Does Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Affect the Maxillary Sinus Volume?

Objective: The purposes of this study were to evaluate and compare the maxillary sinus volume (MSV) of patients with a unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) between the cleft side and noncleft side and between adolescent patients with UCLP and a control (noncleft) group using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Methods: CBCT images of 44 UCLP patients (29 males and 15 females, with a mean [SD] age of 13.5 [5.

Evaluation of overactive bladder and nocturia as a risk factor for hip fracture in climacteric women: a matched pair case control study.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether overactive bladder (OAB) influences hip fractures in climacteric women by comparing the frequency of OAB and nocturia symptoms in patients with hip fractures and their age-matched controls in pre-fracture period. A total of 30 climacteric patients with a history of hip fracture were compared to a control group of 51 women in terms of OAB, nocturia and nocturia-QoL. A questionnaire composed of structured questions and Turkish validated versions of the specific questionnaires for OAB, OAB-Quality of Life (OAB-q) and nocturia-QoL was directed to the two groups.

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy: Analysis of the surgical learning curve in benign conditions.

Objective: To assess the learning curve for total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of the learning curve for two surgeons during their first 257 consecutive cases of total laparoscopic hysterectomy at a teaching hospital. Patients were divided sequentially into groups comprising the first 75 patients, the next 75, and the final 107 patients.

A comparison of the use of cone-beam computed tomography and panoramic radiography in the assessment of pre-eruptive intracoronal resorption.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of pre-eruptive intracoronal resorption (PIR) using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and panoramic radiography and to compare the findings of these imaging techniques.

Methods: This retrospective study consisted of 733 patients who had at least one unerupted tooth and had undergoneimaging with both three-dimensional (3D) CBCT and two-dimensional (2D) panoramic radiography. In all the images, the number of teeth with intracoronal resorption, affected tooth type and number, and size and location of the PIR defects were recorded.

Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy is not associated with diabetes mellitus development in pregnant women at low risk for gestational diabetes.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among pregnant women without known risk factors.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted on pregnant women who had been under regular follow-up and had low risk for GDM development. The patients were divided into two groups according to the presence of GDM; GDM and no GDM (control) group.

Evaluation of pre-eruptive intracoronal resorption on cone-beam computed tomography: A retrospective study.

Objectives: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the prevalence of pre-eruptive intracoronal resorption (PIR) in unerupted permanent teeth in a Turkish population using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Method: A total of 1,317 CBCT images were screened. In all the images, the following were recorded: the number of unerupted teeth, number of teeth with intracoronal resorption, affected tooth type and number, and location of radiolucent defects.

A rare and unexpected case of retained foetal bone after an unsafe abortion.

Unsafe abortion is one of the most neglected healthcare problems in developing countries. One of the rare complications of unsafe abortion is retained foetal bone. Prevalence of disease is around 0.

Evaluation of hearing and cochlear function by audiometric testing in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate cochlear functions in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).

Methods: Twenty-nine HG patients (58 ears) and 31 healthy control subjects (62 ears) were included. Audiometry testings at 250 and 500 Hz and 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 kHz were performed to the patients and controls.

The value of uterine artery Doppler and NT-proBNP levels in the second trimester to predict preeclampsia.

Objective: To determine the maternal serum N-Terminal proBNP levels in predicting development of preeclampsia.

Method: Sixty-eight patients were included in the study. The study group consisted of patients with the finding of diastolic notch with abnormal pulsatility index (PI) between 21-24 weeks gestation and the control group consisted of patients without diastolic notch and normal PI.

Relationships among the metabolic syndrome, bone mineral density, bone turnover markers, and hyperglycemia.

Background: This study investigated the possible effects of metabolic syndrome on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover markers in Turkish postmenopausal women.

Method: This prospective case-control study included a total of 230 postmenopausal women, between 45 and 65 years old, including 63 with metabolic syndrome and 167 without metabolic syndrome on the basis of the International Diabetes Federation criteria. The height, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, hip circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio of each subject were measured.

Rudimentary horn pregnancy in the first trimester; importance of ultrasound and clinical suspicion in early diagnosis: A case report.

We aimed to present 7-8 weeks rudimentary horn pregnancy detected preoperatively. A 37-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 2, at 7-8 weeks' gestation referred to our clinic with a complaint of abdominal pain. The patient was primarily infertile, and she had unicornuate uterus detected during infertility investigation.

Radiation-modifying abilities of Nigella sativa and thymoquinone on radiation-induced nitrosative stress in the brain tissue.

To investigate Nigella sativa oil (NSO) and Thymoquinone (TQ) for their antioxidant effects on the brain tissue of rats exposed to ionizing radiation. Fifty-four male albino Wistar rats, divided into six groups, were designed as group I (normal control group) did not receive NSO, TQ or irradiation; group II (control group of TQ) received dimethyl sulfoxide and sham irradiation; group III (control group of NSO) received saline and sham irradiation; group IV (irradiation plus NSO group) received both 5 Gray of gamma irradiation to total cranium and NSO; group V (irradiation plus TQ group) received both irradiation and TQ; group VI (irradiation alone group) received irradiation plus saline. Alterations in nitric oxide (NO·) and peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) levels, and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzyme activity were measured by biochemical methods in homogenized brain tissue of rats.

Acute pelvic pain: evaluation of 503 cases.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the etiology according to the age groups (adolescent, reproductive, and perimenopausal / menopausal periods) of women who were admitted with complaints of acute pelvic pain (APP).

Materials And Methods: Data from 503 patients diagnosed with APP were evaluated retrospectively. The patients were divided into three groups according to their ages.

A clinico-pathological evaluation of 194 patients with ovarian teratoma: 7-year experience in a single center.

Objectives: To evaluate patients diagnosed with teratoma over a period of seven years with regard to their general characteristics and treatment methods.

Material And Methods: A total of 194 patients histologically diagnosed with ovarian teratoma (mature or immature) in the years 2005-2012 at the Ege University Gynecology and Obstetrics Department were evaluated.

Results: Average patient age was 34.

The role of the serum inflammatory markers for predicting the tubo-ovarian abscess in acute pelvic inflammatory disease: a single-center 5-year experience.

Objective: To compare patients with tubo ovarian abscess (TOA) and non-TOA acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and to determinate admitted day laboratory cut-off values for the TOA.

Materials And Methods: Files of inpatients admitted to our clinic with the diagnoses of PID and/or TOA between the years of 2006 and 2011. Laboratory and culture results were obtained from the database of hospital.