Makale Arama

 Meckel’s diverticulum is the most frequently seen congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Most of the cases are asymptomatic. Generally they are found randomly during surgical procedures and autopsies. They can be seen following fulminant abdominal pain and subsequently life-threatening complications. A Meckel’s diverticulum with complications is generally diagnosed following diagnostic laparotomy procedures. In our study, we present the case of a gangrened Meckel’s diverticulum case twisted and attached to the fibrotic band, which is reported to be a rare complication in literature. The patient was taken into surgery with the pre-diagnosis of acute appendicitis and the procedure was completed laparoscopically.

Aim: Opopanax hispidus (Friv.) Griseb plant belongs to the Apiaceae family. It is traditionally used for the treatment of hemorrhoids, female infertility, and purification of blood. We aimed to examine the histological changes in the murine ovarian tissue following the administration of a methanolic extract of the aerial parts of the Opopanax hispidus (Friv.) Griseb plant.

Materials and methods: Twelve adult female Swiss-Albino mice were randomly allocated into 2 groups. Control group received no administration. In the Opopanax hispidus group the methanolic extract (200 mg/kg/day) was administered via oral gavage for 5 days. At the end of the experiment right ovarian tissue of each subject was excised. Routine histological processing of tissue samples fixed in 10% formalin were then sectioned at a thickness of 5 µm. The sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and examined with a light microscope. The modified method of Cavalieri principle was used in the stereological measurement. The total tissue volume ratio was measured with a point counting grid provided by the Shtereom version 1.5 software package. Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the groups.The significance level was set at 5%. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS (ver: 20) software package.

Results: A significant difference was observed with respect to the number of antral follicles (p<0.05). A comparison of ovarian volumes between the groups revealed a significant decrease in the Opopanax hispidus group (p<0.05).

Conclusion: We demonstrated that Opopanax hispidus exerted positive effects on the ovarian tissue and increased the number of antral follicles, probably due to its antioxidant effect.

 The most seen pathophysiological mechanism of acute coronary syndrome is intracoronary thrombus after plaque rupture. ST elevation myocardial infarction is caused by occlusion of coronary arteries. The treatment is based on fibrinolytic treatment or coronary intervention. If there is massive thrombus burden in coronary artery we can use manuel thrombus aspiration. In our case, we treated patient, who referred to hospital with ST elevation myocardial infarction, by manual thrombus aspiration without using stent.  

 Many of the colorectal cancers originales from polips.We wanted to discuss a case accompanied with literature who has a complicated giant rectal polip which presented with an unusual clinic and confusion in diagnosis. 36 years old male patient.He has cramp like stomache and changing in volonic habits for about a year.During colonoscopy a malign mass in caecum and a giant villous adenoma in rectum is identified.The mass in caecum is excised via laparoscopic surgery.The mass in rectum received polipectomy via local excision.Altough a cancer has seen in the polip the surgery is considered opprepriote because of the surgical frontier and acceptable histologic properties. Colorectal polips are lesions which has the risk to turn into cancers thus, detoiled histopatologic examination and gently decission of surgery is needed.

Aim: Nearly 30% of the patients with cleft palate need another surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency. While
preoperative radiologic evaluation is necessary for planning, postoperative evaluation is also so important. In
this study, we plan to share our experience about evaluation of the velopharynx with dynamic MRI at patients
who were operated oving for velopharyngeal insuf ficiency.
Patients and Methods: The study included seventeen patients who were presented with velopharyngeal
insufficieny and we applied dynamic MRI for postoperative evaluation between April 2014 and May 2020.
Pharyngeal flap was applied for 7, posterior augmentation was performed for 7 (2 costal cartilaginous, 5 fat
graft) and myomucosal repair was done for 3 patients with submucosal cleft. Dynamic MRI were obtained
preoperatively and postoperatively at 3rd month. Postoperative results were evaluated with dynamic MRI.
Results: The study included seventeen patients, with an age range of 9-29 (mean 13± 2.5), 11 women (65%),
and 6 men (35%). Posterior wall located grafts were found at the second cervical vertebra and viable. While
there was no nasal air escape in superior pharyngeal flap applied patients at sagittal plane, in axial dynamic
images, gap was detected which is all essential for airway and must be obtained. The levator muscle direction
was observe normal postoperatively at patients with submucous clef. Nasal air escape area was decreased
in both methods significantly comparing with preoperative measu rement (p<0.05)
Conclusion: Because of the three-dimensional and dynamic structure of the velopharynx, it must be evaluated
in both planes and dynamic. Although there are many techniques for this purpose, none of them is ideal or
objective. Dynamic MRI can be used for postoperative follow-up as it is used for preoperative planning.
Evaluation of the pharyngeal flap atrophy , grafts and also gap size are provided with qualitative values .

