Pollen Morphology of Gentiana L. (Gentianaceae) in Türkiye.

This study investigates the pollen morphology of 13 taxa of Turkish Gentiana using a statistical approach, contributing to their taxonomy. The aim is to elucidate the palynological characteristics of the taxa and to reveal their contributions to the systematic understanding of the genus Gentiana. The pollen grains are monad, radially symmetrical, isopolar, and tricolporate.

The effect of mass functionality on laparoscopic adrenalectomy outcomes.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of adrenal mass functionality and different hormone subtypes synthesized by the adrenal masses on laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) outcomes.

Materials And Methods: The study included 298 patients, 154 of whom were diagnosed with nonfunctional masses. In the functional group, 33, 62, and 59 patients had Conn syndrome, Cushing's syndrome, and pheochromocytoma, respectively.

Irisin, adropin, and preptin as biomarkers of energy dysregulation in depressive disorder.

Objective: Lack of energy, fatigue, debility are often seen in depression and hardly respond to treatment. Finding some biomarkers for these symptoms may be important for diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to investigate the possible relationship between depression and energy-related molecules irisin, adropin and preptin.

The predictive factors that total laser energy consumed during retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS): stone area and density.

Holmium: YAG (Ho: YAG) laser lithotripsy with flexible ureterorenoscopy can be used with high stone-free and low complication rates for renal stones. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting the total laser energy in cases with provided stone-free status after a single session of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). Data of 222 patients who underwent RIRS between October 2017 and March 2020 were evaluated retrospectively.

Understanding the effects of chitosan, chia mucilage, levan based composite coatings on the shelf life of sweet cherry.

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) fruits are prone to quality and quantity loss in shelf-life conditions and cold storage due to their short post-harvest life. Until now efforts have been made to extend the shelf life of the sweet cherry.

The danger of hyperoxia on the rat kidneys: is tadalafil a real shield?

Purpose: Continuous oxygen therapy to compensate for decreased oxygen saturation in the blood is a life-saving treatment used in case lung involvement. Excess oxygen delivery was reported to be a common situation, in which about 50% of the patients showed hyperoxemia and 4% in severe hyperoxemia. In this work, we investigated the effects of hyperoxia on the rat kidneys and whether tadalafil has an effect to reduce this damage.

Successful localization of abnormal parathyroid tissue with ultrasound-guided methylene blue dye injection before surgery for metastatic or recurrent thyroid cancers and parathyroid adenomas.

Objectives: A surgery to be performed on a previously operated neck includes difficulties such as increased risk of complications and prolonged operation time. The aim of the present study is to analyze the benefit of pre-anesthetic ultrasound-guided injection of methylene blue into parathyroid adenomas and abnormal lymph nodes to simplify their safe and satisfactory extraction.

Methods: We analyzed the case series records of 14 patients who were operated for reoperative neck surgery due to recurrent thyroid cancer (8 patients) and parathyroid adenoma (6 patients) and in the technique; 0.

Should We Hesitate to Perform Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Pheochromacytomas Larger Than 5 cm in Diameter with No Pre-Operative Suspicious Criteria for Malignancy?

Objectives: We aimed to compare the outcomes of patients who underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) for pheochromacytoma (PHE) ≥5 cm versus <5 cm in diameter.

Methods: Demographic variables, tumor characteristics, perioperative, and post-operative outcomes were evaluated retrospectively and compared between groups.

Results: Between February 2008 and August 2020, 54 patients (27 female and 27 male) enrolled to the study and divided into two groups according to the tumor size as group L ≥5 cm (28 patients) and group S as <5 cm (26 patients).

Ureterorenoscopic Lithotripsy for Pediatric Kidney Stones Using Holmium:Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet Laser Devices: 15 W 30 W.

We aimed to compare the effectiveness of 15- and 30-W holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser devices used in the treatment of pediatric kidney stones. Eighty-six consecutive pediatric patients who underwent retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) between February 2010 and August 2020 were enrolled in the study. After exclusion criteria were applied, the data of 79 children were evaluated retrospectively.

The Differences Between the Right and Left Side Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Outcomes: A Comparative Analysis of Single-Center Outcomes.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the right and left side laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) outcomes of a single center.

Materials And Methods: The outcomes of patients who underwent LDN in our clinic between 2008 and 2020 were evaluated retrospectively. Two groups were consisted according to the side of the donor kidney.

A Rare Cause of Respiratory Distress in Newborn: Huge Nasal Chondromesenchymal Hamartoma; Patient Report.

Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma is a rare benign tumor of the sinonasal tract in pediatrics and only few cases in infantile, early pediatric, and adolescent population have been reported. Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma commonly presents as respiratory difficulty, intranasal mass, or facial swelling and typically arises from the nasal septum or vestibule, lest frequently maxillary or ethmoid sinuses, orbit, nasopharynx, and oropharynx. The authors report a case of nasal chondromesench- ymal hamartoma that caused respiratory distress since birth, in a 4- week-old (28 days) infant which was arised from the medial aspect of the middle turbinate, an unexpected localization.

Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy; an equally effective and a sensible alternative to flexible ureterorenoscopy in the management of large ureteral stones in terms of effectivity and cost.

