Evaluation of the correlation of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio with prognostic classification systems in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients.

We aimed to evaluate the use of cost-effective NLR (Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio) in determining the prognosis and recurrence risk of thyroid papillary carcinoma patients. This retrospective, cross-sectional and single-center study was carried out in the Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital. Between 2018 and 2021, who were diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and underwent total thyroidectomy, and patients who underwent total thyroidectomy due to multinodular goiter were analyzed.

Correlation between breast and axillary pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation of the pathological response in breast tissue and the axilla of patients with breast cancer who underwent surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Method: This retrospective cohort study included patients with T1-4, N1-3, M0 breast cancer who underwent surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy at Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital between 2013 and 2022. The response of the breast tissue to chemotherapy was evaluated with the Miller-Payne grading system, and the response of the axillary lymph nodes to chemotherapy was evaluated with the Pinder grading system.

The effect of education given to Turkish adolescents with Familial Mediterranean fever on anxiety, depression, and quality of life.

To examine the effects of individual education given to Turkish adolescents with Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) on anxiety, depression, and quality of life. The randomized controlled experimental study was performed on 70 adolescents aged 12-18 years who were diagnosed as having FMF between October 2021 and April 2022 in Turkey. The disease management education was offered individually to adolescents in the intervention group with a booklet entitled "FMF is under my control;" no intervention was applied to adolescents in the control group.

Grouping of Ankyloglossia According to Coryllos Anatomical Classification and Follow-Up Results for Breastfeeding: Single-Center, Cross-Sectional Study.

Ankyloglossia is a condition of limited tongue mobility caused by a short lingual frenulum. The diagnosis and treatment of ankyloglossia are still controversial. The main clinical problems encountered during breastfeeding are difficulty in sucking and its clinical reflections.

A Delayed Presentation of Arginase Deficiency Presenting with Status Epilepticus.

Arginase 1(ARG1) deficiency is a rare disorder of the urea cycle. The presentation is usually late, leading to loss of intellectual milestones, spasticity and liver involvement. Hyperammonemic crises are rarely encountered.

COVID-19 History Increases the Anxiety of Mothers with Children in Intensive Care during the Pandemic in Turkey.

Unlabelled: This study aimed to examine the mental status of mothers whose children were hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in places where risk factors are higher such as pediatric intensive care units, and to contribute to the development of psychological health policies, especially for these high-risk groups in epidemic situations.

Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2021 and July 2021. The population of the study was mothers whose children were hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit during the study period.

The effect of the Covid 19 pandemic on the number of patients treated for acute and complex acute appendicitis.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the increase in the number of complicated cases in patients who underwent surgery for acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic and the previous year.

Material And Methods: A retrospective examination was made of the files of patients who presented at the Emergency Department and were diagnosed with acute appendicitis and underwent surgery within 24 hours or were followed up between 11 March and 1 June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the same period in the previous year. The patients in the pandemic period were named the pandemic group (PG) and the patients from the previous year, the control group (CG).

The Relationship Between Lipid Profile and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children and Adolescents with Obesity.

Objective: To determine the relationship between lipid profile and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children and adolescents.

Study Design: A comparative cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Pediatrics, Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital, Turkey, from March 2018 to April 2021.

The association of various obstetric and perinatal factors with retinopathy of prematurity.

Purpose: To analyze the effects of various obstetric and perinatal factors on the severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Methods: Infants born at ≤ 32 weeks of gestation, with less than 1500 g gestational weight and having at least stage 1 ROP, were reviewed. Group1A included treatment-requiring ROP (TR-ROP), and group 2A included the remaining patients not requiring treatment.

High Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratios in Symptomatic Pediatric COVID-19 Patients.

Objective: To investigate the symptoms and laboratory results of children hospitalised with the diagnosis of COVID-19, aiming to reveal the characteristics of symptomatic cases.

Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Pediatrics, Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital, Kastamonu, Turkey from March to December 2020.

The Effect of Intraarticular Insulin on Chondral Defect Repair.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of intraarticular insulin on the treatment of chondral defects.

Design: Twenty-four mature New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into 3 groups as control (Group 1), microfracture (Group 2), and microfracture and insulin (Group 3). Four-millimeter full-thickness cartilage defects were created to the weight-bearing surface on the medial femoral condyles of each rabbit.

A rare chromosomal disorder in a newborn: Trisomy 3q.

Kahvecioğlu D, Tatar-Aksoy H, Yıldız E, Bakır A, Alioğlu B. A rare chromosomal disorder in a newborn: Trisomy 3q. Turk J Pediatr 2019; 61: 271-274.

Primary cavitary tuberculosis in an infant.

In infants, tuberculosis usually progresses as hilar lymphadenopathy and parenchyma changes in lungs; associating cavitary lesions are rare. A six-month-old infant was admitted to our hospital with fever. Physical examination revealed decreased breathe sounds in the right lung.

Midterm results of the cylindrical fully porous-coated uncemented femoral stem in revision patients with Paprosky I-IIIA femoral defects.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the survival of the Echelon® femoral stems in revision hip surgeries in patients with Paprosky I-IIIA femoral defects.

Patients And Methods: Sixty-six patients (70 hips) who underwent revision hip surgery with at least 3 years of follow-up data were included in the study between 2000 and 2013. The mean patient age was 64.

Two-year experience with cell salvage in total hip arthroplasty.

Background And Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of the cell salvage system in total hip arthroplasty surgeries and whether the cell salvage system can reduce the allogeneic blood transfusion requirement in total hip arthroplasty patients.

Methods: We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of patients who underwent hip arthroplasty surgeries between 2010 and 2012 in a university hospital. A total of 181 arthroplasty patients were enrolled in our study.

[Two-year experience with cell salvage in total hip arthroplasty].

Background And Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of the cell salvage system in total hip arthroplasty surgeries and whether the cell salvage system can reduce the allogeneic blood transfusion requirement in total hip arthroplasty patients.

Methods: We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of patients who underwent hip arthroplasty surgeries between 2010 and 2012 in a university hospital. A total of 181 arthroplasty patients were enrolled in our study.

Hairy Cell Leukemia Presenting with Isolated Skeletal Involvement Successfully Treated by Radiation Therapy and Cladribine: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

We describe an unusual case of hairy cell leukemia (HCL) in a 55-year-old male presenting with isolated skeletal disease as the initial manifestation without abnormal peripheral blood counts, bone marrow involvement, or splenomegaly. To the best of our knowledge, there have been only two previous reports of a similar case. The patient presented with pain in the right femur.

Modifications of laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy technique significantly reduce postoperative spotting.

Study Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the benefit of excision of the endocervix during laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) with regard to postoperative cyclical bleeding.

Design: Cohort study from 2 centers (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

Setting: Two surgical teams at the University of Duesseldorf Medical Center and PAN Clinic, Cologne, Germany.