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Does anesthesia give harm to my child?

March 2024

The second most frequently asked question to me… Not so short, since 1996 I’ve been dealing with pediatric surgery. And, the second most frequently asked question to me: “Does anesthesia harm my child?” In the Journal of the Pediatric Surgeon, I’ll try to provide you with the answer to this question. The first question? At the end of the blog... First, I’ll give you some statistical information. Unfortunately, this data is from...

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My babies one of the testicles is absent!...

February 2024

With tears in her eyes, a mother and a father with worried looks entered my room, holding their little baby. The pediatricians had said they couldn't find the baby's single testicle. Even on ultrasound, the testis couldn't be seen. During examination, the testis really couldn't be felt. The family was told that the testis could be inside the abdomen, might not have developed at all, might have been lost due to a vascular problem in the mother's womb,...

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My newborn baby's testicle has twisted!

January 2024

Today, they requested a consultation for a newborn from the baby room. My pediatrician friend said the baby's left testicle was firm, dark-colored, and fixed to the skin. We had already diagnosed it over the phone. We inquired about the condition of the other testicle. After confirming it was normal, we examined the baby without panic. The diagnosis was newborn testicular torsion. Since it wasn't an acute situation, an ultrasound was ordered to rule...

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Letters of the Shadow

December 2023

I usually write informative articles related to pediatric surgery, as you know. But this time, it's going to be a blog outside the field of medicine. In this section of the Pediatric Surgeon's Journal, I want to talk about my newly published book. Letters of the Shadow. It actually started as a hobby. I was curious about the Cyprus issue. I started reading. I tried to read almost all the books I could find, the theses available online, attending...

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Ooops! My child swallowed battery...

December 2023

In recent days, they brought in a child who had swallowed a battery, one of those flat, slim watch batteries that we are familiar with. On this occasion, I updated my own knowledge a bit, and I wanted to share it with you. In the pediatric surgeon's journal, I discussed cases of button battery ingestion. Happy reading, There is an article compiling 8648 cases of battery ingestion. 94% of these cases involve button batteries. Why? Because they are...

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My child has a small hole in their neck that sometimes gets wet... Branchial cleft problems...

October 2023

The other day, a 3-year-old girl came in. Under her neck, under the skin, there was a large abscess as you can see in the photo on the side. When I questioned her in detail, I learned that there used to be a tiny hole in that area, and occasionally, the mouth of this hole would get wet. We drained the abscess, and we are waiting for it to heal before removing the problematic area with surgery. When the mother said she didn't know that this hole...

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My child has a swelling on the neck... Thyroglossal duct cyst.

October 2023

A three-year-old girl is brought in due to a swelling on her neck. During the examination, I see a painless, soft swelling in the middle of her neck. The tests show that her thyroid gland is normal, and there is a cystic structure that extends to the hyoid bone through a channel in the middle. We remove the cyst along with the hyoid bone, and the problem is resolved. I explained the "Thyroglossal duct cyst," which is the most common congenital cyst...

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My child was stung by a bee...

August 2023

A pediatric surgeon can tell they're getting older when they start leaving the hospital during holidays; it means they're over 50 now... This year, I finally managed to find time to get away from Istanbul during the holiday. While exploring Gökova, I noticed that there were a lot of bees. As you know, beekeeping is an active livelihood for the people in Muğla. So, I thought I would share with you a common problem that can be encountered in the...

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Blood is coming from my child's butt.... Meckel's Diverticulum bleeding...

August 2023

A three-and-a-half-year-old boy is brought in because he passed about a teacup amount of fresh blood during a bowel movement. The color of the blood is pale, indicating significant blood loss. Normally, when children are brought in with complaints of bloody stools, common conditions like anal fissures or rectal polyps are considered, but they don't typically cause such excessive bleeding. Moreover, if there were a tear or fissure, one would expect...

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There is discharge from my cahild’s umbilicus... Urachus remnant...

June 2023

The story described is about a one-and-a-half-year-old boy who is brought with occasional complaints of yellow discharge from his belly button. During a detailed examination, the doctor notices a small hole on the inner surface of the belly button. Since the child is not willing to undergo an X-ray to see how far a piece of medicated liquid can travel from the hole, the doctor opts for an ultrasound instead. The ultrasound reveals an open channel...

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