Successful Treatment of Adventitious Bursitis With Marginal Resection in a 23-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report.

Adventitious bursitis is an inflammatory condition affecting bursae. Distinct from primary or infectious bursitis, adventitious bursitis typically develops secondary to conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or repetitive joint overuse. The resulting inflammation can lead to pain, swelling, and restricted mobility, significantly impacting patients' quality of life.

Treatment of Distal Femoral Malignant Mesenchymal Tumor With Extensor Mechanism Transfer: A Case Report and Surgical Technique.

Malignant mesenchymal tumors are a diverse group of aggressive cancers originating from mesenchymal cells in connective tissues such as bone, muscle, cartilage, and fat. These tumors often invade surrounding tissues and metastasize to distant organs, posing significant treatment challenges. Among them, malignant mesenchymal tumors located in the distal femur are particularly rare, with limited reports detailing effective surgical and functional reconstruction strategies following wide resection.

Healthcare-associated infections in patients with COVID-19: is it different from the pre-pandemic period?

Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and may cause devastating consequences. However, the prevalence of HAI and its effects on in-hospital mortality among critically ill COVID-19 patients is ambiguous. We determined the prevalence of HAI and the rate of mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients and compared it with pre-pandemic ICU patients.

Effect of complex decongestive therapy on frailty and quality of life in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema: the before-and-after treatment study.

Objective: To investigate the impact of Complex Decongestive Therapy (CDT) on the severity of frailty and quality of life in individuals suffering from postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome.

Methods: Participants who met the inclusion criteria were informed about CDT and informed consent was obtained. Edmonton Frailty Scale (EFS), extremity volüme (EV), lymphedema stage(LS), EQ-5D General Quality of Life Scale (EQ-5D-5L), and Quick Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) scores were evaluated by the same physician before and after treatment.

Fatigue and sleep quality improvement through complete decongestive therapy in postmastectomy lymphedema: An investigative analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of complete decongestive therapy (CDT) on cancer-related fatigue, sleep quality, and lymphedema-specific quality of life using validated and reliable questionnaires in cancer patients being commendable.

Material And Methods: This prospective study includes 94 patients who had postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome. The demographic characteristics of the patients were recorded.

Scaling-Up Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Highly Defective Pd@UiO-66-NH Catalysts for Selective Olefin Hydrogenation under Ambient Conditions.

The need to develop green and cost-effective industrial catalytic processes has led to growing interest in preparing more robust, efficient, and selective heterogeneous catalysts at a large scale. In this regard, microwave-assisted synthesis is a fast method for fabricating heterogeneous catalysts (including metal oxides, zeolites, metal-organic frameworks, and supported metal nanoparticles) with enhanced catalytic properties, enabling synthesis scale-up. Herein, the synthesis of nanosized UiO-66-NH was optimized via a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method to obtain defective matrices essential for the stabilization of metal nanoparticles, promoting catalytically active sites for hydrogenation reactions (760 kg·m·day space time yield, STY).

Evaluation of the relationship of posterior tibial slope with gender and age in Turkish population with 3 different methods.

Background: This study aimed to reveal the posterior tibial slope (PTS) angle with 3 different methods in a large case group in the Turkish population. In addition, the reproducibility of the measurement methods used was questioned while determining the age groups, gender and side relationship of this angle.

Materials And Methods: In our retrospective study, radiographs of both knees were evaluated in all 610 patients (344 women, 56.

Case Report of a Patient With Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Treated With Wide Resection.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors are soft tissue sarcomas originating from peripheral nerves. They are more frequently diagnosed in individuals with neurofibromatosis and tend to affect young men more often than women. The most common sites for these tumors within the peripheral nerve sheath are in the pelvis and the distal femur.

Peritoneal sarcomatosis due to undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma: A case report and review of the literature.

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS), which was previously known as malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH), rarely presents in the abdomen, and sarcomatosis due to UPS has not yet been reported in the literature. Here, we present a 62-year-old man who had abdominal sarcomatosis due to UPS with a poor prognosis.

Adverse effects of 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz radiofrequency radiation emitted from mobile phones on bone and skeletal muscle.

The goal of this study was to biomechanically and morphologically research both the impact of mobile phone like radiofrequency radiations (RFR) on the tibia and the effects on skeletal muscle through oxidative stress parameters. Fifty-six rats (200-250 g) were put into groups: healthy sham (n = 7), healthy RFR (900, 1800, 2100 MHz) (n = 21), diabetic sham (n = 7) and diabetic RFR (900, 1800, 2100 MHz) (n = 21). Over a month, each group spent two hours/day in a Plexiglas carousel.

The role of basal metabolic and volumetric F-FDG PET/CT parameters and their changes in predicting pathological complete response in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the roles of pre- and post- treatment quantitative fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) parameters including maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), metabolic tumor volume (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) and their rate of change in predicting pathological complete response (pCR) in patients with local and locally advanced invasive breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).

Subjects And Methods: Ninety-eight patients who received NAC after being diagnosed with local and locally advanced invasive breast cancer between January 2017 and September 2021 were retrospectively included in our study. Molecular subtypes of all patients were determined.

