ORIGINAL RESEARCH | |
1. | Evaluation of hysterectomy cases in our clinics Burcu Dinçgez, Ebru Inci Coşkun, Yavuz Tahsin Ayanoğlu Pages 35 - 38 Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the hysterectomies carried out in our clinic with demographic characteristics of patients. Methods: The study retrospectively evaluates the clinical and demographic characteristics of the 949 patients that had hysterectomy procedures with various indications between January 2003-June 2010 in Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Gynecology and Obstetrics Department. Results: The mean age was 50.54±9.5 in all groups and 60.10±10.20 in vaginal hysterectomy group. The ratio of vaginal hysterectomy was determined as 13.17%, whereas the ratio of abdominal hysterectomy was 86.83%. In our clinic, the most common hysterectomy indication was myoma uteri (311 patients, 32.77%) and the second most common indication was adnexial mass (139 patients, 14.65%). The ratio of hysterectomies performed for gynecological malignancies were 6.74%. We have seen 0.52% bowel injury in all groups and 0.12% bladder injury in abdominal hysterectomy group. Also, in vaginal hysterectomy group, there was 1 patient (0.08%) with bladder injury. Conclusion: Abdominal hysterectomy has been performed more common than vaginal hysterectomy in our clinic. The vaginal hysterectomy has been performed in patients who have pelvic prolapse and appropriate anatomy fort he procedure. Also the variation of procedure depends on the experience of surgeon. In the light of these assesments, in line with data from other gynecology and obstetrics clinics in our country, both statistics of our country can be revealed and information can be exchanged between clinics. |
2. | Phytobezoars of gastrointestinal system Cemal Kaya, Uygar Demir, Tahir Atun, Özgür Bostancı, Mustafa Arısoy, Şener Okul, Gürhan Işıl, Mehmet Mihmanlı Pages 39 - 43 Purpose: Gastric and/or small intestinal phytobezoar are rare but occasionally apply with acute abdomen findings. In our study, we aimed to determine diagnosis and treatment approach for gastric and/or small intestinal phytobezoar. Material and Method: Data of the patients operated for phytobezoar between december 1999-november 2010 were evaluated retrospectively. Age, sex, previous operations, comorbid disease, complaintments and treatments of the patients were studied. Results: Sum of the patients were 6 (4 female and 2 male) and mean age of the patients was 63,3 year. Four of the patients were admitted to emergency service, 2 were admitted to policlinics with elective course. Two of the patients were operated for peptic ulcus perforations, and 1 patients has diabetes mellitus (DM). Abdominal ultrasonography (USG) was performed for 2 patients, and abdominal computed tomography (CT) was performed for 2 patients, but phytobezoars not diagnosed with radiologically in non of the patients. Phytobezoars were diagnosed with endoscopy before the operation in 3 patients. Phytobezoars are not suitable for endoscopic treatment so the patients have gone to operation. In the operation, gastric phytobezoars was removed with gastrotomy in 2 patients, gastric and intestinal phytobezoars removed with gastrotomy and enterotomy 1 patient and intestinal phytobezoar was removed with enterotomy in 2. Segmenter small intestinal resection was performed and phytobezoar was removed in the patient with intestinal perforation. Patient was discarged from the hospital mean 7 days without postoperatif complication. Conclusion: Phytobezoars was the rare cause of intestinal obstructions. Phytobezoars should be remembered in the patients with intestinal obtruction findindings and gastric-duodenal operation history. |
3. | The incidence and distribution of accessory ossicles of the foot Hilal Kır, Sibel Kandemir, Mehmet Olgaç, Onur Yıldırım, Gökhan Şen Pages 44 - 47 Accessory ossicles of the foot are generally asymptomatic. Accessory ossicles could be confused with avulsion fractures in the presence of trauma. Locations and frequency of accessory ossicles should be well known to reduce incorrect preliminary diagnosis. In our study, anterior-posterior and lateral radiography of anklefoot of 277 female and male cases with an age range of 21 to 83 years were examined retrospectively with regard to accessoy ossicles. Accessory ossicles were examined according to the sex, frequencies and divisions of the bones, bilaterality and coexistence. Accessory ossicles were determined in %45,4 of 277 cases. The most common accessory ossicles were accessory navicular bone (65,8%), os peroneum (16,6%), os trigonum (11,9%), os vesalianum(7,1%), os subtibiale (3,9%), os talotibiale (3,9%), os intermetatarseum (2,3%) and os intercuneiforme (2,3%). Accessory ossicles were seen in 45,8% of all female cases and 44,4% of all male cases. The most common accessory ossicle in female and male cases was accessory navicular bone. The accessory ossicles were seen in 55,5% of cases in both of the feet, in 30,9% of cases right unilaterally and in 13,4% of cases left unilaterally. The most common seen bilaterally accessory ossicle was accessory navicular bone. We determined the coexistencies of two different accessory ossicles as 10,6% of cases and three different accessory ossicles as 2,6% of cases. Thus, we have made an overall assesment about the incidence of accessory ossicles of the foot and distribution in our region. |
