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Papers by Osman Nuri Dilek
Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 1998
Echinococcosis, an endemic disease on the Asian continent, is caused by ecinococcus granulosus an... more Echinococcosis, an endemic disease on the Asian continent, is caused by ecinococcus granulosus and rarely ecinococcus alveolaris. Although it occurs frequently in the liver and the lung, it can be localized in all tissues and organs. The purpose of this study is to re~ort a rare localization and the complication of hydatid cyst in the pelvis : it pushed forward and up~ard the urme bladder and .th~re was bilateral hydroureteronephrosis causing uraemia because of outflow obstruction. To our knowledge, a Similar case has not been published before in English literature.
DergiPark (Istanbul University), Dec 1, 2005
Journal of Surgical Arts Cerrahi Sanatlar Dergisi, Jan 30, 2015
Although there were advances in laparoscopic surgery in the last 20 years, it has not lived up to... more Although there were advances in laparoscopic surgery in the last 20 years, it has not lived up to expectations in laparoscopic appendectomy. In our study, we aimed to compare classical open appendectomy with laparoscopic appendectomy using bipolar vessel sealing system in uncomplicated acute appendicitis patients. This study was planned in a prospective and randomized fashion and ethical committee approval was obtained. Eighty five uncomplicated acute appendicitis patients who presented to
The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2013
Non-traumatic spontaneous intramural hematoma of the small intestine is a rare clinical condition... more Non-traumatic spontaneous intramural hematoma of the small intestine is a rare clinical condition, most commonly caused by over-anticoagulation. In this study, the clinical approach algorithm for patients diagnosed with a spontaneous isolated intramural hematoma of the small intestine associated with over-anticoagulation and the long-term outcomes of the patients are presented. The records of patients who were diagnosed with intramural hematoma in 3 different medical faculty hospitals between 2007 and 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. After excluding patients with trauma history, hematoma in organs other than the small intestine, and with etiological factors other than over-anticoagulation, 15 patients with an isolated intramural hematoma of the small intestine were evaluated within the scope of the study. The sites of first admission were emergency departments for 10 patients (66.6%) and other clinics for 5 patients (33.3%). Thirteen patients (86.6%) received medical treatment and two patients (13.3%) underwent surgical treatment. During the hospitalization period, a total of two patients (13.3%) died. Out of the 11 patients with an average follow-up of 22 months (range: 4-48 months), no patient had a relapseof intramural hematoma and three patients (27.7%) died due to reasons not related to intramural hematoma. Intramural hematoma diagnosis should be known by all physicians, because the site of first admission may be different clinics, since the clinical presentation begins with non-specific complaints. Early and accurate diagnosis by non-invasive methods will preclude unnecessary surgical interventions.
Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Gastroenterohepatology, 1996
Bu yazıda bir özofagus divertikülü vakası takdim edil miştir. Onbeş senedir disfaji şikayetleri b... more Bu yazıda bir özofagus divertikülü vakası takdim edil miştir. Onbeş senedir disfaji şikayetleri bulunan, son 3 yılda akciğer grafisinde Coiniesion tipi lezyonu değerlendihlemiyen 59 yaşındaki erkek hastada radyolojik ola rak distal özofagusta 4 adet divertikül onaya konmuştu. Endoskopik olarak ta patoloji teyid edilmiştir. Yemek borusunun sık rastianmıyan bu patolojisinin multıpl oluşu, yerli Kaynaklarda buna aıd kayıtlara rastlanmayışı dolayısı ile konu tartışılmıştır:
Journal of Surgical Arts Cerrahi Sanatlar Dergisi, Jan 4, 2012
Malignant melanoma metastasis with unknown primary is a rare clinical entity. A 42-year old man w... more Malignant melanoma metastasis with unknown primary is a rare clinical entity. A 42-year old man was admitted with the complaint of a rapidly growing mass in his right axillar region. In physical examination, a mass that 24-25 cm in diameter, irregular border, fusiform shaped and enlarged of outward from the axilla was detected. Mass excision and level I-II axillary dissection was performed. Malignant melanoma metastasis was found as result of histopathologic and immunohistochemical staining examination of this mass. This case has been reported by reason of its rare incidence and interesting clinical view.
