Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Elderly Patients

Laparoscopic surgery can be safely applied in the elderly. Complications can be minimized by carefully selecting patients aged 80 years or older and operating on these patients with experienced teams with good technical capabilities

Giant parathyroid adenoma diagnosed by brown tumor, a clinical manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism: a case report

Brown tumor (BT) is the pathological expression of osteitis fibrosa cystica owing to primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT). It is a rare benign lesion of skeletal system that usually affects the facial bones, clavicles, ribs, pelvis and extremities. The purpose of this case report is to present the clinical, pathological and radiological findings of BT, rarely seen in adults, originating from the giant parathyroid adenoma and emerging as the first clinical sign of HPT. The patient underwent a successful parathyroidectomy operation and on the first postoperative day, the patient was discharged without any complications. Continuous..

Ectopic mediastinal thyroid tissue: cervical or mediastinum originated?

A 22-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic after both clinical and laboratory findings suggested hyperthyroidism. At pre-operative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we detected a substernal goitre with lobulated outlines at the inferior of the right lobe that extended 5 cm inferior to the carina. The thyroid mass extended to the mediastinum and was totally extracted by cervical incision. Postoperatively, a residual thyroid mass of 8.5×9×10 cm in size, was detected on MRI at the median part of the anterior mediastinum. The isolated mediastinal thyroid mass was then extracted by sternotomy. We believe that, because of the close anatomical relationship between the thyroid tissue extending cervically and the mass detected in the mediastinum, the mediastinal mass might have developed from the cervical thyroid tissue residues by pushing the cervical thyroid or it might have mechanically entered the mediastinum

Botulinum Toxin-A for the Treatment of Voiding Dysfunction: Our Initial Experience

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Is it necessary to perform prophylactic cholecystectomy for all symptomatic gallbladder polyps diagnosed with ultrasound?

Objective: The main aim of this study is to determine the necessity of cholecystectomy in patients with ultrasound diagnosed symptomatic polypoid lesions of the gallbladder

Outcomes of Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Pyeloplasty for the Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in Adult Patients

Objective: Laparoscopic transperitoneal pyeloplasty (LTP) is being widely preferred in the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). This study aims to assess the outcomes of treatment efficacy of LTP performed in our clinic for the treatment of UPJO in adult patients