Physiological and histopathological alterations in Capoeta baliki and Squalius pursakensis after caused by some environmental pollutants.

The present study was aimed to apply physiological and histological biomarkers of pelagic and benthic fish species as biomonitoring of environmental pollutants. Capoeta baliki and Squalius pursakensis were caught from 5 stations in Kirmir Stream (Turkey). After measuring the total length and weight for condition factor analysis, liver, gill, brain, and kidney tissues of fish were taken for histopathological analysis.

In vitro effects of erythromycin and florfenicol on primary cell lines of Unio crassus and Cyprinus carpio.

The ubiquitous use of antibiotics leads exposure of these chemicals on non-target aquatic species, while the toxicity assays for these chemicals are time/labor consuming and expensive. Alternative approaches using primary cell cultures which retain the tissue functionality at its highest form have received global attention compared to cell lines. In the current study, the cytotoxic effects of two commonly used antibiotics from amphenicol (florfenicol) and macrolide (erythromycin) groups were evaluated on primary cell cultures of Unio crassus (mantle, digestive gland, gill, and gonad) and Cyprinus carpio (gill and liver) using MTT and Neutral Red assays.

Sonographic diagnosis of fetal cardiac rhabdomyomas in two successive pregnancies in a woman with tuberous sclerosis.

Rhabdomyoma is the most common prenatally diagnosed cardiac tumor. We present two cases of fetal cardiac rhabdomyoma. In each case, fetal ultrasound assessment revealed the intracardiac tumors that were confirmed on postnatal imaging.

Diagnostic accuracy of real-time 3D sonography in the diagnosis of congenital Mullerian anomalies in high-risk patients with respect to the phase of the menstrual cycle.

Purpose: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of 2-dimensional sonography (2DUS) and real-time 3-dimensional sonography (3DUS) in the diagnosis of congenital mullerian defects (CMD) with respect to the phase of the menstrual endometrium.

Method: The accuracy of sonography was examined on 108 women by 2 gynecologists during the 1st 5 days after cessation of menstrual flow and then re-examined at the cycle days 20-24. Entrance criteria for the patients enrolled in the study were as follows: women who were referred to our center with a suspected Mullerian anomaly at hysterosalpingography, and women who were suspected to have a uterine anomaly at our hospital during infertility, dysmenorrhea, and recurrent abortion workup.

Reduction in caesarean delivery with fetal heart rate monitoring and intermittent pulse oximetry after induction of labour with misoprostol.

Objective: To integrate intermittent fetal pulse oximetry (FPO) to intrapartum fetal assessment and reduce the rate of caesarean sections.

Methods: A randomised controlled trial using 37 weeks as a restriction point was conducted in 230 women induced with misoprostol. One hundred-fourteen were assessed with intermittent FPO plus fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring (study group) and 116 were assessed with FHR monitoring alone (control group).