Introduction The mortality rate of perforated peptic ulcer is still high particularly for aged
patients and all the existing scoring systems to predict mortality are complicated or based on …

Purpose Early detection and timely intervention demonstrate the greatest promise of reducing
the incidence of late-stage lymphedema in breast cancer patients undergoing axillary …

Introduction Haemostasis is very important in thyroid surgery. In conventional surgery,
electrocoagulation and suture ligation are used for haemostasis; newer techniques include vessel …

BACKGROUND: Oncotype DX® test is beneficial in predicting recurrence free survival in
estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer. Ability of the assay to predict response to …

Objective To examine respiratory functions of patients after open and laparoscopic
cholecystectomy and to compare the advantages. Methods Fifty five cases with cholelithiasis …

Background The sensitivity of cytological (CY) evaluation after fine‐needle aspiration (FNA)
for detecting medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a subject of controversy. The routine use …

This study aimed to establish a strong regression model by revealing the preoperative
predictive factors for sentinel lymph node (SLN) positivity in patients with early stage breast …

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Page 1 Introduction Malnutrition has been reported at rates varying
between 10% and 50% in hospitalised patients.Malnutrition affects mortality and morbidity in …

Background: Postoperative abdominal and shoulder pains after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
(LC) are the most frequent complaints and are related to delayed recovery. There is a …

Background: Primary actinomycosis of the anterior abdominal wall and appendix are very
rare clinical entities. An accurate diagnosis is generally obtained by histological examination, …