World Journal of Surgery, 2015
Background Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare, benign, and chronic disease of the ... more Background Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare, benign, and chronic disease of the breast. Despite the various treatment approaches described for this disease, a gold standard treatment modality has not yet been defined. In this study, the effect of topical steroids was reviewed and assessed in patients with IGM. Methods The records of patients with IGM who were treated only with topical steroids were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were grouped as ''completely healed,'' ''inadequately healed,'' ''stable,'' ''worsened,'' or ''recurred'' if they had once healed but their symptoms returned. Patients whose skin changes were completely ameliorated were considered ''completely healed.'' Results All of the patients were women, and the average patient age was 35.7 years (range 24-48 years). During the average follow-up of 37.2 months (range 12-72 months) in patients who received only topical steroid treatment, recurrence was observed in three patients (3/28, 10.7 %), and no side effects or steroid-related complications occurred. Conclusions Topical steroids seem to be effective in the treatment of IGM characterized by skin changes. Prospective clinical studies would be useful in determining the clinical efficacy of topical steroids in the treatment of IGM.
Mesothelioma usually originates from the pleura, but rarely in the peritoneal surface as well. Di... more Mesothelioma usually originates from the pleura, but rarely in the peritoneal surface as well. Diffuse peritoneal thickening or small nodules are usually detect if it originates from the peritoneum, but it may presents with a solitary mass. A 55-year-old woman admitted to our clinic with the complaints of abdominal pain and non-spesific abdominal discomfort for last 6 months. An intraabdominal mass that including of cystic areas and 10 cm in diameter was detected at the left upper abdominal quadrant in the radiologic imagings. The mass was excised by laparotomy and malignant mesothelioma was detected in the hystopathologic and immunohistochemical examination. Here in, our case has been discussed because of its rare incidence in view of the literature.
European Journal of General Medicine, 2014
Phyllodes tumors are very rare tumors of the breast. They usually present in fast-growing mass fo... more Phyllodes tumors are very rare tumors of the breast. They usually present in fast-growing mass form and are confused with diagnosis of fibroadenoma in daily clinical practice. The adequacy of treatment and follow-up may be hesitated in some centers which are not engaged with breast disease spesifically due to post-surgical excisional diagnosis in usual. In this article, we have reviewed the treatment options of phyllodes tumors of the breast.
Mikrobiyoloji bülteni, 2011
Several virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori play crucial role in the pathogenesis of the inf... more Several virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori play crucial role in the pathogenesis of the infections.H.pylori iceA gene which is induced by the contact with epithelium during the attachment of bacterium to the gastric mucosa, possess two variants (iceA1 and iceA2). Although there are some data indicating the relationship between H.pylori iceA1 and peptic ulcer, this concept is still controversial. The aims of this study were to investigate the presence and prevalence of H.pylori iceA1 and iceA2 gene regions in the tissue samples of patients diagnosed as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer, and to evaluate whether any correlation existed between these genotypes and clinical manifestations. A total of 109 tissue samples obtained from chronic gastritis (n= 55) and gastric cancer (n= 54) patients whose H.pylori infections have been confirmed by histopathologic examination of biopsy samples, were included in the study. The presence of H.pylori in the samples were also confirmed by a...
Journal of the National Medical Association, 2007
Use of effective scolicidal agents during puncture, aspiration or injection of a scolicidal agent... more Use of effective scolicidal agents during puncture, aspiration or injection of a scolicidal agent and reaspiration (PAIR) and surgery for hydatid cysts are essential to reduce the recurrence rate. In this in vitro study, we tried to determine the scolicidal property of a new agent, octenidine dihydrochloride, and of various agents in different concentrations and exposure times. Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces were obtained from six patients with liver (n=3) and lung (n=3) hydatid cysts. Various concentrations of octenidine dihydrochloride (0.1%, 0.01% and 0.001% diluted form), povidone iodine (10%, 1% and 0.1% diluted) and 20% saline were used in this study. Viability of protoscoleces was determined with dye-uptake (0.1% eosin) and flame cell activity. Octenidine dihydrochloride 0.1% had strong scolicidal effect in 15 min and octenidine dihydrochloride 0.01% in 30 min. Sixty percent of protoscoleces lost viability at 5 min with octenidine dihydrochloride 0.1%. Viability ratio ...
