Nonacute Subdural Hematoma Evacuation Using a Rigid Endoscopy System: A Clinical Study.

Aim: To determine the clinical relevance of a rigid endoscopy surgical method for subdural hematomas, as previously described in a cadaver study.

Material And Methods: Between May 2021 and September 2023, 21 patients underwent subdural hematoma drainage using a 0-degree rigid endoscope. Traumatic acute subdural hematomas were excluded.

Soft-Tissue Phenotype as a Risk Indicator of Peri-Implantitis and Peri-Implant Soft-Tissue Dehiscence-A Cross-Sectional Study.

Aim: To investigate the association, as well as to characterize the associated panel of pro- and anti-inflammatory markers, between the different components of the peri-implant phenotype and the presence of peri-implantitis/peri-implant soft-tissue dehiscence (PISTD).

Materials And Methods: A total of 324 implants in 112 patients were included. The following components of the peri-implant phenotype were clinically measured through the use of a manual periodontal probe or a digital calliper: keratinized mucosa width (PIKM-W), mucosal thickness (MT), attached mucosa (AM) and vestibulum depth (VD).

A Novel Perspective to Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery for Solitary Meningiomas: Adaptability of Fast Imaging Employing Steady-State Acquisition/Constructive Interference in Steady-State Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Aim: To compare T1-weighted contrast-enhanced (T1+C) with fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition (FIESTA) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences to protect healthy brain tissue during meningioma treatment with Gamma-Knife radiosurgery (GKRS).

Material And Methods: After reviewing the data of 54 patients with solitary meningioma who underwent GKRS between January 2020 and June 2022, demographic characteristics were noted, tumor volumes on T1+C and FIESTA MRI sequences were measured, and sequences were compared. The patients were then divided into two groups according to the presence of invasion to intracranial venous sinuses (groups 1 and 2, respectively).

Evaluation of salivary stress markers and inflammatory cytokine levels in peri-implantitis patients.

Background And Objective: Psychological stress has been identified in some observational studies as a potential factor that may modify and affect periodontal diseases, but there are no similar data for peri-implantitis. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-10, interferon (IFN)α inflammatory cytokines and the psychological stress-related markers, glucocorticoid receptor-α (GRα), and salivary α-amylase (sAA) gene expression levels in saliva samples obtained from healthy implants and peri-implantitis patients.

Materials And Methods: The study included a total of 50 systemically healthy subjects.

Radiotherapy Results in Locally Advanced Sinonasal Cancer: Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology, Head and Neck Study Group 01-005.

Objectives: This study aims to examine the treatment outcomes and related factors in locally advanced sinonasal cancer across Turkiye.

Methods: Twelve centers participants of the Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology Head and Neck Study Group attended the study. One hundred and ninety-four patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy between 2001 and 2021 were analyzed retrospectively.

Machine learning in predicting gastric cancer survival Presenting a novel decision support system model.

Background: Gastric cancer is the 4th most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 40%. In recent years, many artificial intelligence applications have been used in the field of gastric cancer through their effective computing and learning ability. In this study, we aim to develop a software that can accurately detect overall survival in gastric cancer cases with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Psychosocial factors affecting the quality of life of parents who have children with home mechanical ventilation.

Introduction: Most children with medical complexity have to live with home mechanical ventilation (HMV). Undertaking the care of a child with HMV creates a psychosocial burden on parents. This study investigated the impact of selected potential determinants on the quality of life of parents who have children with HMV.

Applications of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols for unruptured anterior circulation aneurysms in tertiary-level healthcare institutions: a national study.

Objective: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are standardized perioperative care that reduce patients' stress response during hospitalization and improve hospitalization time, complication rates, costs, and readmission rates. This study aimed to investigate the application rate of protocols for elective craniotomy in the surgery of unruptured anterior circulation aneurysms (AnCAs) at tertiary-level healthcare (TLH) institutions in Türkiye and its effect on the outcomes of the patients.

Methods: An electronic survey was sent to all Turkish TLH institutions (n = 127) between May and June 2023.

A rat study on the PTEN expression in ovarian tissue in PCOS and folliculogenesis.

The objective of this investigation was to examine alterations in PTEN expression within ovarian tissue in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The analysis also encompassed the examination of PTEN alterations in the ovarian tissue throughout the process of folliculogenesis in rats with normal ovulatory cycles. The study involved 12 adult female Sprague‒Dawley rats randomly assigned to the letrozole-induced polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) group as part of an animal-based research endeavour.

Dosimetric investigation of radiation-induced trigeminal nerve toxicity in parotid tumor patients.

Purpose: We aimed to describe the association between trigeminal nerve (TN) dose and toxicity and determine a threshold value that leads to TN toxicity in patients with parotid tumors treated with adjuvant conventional fractionated radiation therapy.

Methods And Materials: Eighteen patients who underwent adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) between 2013 and 2018 were included in this retrospective study. TN and its branches were outlined subsequently on the planning CT scans.

An Early Prediction Model for Estimating Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants.

Introduction: Accurate assessment of the risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is critical to determine the prognosis and identify infants who will benefit from preventive therapies. Clinical prediction models can support the identification of high-risk patients. In this study, we investigated the potential risk factors for BPD and compared machine learning models for predicting the outcome of BPD/death on days 1, 7, 14, and 28 in preterm infants.

