• The role of T2-weighted images in assessing the grade of extraprostatic extension of the prostate carcinoma 

  Onay, Aslihan; Ertas, Gokhan; Vural, Metin; Colak, Evrim; Esen, Tarik; Bakir, Baris (2020)

  Purpose Extraprostatic extension (EPE) is an unfavorable prognostic factor and the grade of EPE is also shown to be correlated with the prognosis of prostate cancer. The current study assessed the value of prostate magnetic ...

• Evaluation of Iridocorneal Angle, Choroidal Thickness, and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Children With a History of Retinopathy of Prematurity 

  Ulusoy, Mahmut Oguz; Kivanc, Sertac Argun; Kal, Ali (2020)

  Purpose: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is proliferative retinopathy affecting premature infants associated with abnormal maturation of the retinal vasculature. We sought to evaluate iridocorneal angle, choroidal thickness, ...

• Incidence and outcome of Kaposi sarcoma after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a retrospective analysis and a review of the literature, on behalf of infectious diseases working party of EBMT 

  Cesaro, Simone; Tridello, Gloria; van der Werf, Steffie; Bader, Peter; Socie, Gerard; Ljungman, Per; McQuaker, Grant; Giardino, Stefano; ckan-Cetinkaya, Duygu; Anagnostopoulos, Achilles; Ozdogu, Hakan; Schots, Rik; Jindra, Pavel; Ladetto, Marco; Schroyens, Wilfried; Mikulska, Malgorzata; Styczynski, Jan (2020)

  The incidence, the clinical characteristics, and the outcome of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) in patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) were assessed. During the period 1987-2018, 13 cases of KS were diagnosed, ...

• Relationship between primary open angle glaucoma and blood pressure 

  Yilmaz, Kerem Can; Gungor, Sirel Sur; Ciftci, Orcun; Akman, Ahmet; Muderrisoglu, Haldun (2020)

  Background: Glaucoma is commonly defined as high intra ocular pressure (>= 21 mmHg) with optic neuropathy characterised by progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells which is associated with characteristic structural damage ...

• Perspective of Turkish Medicine Students on Cancer, Cancer Treatments, Palliative Care, and Oncologists (ARES Study): a Study of the Palliative Care Working Committee of the Turkish Oncology Group (TOG) 

  Oktay, Esin; Levent, Mustafa; Gelincik, Hakan; Aktas, Gizem; Yumuk, Fulden; Koral, Lokman; Arpaci, Erkan; Keser, Murat; Akan, Ali; Kaci, Ebru; Karadurmus, Nuri; Degirmencioglu, Serkan; Turan, Merve; Uyeturk, Ummugul; Cabuk, Devrim; Avci, Nilufer; Toprak, Omer; Ergen, Arzu; Urvay, Semiha; Bayram, Evrim; Petekkaya, Emine; Nayir, Erdinc; Paydas, Semra; Yavuzsen, Tugba; Senler, Filiz Cay; Yaren, Arzu; Barutca, Sabri; Sahinler, Ismet; Ozyilkan, Ozgur; Tanrıverdi, Ozgur (2020)

  Cancer is one of the most common causes of death all over the World (Rahib et al. in Cancer Res 74(11):2913-2921, 2014; Silbermann et al. in Ann Oncol 23(Suppl 3):iii15-iii28, 2012). It is crucial to diagnose this disease ...

• Reappraisal of the relationship between 24-hour proteinuria and preeclampsia in terms of the maternal and perinatal outcomes 

  Yilmaz Baran, Safak; Alemdaroglu, Songul; Durdag, Gulsen Dogan; Yetkinel, Selcuk; Yuksel Simsek, Seda; Kalayci, Hakan; Simsek, Erhan (2020)

  Objective: This study evaluated the association between proteinuria levels and maternal, and perinatal outcomes of preeclampsia patients and determined the cutoff values for predicting severe complications. Methods: We ...

• Comparative effects of photobiomodulation therapy at wavelengths of 660 and 808 nm on regeneration of inferior alveolar nerve in rats following crush injury 

  Diker, Nurettin; Aytac, Duygu; Helvacioglu, Fatma; Oguz, Yener (2020)

  The aim of the present study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of 660-nm and 880-nm photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) following inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) crush injury. Following the nerve crush injuries of ...

• Prognostic factors for survival in patients with mucosal and ocular melanoma treated with ipilimumab: Turkish Oncology Group study 

  Yasar, H. Arzu; Turna, Hande; Esin, Ece; Sedef, A. Murat; Alkan, Ali; Oksuzoglu, Berna; Ozdemir, Nuriye; Sendur, M. A. Nahit; Sezer, Ahmet; Kilickap, Saadettin; Utkan, Gungor; Akbulut, Hakan; Celik, Ismail; Abali, Huseyin; Urun, Yuksel (2020)

  Objective To evaluate prognostic factors associated with the use of ipilimumab in patients with mucosal and uveal melanoma. Methods In this multicenter, retrospective study, 31 patients with uveal and mucosal ...