\r\n Rothia dentocariosa is a gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that is a part of the normal flora in the oral cavity and respiratory tract. Although it is a rare cause of head and neck region infection, it may be observed in immunosuppressed individuals. Here we report the case of an 33-year old man who developed parapharyngeal abscess that was caused by R. dentocariosa after acute tonsillitis. This is the first case report of a parapharyngeal abscess caused by R. dentocariosa in the literature.

Aim: In childhood, infectious mononucleosis cases caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are seen with high frequency. The signs and symptoms of acute EBV infection can manifest with different clinical pictures. Care should be taken in differential diagnosis for correct treatment. In our study, it was aimed to examine the clinical presentation of acute EBV infections by age and high-risk age groups among children.

Patients and Methods: A total of 337 pediatric patients with infectious mononucleosis who applied to our tertiary hospital in 2013-2020 were included in the study. EBV VCA IgM and IgG antibodies were studied by ELISA method (quantitative microplate ELISA, Euroimmun®, Germany) in accordance with company recommendations. Patient information and results were evaluated retrospectively.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 5.1 ± 3.4 years. 22.8% of the patients were in the group of 0-2, 43.0% of them were 3-5, 29.7% of them were 6-12, and 4.5% of them were 12 years old and above. The most common signs or symptoms in children diagnosed with acute EBV infection were lymphadenopathy (59.6%), lymphocytosis (45.1%), fever (40.9%), swelling in the throat (39.2%) and pharyngitis (30.0%). Fever complaints were significantly higher between the ages of 3-5 compared to other age groups. The seasonal distribution of the cases was similar. It was determined that the cases increased over the years and the most cases were seen in 2019 (23.4%). It was observed that the time between the start of complaints and the application to the hospital increased directly proportional to age groups.

Conclusion: In our study, it was concluded that there was no difference in acute EBV infection in childhood age groups in terms of signs and symptoms, and the number of cases increased slightly over the years, especially in children with lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly and hepatomegaly.

Aim: We aimed to retrospectively analyze and present the findings of patients diagnosed with esophageal
cancer and staged using 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) Positron Emission Tomography/Computed
Tomography (PET/CT) imaging.
Patients and Methods: Thirty-seven patients diagnosed with esophagus who were staged with 18F-FDG
PET/CT in our hospital between February 2015 and February 2020 were included in this study. Patients'
age, gender, localization of the primary tumor and 18F-FDG PET/CT maximum standardized uptake value
(SUVmax), findings of metastases to mediastinal, abdominal and cervical lymph nodes, lung, liver, bone and
other areas were retrospectively evaluated as.
Results: The meanage of the patients was 66,97 ± 14,54 years. 20 patients (54%) were male, 17 patients
(46%) were female. 10 patients (27%) had upper esophagus tumors, 23 patients (62%) had lower esophagus
tumors, 4 patients had middle esophageal tumors (11%). The pathological diagnosis of 23 patients was
squamous cell ca, 14 patients were adeno ca. The mean of primary tumor SUV max was measured as 14,09
± 6,36 in all patients. The mean primary tumor SUVmax of the patients diagnosed with squamous ca was
14,51 ± 6,63, and the mean of primary tumor SUV max of the patients diagnosed with adeno ca was found to
be 13,40 ± 6,03. Progression was observed in 7 of 9 patients whose treatment and follow-ups were continued
in our hospital, and regression was observed in 2 of them.
Conclusion: In the initial staging of patients diagnosed with esophageal ca, 18F-FDG PET/CT is an
increasingly useful imaging method. Our study supports this.