Ulus Travma Acil Cer
-
Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2022
Case ReportsThoracic splenosis mimicking pleural tumor after firearm injury: A case report with long-term follow-up.
Splenosis describe a clinical entity of autotransplantation after removal of the spleen secon-dary to a traumatic rupture or surgery. A 39-year-old female was referred to thoracic surgery department with complaints of severe chest pain. She had left thoracic and abdominal gun-shot injury that occurred 19 years earlier. ⋯ Thoracic splenosis can occur in patients who underwent abdominothoracic gunshot injury. The implants did not seem to change in long-term follow-up. Thoracic splenosis may occur, persist for years and it mimics pleural tumor after abdominal gun-shot injury and does not seem to necessitate any surgical intervention including diaphragmatic repair.
-
Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2022
Case ReportsDelayed diagnosis and successful management of completely transected common hepatic duct in a blunt multitrauma patient.
Extrahepatic bile duct injuries are very uncommon and easily be missed in multitrauma patients. Patients suffer from bile duct injuries need special approach to this situation. In this report, a case with total transection of common hepatic duct and treatment approach was presented. ⋯ The patient was operated after follow-up and a Roux-en-y hepaticojejunostomy has been made. Extrahepatic bile duct injuries are rare and high suspicion is important in complex multitrauma patients. Extent of the injury is unique for every patient and technical aspect of repair can be challenging.
-
Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2022
Exposure of married women to spousal violence: A community-based study in Eastern Turkey.
Violence against women deprives women of their rights to enjoy equality, security, dignity, self-worth and fundamental freedoms and devalues them; is one of the most significant social facts that force women to exist at a lower social level than men and constitute a significant obstacle to the formation of healthy societies. This study was conducted to determine the status of exposure to spousal violence of 15 years and older married women living in the city center. ⋯ Conclusion: Rate of exposure to spousal violence is high in married women living in the city center of Elazig Province. Education and services should be provided for solving the problem at individual, familial, and social levels.
-
Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2022
A comparison of patients who have appendectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic period with the period before the pandemic.
This study aims to compare the waiting and operating times of the patients who applied to our hospital with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) during the pandemic, how the process was managed in terms of AA and other data of the patient compared to the pre-pandemic period. ⋯ During the COVID-19 pandemic, significant decrease observed in the number of patients operated because of AA can be interpreted as the avoidance of patients from applying to the hospital with the concern of infection. Moreover, it may suggest that uncomplicated cases undergo spontaneous resolution; however, there is a requirement for further research to support this assumption and define the criteria for this condition by including a level of scientific evidence.
-
Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2022
Features of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and factors affecting the re-bleeding risk.
The risk of re-bleeding in upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a major complication that can be mortal. In this study, we aimed to determine the factors that can predict the risk of re-bleeding in UGIB patients. ⋯ Hematocrit and urea values seem beneficial among studied laboratory values, however, Glasgow-Blatchford scoring system performed better than AIMS65 in the prediction of re-bleeding risk in UGIB. The authors concluded that more specific predictive markers may be useful for clinicians.