Publications by authors named "Gulnihal Ozdemir"

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  • The study examined whether patients with thalassemia major in a clinic were properly informed about hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), including prep, outcomes, and complications.
  • A retrospective analysis of 190 thalassemia major patients revealed that while a significant portion received information and underwent HSCT, many had no details recorded in their files, and complications varied by donor type.
  • Results indicated that approximately two-thirds of patients were informed about HSCT and nearly half underwent the procedure, but complication rates were notably higher for those with matched family donors compared to sibling donors.
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Background: The aim of our study was to describe musculoskeletal system tuberculosis (TB) as a single-center experience.

Methods: This is a retrospective observational study conducted at a TB Dispensary in the east Mediterranean part of Turkey between 2004 and 2020. The clinical and demographic characteristics including age, gender, involvement location and duration of illness, presenting complaint, local examination findings, treatment outcome were retrieved and analyzed from the case files.

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Primary synovial sarcomas of the pericardium are extremely rare tumors, especially in pediatric population. As far as we know, only few cases have been reported in the literature. This uncommon location for synovial sarcomas could lead to misdiagnosis.

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