Comparison of the Efficacy of Percutaneous Microwave Ablation Therapy versus Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy for Early-Stage Renal Tumors.

This study aimed to compare the efficacy of percutaneous microwave ablation therapy (MWAT) and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) in early-stage renal cell carcinoma (RCC) classified as T1a; a retrospective analysis was conducted on patients treated between January 2017 and November 2023. Oncological outcomes, radiological recurrence, length of stay (LOS), and costs were evaluated. The study included 110 patients, with no significant differences between the two groups regarding residual tumors, local tumor progression, and disease-free survival rates ( > 0.

Apical thrombus mimicking ventricular septal rupture.

A 51-year-old man with chest pain was admitted to the emergency department. The patient was taken to the coronary angiography lab with a diagnosis of inferior myocardial infarction.

PAGET'S DISEASE OF THE BONE FOUND INCIDENTALLY ON F-18 FDG PET/CT: CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA.

Background: Paget Disease (PD) is usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally, it is known that it is exhibited low to high grade increased F-18 FDG uptake.

Aim: In this study, we investigated the distinguishability of FDG PET/CT in incidental PD cases from other bone diseases and at different stages of the disease.

Patients And Methods: In this cross-sectional, descriptive study, "Paget" identification associated with PET/CT reports was found in 69 of 18,119 studies (~3.

Evaluation of placenta in patients with gestational diabetes using shear wave elastography and superb microvascular imaging.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common disease, and the placenta shows various functional and morphological changes in these patients. Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) and shear wave elastography (SWE) are innovative ultrasound (US) methods that provide detailed information about tissue vascularization and elasticity.

Purpose: To evaluate placental changes in patients with GDM with SMI and SWE methods.

Evaluation of the factors affecting survival and local recurrence in thigh soft tissue sarcomas.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting local recurrence and survival in patients with soft-tissue sarcomas located in the thigh.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study evaluated 41 soft tissue sarcoma patients (21 males, 20 females; mean age: 57.9±13.

The Role of Superb Microvascular Imaging and Shear Wave Elastography in the Prediction of Hemorrhage Complications After Renal Parenchyma Biopsy.

Objectives: The aim of study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of the renal parenchyma elasticity with the shear wave elastography (SWE) and microvascularization with the superb microvascular imaging (SMI) technique before kidney biopsy and to predict the complication of hemorrhage before kidney biopsy.

Methods: A total of 75 patients were included in the prospective study. Before the biopsy, vascularity features of the kidney parenchyma in the area to be biopsied were assessed by SMI and parenchymal stiffness by SWE and were examined by 2 independent radiologists.

Coexistence of Anti-PD1-Induced Immune Myocarditis and Complete Atrioventricular Block: A Case Report.

The present report describes the late recovery of an emerging complete atrioventricular (AV block) in a patient with immune check point inhibitor-related myocarditis following a period of immunosuppresive therapy. Therefore, decision-making for permanent pacemaker implantation should be implemented after a substantial period of time owing to the potential recovery of bradyarrhythmic complications in similar cases.

A Stent Misplaced in the Septal Perforating Artery: Right Ventricular Fistula, Interventricular Septal Hematoma, and Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction.

Coronary-cameral fistulas, though mostly regarded as congenital entities, have also been encountered as complications of major traumas and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs).1 On the other hand, interventricular septal (IVS) hematoma might potentially arise mostly during retrograde chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions and has a benign course in this context.2 Herein, we describe a challenging PCI complication (and its management strategy) presenting with IVS hematoma, right ventricular fistula, and right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction due to a misimplanted coronary stent in the septal perforating artery (SPA).

Assessment of common extensor tendon vascularization using superb microvascular imaging: a potential tool in the evaluation of extracorporeal shock wave therapy and therapeutic ultrasound effectiveness in lateral epicondylitis.

Background: Lateral epicondylitis, also known as tennis elbow, is the most common elbow pain in the adult age group.

Purpose: To evaluate common extensor tendon (CET) vascularity with superb microvascular imaging (SMI) before and after extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and ultrasound (US) treatment in patients with lateral epycondylitis and to compare the effects of two different treatments on tendon vascularity.

Material And Methods: Patients with lateral epycondylitis were divided into two groups; 30 patients were treated with ESWT (group 1) and 30 patients were treated with therapeutic US (group 2).

Evaluation of sexual function and depression in female patients with fibromyalgia.

Objective: Fibromyalgia is one of the most important problems, especially for women. Studies point to disorders in the sexual functions of fibromyalgia patients that reduce their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate sexual dysfunction and its relationship with disease severity and depression in women with fibromyalgia.

Evaluation of Accuracy of Shear Wave Elastography and Superb Microvascular Imaging Methods in Diagnosis of Piriformis Syndrome: A Preliminary Study.

Piriformis syndrome is a neuromuscular disease resulting from sciatic nerve compression caused by an abnormal condition in the piriformis muscle. Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) is a new ultrasound imaging technique that visualizes low-velocity and small-diameter blood vessel flow. In our prospectively designed study, we aimed to evaluate the accuracy of diagnosis of piriformis syndrome with innovative methods such as shear wave elastography (SWE) and SMI.

Acute effect of resistance exercise at different velocities on stiffness and vascularity of the biceps brachii muscle: a preliminary study.

Background: Resistance exercise can be defined as the percentage of maximal strength (%1 repetition maximum) used for a particular exercise. Shear wave elastography (SWE) is a robust and novelty imaging technique that provides information regarding tissue stiffness. Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) is a non-irradiating technique that can provide quantitative measurement of muscle blood flow non-invasively.

A Rare Presentation of Tuberculosis: Multifocal Skeletal and Multisystemic Disease Evaluated with Imaging Findings.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a rare clinical disease in the musculoskeletal system. Multifocal bone involment and multisystemic spread of this disease is extremely uncommon and difficult to diagnose.

Iatrogenic gluteus medius muscle insertion injury while trochanteric entry nailing due to trochanteric fractures: a comparative study in forty patients with gray-scale ultrasound and shear-wave elastography.

Introduction: Trochanteric entry nailing potentially causes damage to the gluteus medius (GM) tendon. The aim of this study is to determine the amount of iatrogenic damage to the tendon during reaming by measuring the thickness and stiffness of the GM muscle in patients with trochanteric fractures who are treated with trochanteric entry nails using gray-scale ultrasound (GSUS) and shear-wave elastography (SWE).

Methods: Thickness and stiffness values of bilateral GM muscles in 40 patients with trochanteric fractures treated with PFN-A were measured using GSUS and SWE at post-operative sixth week or later.