Niger J Clin Pract
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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a frequently used procedure in the surgical treatment of obesity in recent years. However, surgeons have different opinions regarding the distance from the antrum to the pylorus. In addition, postprandial symptoms significantly affect the overall quality of life. ⋯ In our study, the postprandial symptoms were not affected between two different surgical procedures in LSG.
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Whether to send COVID-19 patients home with quarantine measures or to hospitalize and treat them on an inpatient basis is a very important decision in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. This study aimed to introduce a scoring system that will enable making decisions on inpatient or outpatient treatment of patients by scoring their symptoms, clinical, radiological, and laboratory results during the initial assessment. ⋯ We believe that the scoring system we developed will be a simple, practical, and leading guide for physicians to avoid dilemmas regarding the issue of whether to quarantine patients at home or to hospitalize them in order to use medical resources effectively.
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The timing of surgery for femoral neck fractures in young adults remains controversial. Nonetheless, the debate continues about whether orthopedic trauma cases should be operated daytime or after hours. ⋯ In this study comparing femoral neck fractures operated on daytime and after-hours in adults, the waiting time until surgery was found to be higher in the daytime group. Operation duration and EBL were higher in the after-hours group.
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Pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma is increasing in incidence without appreciable decrease in overall survival despite decades of heightened research. Its mortality rate approaches its incidence rate. We report a case of carcinoma of the pancreas that had complete response from adjuvant chemotherapy. ⋯ Complete radiologic response may rarely occur after adjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. This does not, however, imply a cure of the disease.
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Carotid and vertebral Doppler ultrasonography (USG) is the primary diagnostic tool for the detection of extra cranial atherosclerotic disease and measurement of posterior fossa blood flow volume. The examination is performed while the patient lies on supine position. However, in daily practice we occasionally encounter patients who are not able to lie down on supine position for different reasons, such as kyphosis, severe dyspnea, or severe back pain. ⋯ Our results suggest that CV doppler examinations may be performed in the sitting positions. Examination in the sitting position may be helpful in recognizing pre-steal and retrograde flows.