PurposeSurgical equipment used in breast cancer surgery that affects wound healing and minimizes complications seems to be a popular investigation topic. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of plasmakinetic cautery on wound healing in patients receiving mastectomy.MethodsForty-six consecutive breast cancer patients receiving modified radical mastectomy were evaluated prospectively. Plasmakinetic cautery was used in 24 operations and electrocautery was used in 22 operations in random order to manage skin flaps and excise breast tissue. In the postoperative period, vacuum drainage amount and duration time as well as the start time of arm exercises were recorded. Complications like seroma, surgical site infection, hematoma, and flap necrosis were determined.ResultsAge, body mass index, breast volume and flap area parameters were similar in each group. Mean drainage duration was found to be 5.5 days in the plasmacautery group and 7.9 days in the electrocautery group (p=0.020). In the plasmacautery and electrocautery groups, mean drainage volume was 707 and 1,093 mL, respectively (p=0.025). There was no statistical significance between the groups when operation duration, amount of blood loss, time to start arm exercises, seroma, hematoma, surgical site infection, and flap necrosis were considered.ConclusionPlasmakinetic cautery is a promising new surgical instrument that provides atraumatic, scalpel-like cutting precision and electrosurgical-like hemostasis, resulting in minimal tissue injury. So, plasmacautery shortens the drainage amount and duration time compared to electrocautery without elongating operation duration or increasing the amount of blood loss.

Low pitch tinnitus is more likely to be resolved after stapedotomy for patients with otosclerosis. High pitch tinnitus may not resolve even after closure of the Air-Bone Gap at tinnitus frequencies.

Bu çalışmamızda tonsillektomi yöntemlerinin operasyon süreleri intraoperatif kanama postoperatif tam iyileşme süresi, postoperatif ağrı açısından karşılaştırırken uygun tonsillektomi tekniğini tespit etmeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kulak Burun Boğaz hastalıkları polikliniğinde 1 Ocak 2017 ile 31 Temmuz 2018 tarihleri arasında başvuran ve tonsillektomi ameliyatı uygulanan 160 pediatrik hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan tüm hastalar randomize olarak 4 gruba (soğuk diseksiyon, bipolar koter, koblatör ve termal welding) ayrıldı. Ameliyat süresi, ameliyat sırasındaki kan kaybı ve postoperatif komplikasyonlar kaydedildi. Sonuç: Çalışma sonucunda termal welding ile yapılan operasyonlarda cerrahi süre daha kısaydı. İntraoperatif kanama, postoperatif ağrı termal welding tekniğinde diğer tekniklere göre daha az olduğu tespit edildi. Ayrıca normal diyete ve normal aktiviteye dönüş zamanı en kısa olarak termal welding yönteminde tespit edildi.

Desmoid tumours are rare and locally invasive neoplasms that originate from the muscles and their aponeurosis. Incomplete excision causes recurrences; therefore, patients require aggressive resection that essentially entails tumour excision with a clear surgical margin. After radical resection, the resultant wide defect may lead to difficulty in closure of the anterior abdominal wall. Here, we report a case having surgery for large desmoid tumour of the anterior abdominal wall through an abdominoplasty incision followed by an abdominal wall reconstruction with a dual-sided composite mesh.

Purpose: The main objective of the study was to evaluate the probable diversity in the area of the foramen magnum (FM) calculated by different measuring methods. Methods: The study was conducted on 24 dry skulls, present in the collection of the Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University. The area of FM was calculated by different measurement methods including automatic field setting, Teixeria and Radinsky formulas obtained from anatomic (ASM), photographic (PSM) and radiologic (RSM) skull measurements. Results: The areas of FMs calculated by Teixeria formula in RSM, PSM, and ASM were as follows: 857.96 ± 99.97 mm2, 796.68 ± 105.08 mm2, and 820.86 ± 96.40 mm2, respectively. The areas calculated by Radinsky formula in RSM, PSM, and ASM were as follows: 851.37 ± 99.68 mm2, 792.63 ± 104.18 mm2, and 814.85 ± 94.99 mm2, respectively. Lastly, the areas calculated by the automatic field setting of RSM and PSM software were as follows: 799.75 ± 103.38 mm2 and 752.83 ± 105.60 mm2, respectively. Conclusion: Statistical significance was observed between the areas of FM obtained from RSM, ASM, and PSM when calculated by the automatic field setting, Teixeria formula, and Radinsky formula. The authors think that considering the amorphous shape of FM, the automatic field setting of the software should be used to obtain the most accurate numerical data related to the area of FM.