• The utility of intravenous ketamine for the management of intraoperative penile erection: a retrospective single-center analysis of endourological surgeries over a 4-year 

  Eroglu, Askin; Tuncali, Bahattin; Ekin, Rahmi Gokhan (2020)

  Background To assess the prevalence of intraoperative penile erection in our endourology practice and the utility of intravenous ketamine in the management of the condition. Methods Of 402 endoscopic urological procedures ...

• Optical coherence tomography angiography findings of multiple sclerosis with or without optic neuritis 

  Ulusoy, Mahmut Oguz; Horasanli, Bahriye; Isik-Ulusoy, Selen (2020)

  Objective: Nowadays, retinal microvascular structures can be investigated using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). We aimed to evaluate the probable vascular changes in the foveal and peripapillary regions ...

• Risk Factors and Treatment Options for Persistent Hyperparathyroidism After Kidney Transplantation 

  Kirnap, Nazli Gulsoy; Kirnap, Mahir; Sayin, Burak; Akdur, Aydincan; Tutuncu, Neslihan Bascil; Haberal, Mehmet (2020)

  Background. Kidney transplantation (KT) corrects secondary hyperparathyroidism. However, persistent hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) may be observed in some patients post-KT. This study aims to evaluate the risk factors and ...

• T1 Mapping by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Multidimensional Speckle-Tracking Strain by Echocardiography for the Detection of Acute Cellular Rejection in Cardiac Allograft Recipients 

  Sade, Leyla Elif; Hazirolan, Tuncay; Kozan, Hatice; Ozdemir, Handan; Hayran, Mutlu; Eroglu, Serpil; Pirat, Bahar; Sezgin, Atilla; Muderrisoglu, Haldun (2019)

  OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that echocardiographic strain imaging, by tracking subtle alterations in myocardial function, and cardiac magnetic resonance T1 mapping, by quantifying tissue ...

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Evaluation of the Effects of Low-Level Laser Therapy With Ultrasound Strain Imaging 

  Tezcan, Sehnaz; Ozturk, Funda Ulu; Uslu, Nihal; Nalbant, Merve; Yemisci, Oya Umit (2019)

  Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of low-level laser therapy on median nerve stiffness by using strain elastography in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Methods This study included 37 wrists of 34 patients with mild or ...

• Can unenhanced brain magnetic resonance imaging be used in routine follow up of meningiomas to avoid gadolinium deposition in brain? 

  Rahatli, Feride Kural; Donmez, Fuldem Yildirim; Kesim, Cagri; Haberal, kema Murat; Turnaoglu, Hale; Agildere, Ahmet Muhtesem (2019)

  Purpose: We hypothesized that unenhanced brain MRI can be used in follow up of patients with intracranial meningioma to avoid gadolinium deposition in the brain and allow measurement of meningioma dimensions from pre-contrast ...

• Turkish Board of Neurological Surgery 

  Bulduk, Erkut Baha; Yilmaz, Cem (2019)

  AIM: To provide information on the process and the results of the Turkish Board of Neurological Surgery and increase the relevant awareness. MATERIAL and METHODS: The number of applications to the written and oral board ...

• Open abdomen and entero-atmospheric fistulae: An interim analysis from the International Register of Open Abdomen (IROA) 

  Tezcaner, Tugan (2019)

  Introduction: No definitive data describing associations between cases of Open Abdomen (OA) and Entero-atmospheric fistulae (EAF) exist. The World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and the Panamerican Trauma Society (PTS) ...

• Evaluation of postoperative patient satisfaction after covering the nasal dorsum with upper lateral cartilage: "upper lateral closing" 

  Cagici, Can Alper (2019)

  Introduction: Following nasal hump removal during septorhinoplasty, the middle vault should be Lateral nasal reconstructed to avoid functional and esthetic problems. Middle vault reconstruction, however, may result in ...

• The success rate and safety of internal jugular vein catheterization under ultrasound guidance in infants undergoing congenital heart surgery 

  Altun, Dilek; Nurac, Salih Hakan; Toprak, Verda; Eti, Emine Zeynep (2019)

  Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of central venous catheterization under ultrasound guidance on the success and complication rates in low-weight infants (under 5 kg) undergoing surgery due to ...

• Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation of the Ganglion Impar for Coccydynia Management: Long-Term Effects 

  Kircelli, Atilla; Demircay, Emre; Ozel, Omer; Coven, Ilker; Isik, Semra; Civelek, Erdinc; Kabatas, Serdar (2019)

  Objective To investigate the short- and long-term effects of ganglion impar radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) treatment in patients with chronic coccydynia. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of ...

• MicroRNA-17, MicroRNA-19b, MicroRNA-146a, MicroRNA-302d Expressions in Hepatoblastoma and Clinical Importance 

  Ecevit, Cigdem O.; Aktas, Safiye; Yildirim, Hulya Tosun; Demirag, Bengu; Erbay, Ayse; Karaca, Irfan; Celik, Ahmet; Demir, Ayse Banu; Ercetin, Ayse Pinar; Olgun, Nur (2019)

  Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common liver malignancy in children. The prognosis changes according to the histologic subtypes of HB. In the present study, we aimed to characterize the expression level of selected microRNAs ...

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