Browsing by Author "Abuhandan, M"

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A Case of Acquired Gastric Outlet Obstruction Diagnosed at 16 Years of Age
(Springer, 2004) Abuhandan, M; Çaksen, H; Eskiçubuk, S
A 16-year-old boy was admitted with an 8-year history of abdominal pain, vomiting, and growth retardation. There was no history of peptic ulcer or caustic ingestion. He was severely cachexic, and barium meal showed a dilated stomach with delayed gastric emptying time and no contrast in the duodenum afterward. Exploratory laparotomy demonstrated a grossly dilated stomach with a smooth wall and a stenotic ring at the pylorus but without any muscular hypertrophy. There was no extrinsic compression of the pylorus or any scarring near it. Heineke-Mikulicz' pyloroplasty was performed. Histopathological examination of the pylorus showed normal cellular pattern without any neoplastic or inflammatory cells. The patient improved postoperatively and gained 8 kg in the first month following the operation.
Childhood Brucellosis Is Still a Severe Problem in the Eastern Region of Turkey
(Sage Publications inc, 2002) Çaksen, H; Arslan, S; Öner, AF; Cesur, Y; Ceylan, A; Atas, B; Abuhandan, M
Comparison of Lytic Cocktail, Chloral Hydrate and Midazolam for Pediatric Sedation
(Oxford Univ Press, 2001) Çaksen, H; Üner, A; Cesur, Y; Abuhandan, M; Çelebi, V; Sar, S
Cutaneous Anthrax in Eastern Turkey
(Excerpta Medica inc, 2001) Çaksen, H; Arabaci, F; Abuhandan, M; Tuncer, O; Cesur, Y
Anthrax, caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is rarely seen in industrial nations but is common in developing countries. Cutaneous anthrax (CA), the most common form of the disease, accounts for 95% of cases and usually develops on exposed sites. This study reviews the clinical and laboratory findings of 21 patients diagnosed with CA during 2 separate epidemics in the Van region of Turkey. All patients had a history of direct contact with infected cattle. The patients, aged 1.5 to 64 years, included 13 females and 8 mates. Of the patients, 9 were 15 years or younger. Skin lesions were localized on the hands and fingers in 15 patients, on the face in 3 patients, on the face and finger in 1 patient, on the chest and-finger in 1 patient, and on the eyelid in 1 patient. Gram-positive bacillus were noted on Gram-stains of material obtained from skin lesions in 2 patients. All but one patient was successfully treated with penicillin; the unresponsive patient was treated with cefuroxime and required plastic reconstructive surgery because of a skin defect on the eyelid.
Dural Arteriovenous Malformation: a Rare Cause of Epilepsy in Childhood
(Neurol Soc india, 2001) Caksen, H; Unal, O; Tombul, T; Cesur, Y; Abuhandan, M
A 3 year and 6 month old girl with epilepsy associated with dural arteriovenous malformation (DAVM), diagnosed on the MRI, is presented to emphasise the importance of DAVM in the aetiology of childhood epilepsy.