Results Fifty-seven studies including a total of 2832 patients (PAIR group n= 1650 and
laparoscopic group= 1182) were analyzed. In this meta-analysis study, a random effect model of …

Background and study aims There is an academic debate regarding surgical interventions
for liver hydatid cyst disease. The purpose of the current systematic review and meta-analysis …

COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was reported by the world health organization in late
December 2019. As an unexplained respiratory disease epidemic, which is similar to …

Hydatid disease, caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus, mostly affects the liver
and the lungs with hydatid cysts which consist of three layers:(1) the outer pericyst;(2) the …

Epidemiologically speaking, it has been more than four months since the first reported cases
of the novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China, considered as a new type of …

Results A total of 2219 patients, from 13 studies, meeting the inclusion criteria were selected
and subjected to further analyses. Of 2219 patients, 1120 were treated by VATS and the …

Background Several meta-analysis studies have been reported in the literature on the
incidence of psychopathological conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This …

Purpose Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis occurs in about 10-20% of patients most commonly
as tuberculous lymphadenitis or pleural effusion. Pleural fluid Adenosine deaminase (ADA) …

Background: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation which is endemic in many sheep and
cattle raising areas and is still an important health hazard in the world. The aim of this study …

Materials and methods Patients with DNM from odontogenic, peritonsillar and retropharyngeal
origins, who underwent surgical treatment from 1990 to 2007, were reviewed. Data …