4. | Etiologic distributions of the patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy Saniye Üke Uzun, Dilek Güven, Çağrı Türker Pages 48 - 51 Aim: To evaluate the indications of pars plana vitreoretinal surgery in Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital Eye Clinic. Materials and Methods: The patients who underwent PPV between September 2008 and May 2010 were evaluated retrospectively using their charts and indications were determined in our clinic. Results: The study included 90 eyes of 85 patients who underwent vitreoretinal surgeries. Demography and indications were analyzed. Mean age was 54,45 and 45 patients were male. According to etiology the distribution was as follows; proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) complications in 36 eyes (40%), retinal detachment (RD) in 19 eyes (22%), macular surface disease in 16 eyes (17,7%), penetrating ocular trauma in 8 eyes (8,8%), vitreus hemorrhage in 3 eyes (3,3%), massive submacular hemorrhage in 3 eyes (3,3 %), nucleus or intraocular lens (IOL) indrop as a complication of previous cataract surgery in 3 eyes (3,3%) and endophthalmitis in 2 eyes (2,2%). In 14 patients a second operation was required due to retinal redetachment in 64% (9 eyes), secondary epiretinal membrane formation (ERM) in 29% (4 eyes) and rehemorrhage in 7% (1 eye). Retinal redetachment in 4 eyes (57%) and secondary epiretinal membrane in 3 eyes (43%) necessitated third operation in 7 eyes. Two eyes received fourth operation because of retinal redetachment. In addition silicone oil removal as a consequence of primary operation was applied to twelve eyes. Conclusion: A wide spectrum of vitreoretinal surgery operations were performed in our clinic. In accordance with the literature, vast majority of the indications were proliferative diabetic retinopathy complications, retinal detachment and its complications. |
CASE REPORT | |
5. | Primary sclerosing cholangitis without jaundice in a seventeen years old male-case report Binnur Tağtekin Sezer, Önder Sezer, Şuayip Oygen, Can K. Çalışkan, Fatih Borlu Pages 52 - 55 Primary sclerosing cholangitis is an idiopathic, chronic and progressive liver disease which takes place as the inflamation, fibrosis and obliteration of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. It most commonly occurs in young men about forties. Primary sclerosing cholangitis is usually associated with inflamatory bowel disease. Inflamatory bowel disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis are seen together in men twice as in women. But primary sclerosing cholangitis especially seens in women without another disease. Usually first symptoms are jaundice and pruritus. In this case, our subject is an 17 years old male who has abdominal pain but no other diseases. |
6. | The role of perinatal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of fetal ovarian cyst torsion Alper Özel, Recai Duymuş, Aysel Bayram, Emin Çakmakçı, Nihat Sever, Zeki Karpat Pages 56 - 59 Fetal ovarian cysts constitute an important part of the abdominal pathologies in female fetuses and are usually unilateral. The majority of these cysts are small and asymptomatic, and because they mostly could resolve spontaneously they pose no clinical threat. However, the diagnosis of large cysts is important because they may need surgical intervention due to the complications such as torsion, bleeding and rupture. Here, we present the ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings of hemorrhagic torsion of an ovaian cyst in an infant that was firstly detected by antenatal ultrasound of an 30 year-old pregnant woman. |
7. | Primary renal small cell carcinoma: case report Orhan Tanrıverdi, Mustafa Kadıhasanoğlu, Mustafa Aydın, Müveddet Banu Yılmaz, Cengiz Miroğlu Pages 60 - 64 Renal small cell carcinoma is a highly aggressive malignant tumor that has the potential of distant metastasis and it shows neuroendocrine and epithelial neoplasm features which are ultrastructural and immunohistochemical. Approximately 5% of small cell carcinomas are localized in extrapulmonary and renal localization is rarely seen. Although nephrectomy and chemotherapy are recommended for treatment, life expectancies are quite short. A 75-year-old woman, who had a primary small cell carcinoma of the right renal pelvis, was the subject of our case. Nephrectomy was performed on the patient and small cell carcinoma -containing areas of high grade transitional epithelium cell was reported after pathological evaluation. The patient, who had liver metastasis and thus received 5 cures of chemotheraphy (cisplatinum, etoposide), died 20 months after the diagnosis. |
REVIEW ARTICLE | |
8. | Depression and anxiety disorders Oğuz Karamustafalıoğlu, Hüseyin Yumrukçal Pages 65 - 74 Depression and anxiety disorders are among the most commonly encountered medical conditions. Depression and anxiety disorders are commonly found together and frequently accompany general medical disease, adversely affecting their course and treatment. Depression has several clinically distinct subtypes which are sometimes difficult to diagnose. Five main anxiety disorders known as panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, spesific phobia and post traumatic stres disorder and several related disorders, as well as anxiety disorders due to a medical condition, constitute the anxiety disorders family. Diagnosis and treatment of these disorders are of concern to physicians other than psychiatrists, because of their effect on course and prognosis of general medical diseases. This is a concise and up to date overview of the epidemiology, physiopathology, comorbidity, diagnosis and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. |