The relationship between adjuvant chemotherapy and thiol-disulfide compounds.

Aim: Thiols are the organic compounds of the antioxidant system. There is limited data in the literature concerning chemotherapy (CT) in cancer and thiol balance. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the possible changes of thiol/disulfide levels with the recurrent CT cycles and type of cancer.

Relationships between quality of life, sleep problems, and sleep quality in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria.

Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the sleep quality among chronic urticaria patients using the Chronic Urticaria Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (CU-Q2oL), sleep quality assessment tools, and polysomnography and to investigate any relationships between the obtained results.

Methods: The study included 21 patients diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria and 19 healthy controls. We recorded the patients' sleep quality data, including CU-Q oL, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and polysomnography results.

Evaluation of intestinal parasites in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria in a territory hospital in Turkey.

Introduction: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) which develops without a known stimulation is defined as the occurrence of spontaneous wheals, angioedema or both for longer than six weeks. Infections, autoimmunity, food intolerance and internal parasitic infections are supposed to be underlying causes of CSU. The aim of this study was to evaluate the intestinal parasites in children and adult patients diagnosed as CSU, to determine the frequency of parasites in chronic urticaria, and to compare these patients with healthy demographic control groups.

Adequacy of EBUS-TBNA specimen for mutation analysis of lung cancer.

Objective: Convex probe endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is a minimally invasive technique with high sensitivity in the mediastinal staging of non-small cell carcinoma (NSCLC). In recent years, molecular testing has been developed to study genetic mutations in NSCLC. There are studies revealing improved survival in advanced NSCLC using targeted therapy as the first-line treatment in these patients.

The diagnostic role of pentraxin-3 in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions.

Background/aim: Discrimination of pleural effusion etiology is not always easy in clinical practice. Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) is a new acute- phase protein. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of PTX-3 in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions.

A new colorimetric method for rapid detection of ethambutol and streptomycin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: crystal violet decolorization assay (CVDA).

Streptomycin (STR) and ethambutol (EMB) are important drugs used for the treatment of tuberculosis. There is a need for fast, reliable and inexpensive methods for detecting resistance to these drugs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the crystal violet decolorization assay (CVDA) for the detection of STR and EMB resistance that is important drugs in tuberculosis treatment.

The Time in Therapeutic Range and Bleeding Complications of Warfarin in Different Geographic Regions of Turkey: A Subgroup Analysis of WARFARIN-TR Study.

Background: The time in therapeutic range values may vary between different geographical regions of Turkey in patients vitamin K antagonist therapy.

Aims: To evaluate the time in therapeutic range percentages, efficacy, safety and awareness of warfarin according to the different geographical regions in patients who participated in the WARFARIN-TR study (The Awareness, Efficacy, Safety and Time in Therapeutic Range of Warfarin in the Turkish population) in Turkey.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis presenting as transient migratory thoracic mass: A diagnostic dilemma.

Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis (CNPA) is a rare form of pulmonary aspergillosis. The radiological findings in CNPA are very diverse. We present a mildly imunosuppresive, elderly 71-year-old woman with the diagnosis of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis presenting as transient migratory thoracic mass.

EULAR recommendations for the management of familial Mediterranean fever.

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease, but many rheumatologists are not well acquainted with its management. The objective of this report is to produce evidence-based recommendations to guide rheumatologists and other health professionals in the treatment and follow-up of patients with FMF. A multidisciplinary panel, including rheumatologists, internists, paediatricians, a nurse, a methodologist and a patient representative, was assembled.

Diagnosis and Management of Parathyroid Cysts: Description with Two Cases.

Parathyroid cysts are unilocular, thin-walled cysts, and they are seen very rarely. Their formation mechanisms are not clear. They are usually localized in the cervical region, and mediastinal settlements are rare.

Bone metastasis from gastric cancer: the incidence, clinicopathological features, and influence on survival.

Purpose: To evaluate the incidence, clinicopathological characteristics, treatment outcomes, prognostic factors, and survival of gastric cancer patients with bone metastases.

Materials And Methods: Of 4,617 gastric cancer patients who were treated between 2001 and 2013, 176 patients with bone metastases were analyzed.

Results: The incidence of bone metastasis was 3.

Evaluation of IL-8 nasal lavage levels and the effects of nasal involvement on disease severity in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Interleukin 8 (IL-8) is used to evaluate the severity of inflammation in the airways. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for the presence of upper respiratory tract involvement by questioning patients regarding nasal symptoms and by measuring levels of IL-8 in nasal lavage material. A total of 47 COPD patients and 23 healthy controls were enrolled in this study.

Vascular events in lung cancer.

Background And Aims: In lung cancer, many factors have prognostic significance, including thrombocytosis, which is frequently observed. Associations between vascular events, which are the outcomes of paraneoplastic symptoms, and mortality and morbidity has been evaluated in many studies. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between thrombocytosis and vascular events.

Pulmonary involvement in inflammatory bowel disease.

Aim: To determine the relationship of pulmonary abnormalities and bowel disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Methods: Thirty ulcerative colitis (UC) and nine Crohn's disease patients, and 20 control subjects were enrolled in this prospective study. Detailed clinical information was obtained.

Primary tumors of the ribs; experience with 78 patients.

A retrospective study of primary tumors of the ribs (PTR) was conducted to review their clinical, radiological, and pathological features, as well as the early and long-term results of surgical management. Seventy-eight patients (48 male, 30 female, age range: 7-80 years) with PTR were treated in our clinic between January 1998 and July 2008. Forty-nine (63%) of the patients had benign lesions and 29 (37%) had malignant lesions.

Endobronchial metastases: a clinicopathological analysis.

Objective: It is important to distinguish endobronchial metastases (EBM) from both primary lung cancers and benign lesions, as treatment will differ. The clinicopathological characteristics of EBM cases were documented to see whether any distinguishing features exist.

Methodology: Histological cases diagnosed as EBM in the pathology laboratory of a tertiary hospital were re-evaluated.