Ulusal cerrahi dergisiPub Date : 2023-06-19eCollection Date: 2023-06-01DOI: 10.47717/turkjsurg.2023.5747
Barış Zülfikaroğlu, Gökhan Akkurt, Merve Akın, Ferruh Kemal İşman, Ahmet Çınar Yastı, Mehmet Mahir Özmen
{"title":"Role of serum levels of tumour necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) in predicting severity of acute appendicitis.","authors":"Barış Zülfikaroğlu, Gökhan Akkurt, Merve Akın, Ferruh Kemal İşman, Ahmet Çınar Yastı, Mehmet Mahir Özmen","doi":"10.47717/turkjsurg.2023.5747","DOIUrl":"10.47717/turkjsurg.2023.5747","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>One of the most prevalent abdominal crises is acute appendicitis (AA). Clinical diagnosis, even for skilled surgeons, is frequently challenging, as indicated by the high proportion of negative investigations. The purpose of this study was to see if serum TWEAK levels might be used to diagnose acute appendicitis.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Between June 2017 and May 2019, all patients who had surgery with the original diagnosis of AA were included in the study. TWEAK, WBC, CRP, and bilirubin levels were compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The levels of WBC, CRP, and bilirubin were compared to pathology. All three blood indicators increased significantly in AA patients. However, no statistically significant difference in the levels of all three blood indicators was seen between individuals with simple AA and those with severe AA. TWEAK plasma concentrations were considerably greater in patients with severe AA than in the healthy control and NAA groups. TWEAK levels were significantly greater in individuals with severe AA compared to patients with simple AA.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Serum TWEAK levels that are elevated may be used to diagnose acute appendicitis as well as prognostic indicators for the severity of appendicitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":90992,"journal":{"name":"Ulusal cerrahi dergisi","volume":" ","pages":"121-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10681112/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48228938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Abuji, D. Dahiya, A. Sood, Madan Parmar, S. Bhadada, R. Vijayvergiya, A. Behera
{"title":"Impact of curative parathyroidectomy on left ventricular functions assessed with 2D ECHO and MUGA study.","authors":"K. Abuji, D. Dahiya, A. Sood, Madan Parmar, S. Bhadada, R. Vijayvergiya, A. Behera","doi":"10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5167","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives\u0000Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality with inconsistent results on the reversibility of cardiovascular changes after parathyroidectomy (PTx). The present study was undertaken to evaluate both structural and functional cardiac changes and their reversal after PTx in patients with PHPT.\u0000\u0000\u0000Material and Methods\u0000Thirty patients of symptomatic PHPT without cardiovascular risk factors were evaluated prospectively by means of 2D echocar- diography (ECHO) and Multigated Acquisition (MUGA) study before surgery and six months after curative parahyroidectomy.\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000Nine of 30 patients had hypertension which improved in two after PTx (p 0.20). Two patients had left ventricle hypertrophy on 2D ECHO pre- operatively which improved after PTx (p <0.001). Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) did not show significant change before and after PTx on 2D ECHO. Nine out of 30 patients had hypertension which improved in two after PTx (p 0.20). Two patients with left ventricle hypertrophy on 2D ECHO preoperatively improved after PTx (p <0.001). Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) did not depict significant change before and after PTx on 2D ECHO. Whereas, four out of six patients with preoperative EF <50% representing systolic dysfunction on MUGA study showed improvement after PTx. On 2D ECHO, eight patients depicted diastolic dysfunction which improved in six patients after curative surgery (p= 0.07). However, on MUGA study, 13 pa- tients presented with tTPF >180 ms indicating diastolic dysfunction, of which ten showed improvement after PTx (p= 0.007).\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusion\u0000The present study analyzed preoperative and postoperative cardiac function using both 2D ECHO and MUGA study. MUGA study provided a more objective assessment of the cardiac function by determining left ventricular ejection fraction and diastolic dysfunction.","PeriodicalId":90992,"journal":{"name":"Ulusal cerrahi dergisi","volume":"37 4 1","pages":"336-341"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47588519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Esophageal perforation: diagnosis, management and decision-making - a retrospective tertiary centre study.","authors":"N. El-Sourani","doi":"10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5289","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives\u0000Perforation of the esophagus is an extremely rare but life-threatening emergency associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, time-management is of utmost importance and it is crucial to have an algorithm for diagnostic methods and the subsequent decision-making process.