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Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES, 2003
Ninety-six percent of Turkey's land is in the earthquake zone. Consequently the results of ev... more Ninety-six percent of Turkey's land is in the earthquake zone. Consequently the results of every earthquake should be presented and discussed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of Afyon Sultandagi Earthquake. The records from Governorship of Afyon, local hospitals and Public Work Directorate have been evaluated retrospectively and compared with current literature. An earthquake was detected with the magnitude of 6.0 at 9:11 A.M. at February 3rd, 2002, in the Sultandagi town, which is localized in Afyon city of Turkey. Bolvadin and Cay towns were also affected from the disaster. This earthquake, caused 39 deaths (23 of them were older than 65 year-old; 15 male and 24 female), 325 injured persons; 315 cows and water buffaloes and 3,176 sheep, 14,328 poultry were dead, and 15,032 buildings were damaged. The causes of deaths in human beings were: myocardial infarction in three patients and traumatic cerebral hematoma in one; the others expired from respiratory insuff...
Urologia Internationalis, 2008
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of prosthetic meshes on testicular perfusion using color Dopple... more Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of prosthetic meshes on testicular perfusion using color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS). Materials and Methods: This study is a randomized prospective clinical trial with blind assessment of outcome. A total of 26 patients who underwent elective herniorrhaphy for groin hernia participated in the study. Each patient was randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups: totally extraperitoneal preperitoneal hernia repair (TEP; n = 13, mean age 46.7 ± 1.6 years) or Lichtenstein hernia repair (LHR; n = 13, mean age 54.2 ± 2.7 years). Six of the patients had bilateral hernias (n = 3 for each group). Blood flow indexes of the spermatic artery including end diastolic velocity (EDV), peak systolic velocity (PSV) and the resistive index (RI) were examined by CDUS. Ultrasound was performed just before the operations and repeated after 3 months. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to evaluate the differences. Results:No statistically significant differences were fo...
Pain Practice, 2006
In pain control after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, subhepatic administration of bupivacaine imme... more In pain control after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, subhepatic administration of bupivacaine immediately after the creation of pneumoperitoneum has been shown to be more effective than administration before the withdrawal of the trocars. We aimed to investigate the effect of intraperitoneal bupivacaine administration to the subhepatic area before the creation of the pneumoperitoneum. Eighty patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia were included in a prospective, randomized study. Patients received 20 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine in the subhepatic area just after intubation, before pneumoperitoneum (group 1), immediately after the creation of the pneumoperitoneum (group 2), just before the removal of the trocars (group 3), or received no local anesthetic (group 4). The degree of the postoperative pain was assessed at 0, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours after the surgery. The consumption of analgesics (diclofenac sodium) was also recorded. The pain scores and analgesic consumption did not differ among groups 1, 3, and 4. The pain scores of group 2 were lower at each time point compared to the other groups (P < 0.001). Postoperative analgesic consumption in group 2 was reduced compared to the other groups (23.4 ± 35.9 mg vs. 80.0 ± 66.3 mg, P = 0.005 [group 1], 69.6 ± 62.2 mg, P = 0.026 [group 3], and 70.0 ± 59.9 mg, P = 0.022 [group 4]). The subhepatic infiltration of 20 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine offers good postoperative analgesia when applied just after the creation of the pneumoperitoneum, not before the pneumoperitoneum or after the termination of the pneumoperitoneum.
