Publications by authors named "M A Agildere"
Article Synopsis
- Coccydynia is often overlooked in clinical settings, particularly idiopathic cases that result in long-term pain and numerous doctor visits.
- A comprehensive literature review from the last five years was conducted using various medical databases, focusing on the causes, imaging techniques, and treatment options for this condition.
- The diagnosis should start with dynamic X-rays, and the understanding of specific coccyx morphologies is crucial; treatments range from conservative methods to surgical options like coccygectomy, highlighting the need for radiologists to be familiar with coccyx abnormalities.
Objectives: Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism. It leads to copper accumulation in various organs (liver, eye, brain) and deteriorates their functions. Symptoms usually appear in the second and third decades of life.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe practicality of real-time sonoelastography in the diagnosis of tendinopathy is being discussed since the beginning of its use in musculoskeletal system. The aims of this study were to compare the elasticity of pathologic supraspinatus tendon with the uninvolved side by sonoelastography and to determine the relationship between the sonoelastographic findings and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) grade of the tendinosis. Eighty-2 patients (50 males, 32 females, mean ± SD age = 53.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Patients with vitamin D deficiency (VDD) have potential to have increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to discover the findings of early atherosclerosis in patients with VDD by measuring carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and epicardial fat thickness (EFT).
Materials And Methods: The study population includes 52 patients with VDD (n = 30 [57% female], mean ± SD age 54.
Objective: To document the prevalence of Spondyloarthropathy (SpA) with an evaluation of patients previously diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).
Methods: The patients diagnosed with FMS before telephoned and asked three questions to determine for inflammatory back pain. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Fibromyalgia criteria 1990 and ACR 2010 and for diagnosing patients with SpA; criteria from the European Spondyloarthropathy Study Group (ESSG), and Amor were applied.