Evaluating the Turkish validity and reliability of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in periodontal diseases.

Background: The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ) is a widely used multifactorial scale that assesses the individuals' perceptions of illness. Although there are studies investigating the psychometric properties of the Brief IPQ in many languages, the Turkish version of Brief IPQ on periodontal diseases has not been revealed so far. This study aimed to evaluate the Turkish validity and reliability of the Brief IPQ and contribute to the literature.

Flow diverter stent treatment for unruptured supraclinoid segment internal carotid artery aneurysms: a Turkish multicenter study.

Objective: Despite the relatively high success of surgical clipping of supraclinoid segment aneurysms of the internal carotid artery (ICA), flow diverter (FD) stent therapy is becoming increasingly used for these aneurysms. This study aims to evaluate the characteristics of FD placement for unruptured ICA supraclinoid segment aneurysms at 6 different centers with different experience levels in Türkiye.

Methods: In this retrospective, multicenter study, the authors reviewed the demographic information, aneurysm shape/dimensions (neck, aspect ratio, dome/neck ratio, and maximum diameter), preoperative antiplatelet regimen, FD stent brand, perioperative complications, intervention time, clinical (modified Rankin Scale) and radiological (O'Kelly-Marotta [OKM] grading scale) outcomes, and follow-up time of 54 patients.

Degenerative changes of the mandibular condyle in relation to the temporomandibular joint space, gender and age: A multicenter CBCT study.

Background: Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is used to provide multiplanar views of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) bone components as well as TMJ pathologies without superposition, magnification or distortion.

Objectives: The study aimed to analyze degenerative changes in the condylar surface, and their relationship with patient age and gender, and the TMJ space measurements by using CBCT images.

Material And Methods: A total of 258 individuals were retrospectively analyzed.

Can CT Pelvimetry Be Used to Predict Circumferential Resection Margin Positivity in Laparoscopic Resection of Middle and Lower Rectum Cancer?

Background Previous studies have shown that pelvimetry can be valuable in predicting surgical difficulties in rectal cancer operations. However, its usability in predicting circumferential resection margin (CRM) involvement remains debatable. This study investigated the factors affecting CRM status and the importance of computed tomography (CT) pelvimetry in predicting CRM involvement in laparoscopic resection of middle and lower rectal cancer.

Radiomics analysis of uterine tumors in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for prediction of lymph node metastases in endometrial carcinoma.

Background: In this single-center study, we aimed to analyze texture features of primary uterine lesions on 18F-FDG PET/CT to predict lymph node metastases.

Methods: Totally, 157 (mean age: 62 ± 10.2 years) patients were included in the analysis.

Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in appendix cancer A single-center experience.

Aim: The traditional treatment for appendiceal cancer with peritoneal spread is cytoreductive surgery (CRS) but added HİPEC chemotherapy to cytoreductive surgery and has shown that it improves overall survival. The aim of this study was to report the results of CRS and HIPEC treated patients with appendiceal cancers which is based on the experience of at Surgical oncology department.

Material-method: Ankara University School of Medicine, Deparment of Surgical Oncology.

Comparing the success rate of natural cycle and modified natural cycle protocols for frozen-thawed embryo transfer.

: The aim of the present study is to compare the effects of Natural Cycle and modified Natural Cycle protocols for frozen-thawed embryo transfer on clinical pregnancy rate and live birth rate. This prospective randomized controlled trial comprised 145 patients scheduled for frozen-thawed embryo transfer and was conducted at a university hospital between 2019 and 2021. The Natural Cycle protocol was administered to 73 patients and the modified Natural Cycle protocol to 72 patients and the clinical outcome was compared between the groups.

The effect of CEA/Albumin ratio in gastric cancer patient on prognostic factors.

Aim: Gastric cancer is an important disease worldwide with high mortality and morbidity rates. Novel targeted treatment approaches and recent improvements in immunotherapy have significantly improved survival. New indicators that can help determine the prognosis of stomach cancer have been of interest to researchers.

Efficacy of concentrated growth factor versus collagen membrane in reconstructive surgical therapy of peri-implantitis: 3-year results of a randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: To compare the 3-year clinical and radiographic outcomes of two different reconstructive surgical management of peri-implantitis using a bone substitute in combination with either concentrated growth factor (CGF) or collagen membrane (CM).

Material And Methods: Fifty-one patients who had at least one implant presenting peri-implantitis with an intrabony defect were filled with a xenogenic bone grafting material and covered either CGF or CM. Clinical and radiographic assessments were carried out at baseline and postoperative years 1 and 3.

Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure vs. Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation as Initial Treatment After Birth in Extremely Preterm Infants.

Objective: Non-invasive respiratory support strategies are known to reduce the complications of invasive mechanical ventilation in preterm infants. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) and nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) are commonly used ones. The recent meta-analyses indicated that early NIPPV did appear to be superior to NCPAP for decreasing respiratory failure and the need for intubation among preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).

Factors that affect survival in vaginal cancer: a seer analysis.

This study aimed to investigate the factors that affect survival in vaginal cancer by means of a large population-based database that had been monitored over a 42 year period (1975-2017). It was investigated which factors were most predictive in survival. This study evaluated the factors that affect survival in primary vaginal cancer as one of the rarest gynaecological cancers.