Pressure ulcer development in patients treated for acute ischaemic stroke.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of pressure ulcers (PUs) in patients treated for acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) and to evaluate comorbid/confounding factors.

Method: The study included patients treated for AIS who were divided into three treatment groups: those receiving intravenous tissue plasminogen activator therapy (tPA); patients receiving mechanical thrombectomy (MT); and those receiving both tPA and MT. PUs were classified according to the international classification system and factors that may influence their development were investigated.

Mechanical thrombectomy for middle cerebral artery M2 occlusions.

Background: The safety and efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for proximal large vessel occlusion after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) have been demonstrated. Clinical investigations of endovascular approaches for treating AIS due to M2 occlusions have been ongoing.

Purpose: To assess the outcomes of M2 occlusions according to treatment modality and anatomical division.

Stent plus balloon-assisted coiling with low-profile braided stents in the treatment of complex wide-necked intracranial bifurcation aneurysms.

Introduction: Wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms pose significant challenges for endovascular treatment. A recent innovation, the stent plus balloon-assisted coiling technique, combines a stent and a balloon to address these aneurysms effectively.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the stent plus balloon-assisted coiling for the treatment of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms.

Warfarin vs doac: Comparative outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation patients.

Purpose: To compare outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) taking warfarin or direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs).

Methods: A total of 71 consecutive patients with AF who underwent MT due to AIS between January 2018 and December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were grouped as warfarin versus DOAC group.

Thrombectomy with or without Bridging Thrombolysis for Anterior Circulation Stroke.

Background: Currently, there is still no clear consensus on bridging thrombolysis (BT) before mechanical thrombectomy (MT). In this study, we aimed to compare clinical and procedural outcomes and complication rates of BT versus direct mechanical thrombectomy (d-MT) in anterior circulation stroke.

Methods: A total of 359 consecutive anterior circulation stroke patients who received d-MT or BT in our tertiary stroke center between January 2018 and December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.

Prediction of Bleeding by the PRECISE-DAPT Score in Patients with Carotid Artery Stenting.

Purpose: The predicting bleeding complications in patients undergoing stent implantation and the subsequent dual antiplatelet therapy (PRECISE-DAPT) score predicts the risk of bleeding in patients with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). Patients with carotid artery stenting (CAS) are also treated with DAPT. In this study, we aimed to investigate the performance of the PRECISE-DAPT score in predicting bleeding in patients with CAS.

Obtaining the best temperature parameters for co-carbonization of lignite (yatağan)-biomass (peach seed shell) by structural characterization.

In this study, Yatağan lignite (YL) and peach kernel shells (PKS) were originally taken separately and in a 1: 1 ratio by weight. Experiments were carried out in a 3-zone heated cylindrical furnace in a steel reactor. Structural characterization of all the solid products obtained was made by FTIR, XRD, and SEM analysis.

The relationship between sexual myths and intercultural sensitivity in university students.

Purpose: In the study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between sexual myths and intercultural sensitivity in university students.

Method: The study designed as cross-sectional research was carried out with the participation of 1,061 university students. Data collection tools used were the Personal Information Form, Sexual Myths Scale, and Intercultural Sensitivity Scale.

Follow-up Results of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Following Abdominal Visceral Debranching.

Introduction: The aim of this study is to present a series of six cases with thoracoabdominal aneurysm treated with hybrid technique in our center.

Methods: Between May 2015 and December 2018, the data of six patients with thoracoabdominal aneurysms and various comorbidities who underwent visceral debranching followed by endovascular aortic aneurysm repair were reviewed retrospectively.

Results: Patients' mean age was 65.

Feasibility and Results of the Stentectomy Procedure Performed as Rescue Treatment for Acute Thrombosis of Self-Expandable Intracranial Stents: A Case Series.

Background: Self-expandable stents have been increasingly used for endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Because the usage of intracranial stents has increased overall, total numbers of complications associated with these devices have increased. Thrombosis, distortion, or incomplete opening of stents are potential complications that may result in occlusion of the parent artery.

The revascularization of the left subclavian artery with a cross over axilloaxillary bypass for the hybrid repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms.

Aim: We present our subclavian artery revascularization experiences in the patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm who underwent hybrid repair.

