0.

The Use of Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation Method in The Treatment of Hepatic Hydatid Cysts: Sheep Study.

Objective: Hydatid disease is a disease caused by parasites belonging to the echinococcus family. This disease is often caused by and rarely by echinococcus alveolaris.The parasite may cause illness anywhere in the human body, mainly in liver.

Outcomes of arteriovenous fistula reconstruction in vascular access dysfunction.

Background: Complications such as stenosis, thrombosis, aneurysmal dilatation, and infection occur in at least one-third of all arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs). Due to these complications, vascular access dysfunction develops in hemodialysis patients.

Objectives: We investigated AVF rescue operations, which we performed for the pathologies causing dysfunctional vascular access, and outcomes of these operations by surgeon-performed preoperative ultrasound (US) in our clinic.

Suprapatellar approach for fractures of the tibia: Does the fracture level matter?

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate proximal, shaft, and distal tibial fractures treated with suprapatellar (SP) tibial intramedullary nailing (IMN) in terms of alignment, healing, and patellofemoral (PF) pain.

Patients And Methods: The study included 58 patients (41 males, 17 females; mean age 42.9 years; range, 18 to 75 years) treated via the SP approach in semiextention.

Current Therapeutic Approaches to Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is the second most common maculopathy after diabetic maculopathy between the third and fifth decades of life. CSCR is characterized by serous neurosensory retinal detachment occasionally coexisting with retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) detachment. CSCR usually has good clinical prognosis, often resolving spontaneously within the first three months.

The effect of a 12 week prehabilitation program on pain and function for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A prospective controlled study.

Background: The concept of preparing the body before a stressful event, such as surgery, has been termed "prehabilitation" (preoperative physiotherapy and exercise programs). Prehabilitation programs for people awaiting total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have positive effects on patients health status and may also lead to better postoperative outcomes.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine effect of a prehabilitation program on knee pain, functional ability among patients with knee osteoarthritis after TKA surgery.

Autogenously derived regenerative cell therapy for venous leg ulcers.

Introduction: Venous leg ulcers (VLUs), which arise from chronic venous insufficiency in the lower limbs, are a major cause of morbidity and significantly negatively impact patients' health-related quality of life. Treatment of venous ulcers can be either conservative or surgical. Despite appropriate treatment, VLUs can be resistant to healing.

Vesicourethral anastomosis including rhabdosphincter in retropubic radical prostatectomy: Technique and results.

Objective: Retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) is still widely used in clinical practice in localized prostate cancer because of its high oncological success. The aim of this study was to define the continence status in patients where rhabdosphincter was included in the vesicourethral anastomosis.

Materials And Methods: Between November 2004 and September 2010, 90 cases who underwent RRP by the same surgeon in our clinic were taken into the study.

Lateral Costal Artery: Clinical Importance of an Accessory Thoracic Artery.

The lateral costal artery has sometimes been identified as the culprit for the "steal phenomenon" after coronary artery bypass grafting, besides being occasionally used for myocardial revascularization. Its branches make anastomoses with the internal thoracic artery through lateral intercostal arteries. We aim to report, on three cases, the clinical significance of a well-developed lateral costal artery after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Does Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Have an Impact on Postoperative Early, Mid-Term and Late-Term Urinary Continence After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy?

Objective: We evaluated the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on urinary continence after robotic radical prostatectomy (RARP).

Patients And Methods: Overall, 99 patients with DM and 213 patients without DM who underwent RARP with at least 2-year follow-up were included. The preoperative prostate biopsy Gleason scores and clinical stages of the groups were similar.