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Raci Aydin

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PubMed2006

Should the thyroid bed be drained after thyroidectomy?

BACKGROUND: Although routine drainage of the thyroidectomy bed is not an evidenced-based practice, most surgeons still employ routine drainage with an effort to monitor postoperative bleeding. The aim of this study is present our experience on draining and not draining the thyroidectomy bed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Records of 1,066 patients who underwent thyroid surgery were evaluated retrospectively. RESULTS: The rates of the re-operations due to life-threatening postoperative hemorrhage and wound infections were higher in the drained group. The average postoperative hospital stay of the drained group was significantly longer than that of the non-drained group. CONCLUSION: Routine drainage of the thyroidectomy bed is not effective in decreasing the rate of postoperative complications after thyroid surgery, and it causes a prolonged hospital stay and surgical site infection.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2006

Thrombolysis via an operatively placed mesenteric catheter for portal and superior mesenteric vein thrombosis: report of a case.

Mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) is a catastrophic form of mesenteric vascular occlusion. In the absence of peritoneal signs, anticoagulation therapy should be started immediately. For selected patients, thrombolysis through the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), jugular vein, or portal vein via a transhepatic route might be successful; however, exploratory laparotomy is mandatory when peritoneal signs develop. We report a case of acute MVT associated with protein C and S deficiency, treated successfully by limited bowel resection and simultaneous thrombolytic infusion, given via an operatively placed mesenteric vein catheter.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed2006

Salmonella typhi abscess as a late complication of simple cyst of the liver: a case report.

Liver abscesses due to Salmonella species occur rarely. In this case report, we present a simple liver cyst as a focus for Salmonella abscess, which to date has never been described in the literature. This case report emphasizes that simple liver cyst could be infected with Salmonella and progress to a complicated liver abscess, which responds well to percutaneous catheter drainage and anti-biotherapy.

Adult↗
PubMed2005

Is routine cavity drainage necessary in Karydakis flap operation? A prospective, randomized trial.

PURPOSE: Different surgical techniques for pilonidal disease have been described in the literature. In this study our aim was to evaluate the influence of routine cavity drainage in the Karydakis flap technique. METHODS: Fifty patients with pilonidal sinus who underwent the Karydakis flap operation were evaluated prospectively. The patients were assigned randomly into two groups-with and without suction drainage of the cavity-and the effects of drains were studied in terms of wound complications, hospital stay, and recurrence rate. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between groups in term of length of hospital stay. Complication rate was 20 percent and the complications were caused exclusively by fluid collections. Wound infection, dehiscence, or failure was not observed in any of the patients. There has been no recurrence in any of the patients during the follow-up period. There was a significant increase in the number of fluid collections in patents without a suction drain. CONCLUSION: The present study indicates that routine cavity drainage reduces the incidence of fluid collection after the Karydakis flap operation.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

[Determination of malondialdehyde level in peritoneal fluid in patients with acute abdomen].

BACKGROUND: Our aim is to determine the relationship between free oxygen radicals and tissue destruction in Acute abdomen patients. METHODS: In this study, direct determination of free oxygen radicals is succeeded by measuring the Malondialdehyde level (MDA), which is the last product of lipid peroxidation in the peritoneal fluid of acute abdomen patients. Forty patients are included in the study of whom thirty patients were the study group and ten were taken as the control group. MDA levels of both groups and the differences between daily MDA levels of each group are compared statistically by using one way ANOVA, student t test and student Newman Keuls test respectively. RESULTS: There was statistical significant difference between study and control group (p < 0.05). Also there was significant difference between MDA levels of infected, non-infected and control groups (p < 0.01). It was understood that high MDA levels in the study group source from infected group and there was no significant difference between non-infected and control group. CONCLUSIONS: In this study we proved the high MDA levels in the peritoneal fluid of Infected Acute Abdomen patients. This result is meaningful for the diagnose and following of these patients.

Abdomen, Acute↗