Background: Markers of dysoxic metabolism and scoring systems for triage have been widely
used in critically injured patients. However, so far, no model is sufficiently reliable to predict …

INTRODUCTION: After nonoperative decompression of acute sigmoid volvulus, definitive
surgery is necessary because of the high risk of recurrence. However, the optimal surgical …

Background and aims Hair entry into the midline is the generally accepted theory in pilonidal
sinus formation. This theory is also involved in the pathogenesis of the recurrence after …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of diphenhydramine
hydrochloride and methylprednisolone in peritoneal adhesions. Materials and methods: Forty-eight …

Background Foreign bodies in rectum and colon is an uncommon problem in surgical
practice. Anal eroticism leads amongst etiologic factors. In some patients accidents or forceful …

Background During the past 25 years, the incidence of thyroid papillary carcinoma (TPC),
especially the micropapillary subtype, has been increasing in different countries worldwide. …

Purpose To compare the results of the conservative management of hemorrhoids between
venotonic flavonoid micronized purified flavonoid fraction (MPFF) and sclerotherapy, in terms …

Surgical resection remains the only potentially curative treatment of patients with gastric cancer.
Evaluation of surgery and other treatments depends on accurate staging of the disease. …

The aim of this experimental study was to compare the effects of polytetrafluoroethylene
patch, polypropylene mesh, and porcine dermal collagen implant in rats for the repair of …

Sclerosing cholangitis is a rare but dreadful complication of liver hydatid surgery. Almost all
scolocidal agents are associated clinically or experimentally with this complication. Cetrimide…