A case of pregnancy and lactation associated osteoporosis in the third pregnancy; robust response to teriparatide despite delayed administration.

Background: Pregnancy and lactation associated osteoporosis (PLO) is a rare condition that may present with fragility fractures occurring for the first time in pregnancy or postpartum period while breastfeeding. Here, we report a rare case of PLO in the 3rd pregnancy treated with teriparatide.

Case Report: A 35-year-old woman who presented with back pain (visual analogue scale; VAS = 10/10) two months after her third delivery.

Colon resection for endometriosis.

Endometriosis affects the women during reproductive period and can cause functional disorders. Sometimes general surgical intervention is necessary because of disease boundary. Especially the sigmoid colon and rectum are affected due to the close neighboring.

Quantification of liver fat content with ultrasonographic attenuation measurement function: Correlation with unenhanced multidimensional computerized tomography.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of attenuation measurement function (ATT), a newly developed quantitative ultrasonography(US) method based on measurement of the attenuation coefficient, using unenhanced computerized tomography(CT) attenuation values as a reference standard, for the detection and measurement of hepatosteatosis.

Material And Methods: A total of 98 patients were analyzed. The diagnostic ability of ATT was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, and the correlation between liver attenuation index (LAI), the liver-to-spleen attenuation ratio (CT), liver attenuation value (CT), and ATT was determined.

Intraoperative radiotherapy with electrons as partial breast irradiation in limited stage breast cancer: Early term clinical and cosmetic outcomes.

Purpose: We aimed to report the experience of intraoperative electron radiation therapy (IOERT) with Mobetron (Intraop Medical Incorporated, Santa Clara, CA, USA) as a partial breast irradiation (PBI) for patients with early-stage breast cancer and explanation of IOERT application and present early clinical and cosmetic result.

Materials And Methods: Between November 2012 and February 2014, in Ankara Oncology Hospital, Radiation Oncology Clinic, was performed IOERT as a PBI with a single dose of 21 Gy for 21selected patients. Median tumor size was 1.

Hypermobility Frequency in School Children: Relationship With Idiopathic Scoliosis, Age, Sex and Musculoskeletal Problems.

Objectives: This study aims to assess the prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) in school children in relation to scoliosis and to identify musculoskeletal problems.

Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 822 school children (413 males, 409 females; mean age 12.2±1.

Evaluation of pulmonary venous variations in a large cohort : Multidetector computed tomography study with new variations.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess pulmonary venous anatomy and to determine the frequency of each drainage pattern in a large cohort using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and three-dimensional (3D) imaging.

Material And Methods: The chest CT images of 550 patients were retrospectively reviewed for pulmonary venous anatomy and variant patterns. All CT scans were performed using a 128 detectors row CT scanner after intravenous contrast administration.

Unanswered Questions in Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrogram Ablation.

Pulmonary vein isolation has been accepted as potential target for ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) given that the pulmonary veins are the main source of AF triggers. However, ablation strategies for persistent AF are less well defined. Mapping and ablation of complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAEs) is one strategy that has been proposed as a strategy for substrate modification although there is no consensus on their definition and procedural end points.

Primary intrarenal neuroblastoma in a 13-month-old girl presenting as a Wilms' tumor with pulmonary metastasis.

We report a 13-month-old girl with primary intrarenal neuroblastoma initially diagnosed as Wilms' tumor. Intrarenal neuroblastoma is exceedingly rare in pediatric age that may masquerade as Wilms' tumor clinically and radiographically and it is important to differentiate for management.

Clinical Characteristics of Recurrent Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JNA) After Radiation Therapy.

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) is a benign vascular tumor occurring in young males. Treatment of JNA is a complex procedure, especially in advanced cases with a high risk of major complications. We report the clinical, radiological and histological specialties of a rare case of recurrent JNA 3 years after radiation therapy in an 18-year-old boy.

Outcomes and demostration of cranial firearm injuries: A multicenter retrospective study.

Background: Cranial firearm injuries (CFAI) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.This study was aimed to determine the factors affecting mortality of CFAI cases managed in our institution by a retrospective analysis of CT scans and clinical data.

Methods: This multicenter retrospective study examined two hundred and nineteen patients presenting to neurosurgery clinics after CFAI between January 2012 and November 2014.

Recurrent Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland.

Background: Lymphoepithelial carcinomas (LECs) are rare tumors of parotid gland. Although few cases were reported in literature, there is no reported recurrent case.

Method: The authors report a case of recurrent LEC after 8 months of primary surgery.

Halitosis in otorhinolaryngology practice.

Halitosis is a common and devastating condition, which may affect up to 1/3 of the population. It can be classified either as genuine halitosis, pseudohalitosis, or halitophobia. Genuine halitosis is more common and usually related to an organic pathology such as periodontitis.

Sphenopalatine artery pseudoaneurysm: a rare cause of intractable epistaxis after endoscopic sinus surgery.

Epistaxis is a frequent health problem and the most common cause of emergency in otorhinolaryngology practice. In this report, a case of a 26-year-old patient with intractable epistaxis after endoscopic sinus surgery was presented. The epistaxis began at the fourth postoperative day and was unresponsive to endoscopic cauterization and anterior and posterior nasal packing.