Publications by authors named "Kadir Bakay"

Objective: To investigate the prognostic factors of patients with Grade 3 endometrioid endometrial cancer (G3EEC).

Methods: This four-center, retrospective study included a total of 129 women with G3EEC. Demographic, clinicopathologic, and survival data were collected.

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Objective: Pregnants and puerperas show different perceptions of their body image and appearance, so authors investigated their perceptions related to pregnancy and puerperium, evaluating their views on cosmetic surgery, by a cross-sectional study.

Materials And Methods: 5-item questionnaires were administrated to women at first pregnancy and puerperas. Patients were submitted also to Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Body Image Inventory (BII) analysis, indicating the level of anxiety, depression and body dissatisfaction for somatic changes during pregnancy and after childbirth.

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Background: The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of modified Bakay technique (MT) to standard colpotomy (ST) and cuff closure in total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH).

Methods: This two-centre, randomized-controlled study included a total of 160 patients who were scheduled for TLH for benign diseases (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier is NCT05080114 and the first posted date was 15/10/2021).

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Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the surgical outcomes between patients who were staged laparoscopically for early-stage endometrioid-type endometrial cancer (EC) between those who underwent prophylactic ligation of uterine arteries (UAs) prior to pelvic lymphadenectomy and the patients who were operated with standard procedure.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in women diagnosed with early-stage and low/intermediate-risk endometrioid-type EC. The control group included patients who underwent standard laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy and the study group concerned patients who underwent prophylactic ligation of UA prior to pelvic lymphadenectomy.

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Aims: This study aims to investigate whether gene C633T rs9898 and gene rs4648551 A > G polymorphisms have an effect on ovulation and response to the gonadotropin treatments.

Materials And Methods: Blood samples were received from a total of 206 individuals (116 patients from whom good quality and optimal of numbers oocytes have not been able to be obtained at the IVF Center of Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine and 90 controls). Genomic DNA was extracted by DNA isolation and SNP genotyping was performed by real-time qPCR method.

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Objective: To investigate the role of gonadotropin-stimulated and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) -primed in vitro oocyte maturation (IVM) in cases of repeated in vitro fertilization (IVF) failure due to various forms of oocyte maturation arrest (OMA).

Methods: Retrospective cohort study.

Results: In all, 63 women with IVF failure due to OMA were evaluated in this study.

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Objective: This multi-center study aims to determine the efficiency and safety of endometrial myomectomy (EM) for the removal of uterine fibroids during cesarean section (CS).

Methods: Retrospective review of 360 women diagnosed for fibroids during pregnancy. They all delivered by CS between 2014 and 2019.

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As the reproductive technology advanced along with the improved outcome in cancer treatment demands implementing new fertility preservation, developing algorithms on fertility preservation requires tailoring for each society. Here, the authors attempt to modify the current medical literature on fertility preservation for the Turkish population. A PubMed search was conducted using the search term .

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The last step of laparoscopic hysterectomy when the surgeon attempts to remove the uterus and close the vaginal cuff (colpotomy and cuff closure) is considered the most challenging part of the operation, and the procedure involves a steep learning curve for surgeons. Although various methods have been described and reviewed on vaginal cuff closure in laparoscopic hysterectomy, this study is the first to describe placing a single continuous running purse-string suture using the uterine manipulator to maintain a safe distance between adjacent structures while facilitating the closure before colpotomy.

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Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of different anesthesia types administered to patients with preeclampsia on postoperative maternal morbidities.

Methods: Medical records of pregnant women complicated with preeclampsia delivered by cesarean from January 2010 to December 2016 in our clinic were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: There was not a statistically significant difference between patients receiving spinal anesthesia and general anesthesia in terms of additional parenteral analgesic requirement at postoperative period (p = 0.

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In this prospective randomised single-blind case-controlled cohort study the aim was to compare the effects of mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) on field of vision and surgical comfort during total laparoscopic hysterectomy procedures. The study group was made of 102 patients that had undergone total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH), between July 2012 and June 2014. Statistical comparison was made between the means of durations of operation between the two groups divided by visual indexing (VI).

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The objective was to determine whether progesterone support affects pregnancy rates in patients who develop a single follicle. This was a non-randomized prospective controlled study performed on 591 intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles that developed a single follicle; 337 women received 100 mg oral progesterone daily. The pregnancy rate was 24.

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