Mustafa Sahin

..We think the case presented here is the first case with this axillary location. Scintigraphy, alone or combined with other methods, may be used to determine ectopic localizations...

..This prospective study was conducted to investigate whether interval appendectomy was necessary after successful conservative treatment of appendiceal masses...

..To evaluate internal herniation as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction...

..We suggest that direct injection of scolicidal agents into the cyst should be avoided particulary in case of biliary communication. If this is to be practiced, hypertonic saline should be preferred as a scolicidal agent...

..The levels in the aminoguanidine and aminoguanidine + L-arginine groups were similar to the sham group. Lung tissue damage in the sepsis and L-arginine groups was more severe than the other groups...

..The aim of this study is to present the changes in the treatment of liver hydatid cyst during the last 20 years in our clinic according to literature data...

..to investigate the association of sleep apnea severity with insulin resistance, leptin, adipose-fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP) and visfatin levels and to evaluate the confounding role of obesity...

..Surgery should be performed in recurrent cases resistant to conservative treatment. The importance of differential diagnosis of umbilical pilonidal sinus from other umbilical pathologies is also emphasized...

..Incision and drainage should be reserved for use in patients with larger abscesses...

..Intravenous insulin is a low-cost and effective alternative treatment in hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis during pregnancy. To our knowledge, such a high triglyceride level has not previously been reported in pregnancy...

..Our aim was to determine the prevalence and clinicopathological characteristics of thyroid cancers in the dialysis population and to evaluate the potential risk factors...

..The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of anti-adhesion materials in postoperative adhesions...

..In this double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, we evaluated the effectiveness of a needle-free injection of lidocaine in achieving satisfactory pain control in patients undergoing FNAB of thyroid nodules...

..The aim of this study was to determine the analgesic efficacy of EMLA for FNAB-associated pain in patients with NTD...

..The aforementioned technique is easy to perform and facilitates the closure of the fascial defect at trocar sites, and there is no extra cost for the procedure...

..Following removal of the lesion, the antrum was observed with multiple ulcers secondary to extensive pressure. Postoperative period was uneventful. A subsequent psychiatric consultation revealed depressive personality disorder...

..In conclusion, contrary to the general tendency that small defects can be repaired primarily, polypropylene mesh should be used in all umbilical hernias regardless of the size of the defect...

..Pulmonary function would be improved by blocking this stimulus after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This randomized prospective study evaluated this hypothesis in patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy...

..In this study, we investigated the value of fasciocutaneous V-Y advancement flap reconstruction in the treatment of complicated or recurrent sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus...

..To compare therapeutic values of incision and drainage, with skin excision and curettage in surgical treatment of the patients with acute pilonidal abscess...

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..In this study we aimed to investigate the BT to kidney and the protective effect of nitric oxide (NO) inhibition...

..The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of antioxidant and resuscitation fluids which were used during haemorrhagic shock on tissue ischemia...

..In this study we present our experience in the surgical treatment of complicated Meckel's diverticulum...

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..This report presents a case of a neurofibroma adherent to the thyroid gland with thyroid papillary carcinoma in a 26-year-old woman with NF type 1...

..In conclusion, TEP mesh hernioplasty is less traumatic and yields less postoperative pain than the Nyhus, Lichtenstein, and Bassini procedures...

..05). CONCLUSION: Wound healing is impaired in rats with chemotherapy, but following the second week after the chemotherapy, disrupted parameters return to their normal levels...

..Low recurrence rates, shorter hospital stay, and time off from work may outweigh the disadvantages related to unfavorable cosmetic appearance...

..To investigate the differences between male and female rats and the effects of sex hormones on tissue changes in the lung and liver in a sepsis model...

..Radiofrequency (RF) energy has been used for ablation and resection of liver tumors. Purpose: To present a new technique for the treatment of liver hydatid cyst disease...

..The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of intracystic injection of albendazole and hypertonic saline in patients with liver hydatid disease...

..The aim of this study was to present the long-term follow-up results of liver hydatid cysts treated with unroofing, together with a review of the related literature data...