Modifying the Stöber Process: Is the Organic Solvent Indispensable?

The Stöber method is one of the most important and fundamental processes for the synthesis of inorganic (nano)materials but has the drawback of using a large amount of organic solvent. Herein, ethanol was used as an example to explore if the organic solvent in a typical Stöber method can be omitted. It was found that ethanol increases the particle size of the obtained silica spheres and aids the formation of uniform silica particles rather than forming a gel.

HPV prevention in women aged 30-65 in Istanbul: Effect of early diagnosis of cervical cancer.

Objective: Earlier detection and timely interventions against cancers are well known to reduce the morbidity and mortality. Screening programs provide opportunity to detect cancers as early as precancerous stages. Cancers of cervix of uterus are one of the cancers that have widely applicable screening methods and are one of the three cancer types that have population-based screening program in Turkiye.

Comparison of trace element (selenium, iron), electrolyte (calcium, sodium), and physical activity levels in COVID-19 patients before and after the treatment.

Objective: Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), a worldwide health problem, is the cause of 2019 coronavirus disease. This study aimed to compare the trace element (selenium and iron), electrolyte (calcium and sodium), and physical activity levels of COVID-19 patients before and after COVID-19 treatment.

Method: This prospective study was conducted in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 (n = 15).

The effect of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia on myocardial ischemia detected by single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging.

Objective: We aimed to examine the effects of COVID-19 pneumonia on cardiac ischemia detected by myocardial perfusion imaging with single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI) in patients presenting with chest pain and shortness of breath after recovery from COVID-19.

Materials And Method: Patients with a history of COVID-19 confirmed by reverse transcriptase-PCR test who underwent SPECT-MPI for the evaluation of ischemia with the complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath were screened for this study. Patients who underwent thorax CT during the acute period of the COVID-19 were included.

Elabela levels in pregnancies with intrauterine growth retardation.

Objectives: The aim of our study is to examine maternal serum Elabela levels in pregnancy with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). IUGR is one of the most important causes of perinatal mortality and morbidity. IUGR is also related future comorobidities such as diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and coronary artery disease.

Evaluation of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients with 2D shear wave elastography with propagation map guidance: a single-centre study.

Background: The aims of this study were to evaluate liver fibrosis with two-dimensional (2D) shear wave elastography (SWE) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), to compare 2D-SWE with histopathology and to determine the change in liver stiffness values after antiviral therapy.

Material And Methods: A total of 253 patients with CHB were included in this prospective study. 2D-SWE with propagation map guidance to measure liver stiffness, fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) and aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) scoring and additional liver biopsy were performed in patients with CHB.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of Ampicillin and Lactobacillus casei rhamnosus treatment in cases of preterm premature rupture of membranes remote from term.

Objectives: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) remote from term is an important obstetric cause of maternal and fetal adverse outcomes. The aim of our study is to examine the efficacy of ampicillin and Lactobacillus casei rhamnosus treatment in cases of PPROM remote from term.

Material And Methods: The study was carried out by examining the results of cases who were given Ampicillin and Lactobacillus casei rhamnosus treatment.

Efficacy of Tocilizumab in COVID-19: Single-Center Experience.

Background: Cytokine release syndrome can be observed during the course of COVID-19. Tocilizumab is used for treating this highly fatal syndrome. We think that the starting time of tocilizumab is important.

A disease that is difficult to diagnose and treat: evaluation of 343 spondylodiscitis cases.

Objective: Spondylodiscitis is an important clinical a problem requiring serious approaches. In this study, we sought to raise awareness by examining the epidemiology and laboratory, clinical, and radiological findings of spondylodiscitis, which sometimes has a delayed diagnosis and which can be difficult to treat.

Methods: In total, 343 patients with spondylodiscitis were included in the study.

RSNA and BSTI grading systems of COVID-19 pneumonia: comparison of the diagnostic performance and interobserver agreement.

Background: This study aimed to compare the performance and interobservers agreement of cases with findings on chest CT based on the British Society of Thoracic Imaging (BSTI) guideline statement of COVID-19 and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) expert consensus statement.

Methods: In this study, 903 patients who had admitted to the emergency department with a pre-diagnosis of COVID-19 between 1 and 18 July 2020 and had chest CT. Two radiologists classified the chest CT findings according to the RSNA and BSTI consensus statements.

Correlation of Neuroimaging Findings with Clinical Presentation and Laboratory Data in Patients with COVID-19: A Single-Center Study.

Background: This study was aimed at revealing neuroimaging findings in COVID-19 patients and at discussing their relationship with epidemiological data and some laboratory parameters. . This study included 436 cases of COVID-19 and 40 cases of non-COVID-19 acute/subacute thromboembolism who underwent at least one neuroimaging procedure due to neurological symptoms between April 2020 and December 2020.

Comparison of a novel isthmic circumferential suture and Bakri balloon technique for the treatment of uterine atony during cesarean section.

Background: Postpartum bleeding is a life-threatening obstetric complication. The most common cause is uterine atony. There is no method that can treat PPH with 100% effectiveness and therefore, efforts for the development of more effective conservative treatment methods continue.