Sakarya Medical Journal, 2014
Akut apandisit ve ince barsak obstrüksiyonları acil servislerde sık karşılaşılan cerrahi probleml... more Akut apandisit ve ince barsak obstrüksiyonları acil servislerde sık karşılaşılan cerrahi problemlerdir. Akut apandisit nadiren ince barsak obstrüksiyonu bulguları ile prezente olabilir. 68 yaşında kadın ve 42 yaşında erkek hastalar intestinal obstrüksiyon bulguları nedeniyle acil serviste değerlendirildi. Hastaların birinde obstrüksiyon nedeni perfore apandisit nedenli paralitik iken, diğerinde uzun apendiksin terminal ileuma basısı nedeniyle mekanikti. Her iki hastaya da apendektomi uygulandı ve ameliyat sonrası dönemleri sorunsuz seyretti. Akut apandisit en sık karşılaşılan akut karın sendromu etyolojisi olmasına rağmen nadiren beklenmedik klinik bulgularla prezente olabilir.
Sakarya Medical Journal, 2013
World Journal of Surgery, 2007
Octenidine HCl is new topical antiseptic solution for wounds and abdominal washing that has been ... more Octenidine HCl is new topical antiseptic solution for wounds and abdominal washing that has been found to be highly effective for inactivating scolices in an in vitro study. However, the effects of octenidine HCl on the liver are not yet known. The aim of this study was to determine if there are any histopathologic changes after injecting octenidine HCl into the liver. A group of 50 male Sprague-Dawley rats were included in the study and randomly divided into five groups of 10 rats each, as follows: sham group; 0.09% NaCl group; 20% NaCl group; undiluted octenidine HCl group; 1% octenidine HCl group. The scolicidal agents (0.3 ml) were directly injected into the left lobe of the liver (except in the sham group). At 3 and 7 days after the injection, the rats were sacrificed, and the left lobe of the liver was harvested. Liver tissue was scored for degree of necrosis and the diameter of the necrosis examined under light microscopy. The highest scores were found in the undiluted octenidine HCl group, although a similar effect was observed in the 20% NaCl group. There was no necrosis in the sham group, the 0.09% NaCl group, or the 1% octenidine HCl group. All of the injury was coagulation-type necrosis. No mortality was observed throughout the study. The 1% octenidine HCl solution
Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 1998
Echinococcosis, an endemic disease on the Asian continent, is caused by ecinococcus granulosus an... more Echinococcosis, an endemic disease on the Asian continent, is caused by ecinococcus granulosus and rarely ecinococcus alveolaris. Although it occurs frequently in the liver and the lung, it can be localized in all tissues and organs. The purpose of this study is to re~ort a rare localization and the complication of hydatid cyst in the pelvis : it pushed forward and up~ard the urme bladder and .th~re was bilateral hydroureteronephrosis causing uraemia because of outflow obstruction. To our knowledge, a Similar case has not been published before in English literature.
DergiPark (Istanbul University), Dec 1, 2005
Journal of Surgical Arts Cerrahi Sanatlar Dergisi, Jan 30, 2015
Although there were advances in laparoscopic surgery in the last 20 years, it has not lived up to... more Although there were advances in laparoscopic surgery in the last 20 years, it has not lived up to expectations in laparoscopic appendectomy. In our study, we aimed to compare classical open appendectomy with laparoscopic appendectomy using bipolar vessel sealing system in uncomplicated acute appendicitis patients. This study was planned in a prospective and randomized fashion and ethical committee approval was obtained. Eighty five uncomplicated acute appendicitis patients who presented to
The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2013
Non-traumatic spontaneous intramural hematoma of the small intestine is a rare clinical condition... more Non-traumatic spontaneous intramural hematoma of the small intestine is a rare clinical condition, most commonly caused by over-anticoagulation. In this study, the clinical approach algorithm for patients diagnosed with a spontaneous isolated intramural hematoma of the small intestine associated with over-anticoagulation and the long-term outcomes of the patients are presented. The records of patients who were diagnosed with intramural hematoma in 3 different medical faculty hospitals between 2007 and 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. After excluding patients with trauma history, hematoma in organs other than the small intestine, and with etiological factors other than over-anticoagulation, 15 patients with an isolated intramural hematoma of the small intestine were evaluated within the scope of the study. The sites of first admission were emergency departments for 10 patients (66.6%) and other clinics for 5 patients (33.3%). Thirteen patients (86.6%) received medical treatment and two patients (13.3%) underwent surgical treatment. During the hospitalization period, a total of two patients (13.3%) died. Out of the 11 patients with an average follow-up of 22 months (range: 4-48 months), no patient had a relapseof intramural hematoma and three patients (27.7%) died due to reasons not related to intramural hematoma. Intramural hematoma diagnosis should be known by all physicians, because the site of first admission may be different clinics, since the clinical presentation begins with non-specific complaints. Early and accurate diagnosis by non-invasive methods will preclude unnecessary surgical interventions.
Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Gastroenterohepatology, 1996
Bu yazıda bir özofagus divertikülü vakası takdim edil miştir. Onbeş senedir disfaji şikayetleri b... more Bu yazıda bir özofagus divertikülü vakası takdim edil miştir. Onbeş senedir disfaji şikayetleri bulunan, son 3 yılda akciğer grafisinde Coiniesion tipi lezyonu değerlendihlemiyen 59 yaşındaki erkek hastada radyolojik ola rak distal özofagusta 4 adet divertikül onaya konmuştu. Endoskopik olarak ta patoloji teyid edilmiştir. Yemek borusunun sık rastianmıyan bu patolojisinin multıpl oluşu, yerli Kaynaklarda buna aıd kayıtlara rastlanmayışı dolayısı ile konu tartışılmıştır:
Journal of Surgical Arts Cerrahi Sanatlar Dergisi, Jan 4, 2012
Malignant melanoma metastasis with unknown primary is a rare clinical entity. A 42-year old man w... more Malignant melanoma metastasis with unknown primary is a rare clinical entity. A 42-year old man was admitted with the complaint of a rapidly growing mass in his right axillar region. In physical examination, a mass that 24-25 cm in diameter, irregular border, fusiform shaped and enlarged of outward from the axilla was detected. Mass excision and level I-II axillary dissection was performed. Malignant melanoma metastasis was found as result of histopathologic and immunohistochemical staining examination of this mass. This case has been reported by reason of its rare incidence and interesting clinical view.
World Journal of Surgery, 2015
Background Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare, benign, and chronic disease of the ... more Background Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare, benign, and chronic disease of the breast. Despite the various treatment approaches described for this disease, a gold standard treatment modality has not yet been defined. In this study, the effect of topical steroids was reviewed and assessed in patients with IGM. Methods The records of patients with IGM who were treated only with topical steroids were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were grouped as ''completely healed,'' ''inadequately healed,'' ''stable,'' ''worsened,'' or ''recurred'' if they had once healed but their symptoms returned. Patients whose skin changes were completely ameliorated were considered ''completely healed.'' Results All of the patients were women, and the average patient age was 35.7 years (range 24-48 years). During the average follow-up of 37.2 months (range 12-72 months) in patients who received only topical steroid treatment, recurrence was observed in three patients (3/28, 10.7 %), and no side effects or steroid-related complications occurred. Conclusions Topical steroids seem to be effective in the treatment of IGM characterized by skin changes. Prospective clinical studies would be useful in determining the clinical efficacy of topical steroids in the treatment of IGM.
Mesothelioma usually originates from the pleura, but rarely in the peritoneal surface as well. Di... more Mesothelioma usually originates from the pleura, but rarely in the peritoneal surface as well. Diffuse peritoneal thickening or small nodules are usually detect if it originates from the peritoneum, but it may presents with a solitary mass. A 55-year-old woman admitted to our clinic with the complaints of abdominal pain and non-spesific abdominal discomfort for last 6 months. An intraabdominal mass that including of cystic areas and 10 cm in diameter was detected at the left upper abdominal quadrant in the radiologic imagings. The mass was excised by laparotomy and malignant mesothelioma was detected in the hystopathologic and immunohistochemical examination. Here in, our case has been discussed because of its rare incidence in view of the literature.
