Does Postlong Coronavirus 2019 Disease Affect Renal Stiffness without any Chronic Systemic Disorders?

Background: In the last few years, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has changed human lifestyle, behavior, and perception of life. This disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). In the literature, there are limited studies about the late renal effects of COVID-19 that reflect the systemic involvement of this disease.

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Normal Liver, Spleen, and Kidney Dimensions in a Healthy Turkish Community of Over 18 Years Old.

Background/aims: The dimensions of the liver, spleen, and kidneys either change in primary diseases related to these organs or in secondary diseases that indirectly affect them, such as diseases of the cardiovascular system. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the normal dimensions of the liver, kidneys, and spleen and their correlations with body mass index in healthy Turkish adults.

Material And Methods: A total of 1,918 adults older than 18 years of age underwent ultrasonographic (USG) examinations.

Primary Epiploic Appendagitis: Not Rare But Rarely Diagnosed Pathology.

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the clinical and laboratory parameters which may be suggestive of or even pathognomonic for primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) and to discuss the diagnostic efficacy of ultrasound (US) compared to computed tomography (CT) in patients with PEA.

Materials And Methods: For this retrospective study, 92 patients diagnosed with PEA using US, CT or both modalities were included. All patient symptoms, clinical findings and laboratory parameters were reviewed.

Assessment of Cerebral Arterial Flow Volume Changes with Carotid Vertebral Artery Duplex Doppler Ultrasound in Young-Middle-aged Subclinical Hashimoto Thyroiditis Patients.

Objectives: To demonstrate cerebral arterial flow volume changes during the hypothyroid, euthyroid, and hyperthyroid phases and comparing between laboratory findings and cerebral arterial flow changes with carotid-vertebral duplex Doppler ultrasound (CVA-DUSG) in subclinical Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) patients.

Methods: According to the TSH level, 3 groups were constructed between patient cases. Group 1 (n=29) was the subclinical hyperthyroid group.

Primary Epiploic Appendagitis of the Appendix Vermiformis.

Introduction: Primary epiploic appendagitis, a relatively rare and self-limiting disease, often clinically mimics conditions of the acute abdomen such as acute appendicitis and acute diverticulitis. It is important to make accurate diagnoses because its treatment is conservative. Ultrasonography and computed tomographic studies enable a reliable diagnosis to prevent unnecessary invasive procedures.

The Relationship among Splenomegaly, Lung Involvement Patterns, and Severity Score in COVID-19 Pneumonia.

Introduction: The disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID -19) is a vital public health problem that has now affected approximately 68,037,473 people and caused 1,552,802 deaths around the world. We aimed to correlate the frequency of the lung involvement patterns, the segmental distribution of lung infiltration, and TLSS in COVID-19 pneumonia patients with and without splenomegaly.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study included patients admitted to Yunus Emre State Hospital Emergency, Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease Departments between March 11, 2020, and June 10, 2020, and diagnosed with COVID-19 by PCR test with a throat and nasal swab.

Renal Artery Resistive Index and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Objective: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may affect many organs and systems, especially the kidney as well as the liver. While NAFLD's renal impacts can be evaluated via the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), its effects on renal hemodynamic changes can be monitored with the renal resistive index (RRI). Our aim in this study is to evaluate RRI and eGFR in NAFLD patients.

Evaluation of Clinical Findings with MRI Venography in Patients with Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension.

Objectives: To evaluate clinical data and Magnetic Resonance Venography (MRV) findings together in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study between January 2009 and February 2021, conventional MRI and MRV examinations were performed on 30 patients who were admitted to the neurology service of Erciyes University Medical Faculty with the pre-diagnosis of IIH, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure was measured in these patients to confirm the diagnosis of IIH. Transverse Sinus Stenosis Ratio (TS SR), Superior Sagittal Sinus (SSS) diameter, Sinus Rectus (SR) diameter, Stenosis Segment Length (SSL) were studied.

Predictive value of platelet to lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in evaluating both lung involvement and severity of patients with coronavirus disease 2019.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship of the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) with lung involvement and total lung severity score (TLSS) in computed tomography (CT) of patients with coronavirus disease -19 (COVID-19) and to evaluate their clinical usability.

Methods: Basic laboratory, clinical features and imaging data of patients was obtained by examining the file and archive records of our hospital. According to the findings of lung CT scan at the time of diagnosis among COVID-19 patients, 2 groups were formed.

Chest computed tomographic findings of patients with COVID-19-related pneumonia.

Background: In December 2019, pneumonia cases of unknown cause were announced in Wuhan, China. The causative agent of pneumonia was identified as coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the disease was named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Purpose: To evaluate the usefulness of computed thoracic tomography (CT) and postero anterior (PA) thoracic radiography in patients with COVID-19.

The relationship between inflammation and mean platelet volume in varicocele pathophysiology.

Introduction: The mean platelet volume (MPV) is an extensively employed laboratory indicator related to platelet volume and function in inflammatory circumstances. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between inflammation and mean platelet volume in varicocele pathophysiology.

Methods: We conducted a recent study, which included 131 varicocele subjects and 82 healthy controls.