Objectives: We aimed to understand whether laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (LU) is a good alternative to flexible ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy (FURS) by comparing these techniques concerning cost-effectiveness.

Methods: We analysed 79 patients with upper ureteral stones larger than 1.5 cm underwent FURS or LU concerning cost-effectiveness analysis.

Can isolated sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and idiopathic acute facial paralysis (Bell's palsy) be symptoms of COVID-19?

Objectives: The symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of presentation mainly include fever, cough, respiratory distress and myalgia. On the other hand, as neurological symptoms, disruption of taste and smell and cerebrovascular pathologies are well-known, whereas other neurological symptoms and signs are being newly recognized. Sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and idiopathic acute facial paralysis (Bell's palsy) are otologic emergencies that are frequently encountered by otorhinolaryngology specialists.

Is laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma safe and effective in geriatric patients?

Objectives: The study aimed to assess the haemodynamic changes of laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) in geriatric patients with pheochromocytoma (PHEO). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate the haemodynamic outcomes of LA in this patient population.

Methods: Data of 350 patients who underwent single-side transperitoneal LA between 2000 and 2020 were reviewed retrospectively.

15 and 30 W Holmium:YAG Laser Lithotriptor in Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy: Which One Is More Effective and Safe?

Holmium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy with ureteroscopy (URS) was a safe and successful treatment option for pediatric ureteral stones. We aimed to comparatively evaluate the outcomes of 15 and 30 W Ho:YAG laser lithotriptors in pediatric ureter stones. We retrospectively evaluated 55 children who underwent ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy to treat ureter stone size up to 15 mm between September 2009 and March 2020.

Which frequency is better for pediatric shock wave lithotripsy? Intermediate or low: a prospective randomized study.

Purpose: Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is the first option in the treatment of pediatric kidney stones; however, optimal frequency is still uncertain. The aim of this study was to compare low frequency [60 shocks per minute (SWs/min)] and intermediate frequency [90 SWs/min] in terms of lithotripsy success, complications, cardiac arrhythmia, anesthesia time, secondary procedures, and efficiency quotient (EQ) in children.

Methods: Seventy-eight consecutive children who received SWL for radiopaque renal stones between July 2016 and January 2020 were randomly divided into two groups: Group 60 (SWL frequency: 60 SWs/min) and Group 90 (SWL frequency: 90 SWs/min).

Monocyte-to-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio Is Independently Associated With All-Cause Mortality in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio on all-cause mortality in deceased donor kidney transplant recipients.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective observational study in which all deceased donor kidney transplant recipients were included. Relevant data for analyses included clinical and demographic features, laboratory values, number of HLA matches, occurrence of delayed graft function, cold ischemia time, and survival status.

The effects of acute hypoxia on audition: An experimental study.

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a health problem that has increasing importance in society. In the literature, many studies about an audition in patients with OSAS are present. In this study, the effects of hypoxia on an audition that develop during the apnea attacks in OSAS were investigated experimentally.

Comparison of laparoscopic pyelolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery in the management of large renal pelvic stones.

Background: To compare the clinical outcomes of laparoscopic pyelolithotomy (LP) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in the management of large renal pelvic stones.

Patients And Methods: This study included patients who presented with a single renal pelvic stone sized ≥20 mm and who were treated primarily by LP or RIRS. The patients were grouped based on the surgical procedure they underwent.

An Extraordinary Complication of Chronic Tonsillitis: Perforation of Posterior Plica.

Tonsillitis is a very common condition. It is usually of viral origin, is self-limiting, is generally treated conservatively in practice. Complications can be divided into non-suppurative and suppurative.

The Complication of Tension Pneumocephalus After Septoplasty.

This paper presents a case of tension pneumocephalus with severe headache 2 days after septoplasty surgery. In such cases, endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) or open approach can be used for repair of the defect. However, pneumocephalus, especially caused by minor defects, improves spontaneously with conservative treatment.

Holmium Laser Enucleation, Laparoscopic Simple Prostatectomy, or Open Prostatectomy: The Role of the Prostate Volume in terms of Operation Time.

Introduction: To compare the prostate removal speeds of 3 enucleation techniques and to evaluate how the operating times change depending on the prostate volume.

Methods: Medical records of patients with 80-g or larger prostates who underwent holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), laparoscopic simple prostatectomy (LSP), or open prostatectomy (OP) due to medical treatment-resistant benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were classified into 3 groups according to the surgical procedure.

A cut-off value for the operation time and other risk factors in terms of the infection risk for flexible ureterorenoscopy.

Objectives: To investigate the operation time (OT) and ureteral access sheath (UAS) usage with the infection rates and to determine a cut-off value for OT.

Methods: We retrospectively analysed the data of the patients who underwent flexible ureterorenoscopy (FURS) for renal stones larger than 20 mm between 2010 and 2019. The investigated parameters were OT, UAS using, and infection status.

Evaluation of antioxidant and anticancer effects of subsp. extract.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of Thymbra sintenisii subsp. isaurica extract (TSIE) and, to evaluate, for the first time, anticancer effect on human MCF-7 (breast carcinoma) cells.

Materials And Methods: The antioxidant capacity of TSIE was evaluated using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and total polyphenol assays.