Publications by authors named "K Erdogan"
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- The study assessed the effectiveness of hybrid aortic surgery in 24 patients with complex aortic conditions, focusing on technical success and postoperative outcomes like morbidity and mortality.
- Different surgical strategies were utilized based on the location of the aortic issue, with notable findings that the femoral incision approach resulted in shorter hospital stays despite higher infection rates in some areas.
- Overall, the results suggest that hybrid aortic surgery is both a safe and effective method for treating complex cases where standard procedures may not be adequate.
Introduction: To explore the possible associations between blood markers including albumin, hemoglobulin, creatinine and 25 OH vitamin D with sarcopenia using the ISarcoPRM algorithm.
Materials And Methods: A total of 2094 community-dwelling males and postmenopausal females (495 males, 1599 females)aged ≥ 50 years were recruited and their demographic data along with all comorbidities and laboratory evaluations were noted. Functional measurements were also quantified and the ISarcoPRM algorithm was used for the diagnosis/confirmation of the participants into sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic categories.
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- IgG4-related disease is an immune disorder mainly seen in older men that affects multiple organ systems, often causing symptoms like headaches and gastrointestinal issues.
- A case study details a 78-year-old woman whose persistent headaches and diarrhea led to a diagnosis of IgG4-related disease, confirmed by imaging and biopsy.
- After initial treatments failed, switching to rituximab helped resolve her headaches and control diarrhea, emphasizing the need to consider IgG4-related disease in similar cases of unexplained symptoms in elderly patients.
Soft tissue sarcomas are rare cancers and most cases are metastatic at the time of diagnosis. Although the chances of survival are good with surgical treatment in the early stages, systemic treatment in the advanced stages is only associated with a survival duration of ~12 months. Alterations in the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene are becoming increasingly recognized as pan-cancer indicators in solid tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPapillary microcarcinomas (PMCs) are papillary carcinomas ≤1 cm in size, with an increasing incidence. Although generally indolent, some cases exhibit aggressive behavior. Recently, active surveillance has been recommended to avoid surgical treatment.
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