Materail And Methods: Between May 2015-December 2018,4 patients underwent TEVAR procedure following axilloaxillary bypass grafting.The mean age of the patients was 72.

Graphene quantum dots prepared from dried lemon leaves and microcrystalline mosaic structure.

There are the smallest structural units (carbon and/or quantum dots) in the structure of living plants. This carbon and/or quantum dots are stem cells of plants.

Points to consider when evaluating three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography of intracranial aneurysms and their effects on treatment.

Background/aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate what should be regarded as potential determinants of treatment strategies when evaluating 3D digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images.

Material And Methods: Our inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) presence of at least one intracranial aneurysm demonstrated by conventional angiography, (2) having both 2D and 3D images, and (3) being over 18 years old. First, two-dimensional (2D) and then 3D angiography images of 226 aneurysms of 150 patients were scanned.

Initial experience with the CatchView thrombectomy device for acute ischemic stroke.

Background: We report our initial experience with the CatchView (CV) thrombectomy device in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 53 of 284 AIS patients (mean age 66.6±14.

Feasibility of Distal Mechanical Thrombectomy in M3, A3 and P3 Segments via a 0.013-inch Delivery System: Preliminary Experience.

Aim: To assess the safety and efficacy of distal thrombectomy (DT) using a Catch View mini (CVm) device via a microcatheter with a 0.013-inch inner diameter.

Material And Methods: Nine of 246 acute ischemic stroke patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy developed distal emboli and were included in the study.

Shearwave elastographic evaluation of uterine leiomyomas after uterine artery embolization: preliminary results.

Background/aim: We aimed to investigate the role of Shearwave Elastography (SWE) in the evaluation of response to uterine artery embolization (UAE) in patients with uterine leiomyomas.

Materials And Methods: SWE images of the dominant uterin leiomyomas were obtained before and 1.5 months after performing UAE in 33 women suffering from symptoms due to leiomyomas (menometrorrhagia, bulk related symptoms, pelvic pain).

Transplanted kidney, stenotic renal artery, and a giant pseudoaneurysm: How we tried to treat, Why we failed, and How we managed?

Donor and recipient artery problems are challenging complications in renal transplant patients. In this report, we present our treatment strategy in a 42-year-old renal transplant case with renal artery stenosis and a giant pseudoaneurysm at the anastomotic site. Open repair failed due to extreme adhesions.

Follow-up results of aortic arch cervical debranching performed with the help of a temporary crossover external carotid artery bypass for cerebral protection followed by endovascular thoracic aortic aneurysm repair.

Objectives: Treating aortic arch aneurysms with conventional open surgical and endovascular stent graft procedures is challenging due to the complex anatomy of the arch and the arteries arising from it that nourish the brain. Cerebral protection is of the utmost importance during the treatment of thoracic aneurysms involving the aortic arch.

Methods: Between May 2014 and November 2018, 7 patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms involving the aortic arch who underwent aortic arch cervical debranching with our technique were reviewed retrospectively.

The Role of Diffusion-weighted Imaging in Patients with Gastric Wall Thickening.

Background: Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide.

Aims: In the benign and malign gastric pathologies, we measured the Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) value from the thickened section of the stomach wall. We assessed the diagnostic value of ADC and we wanted to see whether this value could be used to diagnose gastric pathologies.

Diagnostic Capabilities of MRI Versus 18F FDG PET-CT in Postoperative Patients with Thyroglobulin Positive, 131I-negative Local Recurrent or Metastatic Thyroid Cancer.

Background: The detection of recurrence or metastasis might be challenging in patients, who underwent total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine therapy for Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (DTC), with increased serum Thyroglobulin (Tg) levels and negative 131I whole body scan (131I-WBS) results.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to compare the ability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (18F FDG PET-CT) to detect recurrence or cervical and upper mediastinal metastases in postoperative DTC patients who had negative 131I-WBS despite elevated serum Tg levels.

Study Design: This study has a retrospective study design.

Videofluoroscopic and Manometric Evaluation of Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Motility Disorders.

Background: Esophageal motility studies are performed in patients who have dysphagia that is not explained by stenosis. Diagnosis can be challenging and requires expertise in the interpretation of tests and symptoms.

Aims: Our aim is to investigate the diagnostic value of videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) in combination with esophageal manometry.