Paradigms in rectal cancer surgery have shifted toward minimally invasive techniques in conjunction with the use of chemoradiation. Although laparoscopy is widely used for rectal tumors, debate continues as to whether it...
Aim: Although treatment methods have been well-established for asymptomatic, chronic fistulizing, and recurrent forms of pilonidal sinus disease, there is no consensus on when definitive treatment should be performed in...
Aim: Comparison the application and effectiveness of hemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) and rubber band ligation (RBL) techniques in the treatment of grade II and III hemorrhoidal disease.
Method: HAL was performed in 50...
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that can involve all organs and tissues. Although pulmonary TB is more common, extrapulmonary TB is an important clinical problem due to its nonspecific symptoms. Clinical prese...
Aim: Despite improved cure rates with oncological treatment, stomas (colostomy, ileostomy) are still a commonly used surgical procedure for the treatment of colorectal cancer patients. The aim of this study was to evalua...
Laparoscopic or Robotic Rectal Cancer Surgery: Where are We Right Now?
Paradigms in rectal cancer surgery have shifted toward minimally invasive techniques in conjunction with the use of chemoradiation. Although laparoscopy is widely used for rectal tumors, debate continues as to whether it...
Effects of the Nanova™ Therapy System in Unroofing-Curettage and Secondary Intention Healing of Pilonidal Abscesses
Aim: Although treatment methods have been well-established for asymptomatic, chronic fistulizing, and recurrent forms of pilonidal sinus disease, there is no consensus on when definitive treatment should be performed in...
Grade II-III Hemorrhoidal Disease Treatment: Rubber Band Ligation versus Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation
Aim: Comparison the application and effectiveness of hemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) and rubber band ligation (RBL) techniques in the treatment of grade II and III hemorrhoidal disease. Method: HAL was performed in 50...
A Rare Cause of Acute Appendicitis: Caecal Tuberculosis Mimicking Colon Cancer
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that can involve all organs and tissues. Although pulmonary TB is more common, extrapulmonary TB is an important clinical problem due to its nonspecific symptoms. Clinical prese...
Depression, Anxiety, Sexual Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Patients with Ileostomy or Colostomy
Aim: Despite improved cure rates with oncological treatment, stomas (colostomy, ileostomy) are still a commonly used surgical procedure for the treatment of colorectal cancer patients. The aim of this study was to evalua...