INTRODUCTIONA scientific congress is an environment in which physicians with the same specialty and other health staff participate in, the results of which is shared as abstracts, and in which ideas are exchanged with one another. The abstracts presented in scientific congresses (oral/poster) are evaluated by the commissions that are assigned by the congress scientific committee during the preparation period of the congress and it is decided if the studies will be accepted in the congress or not.The publication of abstracts in national/international peer-reviewed journals after the congress is one of the indicators of the scientific value of the congress. In a Cochrane meta-analysis published in 2007, it was stated that the publication rate of the abstracts presented in a congress was 44.5% (1). Articles evaluating the conversion rate of the abstracts presented in international congresses into publications are limited. Similarly, the number of studies that are conducted in order to reveal the scientific efficiency of national congresses held in our country is also low. In these studies, it is reported that the conversion rate of the abstracts presented in the congresses to publications is very limited (between 5.7% and 28.6%) (2-7).Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery (TSCRS) organizes periodic scientific activities in order to develop the professional, scientific and social relationships between its members in accordance with its aims. The congresses of TSCRS, which are organized once in two years, are one of the important scientific activities. In our study, we aimed to define the conversion rate of the abstracts presented in the congresses organized in 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2011 to articles in peer-reviewed journals, to determine the factors (presentation type, study type, congress year etc.) effecting publication rate. MATERIAL AND METHODSThe abstracts of oral presentations (OP) and poster presentations (PP) presented at the TSCRS congresses in

The results show that the efficacy of CAT application increases with training. Further studies are required to investigate the reasons underlying application failures. This single group prospective randomised study involves level of evidence 4.

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the effects of infl iximab and HBO (hyperbaric oxygen) used alone or in combination on oxidative stress and the severity of pancreatitis in an experimental model of AP (acute pancreatitis). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 60 rats were randomly divided into fi ve groups. Group 1 underwent laparotomy; Group 2 underwent experimental AP; Group 3 was given an infl iximab infusion and underwent AP; Group 4 was subjected to HBO therapy after AP; and Group 5 was given infl iximab infusion before AP and subjected to HBO therapy. Serum amylase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) levels in the pancreas tissues were measured. The pancreatic tissue samples were scored. RESULTS: There were statistically signifi cant differences in the histopathological scores and amylase levels between non-treated AP and all the three treatment groups. Group 5 had the closest histopathological scores to the sham group. MDA levels were signifi cantly different between non-treated AP and all the three treatment groups, but the SOD levels and GPX values were not. CONCLUSIONS: Combination of HBO therapy and Infl iximab showed a synergistic effect on the reduction of histopathological severity and mortality in acute pancreatitis. All treatment modalities reduced the pathological fi ndings by decreasing lipid peroxidation and partly increasing the antioxidant capacity in early period (Tab.

To analyze our approaches and experiences in patients with renal injuries accompanying penetrating abdominal injuries admitted to the hospital due to high kinetic energy weapons. Patients including renal injuries associated with penetrating abdominal injuries due to gunshot wounds and fragments of shell treated at our institution between February 2002 and May 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Total 21 patients were included in this study, 20 of whom (86.2 %) were male and 1 (13.8 %) female. Renal injury was scaled in 2 patients as grade 1, 4 patients as grade 2, 4 patients as grade 3, 8 patients as grade 4, and 3 patients as grade 5. While conservative treatment was applied to patients with grade 1 and 2 injuries, 2 patients with grade 3 injury underwent renal repair and the other 13 patients underwent nephrectomy. The amount of blood transfused in all cases was determined to be mean 8.28 (6-16) units for red blood cells (ES) and 9 (6-17) units for fresh frozen plasma. When patients were assessed according to the Penetrating Abdominal Trauma Index (PATI) scores, the median score and average PATI score were 35 and 37.6 (10-70), respectively. A physical examination along with a quick assessment of vital signs should be made, and unnecessary and time-consuming investigations such as abdominal tomography and angiographic intervention should be avoided. Conservative and organ preservation should be considered absolutely for appropriately selected patients, namely in stable patients in whom kinetic energy transfer is less and who have bullet path away from midline. However, the majority of these patients are considered to be hemodynamically unstable condition, possible complications of the procedure to be applied, and selection of patients should be carefully evaluated.

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Total plication of the fundus impairs its ghrelin-secreting functions for up to 4 weeks and is accompanied by weight loss.

BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to investigate the diagnostic value of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) intestineisomerase, plasma lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and D-dimer levels in acute mesenteric ischemia.

Objective: Laparoscopic liver resections have been performed with increasing frequency in recent years. With increasing surgical experience and technological developments, more complex laparoscopic liver resections can now be applied. Laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy (LSPS) requires a sophisticated and highly challenging surgical technique due to the length of the parenchyma transection line and the camera out of view in laparoscopic surgery. The aim of this study was to share tips and tricks about resection which will contribute to the operation time and technique. Material and Methods: Evaluation was made of the laparoscopic major liver resections performed consecutively between 2015-2020 in our center. During the resections, three different inflow control techniques were used; hilar, glassonian and intraparenchymal approach. Results: A total of 14 LSPS surgeries were performed. Mean age of the patients was 51.6 ± 10.2 years (34-68), and mean operation time was 300 ± 58 (200-440) minutes. The Pringle maneuver was applied to all patients, with a mean time of 58.4 ± 14.4 (30-75) minutes. Mean perioperative bleeding was measured as 290 ± 105 (140-550) mL. Additional surgery was performed on six patients in the same session. Complications occurred in three patients. No perioperative mortality was observed. Conclusion: LSPS is a technically difficult process, which requires advanced skills in both liver surgery and laparoscopic surgery. Surgeons should consider applying this method, which offers different advantages depending on the location and nature of the lesion, after completing the learning curve by performing laparoscopic liver surgery of the correct number and type. In our article, we stated the tips and tricks that make it easy to perform laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomies, which have been thought to be difficult until recently and these difficulties have been clearly stated in many articles.