Publications by authors named "B E Cil"
Introduction: Pneumonia is a common symptom of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), and this study aimed to determine how analyzing initial thoracic computerized-tomography (CT) scans using semi-quantitative methods could be used to predict the outcomes for hospitalized patients.
Materials And Methods: This study looked at previously collected data from adult patients who were hospitalized with a positive test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 and had CT scans of their thorax at the time of presentation. The CT scans were evaluated for the extent of lung involvement using a semi-quantitative scoring system ranging from 0 to 72.
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- * Major risk factors include chronic viral infections, heavy alcohol use, and genetic predispositions, with many patients diagnosed in advanced stages of the disease.
- * Treatment approaches vary based on disease stage, and may include liver surgery, ablation, or targeted therapies, often requiring a multidisciplinary approach for management, with combination therapies being common for advanced cases.
Purpose: Patients with arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) have a lower health-related quality of life (QoL) than the general population. QoL assessment of patients with peripheral AVMs after endovascular treatment is scarce in the literature. Radiologic and clinical outcomes are not always correlated in vascular malformation treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPURPOSE This study evaluated single center results of endovascular treatment in renal angiomyolipoma (AML) to determine whether there is clinical relevance of adding proximal coil embolization to distal particle embolization in terms of safety, efficacy and retreatment rates. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed to evaluate patients undergoing transarterial embolization for renal AMLs from January 2007 to October 2020. Parameters regarding patient and tumor characteristics, embolization technique, treatment outcome and complications were recorded.
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- The study assessed the effectiveness and patient satisfaction of polidocanol sclerotherapy for treating venous malformations (VM) in a group of 232 patients from June 2013 to July 2021.
- Results showed an 82.3% clinical response rate and the same level of patient satisfaction, with half of the participants reporting significant satisfaction and no major complications noted.
- Key factors influencing satisfaction included the clinical response and the reduction of swelling prior to treatment.