\u0000\u0000\u0000Material and Methods\u0000All patients who were diagnosed with an esophageal perforation between 2010 and 2020 at our university hospital were ret- rospectively analysed. In addition to patient demographics, the diagnostic method, treatment strategy, defect size and location, etiology and mortality were recorded.\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000A total of 27 patients were identified with an esophageal perforation. All patients were diagnosed through a computed tomography initiat- ing the treatment algorithm 18 patients underwent conservative/endoscopic treatment, while 9 patients received primary surgery for event-related complications. The overall mortality rate was 25.9%, 11.1% within the endoscopic group and 55% within the surgical group.\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusion\u0000A timely diagnosis in cases of an esophageal perforation is of utmost importance. Therefore, every patient should undergo an emergency computed tomography (CT) with oral and intravenous contrast followed by an upper endoscopy if event-related complications are ruled out in the CT.","PeriodicalId":90992,"journal":{"name":"Ulusal cerrahi dergisi","volume":"37 4 1","pages":"342-346"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49548787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is appendectomy always the adequate treatment? Clinical manifestations of isolated actinomycosis in appendix.","authors":"Veysi Hakan Yardimci, Aytul Hande Yardimci","doi":"10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.4015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.4015","url":null,"abstract":"Isolated appendiceal actinomycosis is a rare chronic progressive suppurative infection. Causative agent in humans is gram-positive saprophytic an- aerobic bacteria, Actinomyces Israelii. Herein, it was aimed to present a case of acute appendicitis that developed in a 54-year-old female due to isolated appendiceal actinomycosis. Diagnosis of appendiceal actinomycosis causing acute appendicitis is generally performed postoperatively histopathologi- cally, and appendectomy alone is not sufficient in treatment. It is an important point that should be considered by clinicians that definitive treatment of the infection is possible by appropriate antibiotic use.","PeriodicalId":90992,"journal":{"name":"Ulusal cerrahi dergisi","volume":"37 4 1","pages":"403-407"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46080174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Hayati, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria
{"title":"Letter to: Serial estimation of serum C-reactive protein and procalcitonin for early detection of anastomotic leak after elective intestinal surgeries: A prospective cohort study.","authors":"F. Hayati, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria","doi":"10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5340","url":null,"abstract":"1 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 2 Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 3 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia Letter to: Serial estimation of serum C-reactive protein and procalcitonin for early detection of anastomotic leak after elective intestinal surgeries: A prospective cohort study LETTER TO THE EDITOR Turk J Surg 2021; 37 (4): 417","PeriodicalId":90992,"journal":{"name":"Ulusal cerrahi dergisi","volume":"37 4 1","pages":"417"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44743741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dg Marshitah pg Baharuddin, F. Hayati, N. Azizan, Andee Dzulkarmaen Zakaria
{"title":"Letter to: Endometriosis of the rectosigmoid colon mimicking gastrointestinal stromal tumor.","authors":"Dg Marshitah pg Baharuddin, F. Hayati, N. Azizan, Andee Dzulkarmaen Zakaria","doi":"10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5297","url":null,"abstract":"1 Department of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 2 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 3 Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostic, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 4 Depatment of Surgery, Sains Malaysia University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kota Bharu, Malaysia Letter to: Endometriosis of the rectosigmoid colon mimicking gastrointestinal stromal tumor LETTER TO THE EDITOR Turk J Surg 2021; 37 (4): 420-421","PeriodicalId":90992,"journal":{"name":"Ulusal cerrahi dergisi","volume":"37 4 1","pages":"420-421"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46239474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Mahamid, Y. Fenig, S. Amodeo, Lucas Facciuto, Dagny Vonahrens, Omri Sulimani, T. Schiano, M. Facciuto
