Avoiding Packing When an External Fixator Is Used in Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy: The Rationale for Vaginal Gauze Packing on Rectum and Bladder.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the rational effects of packing, which has seen reduced use after the introduction of fixators that perform the stabilization function-on rectum, bladder, and A point doses when used in conjunction with fixators.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on inoperable-cervical-cancer patients who underwent brachytherapy with tandem and ovoid at Kocaeli University Hospital between January 2023 and May 2024. Patients received external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), followed by high-dose-rate brachytherapy with either standard or packed plans.

Hypersensitivity myocarditis induced by isoniazid overdose in a 15-year-old girl: a case report.

Introduction: Myocarditis represents a diverse group of inflammatory diseases affecting the heart muscle, with both infectious and non-infectious etiologies. Among the non-infectious causes, drug-induced hypersensitivity reactions are rare but serious. Isoniazid, a cornerstone in tuberculosis treatment, is known for its hepatotoxicity but has rarely been documented to cause hypersensitivity myocarditis.

A rare case of acute cerebellitis due to enterovirus treated with therapeutic plasma exchange: Case report and review of the literature.

Background: Acute cerebellitis is a rare complication of pediatric infections. There are many reports that viral infections lead to neurological manifestations, including acute cerebellitis.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted for pediatric patients diagnosed with enterovirus cerebellitis between 2000 and 2024.

Multimodal ultrasonography evaluation in thyroid nodule characterization: what is the ideal algorithm?

Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic performances of Ultrasonography (US), Shear-wave Elastography (SWE), and Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) findings in the diagnosis of malignant thyroid nodules (MTNs) and to determine the US algorithm with the best diagnostic performance.

Material And Methods: Eighty-one nodules in 77 patients who had underwent multimodal US with biopsy results, were evaluated. Echogenicity, nodule components, contours, presence and type of calcification, and size were analyzed with US.

Should children with psoriasis be consulted to a rheumatologist? Result from pediatric rheumatology-dermatology collaboration.

Objective: The objectives of this study were to determine the musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions associated with pediatric psoriasis (Pso) and to evaluate the thickness of Achilles tendon of children with Pso and healthy controls (HCs).

Methods: Pso patients who were followed-up in dermatology outpatient clinic were referred to a pediatric rheumatology center. All patients and healthy peers were evaluated with standardized forms.