The Relationship between Quadriceps Thickness, Radiological Staging, and Clinical Parameters in Knee Osteoarthritis.

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between clinical parameters, radiological staging and evaluated ultrasound results of quadriceps muscle thickness in knee osteoarthritis. [Subjects] The current study comprised 75 patients (51 female, 24 male) with a mean age of 57.9±5.

Eyelid myoclonia with absence seizures in a child with l-2 hydroxyglutaric aciduria: findings of magnetic resonance imaging.

l-2 hydroxyglutaric aciduria is a rare, autosomal recessively inherited metabolic disorder of organic acid metabolism. A 5-year-old boy presented with eyelid myoclonia with absences that proved difficult to control with first-line anticonvulsants. An electroencephalogram produced profoundly abnormal results, with generalized spike-and-wave discharges.

Prevalence of human cytomegalovirus co-infection in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B and C: a comparison of clinical and histological aspects.

Background: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a common pathogen of severe disease in patients with impaired immune functions. Reactivation of HCMV in immunocompetent host is usually asymptomatic, but may deteriorate the prognosis of patient with chronic illness.

Objectives: This study was conducted to detect HCMV infection in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections and to point out the effects of HCMV-HBV and HCMV-HCV co-infections on liver histology.

Effect of fasting during Ramadan on fetal development and maternal health.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine whether fasting during Ramadan causes ketonemia and/or ketonuria and their effects on fetal intrauterine development.

Methods: Thirty-six consecutive healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies of >or=20 weeks of gestation who were fasting during Ramadan were included in the study group (group 1). The control group (group 2) consisted of 29 healthy pregnant women who were not fasting.

The effect of Ramadan fasting on maternal serum lipids, cortisol levels and fetal development.

Objective: To determine the effects of fasting during the month of Ramadan on fetal development and maternal serum cortisol and lipid profile.

Methods: This study was performed in Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Gaziantep University Hospital, between 23 September 2006 and 23 October 2006 (during the month of Ramadan). Thirty-six consecutive healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies of 20 weeks or more, who were fasting during Ramadan, were included in the study group (group 1).

High prevalence of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases among Turkish tinners.

The objective is to investigate the prevalence of parenchymal lung diseases among tinners. Twenty-four tinners who signed an informed consent form in the Gaziantep area were the subjects of this study. Demographics, spirometric test results, and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans were obtained for all the tinners.

"Unertan syndrome" in two Turkish families in relation to devolution and emergence of Homo erectus: neurological examination, MRI, and PET scans.

"Unertan syndrome" consists of two main symptoms: quadrupedal gait and primitive cognitive abilities including language and conscious experience. To assess the central mechanisms involved in this syndrome, the authors performed MRI and PET scans on affected and unaffected individuals from both families. All affected individuals were also subjected to neurological examination.

Noninvasive assessment of benign lesions of vocal folds by means of ultrasonography.

Objectives: Although ultrasonography (US) has been widely used in various parts of the body, its application in laryngeal examination has been limited. Our objective was to evaluate the significance of US examination in benign lesions of the vocal folds.

Methods: Ultrasonographic examination of the vocal folds was performed in 14 patients in whom benign lesions of the vocal folds had been diagnosed by videolaryngoscopy and microlaryngoscopy.

Unertan syndrome: a case series demonstrating human devolution.

A large family with six individuals exhibiting the Unertan syndrome (UTS) was identified residing in southern Turkey. All of the individuals had mental impairments and walked on all four extremities. The practice of intra-familial marriages suggested that the UTS may be an autosomal recessive disorder, similar to previously described cases.

Second-trimester diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta associated with schizencephaly by sonography.

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a congenital connective tissue disorder characterized with multiple bone fractures, short limbs, membranous calvarium with wormian bones, and sometimes blue sclerae. Osteogenesis imperfecta is rarely accompanied by other major malformations. Although associations with microcephaly, congenital heart defects or anencephaly have been reported previously, association with schizencephaly was not found on literature review.

Color Doppler twinkling artifact in intrauterine fetal demise.

Purpose: To determine whether twinkling artifacts on color and power Doppler sonography could be used as a new sonographic sign of intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD).

Methods: In this prospective study, 24 consecutive pregnant women with IUFD were included after fetal sonographic examinations. Sonographic examination included gray-scale, color, power, and spectral Doppler imaging.

Recent discovery of an old disease: malignant pleural mesothelioma in a village in south-east Turkey.