European Journal of General Medicine, 2014
Phyllodes tumors are very rare tumors of the breast. They usually present in fast-growing mass fo... more Phyllodes tumors are very rare tumors of the breast. They usually present in fast-growing mass form and are confused with diagnosis of fibroadenoma in daily clinical practice. The adequacy of treatment and follow-up may be hesitated in some centers which are not engaged with breast disease spesifically due to post-surgical excisional diagnosis in usual. In this article, we have reviewed the treatment options of phyllodes tumors of the breast.
Mikrobiyoloji bülteni, 2011
Several virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori play crucial role in the pathogenesis of the inf... more Several virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori play crucial role in the pathogenesis of the infections.H.pylori iceA gene which is induced by the contact with epithelium during the attachment of bacterium to the gastric mucosa, possess two variants (iceA1 and iceA2). Although there are some data indicating the relationship between H.pylori iceA1 and peptic ulcer, this concept is still controversial. The aims of this study were to investigate the presence and prevalence of H.pylori iceA1 and iceA2 gene regions in the tissue samples of patients diagnosed as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer, and to evaluate whether any correlation existed between these genotypes and clinical manifestations. A total of 109 tissue samples obtained from chronic gastritis (n= 55) and gastric cancer (n= 54) patients whose H.pylori infections have been confirmed by histopathologic examination of biopsy samples, were included in the study. The presence of H.pylori in the samples were also confirmed by a...
Journal of the National Medical Association, 2007
Use of effective scolicidal agents during puncture, aspiration or injection of a scolicidal agent... more Use of effective scolicidal agents during puncture, aspiration or injection of a scolicidal agent and reaspiration (PAIR) and surgery for hydatid cysts are essential to reduce the recurrence rate. In this in vitro study, we tried to determine the scolicidal property of a new agent, octenidine dihydrochloride, and of various agents in different concentrations and exposure times. Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces were obtained from six patients with liver (n=3) and lung (n=3) hydatid cysts. Various concentrations of octenidine dihydrochloride (0.1%, 0.01% and 0.001% diluted form), povidone iodine (10%, 1% and 0.1% diluted) and 20% saline were used in this study. Viability of protoscoleces was determined with dye-uptake (0.1% eosin) and flame cell activity. Octenidine dihydrochloride 0.1% had strong scolicidal effect in 15 min and octenidine dihydrochloride 0.01% in 30 min. Sixty percent of protoscoleces lost viability at 5 min with octenidine dihydrochloride 0.1%. Viability ratio ...
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Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES, 2003
Ninety-six percent of Turkey's land is in the earthquake zone. Consequently the results of ev... more Ninety-six percent of Turkey's land is in the earthquake zone. Consequently the results of every earthquake should be presented and discussed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of Afyon Sultandagi Earthquake. The records from Governorship of Afyon, local hospitals and Public Work Directorate have been evaluated retrospectively and compared with current literature. An earthquake was detected with the magnitude of 6.0 at 9:11 A.M. at February 3rd, 2002, in the Sultandagi town, which is localized in Afyon city of Turkey. Bolvadin and Cay towns were also affected from the disaster. This earthquake, caused 39 deaths (23 of them were older than 65 year-old; 15 male and 24 female), 325 injured persons; 315 cows and water buffaloes and 3,176 sheep, 14,328 poultry were dead, and 15,032 buildings were damaged. The causes of deaths in human beings were: myocardial infarction in three patients and traumatic cerebral hematoma in one; the others expired from respiratory insuff...
Urologia Internationalis, 2008
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of prosthetic meshes on testicular perfusion using color Dopple... more Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of prosthetic meshes on testicular perfusion using color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS). Materials and Methods: This study is a randomized prospective clinical trial with blind assessment of outcome. A total of 26 patients who underwent elective herniorrhaphy for groin hernia participated in the study. Each patient was randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups: totally extraperitoneal preperitoneal hernia repair (TEP; n = 13, mean age 46.7 ± 1.6 years) or Lichtenstein hernia repair (LHR; n = 13, mean age 54.2 ± 2.7 years). Six of the patients had bilateral hernias (n = 3 for each group). Blood flow indexes of the spermatic artery including end diastolic velocity (EDV), peak systolic velocity (PSV) and the resistive index (RI) were examined by CDUS. Ultrasound was performed just before the operations and repeated after 3 months. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to evaluate the differences. Results:No statistically significant differences were fo...
