PITUITARY FUNCTIONS AFTER RECOVERY FROM COVID-19.

Context: Injury and functional disorders in pituitary gland after COVID-19 still need elucidation.

Objective: To investigate pituitary functions, particularly hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis after COVID-19 infection.

Methods: This study was conducted at a university hospital between May and October 2021.

EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF GEMIFLOXACIN CONTAINING TREATMENT REGIMEN IN FIRST-LINE TREATMENT OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI.

•In eradication treatment of H. pylori gemifloxacin containing triple treatment regimen was as effective as bismuth containing quadruple treatment. •Drug adverse effects were fewer and milder in the gemifloxacin group.

Readmission rates of patients with COVID-19 after hospital discharge.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to inspect return and readmission reasons and rates of discharged patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods: This is an observational descriptive retrospective study that was conducted with patients who had confirmed COVID-19 diagnosed with severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and hospitalized between April 2020 and June 2021 in a tertiary care university hospital. Patients returning to the hospital after treatment for COVID-19, with symptoms related to COVID-19 within 30 days, were included.

Vitamin D Replacement Effect on Platelet Counts.

Objective: To determine the effect of vitamin D treatment on platelet counts according to age groups in patients with vitamin D deficiency.

Study Design: An observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Outpatient Clinics, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lokman Hekim University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey from January 1st to December 31st, 2020.

Successful treatment of amiodarone-induced hepatic injury with n-acetylcysteine: A case report.

Intravenous amiodarone treatment may cause hepatic toxicity. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a powerful antioxidant, reduces the level of free radicals by increasing glutathione levels, and is used in acetaminophen intoxication. An 83-year-old female Caucasian patient who had congestive heart failure and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was admitted to the hospital with palpitations and confusion.

Superior Rectal Artery Embolization with Tris-Acryl Gelatin Microspheres: A Randomized Comparison of Particle Size.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of superior rectal artery embolization (SRAE) with different-sized tris-acryl gelatin microspheres in symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease (HD).

Materials And Methods: Forty-two patients (male, 30; female, 12; median age, 45 years) with symptomatic HD (2 grade I, 8 grade II, 17 grade III, and 15 grade IV) were divided into 3 experimental arms (500-700 μm, 700-900 μm, and 900-1,200 μm groups; each had 14 patients) in a prospective randomized style to perform SRAE. Follow-up was performed by rectoscopy, clinical examination, and questionnaires.

The association of oxygen saturation, tomography findings and D-dimer levels in coronavirus disease 2019 patients.

: Coronavirus disease is a highly contagious disease caused by systemic acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 with high mortality rates. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum D-dimer levels and tomography findings at the time of admission in patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study included 94 patients, 48 women (51%) and 46 men (49%), diagnosed by PCR method.

Bronchial Artery Embolization with Large Sized (700-900 µm) Tris-acryl Microspheres (Embosphere) for Massive Hemoptysis: Long-Term Results (Clinical Research).

Purpose: To investigate the safety, efficacy and long-term results of bronchial artery embolization with microsphere particles (Embosphere Microspheres, BioSphere Medical, Rockland, MA) 700-900 µm in size for massive hemoptysis.

Methods: One hundred and seventy-four patients (94 female, 80 male; mean age 39.4 ± 5.

Atrium Advanta V12 Large Diameter Stent-Graft Applications for Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Pseudoaneurysms (due to Behcet Disease): Safety and Efficacy.

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the safety and effectiveness of Atrium Advanta V12 large diameter stent-graft applications for infrarenal abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysms (due to Behcet disease [BD]).

Methods: Data of Advanta V12™ (Atrium Europe B.V, Mijdrecht, the Netherlands) applied 12 female patients (mean age 30.

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty for Complete Membranous Obstruction of Suprahepatic Inferior Vena Cava: Long-Term Results.

Purpose: To determine the long-term results of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for a complete membranous obstruction of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava.

Methods: Patients (n = 65) who were referred to the interventional unit for PTA for a complete membranous obstruction of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava between January 2006 and October 2014 were included in the study. Thirty-two patients (18 males, 14 females, mean age 35 ± 10.

A Single-Center Retrospective Comparison of Doxorubicin-Loaded HepaSphere Transarterial Chemoembolization with Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization for Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Purpose: To compare doxorubicin-loaded HepaSphere transarterial chemoembolization versus conventional transarterial chemoembolization in terms of survival, time to recurrence, acute reversible hepatotoxicity, postembolization syndrome, and chemoembolization-related mortality and morbidity.

Materials And Methods: One hundred twenty-six patients (103 men, 23 women; mean age, 64.3 y) with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent conventional chemoembolization between January 2007 and March 2011 or drug-eluting embolic (DEE) chemoembolization (after the protocol change) between March 2011 and October 2014 were included in a retrospective analysis.

In vitro nonspecific mitogenic response of T-cell subsets in acute and chronic brucellosis.

The aim of the present study was to determine the cellular immune response on the course of brucellosis by investigating the proliferation response of T-cell subsets to phytohemagglutinin (PHA), that is, nonspecific mitogen in the patients with acute and chronic brucellosis. The study was performed in 19 patients with untreated brucellosis (acute, n = 11; chronic, n = 8) and 19 healthy controls. Standard tube agglutination and Coombs tests for brucellosis were performed.