Publications by authors named "Turan Bilal"
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- A Rare Cell Sorter (RCS) was tested in a pilot study to collect circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from lung cancer patients and verify their authenticity by comparing EGFR mutation status with tissue samples.
- The study involved 18 patients, with CTCs found in 6 (33%), and a significant concordance of 83% for EGFR mutations between CTCs and tissue samples, achieving a high overall concordance rate of 96%.
- The results demonstrate that the RCS can effectively detect CTCs and suggests its potential for broader applications in cancer detection, although larger studies are needed for further validation.
Introduction: The aim of our study is to comparatively analyze the canal cyclic fatigue resistance of widely used rotary file systems, including EndoArt Touch Gold (ETG), Perfect MTF Plus Gold (PPG), Fanta V-Taper Gold (FVG), and ProTaper Next (PTN).
Methods: Stainless steel canals with a 60° angle and a 3-mm curvature radius were specially prepared. The canals were shaped with each rotary file system and tested for resistance using a cyclic fatigue testing apparatus.
BACKGROUND Chronic anal fissure is a common condition that causes pain and discomfort and has a significant impact on quality of life. When conservative management fails, surgical sphincterotomy can be successful. This retrospective study from a single center in Turkey included 188 patients with chronic anal fissures and aimed to compare outcomes from open and closed sphincterotomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethamphetamine-related peptic ulcer perforation: a growing medical concern.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
December 2023
Background: Many studies have been done in the literature on perforations due to substance abuse, and there are limited publications on perforations related to inhaled methamphetamine. Recently, in our clinic, we observed an increase in the number of patients with perforated peptic ulcer, which we think is secondary to a significant increase in the consumption of this drug. The main purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of inhaled methamphetamine known as 'fire and ice' is a factor directly related to peptic perforation and its complications and also to determine the demographic variables of patients with peptic ulcer perforation due to this substance use, in the context of the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aim: This study describes a rare cell sorter (RCS) method to detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and CTC clusters in whole blood without pretreatment.
Patients And Methods: We collected samples from breast cancer patients at the University of Tsukuba Hospital. A total of 15 whole-blood specimens from patients with breast cancer were collected and analyzed via a microfluidics chip, fluorescence-conjugated antibody staining, and fluorescence microscopy.
Purpose: The deep femoral artery (DFA) is the largest and thickest branch of the femoral artery (FA), separated from the posterior lateral surface of the FA. This study aimed to analyze the anatomy of DFA using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography images to improve its clinical applications.
Materials And Methods: Eight hundred right and left DFA MDCT angiography images from 400 individuals, 302 males (75.