A new conservative treatment approach to vesicovaginal fistula cases: a case report and mini-review of the literature.

Einleitung: Eine vesikovaginale Fistel (VVF) ist ein anormaler Weg zwischen der Blase und der Vagina, der es ermöglicht, dass Urin kontinuierlich unbeabsichtigt in die Vagina abfließt. Die Operation ist die am häufigsten bevorzugte Methode zur Behandlung von Frauen, jedoch wird die chirurgische Option für einige Patienten aufgrund der Patientennachfrage und der Kostenanalyse nicht gewählt. Außerdem kann nach einer chirurgischen VVF-Reparatur eine Restharninkontinenz beobachtet werden.

Is immediate internal fixation safe in induced membrane technique?

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the treatment outcomes of patients treated with induced membrane technique (IMT) for the reconstruction of bone defects and to identify factors associated with the success and failure of the modified technique.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2016 and April 2021, a total of 23 adult patients (20 males, 3 females; median age: 39.9 years; range, 20 to 69 years) who underwent bone reconstruction using the IMT for established pseudoarthrosis and acute bone loss were retrospectively analyzed.

Hydatid Disease in Children from Diagnosis to Treatment: A 10-year Single Center Experience.

Objective: Hydatid disease caused by is a parasitic zoonosis and is endemic in Turkey. Clinical manifestations vary and are related to the anatomical location. In this report, we shared the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of hydatid disease in children with a 10-year experience.

Can patient-physician interview skills be implemented with peer simulated patients?

Introduction: Patient-physician interviewing skills are crucial in health service delivery. It is necessary for effective care and treatment that the physician initiates the interview with the patient, takes anamnesis, collects the required information, and ends the consultation. Different methods are used to improve patient-physician interview skills before encountering actual patients.

Is hypoglycemia really observed in pediatric beta-blocker intoxications? A case-control study.

Background: Beta-blocker (BB) intoxications are common in both childhood and adulthood. In the case of poisoning, bradycardia, hypotension, ventricular dysrhythmias, mental status changes, seizures, hypoglycemia, and bronchospasm may occur. Effects on the cardiovascular system are commonly seen, but hypoglycemia is not frequently observed in clinical practice.

Association of Inflammatory Markers with Multisite Artery Disease in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Introduction: Chronic inflammation plays a considerable role in atherosclerosis and may occur simultaneously in different arteries. This condition is referred to as multisite arterial disease (MSAD). We aimed to investigate the association between inflammatory markers and MSAD.

Case Report: Isolated Renal Hydatid Cyst in a Boy.

Hydatic cyst is a crucial and prevalent parasitic disease in the developing countries in the Mediterranean region. Its diagnosis is sometimes problematic because of non-specific complaints and unavailability of any positive results in a routine laboratory analysis. Isolated renal hydatid cysts are very rare.

Revision of the medicolegal assessment criteria in hypovolemic patients.

Trauma scoring systems are often used for the determination of the severity level of the lesion and the clinical status in medico-legal assessment of the trauma patient. Trauma scoring systems are used also for the determination of the life-threatening conditions. Blood loss of more than 20% was reported as the only criterion for life-threatening conditions in the acute hypovolemia.

Postoperative hemorrhage complications following the Whipple procedure.

Objectives: Although the Whipple operation is an essential surgical technique, its high morbidity (30% to 60%) and mortality (5%) are problems to be addressed. The incidence of postoperative hemorrhage has been reported between 5% and 16% in the literature. In this study, the data and results regarding postoperative hemorrhage complications from our clinic were evaluated.

Criteria sets for primary Sjogren's syndrome are not adequate for those presenting with extraglandular organ involvements as their dominant clinical features.

Patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) may go undiagnosed or be misclassified due to the insidious nature and wide spectrum of the disease. The available several classification criteria emphasize glandular findings. We aimed to analyze the efficiency of various classification criteria sets in patients diagnosed on the clinical basis by expert opinion and to compare those pSS patients who fulfilled these criteria with those who did not.

[Evaluation of Serological Results of Patients with Suspected Toxoplasmosis].

Objective: In this study, the serological results of the patients who applied with the suspicion of toxoplasmosis in Kâtip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital in 2012 were evaluated to contribute to the toxoplasmosis sero-prevalence in our city, İzmir.

Methods: The results of Anti-T. gondii IgG in 2942 serum samples and Anti-T.