Role of Cochlear Nerve Diameter as a Prognostic Indicator for Hearing Recovery in Older Adults with Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

Background: Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss is a disabling condition that lowers the quality of life specifically in older adults living alone. It is crucial to determine the outcome of the disease and to offer early treatment to prevent isolation caused by hearing impairment in this population. The objective of our study was to investigate whether the initial cochlear nerve thickness may predict the outcome of hearing recovery in older adults with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Long-term results and prognostic factors after surgical treatment for gallbladder cancer.

Objectives: Gallbladder cancer is relatively rare and traditionally regarded as having poor prognosis. There is controversy about the effects of clinicopathological features and different surgical techniques on prognosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of clinicopathological characteristics of the patients with surgically treated gallbladder cancer on long-term survival.

Radiology-pathology correlation in staging of liver fibrosis using superb microvascular imaging.

Purpose: Progression of liver fibrosis to end-stage disease can potentially be prevented with antiviral treatment. Thus, diagnosis of fibrosis is important in determining treatment protocols. This study aims first, to determine the sensitivity of a novel Doppler method, superb microvascular imaging (SMI), in detecting small vascular structures of the liver compared with other Doppler methods; and second, to choose the best method among these Doppler applications to determine the morphologic changes that occur due to chronic fibrosis.

The relationship between positron emission tomography-computed tomography imaging and histopathological features of thyroid incidentalomas detected during follow-up for primary malignancy.

Aim Of The Study: While the rate of thyroid incidentaloma detected on positron emission tomography (PET) was reported as 4%, the malignancy rate was 14%-50%. We evaluated the thyroid nodules which were detected by PET-computerized tomography (CT) in cancer patients and analyzed the pathological results of those thyroid nodules diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and their correlation with the maximum standardized uptake (SUV) value and PET imaging features.

Materials And Methods: FNAB were performed for 40 thyroid incidentalomas.

Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: Analysis of 108 Patients.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological features of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) and the results of surgical treatment. This retrospective study concerns clinical, radiological, and surgical data as well as histopathological findings and postoperative results of 108 patients with XGC who were identified after evaluating 7916 cholecystectomy specimens between 2004 and 2014 in a single institute. One hundred eight patients with XGC were evaluated (56 males and 52 females, mean age 62.

Prognostic markers for metastatic colon cancer patients undergoing multiple metastasectomies.

Background/aims: Following metastasis resection, 5-year survival rate has been reported as approximately 40%. There is no consensus regarding prognostic factors related to progression-free survival after repeated metastasectomies.

Materials And Methods: A total of 21 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who underwent repeated metastasectomies were retrospectively analyzed.

Comparison of a 4-Day versus 2-Day Low Fiber Diet Regimen in Barium Tagging CT Colonography in Incomplete Colonoscopy Patients.

Our aim was to compare the amount of residual feces, residual fluid, the tagging quality, and patient compliance using 4-day versus 2-day low fiber diet regimen in barium tagging CT colonography in incomplete colonoscopy patients. Methods. A total of 101 patients who underwent CT colonography were assigned to 2-day diet group (n = 56) and 4-day diet group (n = 45).