Incidence of chest wall deformity in 15,862 students in the province of Sivas, Türkiye.

Background: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of chest deformity in middle- and high-school students in Sivas province of Turkey, to identify the risk factors associated with the psychological and physical disorders caused by the deformity, and to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment guidance by increasing awareness of this problem.

Methods: Between October 2011 and May 2012, a total of 15,862 students (8,508 males, 7,354 females; mean age: 15.9±1.

A rare condition secondary to aberrant right subclavian artery syndrome: Aphagia lusoria.

Dysphagia lusoria is a well-described clinical entity caused by aberrant right subclavian artery. Herein, we present a 42-yearold male case with aberrant right subclavian artery-associated aphagia and progressed to aphagia lusoria presentation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first associated case presented with aphagia.

Efficacy of fluoroscopy-guided triple shoulder injection for older patients with nonspecific shoulder pain.

Purpose: Nonspecific shoulder pain is a common complaint in older adults that impairs physical function by restricting the range of joint movement, and causing severe pain. The study evaluated the effects of fluoroscopy-guided triple shoulder injection [i.e.

Relationship between erythrocyte sedimentation rate and choroidal and retinal thickness in Behçet's disease.

Purpose: To compare retinal and choroidal thickness in patients with Behçet's disease with and without ocular involvement as well as to evaluate the correlation between erythrocyte sedimentation rate and choroidal thickness among patients with Behçet's disease.

Methods: This was a prospective interventional study investigating erythrocyte sedimentation as well as choroidal and retinal thickness among patients with Behçet's disease. Patients who were diagnosed based on The International Criteria for Behçet's Disease with (Group A) or without (Group B) ocular involvement and a matched control group (Group C) participated in the study.

The influence of coccygeal dynamic patterns on ganglion impar block treatment results in chronic coccygodynia.

Objective Ganglion impar block (GIB) can be performed in patients with chronic coccygodynia who do not respond to conservative treatments. We investigated the effect of coccygeal dynamic patterns on the treatment outcome in patients with chronic coccygodynia treated with GIB. Materials and methods We retrospectively analyzed the data for patients diagnosed with chronic coccygodynia who underwent GIB only once by a transsacrococcygeal method under fluoroscopy guidance in our Pain Medicine Clinic.