Assessment of subcutaneous fat tissue thickness as a biomarker for cervical intervertebral disc degeneration.

Cervical intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a chronic musculoskeletal disorder contributing to neck pain, often associated with mechanical instability of the disc. Obesity and increased subcutaneous fat tissue thickness (SFTT) have been identified as key risk factors for the development of IVDD. This study retrospectively analyzed 245 Turkish female patients aged 40-50 years, who presented with neck pain and underwent cervical MRI between 2022 and 2024.

The role of humerus cortical thickness in predicting osteoporosis in MR imaging.

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of humerus cortical thickness on coronal T1-weighted images of the humerus in distinguishing patients with normal vs. abnormal bone mineral density (BMD).

Methods: Patients (n:138) with shoulder magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans were evaluated.

Predictors of Poor Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department With COVID-19: A Prospective Study.

Objectives Long-term consequences of COVID-19 in the post-pandemic era are still being investigated. Despite the growing data on COVID-19, there remains a lack of information regarding predictors of poor outcomes among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with COVID-19.  Methods A single-center prospective cohort study was conducted with a total of 172 adult COPD patients with COVID-19 pneumonia included.

Autologous peripheral blood stem cell mobilization and apheresis in pediatric patients with cancer: A single-center report of 64 procedures.

Background: The published experience concerning autologous peripheral blood stem cell collection in children is very limited.

Methods: The data of pediatric patients who underwent autologous stem cell mobilization and apheresis between January 2011 and April 2020 were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: We studied retrospectively 64 mobilization and apheresis procedures in 48 pediatric patients (34 males, 14 females), mean age of 7.

Incidental detection of gastrointestinal stromal tumors during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. What to do?

Introduction: We evaluated and characterized the incidental GISTs during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in our clinic.

Methods: All GISTs identified during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy between January 2015 and December 2017 were evaluated. Typical demographic, clinicopathologic, treatment, location, resection margins, immunohistochemistry (CD 34, CD 117, ASMA, desmin and S100) and criteria for oncological aggressiveness (tumor size, number of mitoses, presence or absence of tumor necrosis) data were recorded.