{"id":1787,"date":"2022-04-29T13:10:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T10:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dregemeneroglu.com\/cocugumun-dalaginda-kist-cikti-dalagi-mi-alinacak\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T14:42:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T11:42:28","slug":"cocugumun-dalaginda-kist-cikti-dalagi-mi-alinacak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dregemeneroglu.com\/en\/cocugumun-dalaginda-kist-cikti-dalagi-mi-alinacak\/","title":{"rendered":"My child has a cyst in her spleen.  Will her spleen be removed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">A cute eight-year-old girl.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">She notice\u2019s that she has had intermittent abdominal pain for the last 1 year and shows the upper left side.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">They thought it was stomach, gas pain so no one really cared. A huge cyst is seen on the upper side of her spleen in the abdominal ultrasonography requested by the pediatrician after her complaints continued.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">After making the necessary examinations, making sure that it is not caused by parasites and eliminating other malignant diseases, we perform laparoscopic surgery and remove the upper half of the spleen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">We send her home after a day or two.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">In the Pediatric Surgeon&#8217;s Journal, I explained splenic cysts in children.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Pediatric Surgery is a very strange specialization.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">We are like the old general surgeons.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">We operate on every part of the child&#8217;s body.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">That&#8217;s why the topics I told you about cover a very wide range.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">The requests that come to me through social media are naturally related to common problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">But sometimes there are requests for topics related to rare cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">When rare cases are mentioned, our strange branch comes to mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">We can encounter all kinds of unusual anomalies.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Here is the case of non-parasitic splenic cyst, which I described in the introduction.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">We, pediatric surgeons, see this disease, which is stated to be seen in the general population at a rate of seven per ten thousand, at a higher rate perhaps because our number is also low.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Now, before I tell you about splenic cysts, let me give you some information about the spleen.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">The spleen, you know, is an organ just to the left behind the stomach.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">It plays an extremely important role in regulating the immune system.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">It produces antibodies, ensures that some bacteria are removed from the body.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">It filters the blood by removing the aged, deteriorated cells.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">It stores some blood cells.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">It performs the necessary tasks in the production of lymphocytes and in the regulation of the volume of the plasma.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Since it has a soft and fragile structure and fulfills such important functions for the body, the stomach is protected by the ribs behind it.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">If even our own nature is this protective, of course, it knows something.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">In this case, we also need to protect.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Therefore, instead of removing the entire spleen, we prefer spleen-preserving treatments such as removing the diseased half.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">When we say cyst, naturally we do not operate on every cyst.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">For example, pseudocysts formed due to reasons such as injury, infection, vascular occlusion are actually the most common types of cysts in the spleen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">They constitute almost 80% of all splenic cysts.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Parasitic cysts, which we call hydatid cysts, are responsible for up to 10% of splenic cysts.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">In this type of cyst, it may be necessary to use medical treatment or other surgical methods.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">The patient we mentioned in the introduction had a rare, non-parasitic real cyst of the spleen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">The primary true splenic cysts that I mentioned are mostly seen in children, and they are usually detected by accidental ultrasonography or other imaging methods, since they do not cause any complaints.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">If it does not cause a complaint and its diameter is less than five centimeters, and we are sure that it is a simple cyst radiologically, we do not touch it at all, we follow it.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">However, if it causes symptoms such as feeling of fullness, vomiting, abdominal pain due to pressure on neighboring organs, or if it is large enough to cause problems such as perforation, infection and bleeding, we do operate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">If we are going to do splenic surgery, we want to preserve the spleen as much as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">I have just told you how important its duties are.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">If we have to completely remove the spleen, we have to vaccinate against some bacteria for life.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Since we know this, if the location of the cyst is suitable, we remove the diseased half of the spleen with the laparoscopic method.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Thus, the remaining spleen continues to perform its duties, and with the advantage of the laparoscopic method, we discharge quickly without leaving any scars.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">If this is not suitable for surgery, we try to destroy the cyst with other surgical techniques and interventional radiology.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">The aim is to eliminate the pathology, protect the spleen and discharge our patient as early as possible.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">When it comes to discharge, let me give you a short non-medical information.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Especially in our War of Independence, everyone who had a gun was fighting under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk to save our homeland.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Those who were sick and injured were treated in hospitals or public health facilities, and those who recovered were sent back to their battalions.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">About to fight again.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Did you know that the phrase &#8220;to be discharged&#8221; in Turkish is \u201cto send battalions\u201d ?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">I got goosebumps.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">We&#8217;ve come to the end of another journey.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u9BVZxb0IA4&amp;t=33s\">Please click i<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">f you want to watch this tal<\/span><\/span><\/strong>k, and to follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dregemeneroglu\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Instagram.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0And stay happy.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp2\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; min-height: 21px; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Prof.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xs1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">Dr. Egemen EROGLU<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"xp1\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-stretch: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"xs1\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black;\">April 2022<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A cute eight-year-old girl.\u00a0\u00a0She notice\u2019s that she has had intermittent abdominal pain for the last 1 year and shows the upper left side.\u00a0\u00a0They thought it was stomach, gas pain so no one really cared. 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