{"title":"Limited upper midline incision for major hepatectomy in adults: safety and feasibility.","authors":"A. Mahamid, Y. Fenig, S. Amodeo, Lucas Facciuto, Dagny Vonahrens, Omri Sulimani, T. Schiano, M. Facciuto","doi":"10.1016/j.hpb.2021.08.439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2021.08.439","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90992,"journal":{"name":"Ulusal cerrahi dergisi","volume":"37 4 1","pages":"379-386"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49548298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rhabdomyolysis as a rare complication of bariatric surgery.","authors":"S. Usta, K. Karabulut","doi":"10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.3990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.3990","url":null,"abstract":"Rhabdomyolysis after bariatric surgery is a quite rare occurrence with low recognition. Due to the breakdown of striated muscle fibers, creatine kinase and myoglobin are released into systemic circulation with variable effects on renal filtering functions. Herein, it was aimed to present a patient who de- veloped rhabdomyolysis following revision bariatric surgery. This 34-year-old male patient was admitted for bariatric surgery. He had had a gastric band surgery approximately six years ago, with regain of weight starting one year after surgery gradually reaching the previous weight level. Consequently, the gastric band had been removed with open surgery three years ago. The patient had a body mass index of 69 kg/m2 as well as an incisional hernia due to previous surgery. Although initially laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was planned, a switch to open surgery was made due to the presence of diffuse intra-abdominal adhesions and giant incisional hernia precluding laparoscopic intervention. The total duration of surgery was 420 minutes. Postoperative laboratory work-up showed elevated blood creatine kinase (25837 U/L). Upon the failure of fluid replacement and diuretics, hemodialy- sis was initiated at postoperative day 1. Despite daily sessions of hemodialysis, acidosis did not improve, his general status worsened and the patient died on postoperative day 14. Rhabdomyolysis is a severe and potentially life-threatening complication of bariatric surgery. Its severity may vary from asymptomatic elevations of creatine kinase to death. Postoperative creatine kinase levels should be routinely checked in high-risk patients as a practical and inexpensive laboratory modality for early diagnosis.","PeriodicalId":90992,"journal":{"name":"Ulusal cerrahi dergisi","volume":"37 4 1","pages":"400-402"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43770474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medical Research and Publishing During The Pandemic: Uncertainty and Responsibility.","authors":"K. Sarıbeyoğlu","doi":"10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.99242301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.99242301","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90992,"journal":{"name":"Ulusal cerrahi dergisi","volume":"37 4 1","pages":"ix-x"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43580582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How we do it: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with severe obesity.","authors":"T. Russell, S. Aroori","doi":"10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5452","url":null,"abstract":"The number of patients with obesity is set to rise, as is the proportion with severe obesity. These patients are a high-risk subgroup who present addi- tional challenges to the surgeon when performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It is important that all surgeons who perform this procedure have a safe strategy they can revert to. This article outlines our approach. After obtaining pneumoperitoneum via a supra-umbilical incision, we advise placing a fascial suture before proceeding with the operation. This allows for high-quality closure, reduces the incidence of incisional hernia, and reduces the risk of inadvertent bowel injury. We also advise the repositioning of the patient on the operating table prior to port placement such that an ergonomic set-up can be achieved. In addition to standard ports, we use an additional twelve-millimetre port in the left upper quadrant. A fan retractor can be inserted via this port and used to gently retract the duodenum inferiorly. This provides adequate exposure for Calot's dissection and arguably reduces the risk of injury to a fatty liver. This technique can also be used in non-obese patients in whom Calot's dissection is particularly challenging, for instance in those who undergo delayed cholecystectomy.","PeriodicalId":90992,"journal":{"name":"Ulusal cerrahi dergisi","volume":"37 4 1","pages":"413-416"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45325922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}