Background And Objective: Environmental asbestos exposure is reportedly common in some districts of Turkey. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence and effect of environmental asbestos exposure in a village in Gaziantep, Turkey, with reported cases of mesothelioma.

Methods: All villagers > or =14 years old were subject to an interview rediagnosis and a detailed questionnaire.

Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of an extensive fetal axillary hemangiolymphangioma.

Hemangiolymphangioma (HL) is an extremely rare malformation of both the lymphatic and blood vessels. We present a case of fetal axillary HL that was diagnosed sonographically at 36 weeks' gestation. Sonographic examination revealed a large, multilocular, cystic mass consistent with lymphangioma.

Cephalopagus conjoined twins presented with encephalocele: diagnostic role of ultrafast MR imaging.

Conjoined twinning is a rare abnormality and cephalopagus is a very rare form of conjoined twins. We report a case of cephalopagus conjoined twins with encephalocele and omphalocele which diagnosed by ultrasonography and ultrafast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at 24 weeks of the gestation. Ultrafast MR imaging can provide image quality superior to two dimensional ultrasonography and should be considered an adjunct to ultrasound for antenatal characterization of some anomalies.

Magnetic resonance imaging based classification of anatomic relationship between the cochleovestibular nerve and anterior inferior cerebellar artery in patients with non-specific neuro-otologic symptoms.

In this study, we aimed to assess anatomical relationship between the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) and cochleovestibular nerve (CNV) in patients with non-specific cochleovestibular symptoms using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). One-hundred and forty patients with non-specific neuro-otologic symptoms were assessed using cranial and temporal MRI. Classification was performed according to four different types of anatomical relationship observed between the AICA and CVN.

Primary tuberculosis of the breast.

Primary tuberculosis of the breast is a rare disease. Mammographic, sonographic, and computed tomographic features of a case of primary tuberculosis in the breast are presented. Differential diagnosis with other benign and malign diseases of the breast can be difficult with imaging methods.

Effects of three different sterilization methods on utero-ovarian Doppler blood flow and serum levels of ovarian hormones.

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess pre-operative and post-operative serum levels of ovarian hormones and changes in utero-ovarian arterial blood flow by Doppler ultrasonography in women in whom one of three different sterilization methods was applied.

Study Design: The Pomeroy method of tubal ligation, fimbriectomy, or laparoscopic bipolar coagulation were applied in 42 patients. Serum levels of sex hormones were checked, and utero-ovarian arterial Doppler measurements were performed pre-operatively and post-operatively.

Color Doppler sonographic findings in penile fracture.

We performed color Doppler sonographic examination on 4 patients, 3 of whom had preliminary diagnoses of penile fracture and 1 of whom had undergone an operation due to penile fracture a year previously. Color Doppler sonography helped evaluate the relationships between the hematoma and the vascular structures and aided in differential diagnosis of the vascular injuries that may accompany tunical rupture (or have similar clinical presentations) and Mondor's disease; thus, this method has a crucial role in choosing the treatment approach. Color Doppler sonography may also assist in the follow-up of patients after surgical or conservative treatment.

Primary pure ovarian choriocarcinoma mimicking ectopic pregnancy: a report of fulminant progression.

Nongestational choriocarcinoma of the ovary is a germ cell tumor with a worse prognosis than gestational choriocarcinoma. In this report we present a nongestational choriocarcinoma that was referred to our hospital as an ectopic pregnancy. The clinical features, management, and outcome are discussed.

The congenital absence of the radius, scaphoid, trapezium, thumb and hypoplasia of the lunate.

The congenital absence of the right radius, scaphoid, trapezium, thumb and hypoplasia of the lunate are described in a 9-year-old boy. He had full extension of his elbow, while flexion motion was limited to 90 degrees. His hand was radially deviated.

Hydatid cyst: a rare cause of ascites.

A 26 year old woman with ascites was admitted for further investigations. A diagnosis of hydatid cyst disease was suggested on the basis of a combination of abdominal ultrasonography, computerised tomography and latex agglutination tests. This diagnosis was confirmed following surgical intervention.

Congenital absence of the radius, scaphoid, trapezium, thumb and hypoplasia of the lunate.

The congenital absence of the right radius, scaphoid, trapezium, thumb and hypoplasia of the lunate are described in a 9-year-old boy. He had full extension of his elbow, while flexion motion was limited to 90 degrees. His hand was radially deviated.