Evaluation of risk factors for long-term atrial fibrillation development in patients undergoing typical atrial flutter ablation: a multicenter pilot study.

Background: Atrial flutter (AFL) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are the most commonly detected supraventricular arrhythmias and share similar pathophysiological mechanisms. After the successful ablation of AFL, AF frequently occurs in the long-term follow-up. As emphasized in some studies, certain mechanisms seem to predispose to the development of AF in AFL patients, and approximately 20% of these patients have accompanying AFL.

Identification of Radiological and Clinical Factors that Increase the Risk of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Recurrence.

Aim: To determine risk factors predicting chronic subdural hematoma (CSH) recurrence is a common type of intracranial hemorrhage in elderly patients. Despite improved medical diagnosis and treatment, the reoperation rate remains high.

Material And Methods: A retrospective review of 291 CSH patients admitted to our department was performed.

Stereotactic radiosurgery for tumors of the pineal region: A single-center experience.

Tumors of the pineal region (TPRs) are rare neoplasms that are surgically challenging to resect. Conventional treatment strategies are available, but gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is an alternative approach. This study presents a single-center experience with GKRS performed for TPR with and without histopathological diagnoses.

Microsurgical and fiber tract anatomy of the interthalamic adhesion.

Objective: The authors of this study aimed to define the microanatomy of the interthalamic adhesion (ITA) using microfiber dissection, magnetic resonance (MR) tractography, and histological analysis.

Methods: Sagittal, coronal, and axial MR images from 160 healthy individuals 2-82 years of age were examined. The relationships between age range and ITA morphology as well as between gender and ITA morphology were evaluated statistically.

A rare disease: a single-center experience of cerebral alveolar echinococcosis in 12 operated patients.

Objective: In this study, we have evaluated 12 patients with cerebral alveolar echinococcosis (AE). All patients underwent surgery for cerebral AE. We aimed to demonstrate the relationship between the demographic properties of patients and surgical outcomes as well as surgical suggestions about surgical approaches.