Evaluation of knowledge and practice regarding mammography among a group of Turkish women attending a tertiary hospital.

Objectives: Early detection is the most important cornerstone of breast cancer in determining treatment outcome and survival. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of mammography in the early diagnosis of breast cancer in a group of women.

Material And Methods: Data of this descriptive study were collected under observation with the help of a questionnaire.

Comparison of Laser Haemorrhoidoplasty and Ferguson Haemorrhoidectomy in Treating Grade III and Grade IV Haemorrhoids: A Prospective Randomised Study.

Objective: To compare the efficiency and safety of laser haemorrhoidoplasty (LH) with Ferguson haemorrhoidectomy (FH) in patients with third- and fourth-grade haemorrhoids.

Study Design: Randomised controlled trial.

Place And Duration Of Study: General Surgery Clinic, Medipol University Pendik Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey, from 1st December 2021 to 1st May 2022.

The importance of topical metronidazole in the treatment of acute anal fissure: a double-blind study controlled for prospective randomization.

Purpose: Acute anal fissure, a disease characterized by severe pain in the anorectal area, reduces quality of life and becomes chronic absent appropriate treatment. More recently, anaerobic infections have been noted as contributive to etiopathogenesis. This study investigates topical metronidazole's effect in the treatment of acute anal fissure.

In vitro activity of Arbutus unedo leaf extracts against Trichomonas vaginalis trophozoites.

Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis) is a flagellated protozoan commonly causing sexually transmitted disease. T.

In vitro activity of Arbutus unedo against Leishmania tropica promastigotes.

Pentavalent antimonials are the first choice for the treatment of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in health centers in Turkey, however in rural areas, traditional plants may be preferred for the treatment of lesions. In recent years a number of papers are published related to the natural products especially plant derivates. Our aim is to investigate the antileishmanial effect of Arbutus unedo which is a wild plant mainly grown in maquis and rocky places of the seabord in South Europe.

Preliminary evaluation of cytotoxic properties of Laurus nobilis leaf extracts.

n-Hexane, ethanol and water extracts of Laurus nobilis L. leaves were evaluated for cytotoxic properties using the Brine shrimp bioassay. Only the n-hexane extract exhibited cytotoxic activity.