ÖZETPrematüre retinopatisi (PR), gebeliğin üçüncü trimesterinde ya da öncesinde doğan bebeklerde, retinanın normal vaskülarizasyonunun tamamlanamaması ya da anormal damarlanması ile karakterize bir hastalık-tır (1) . Prematüre retinopatisinin etiyolojisi ve patogenezi tam olarak bilinmemekle birlikte çocukluk çağı önlenebilir körlük nedenleri arasında ilk sıralarda yer almaktadır (2) . Dünyada 50.000 çocukta PR nedeniyle körlük, daha fazlasında ciddi görme bozuklukları olduğu; PR gelişen çocuklarda körlük insidansının İngiltere ve ABD'de % 3-% 13 iken; Arjantin, Küba ve Çin'de sırasıyla % 60, % 38,6 ve % 1,9 olduğu bildirilmektedir (3) . Ayrıca PR beyaz ırkta (% 7,4) siyahlara (% 3,2) göre; Alaskalı (% 24,9) ve Asyalılarda (% 15,9), beyazlardan (% 6,3) ve siyahlardan (% 4,6) daha yüksek oranda görülmektedir (4)
Gastric bezoars are rare but well known intraluminal formations in the gastrointestinal system. Reports for gastric bezoar treatment include dissolution, endoscopic retrieval and surgery (open and laparoscopic). We are presenting a case of 32 years old male patient presented with giant gastric bezoar complicated with large ulcer. The patient was operated laparoscopically with success. Laparoscopic surgery is safe alternative to open surgery for giant gastric bezoars treatment.
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation of humans and herbivorous animals, caused by Echinococcus granulosus. A 55-year-old woman had no prior surgery for hydatid disease earlier. Total cystopericystectomy was performed without cyst rupture. Albendazole was given postoperatively. Neither systemic or local complications nor recurrences were found after minimum follow-up of 12 months, and the laboratory test results were within the normal ranges. Since primer muscular hydatidosis is a very rare disease, care should be taken in diagnosis of cystic mass of skeletal muscle, especially in endemic areas.
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