BACKGROUND:Idiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertension (INCPH) is a rare disease characterized by increased venous pressure in the absence of cirrhosis and other causes liver diseases. The aim present study was to our results using portosystemic shunt surgery patients with INCPH. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Patients who had been referred Liver Transplantation Institute for transplantation undergone from January 2010 December 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients INCPH procedure included...

We aimed to present a patient with gastric pouch bezoar after having bariatric surgery.Sixty-three years old morbid obese female had laparoscopic Roux-en-Y bypass surgery 14 months ago. She has lost 88% of her excess body mass index; but started suffer from nausea, abdominal distention and vomiting lately, especially for the last two months. The initial evaluation by endoscopy, computed tomography (CT) an upper gastrointestinal contrast series overlooked pathology in did not display any...

Endoscopic esophageal stent placement is used to treat benign strictures, perforations, fistulas and for palliative therapy of cancer. Although safe effective method, complications are increasing the morbidity mortality rate. We aimed present a patient with small bowel perforation as consequence migrated stent.A 77-years-old woman was admitted complaints abdominal pain, distension, vomiting two days. Her past medical history included pancreaticoduodenectomy pancreatic tumor 11 years ago,...

Measurement of small bowel length (SBL) is a common procedure in gastrointestinal surgery. When required, repeated SBL measurements can be done during Our aim was to evaluate whether these differ results.Small measured laparotomy 28 patients between ligament Treitz and caecum, using standard measure, two times each patient consecutively by different surgeons from the anti-mesenteric border bowel.The median age 33 (19-67) including 18 male. There were 16 healthy donors for living related...

Retroperitoneal masses presenting as an inguinal hernia are rare conditions.A 53 year old male admitted with the symptoms of weight loss, abdominal discomfort and left sided recurrent hernia. Physical examination demonstrated mass in flank irreducible, painless scrotal mass. He had a history surgery six years ago. Computed tomography revealed large enhancing retroperitoneal invading colon, pancreas kidney it was going down towards scrotum. Unblock tumor resection including neighboring organs...

The best known treatment of the colorectal liver metastasis is complete surgical excision with clean margins. However, resections sometimes cannot appear technically feasible due to high number metastases in liver, cases recurrent or invasion tumors major vascular structures neighboring organs. Here, we presented a invading retrohepatic vena cava, right adrenal gland, and diaphragm. En masse resection tumor caudate hepatectomy combined cava surrounding diaphragm was accomplished. Caval...

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is one of the most preferred bariatric procedures in world for surgical treatment morbid obesity. The Harmonic scalpel (HS) and LigaSure (LS) are commonly used devices laparoscopic surgery. As far as we know, there no comparative study two energy LRYGB obesity.To compare intraoperative performances obesity.The HS LS were 43 42 cases, respectively. patient demographics both groups comparable. duration (gastric pouch creation time total operation...

Background/Aims: There are a variety of factors that affect the quality colonoscopy bowel preparations, although relationship between level health literacy (HL) and preparations has yet to be clarified.The present study evaluated effect HL on preparation prior colonoscopy.Materials Methods: The data 150 patients who underwent for colorectal cancer screening in whom was scored during were recorded prospectively.The European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47) used evaluate...

Background : There is no any definite diagnostic test for acute pancreatitis. In the present study we investigated value of qualitative urinary trypsinogen-2 measurement in diagnosis pancreatitis by an immuno-chromatographic dipstick test.Methods A prospective, randomized, clinical trial was planned on 99 patients (53 male, 46 female; male/female: 1.11; age range: 16–83; mean age: 37.4). Patients were divided into two groups: 50 cases referred to our emergency surgical unit due abdominal...

In liver cyst hydatid surgery, presence of cysto-biliary communication (CBC) is important for the prevention postoperative morbidity. If connections are not obvious, diagnosis easy. Intraoperative bile leakage test has been shown to reduce biliary complications by revealing occult CBCs. However, testing in emergency conditions such as perforation experienced so far. Here, a performed 23-year-old male patient undergoing surgery due was presented. Following treatment perforated and...

The length of incisions on the abdominal wall directly correlates with wound-related morbidities and patient comfort. Both mini-laparoscopy (only ≤5-mm trocars) natural orifice specimen extraction avoid larger incisions. This study described a new translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES(®); American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy [Oak Brook, IL] Endoscopic Surgeons [Los Angeles, CA]) cholecystectomy technique by combination these two advanced laparoscopic techniques cholelithiasis in...

Background: It is a challenging question, especially in bariatric surgery (BS), whether antibiotic prophylaxis necessary all cases; considering the serious consequences of surgical site infection (SSI) on one hand and irrational use antibiotics other. The aim this study was to determine need/rationale for patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery, low-risk patients. Methods: This retrospective analysis involved 313 morbidly obese (body Mass Index [BMI] ≥40) who underwent BS at three medical...

Introduction: One of the most important quality indicators in a colonoscopy procedure is intubation cecum.The aim this study was to investigate effect propofol sedation on cecal intubation. Materials and Methods:A total 186 patients who underwent with propofol-based were examined retrospectively.Seven cases excluded from for various reasons.Patient demographic data, findings, protocols recorded.Results: Of 179 included, 100 males.The mean age 54.8±16.2years, body mass index 26.6±3.6.The...

Omental hydatid cysts usually secondarily exist after the spontaneous, traumatic, or iatrogenic perforation of primary abdominal cysts. An isolated omental cyst in absence other organ involvement is very rare. Here, we present a 49-year-old male with cyst. He was living an urban area, but he spent his childhood rural areas and worked livestock. The differential diagnosis not easy because negative serological test. Laparoscopic exploration revealed it removed by laparoscopy without spillage...

Krukenberg tumor is a rare metastatic of the ovary. Theprimary tumors are usually gastrointestinal cancers. Most theKrukenberg reported in literature occurred within thefirst 2 years after treatment primary disease. Herein, wepresent case 37-year-old woman whopreviously underwent surgery and chemotherapy for stomachcancer. This patient noteworthy because it one fewdocumented cases ovarian metastasis appearing diseasefreeperiod 8 following tumor.Krukenberg associated with poor prognosis;...