Publications by authors named "Sevgi Tezcan"
Objective: To evaluate whether the mode of delivery (vaginal versus C-section) influences the levels of CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ Treg cells in cord blood and maternal peripheral blood and also to examine its relationship with plasma cortisol levels.
Methods: Newborns either born vaginally (n = 19) or via elective C- section (n = 20) and their mothers, as well as 20 healthy but not pregnant women, were included in the study. CD4+CD25+FOXP3 (Treg) cells were examined by flow cytometry.
Background: Maternal smoking has been suggested as a source of oxidant stress in pregnant women and in newborns exposed in utero. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of maternal smoking on oxidant status and antioxidant vitamins of mother-infant pairs.
Materials And Methods: Socioeconomic and diet characteristics were recorded from 20 smoker and 20 non-smoker pregnant women of 36 weeks' gestation.
Objective: We compared the success of laparoscopic Burch colposuspension with the laparotomic Burch colposuspension for the treatment of genuine stress incontinence (GSI) concomitant with gynecologic operations.
Materials And Methods: Fifty-two women with symptoms of GSI, also requiring additional gynecologic operations, were randomly assigned to undergo laparoscopic (n = 26) or laparotomic (n = 26) Burch colposuspension. For all patients complete histories were taken and physical examination, urinalysis, urine culture, multi-channel urodynamics with cystometry, uroflowmetry, and measurement of Valsalva leak-point pressure were performed.
Tension-free vaginal tape compared with laparoscopic Burch urethropexy.
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc
August 2003
Study Objective: To compare laparoscopic Burch colposuspension and tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure in women with genuine stress incontinence.
Design: Randomized clinical study (Canadian Task Force classification I).
Setting: Tertiary care university hospital.