Pain Practice, 2006
In pain control after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, subhepatic administration of bupivacaine imme... more In pain control after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, subhepatic administration of bupivacaine immediately after the creation of pneumoperitoneum has been shown to be more effective than administration before the withdrawal of the trocars. We aimed to investigate the effect of intraperitoneal bupivacaine administration to the subhepatic area before the creation of the pneumoperitoneum. Eighty patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia were included in a prospective, randomized study. Patients received 20 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine in the subhepatic area just after intubation, before pneumoperitoneum (group 1), immediately after the creation of the pneumoperitoneum (group 2), just before the removal of the trocars (group 3), or received no local anesthetic (group 4). The degree of the postoperative pain was assessed at 0, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours after the surgery. The consumption of analgesics (diclofenac sodium) was also recorded. The pain scores and analgesic consumption did not differ among groups 1, 3, and 4. The pain scores of group 2 were lower at each time point compared to the other groups (P < 0.001). Postoperative analgesic consumption in group 2 was reduced compared to the other groups (23.4 ± 35.9 mg vs. 80.0 ± 66.3 mg, P = 0.005 [group 1], 69.6 ± 62.2 mg, P = 0.026 [group 3], and 70.0 ± 59.9 mg, P = 0.022 [group 4]). The subhepatic infiltration of 20 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine offers good postoperative analgesia when applied just after the creation of the pneumoperitoneum, not before the pneumoperitoneum or after the termination of the pneumoperitoneum.
Sakarya Medical Journal, 2014
Akut apandisit ve ince barsak obstrüksiyonları acil servislerde sık karşılaşılan cerrahi probleml... more Akut apandisit ve ince barsak obstrüksiyonları acil servislerde sık karşılaşılan cerrahi problemlerdir. Akut apandisit nadiren ince barsak obstrüksiyonu bulguları ile prezente olabilir. 68 yaşında kadın ve 42 yaşında erkek hastalar intestinal obstrüksiyon bulguları nedeniyle acil serviste değerlendirildi. Hastaların birinde obstrüksiyon nedeni perfore apandisit nedenli paralitik iken, diğerinde uzun apendiksin terminal ileuma basısı nedeniyle mekanikti. Her iki hastaya da apendektomi uygulandı ve ameliyat sonrası dönemleri sorunsuz seyretti. Akut apandisit en sık karşılaşılan akut karın sendromu etyolojisi olmasına rağmen nadiren beklenmedik klinik bulgularla prezente olabilir.
Sakarya Medical Journal, 2013
World Journal of Surgery, 2007
Octenidine HCl is new topical antiseptic solution for wounds and abdominal washing that has been ... more Octenidine HCl is new topical antiseptic solution for wounds and abdominal washing that has been found to be highly effective for inactivating scolices in an in vitro study. However, the effects of octenidine HCl on the liver are not yet known. The aim of this study was to determine if there are any histopathologic changes after injecting octenidine HCl into the liver. A group of 50 male Sprague-Dawley rats were included in the study and randomly divided into five groups of 10 rats each, as follows: sham group; 0.09% NaCl group; 20% NaCl group; undiluted octenidine HCl group; 1% octenidine HCl group. The scolicidal agents (0.3 ml) were directly injected into the left lobe of the liver (except in the sham group). At 3 and 7 days after the injection, the rats were sacrificed, and the left lobe of the liver was harvested. Liver tissue was scored for degree of necrosis and the diameter of the necrosis examined under light microscopy. The highest scores were found in the undiluted octenidine HCl group, although a similar effect was observed in the 20% NaCl group. There was no necrosis in the sham group, the 0.09% NaCl group, or the 1% octenidine HCl group. All of the injury was coagulation-type necrosis. No mortality was observed throughout the study. The 1% octenidine HCl solution