..Total thyroidectomy was performed. Histopathologic examination of the specimen revealed thyroid medullary carcinoma. After operation, levels of CEA decreased to normal limits...

..98 vs 0.81 +/- 0.76 mg/dL, p < 0.003; 1.99 +/- 0.88 vs 1.64 +/- 0.74, p < 0.005; 15.0 +/- 7.6 vs 12.9 +/- 5.7 micromol/L, p < 0.049, respectively). Selenium deficiency may contribute to cardiovascular disease risk in FDR...

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..The purpose of this study was to investigate the scolicidal effect of intracystic injection of benzimidazolic solutions in naturally infected sheep with hydatid disease...

..The aim of this study was to compare different modalities in terms of adhesion prevention in a rat model of abdominal wall defect repaired with prosthetic materials...

..In conclusion, small tumor size does not guarantee a low risk of thyroid cancer, and US-FNAB may be useful tool for diagnosing malignant infracentimetric nodules...

..In subjects with TSH levels higher than 5 microIU/mL, PPL risk was increased sevenfold. The results of this study show that postprandial triglyceride metabolism is affected in hypothyroidism...

..CONCLUSION: Diphenhydramine, Orthovisc and Seprafilm significantly reduce postoperative peritoneal adhesion development, and they allow the uterine tubes to remain open...

..Waiting to perform cholecystectomy (interval cholecystectomy) may result in recurrent biliary pancreatitis, which may increase morbidity and the length of the hospital stay...

..g. during intraoperative frozen section). PPARgamma staining also shows an association with favorable prognosis and may have a role in risk stratification...

..Delay in diagnosis and surgery results in increase in complications. Emergency surgical intervention should be performed when acute appendicitis is suspected during pregnancy...

..Our data suggest that PPFP contributes to malignant transformation during FTC oncogenesis by acting on several cellular pathways, at least some of which are normally regulated by PPARgamma...

..The authors therefore studied the long-term outcome in previously normal children who survived prolonged HDST for acute symptomatic RSE. All have intractable epilepsy, and none returned to baseline...

..We also review the literature on the treatment options for hyperthyroidism with DS. We conclude that the role of surgery in the treatment of hyperthyroid patients with DS has yet to be defined...

..CONCLUSIONS: Despite no significant difference between the two groups in terms of intestinal tissue damage, OFR-induced injury was higher in the strangulation obstruction group...

..Chitotriosidase activity (ChT) is a new cardiovascular risk marker and is independent of C-reactive protein. The purpose of this study was to determine ChT levels in SH and to examine the effect of levothyroxine replacement on ChT...

..05). CONCLUSION: Our results show that BMD losses and deterioration in reduction following treatment of CF occur irrespective of which type of casting is used...

..Although caution is appropriate, the results suggest the possibility that rapamycin/RAD001 may have benefit in the treatment of TSC brain disease, including infantile spasms...

..We investigated whether 6 weeks' treatment with metformin or rosiglitazone affects serum concentrations of Hcy, folate, or vitamin B(12) in subjects with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes compared with controls...

..Mechanical bowel obstruction cases constitute an important place in emergency health care services. In this study, bowel obstructions caused by intra-abdominal tumors were compared with those without tumoral causes...

..This new TSC brain model replicates several features of human TSC brain lesions and implicates an important function of Tsc1/Tsc2 in neuronal development...

..MRC and CT colonography are new radiological techniques that promise to be highly sensitive in the detection of colorectal mass and inflammatory bowel lesions...

..All groups were comparable in hypoglycemic episodes. No serious adverse event was noted in any group...

..Early diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex may be essential to the success of future therapies by providing a window of opportunity for their use...

..CONCLUSIONS: A primary repair site after duodenal trauma or a difficult duodenal stump can be reinforced with the application of HAG or ePTFE graft implantation with HAG...

..Extensive use of complex adhesion classification systems should be used to resolve this discordance between experimental studies...

..Intraoperative gallbladder perforation is a common complication encountered during the surgery. The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of inflammation on gallbladder perforation during LC...

..These results demonstrate ER stress as a critical component of the pathologies associated with dysregulated mTOR activity and offer the possibility to exploit this mechanism for new therapeutic opportunities...