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    Global Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Era on Kidney Transplantation Activities: Analysis of WHO Data
    (2022) Ferhatoglu, Murat Ferhat; Filiz, Ali Ilker; Sahin, Osman Z.; Gurkan, Alp; 34986975
    Background. Uncertainty raises questions in kidney transplant during the severe acute respira-tory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic regarding the recipient, the donor, and health care professionals. The pandemic not only has disrupted kidney transplanted patients but also has influenced transplant systems, donation chains, and timely and safe transplant surgeries. In the present study, we aimed to explore the global effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on kidney transplant.Methods. We collected transplantation statistics and SARS-CoV-2 pandemic data from the World Health Organization website on June 15, 2021. Spearman correlation analysis was applied to assess the strength of a monotonic relationship among quantitative variables. We also demon-strated the clinical characteristics of our kidney recipients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.Results. Comparison of the mean of global kidney transplantation statistics between 2010 and 2019 with 2020 statistics showed a significant decrease in kidney transplant from living donors (P < .001). From the beginning of the pandemic to June 15, 2021, 1 of the 43 kidney transplant patients we treated in our clinic died of SARS-CoV-2 infection after discharge. Two of the patients we transplanted and saw in follow-up before the pandemic died of SARS-CoV-2 infection.Conclusion. While the overall kidney transplant numbers have increased in the year to date, kidney transplants decreased drastically at the onset of the pandemic.
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    Outcome of Gastric Fundus and Pylorus Botulinum Toxin A Injection in Obese Patients Class I-II with Normal Pyloric Orifice Structure: A Retrospective Analysis
    (2021) Ferhatoglu, Murat Ferhat; Kartal, Abdulcabar; Filiz, Ali Ilker; Kebudi, Abut
    Background: Any deterioration in pyloric muscle activity has the potential to influence gastric emptying. In such a case, gastric emptying time would also be changed due to the paralysis of pyloric muscles, which is the botulinum toxin's effect mechanism. This study aimed to investigate how the pyloric orifice structure influences the success of intragastric botulinum toxin type A injection (GBI) therapy in Class I-II obese patients for weight loss.Methods: The GBI applied patients were categorized according to pyloric orifice structure during upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy: Group A: the patients whose pylorus had normal peristaltic activity and closed completely and Group B: the patients whose pylorus did not close properly or were nonperistaltic. We measured the body mass index (BMI) of the patients before and 6 months after the procedure and expressed postprocedure weight loss in terms of the percentage of excess BMI (E-BMI%) loss. We compared preprocedure and sixth-month BMI and E-BMI% values. We applied the Student's t-test to analyze the differences among study groups, and p < 0.05 was accepted as statistically significant.Results: Seventy-seven patients completed the 6-month follow-up period. The measurements without considering the pyloric orifice structure showed that the mean BMI decrease in female patients (from 36.4 +/- 5.4 to 32 +/- 7.2 kg/m(2)) was significant (p < 0.05). And the BMI and E-BMI% loss in Group A were statistically significant (p < 0.05).Conclusion: We advise being selective and applying GBI to class I-II obese patients with normal pyloric orifice structure.