Objective: To study the incidence and causes of pilonidal sinus in Turkish soldiers. Design:
Open study by questionnaire. Setting: Military and University hospitals, Turkey. Subjects: …

Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease, accounting for less than 1% of all breast cancer
diagnoses worldwide. Although breast carcinomas share certain characteristics in both …

DISCUSSION In 1829, Sir Astley Cooper defined breast tuberculosis as the ‘scrofulous
swelling of the bosom’. 6 The lump is the most common presentation in breast tuberculosis. 7 …

Appendiceal mucocele is a rare clinical entity characterized by dilatation of the appendiceal
lumen due to abnormal mucinous secretion. It may be of inflammatory or tumoral origin. It …

Results Five-year survival rates for stage IE and stage IIE disease were 75% and 37%,
respectively. The overall 5-year survival rate of the patients was 57%. Univariate analysis …

In this study, we aimed to determine factors that cause appendix perforations and to identify
the role of physicians and patients in contributing to the cause of these perforations. This …

Pain and diaphragmatic dysfunction are the major reasons for postoperative pulmonary
complications after upper abdominal surgery. Preoperative administration of analgesics helps to …

BACKGROUND: Failure of anastomotic healing is one of the major complications in colorectal
surgery. Because histamine plays an important role in immune and inflammatory reactions…

Objective: To test a modification of the circumareolar incision for correction of a gynaecomastia
from the points of view of complications and appearance of the scar. Design: Clinical …

The ganglioneuroma is a very rare tumor arising from sympathetic nerve system. An
asymptomatic retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma was found incidentally in a 35-year-old woman. …