Rhino-orbital Mucormycosis: Clinical Findings and Treatment Outcomes of Four Cases.

In this case report, we present the clinical findings and therapeutic outcomes of four rhino-orbital mucormycosis patients. The four patients (1 female, 3 male; age range, 55-77 years) all had diabetes mellitus and two also had chronic renal failure. All patients exhibited proptosis, sinusitis, and dark-colored lesions on the nasopharynx and/or hard palate; three patients had ipsilateral peripheral facial paralysis.

Evaluation of oxidative stress status and antioxidant capacity in patients with painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis: preliminary results of a randomised study.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate oxidative stress in etiopathogenesis by analyzing serum total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total oxidant status (TOS), binding capacity of exogenous cobalt to human albumin (IMA), serum advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), paraoxonase (PON), arylesterase, IgE, and C-reactive protein (CRP) in bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC).

Methods: The study included 16 female patients diagnosed with BPS/IC and 25 healthy female subjects forming the control group. A bladder biopsy was performed on all patients in the BPS/IC group by carrying out cystoscopy with hydrodistention under general anesthesia.

The impact of PET/CT on the management of hepatic and extra hepatic metastases from gastrointestinal cancers.

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in detection and management of hepatic and extrahepatic metastases from gastrointestinal cancers.

Materials And Methods: Between February 2008 and July 2010, patients histopathologically diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer and showing suspected metastasis on CT screening were subsequently evaluated with PET/CT. All patients were subgrouped according to histopathological origin and localization of the primary tumor.

What is the effect of radioiodine therapy on Helicobacterpylori infection?

Background/aim: Helicobacter pylori is an important human pathogen associated with gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastric mucosa- associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, and adenocarcinoma. Radioiodine (RAI) treatment plays an important role in the management of differentiated thyroid cancer and primary hyperthyroidism. It is known that during RAI treatment, a considerable amount is absorbed by the stomach as well.

Preparation and placement of cartilage island graft in tympanoplasty.

Introduction: Cartilage graft tympanoplasty has a better success rate in the treatment of chronic otitis media if regularly prepared and placed.

Objective: To prepare cartilage island material and evaluate its effect on the success rate of tympanoplasty.

Methods: The medical records of 87 patients (48 males and 39 females; mean age, 27.

The prevalence of IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltrates in inflammatory bowel disease patients without autoimmune pancreatitis.

Background/aims: IgG4-related autoimmune disease can exist in other organs even when there is no evidence of autoimmune pancreatitis. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of IgG4-positive plasma cells in the histopathological evaluations of colon biopsy specimens in IBD patients.

Materials And Methods: The number of IgG4-positive plasma cells with strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity was counted in each colon biopsy from inflammatory bowel disease patients who had no evidence of autoimmune pancreatitis.

Assessment of presence and grade of activity in ileal Crohn's disease.

Background/aims: To assess the sensitivity of magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) in the diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD) activity and correlation between endoscopic and MRE scores in predicting the activity grade.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-five ileal CD patients with clinical and biochemical evidence of activation underwent ileocolonoscopy and MRE within 7 days of their application. Simplified endoscopic scoring of CD (SES-CD) and MRE scores was done and compared with each other and other parameters of activation (CRP, leukocyte count, platelet count).

Orbital Apex Syndrome Secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus.

A 49-year-old woman who complained of lacrimation, foreign body sensation, and eyelid oedema presented to our outpatient clinic. External examination identified erythematous rash with vesicles on the left eyelid, dorsum of the nose, and forehead of the patient. She was diagnosed to have herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), and was started on oral brivudine and topical acyclovir.

Primary thyroid disorders in patients with endogenous hypercortisolism: an observational study.

Cushing's syndrome (CS) may alter the performance of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal-thyroid axis. We searched for a relationship between hypercortisolism and primary thyroid disorders. The medical records of 40 patients with CS were retrospectively examined.

Thyroid autoimmunity in patients with hyperprolactinemia: an observational study.

Objective: To establish whether there is a relationship between hyperprolactinemia and primary thyroid disorders, focusing on patients with autoimmune features.

Materials And Methods: The medical records of 100 patients with hyperprolactinemia (HPRL) were retrospectively examined. Records of thyroid ultrasonography (USG), basal serum levels of thyroid stimulating hormone, circulating free thyroxine, free triiodothyronine, antithyroglobulin (anti-Tg), and antithyroperoxidase (anti-TPO) antibodies were analyzed.

"The diagnostic accuracy of thyroid nodule fine-needle aspiration cytology following thyroid surgery: a case-control study".

Thyroid surgery may cause regional scarring and some degree of fibrotic process which may extend into the perithyroidal soft tissues. This may result in problems when collecting thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) samples and evaluating the cellular abnormalities. This study aimed to determine if a history of thyroid surgery is a risk factor for nondiagnostic (ND) FNAB results.

Prevalence of malnutrition in various political, economic, and geographic settings.

Background: Disease-related malnutrition (DRM) represents a critical public health concern. Therefore, Fight Against Malnutrition (FAM) should be a state priority, but the degree to which this is true appears to differ considerably among European countries. The aim of this study was to put the problem into perspective by comparing the prevalence of malnutrition in countries from opposite parts of the continent.

Primary basal cell carcinoma of the caruncle: case report and review of the literature.

A case of primary basal cell carcinoma of the caruncle is presented and patients presented in the literature reviewed. Clinical features and outcome of a patient with primary basal cell carcinoma of the caruncle is described. Review of 8 other cases identified through literature search with the keywords of "basal cell carcinoma" and "caruncle" is presented.

"Is there any association between insulin resistance and thyroid cancer? : A case control study".

Insulin stimulates proliferation of thyroid cells in culture. The presence of insulin resistance (IR) is associated with larger thyroid gland volume and an increased prevalence of thyroid nodules. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of any possible association between IR and thyroid cancer.

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic nephroureterectomy and bladder cuff excision.

Background And Objectives: Our aim was to show that bladder cuff excision and distal ureterectomy can be safely performed by using the LigaSure device during robotic-assisted laparoscopic nephroureterectomy.

Methods: A 60-year-old man presented with gross hematuria. He was diagnosed with upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) on the left side and was scheduled for robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery.

Endosonography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography show similar efficacy in selecting patients for ERCP in mild-moderate acute biliary pancreatitis.

Background/aims: We aimed to compare the value of endoscopic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in identifying the patients with mild-moderate acute biliary pancreatitis who require endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

Material And Methods: The study was prospectively conducted in a tertiary hospital between June 2006 and October 2009. Ninety-five patients without urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography requirement and with mild-moderate acute biliary pancreatitis were included in the study.

Central venous obstruction and clinical predictors in patients with permanent pacemaker.

Objective: This study investigated the proportion of silent venous obstruction in patients who underwent pacemaker or lead reimplantation for various reasons. We also investigated independent predictors or risk factor of venous obstruction in this patient population.

Methods: Seventy-three patients who underwent pacemaker pulse generator and/or lead reimplantation in our institution between 2007 and 2010 were enrolled for this retrospective case-control study.

Primary hydatid cyst in an unexpected localization.

Echinococcal disease remains a problem within some endemic areas. It usually involves the liver and lungs, but any other organ can potentially be involved. Soft tissue hydatid disease without liver and lung involvement was reported in 2.

Comparison of spermatic vein histology in patients with and without varicocele.

The aim of this study was to investigate and compare histological characteristics of spermatic veins in patients with and without varicocele. Between February 2009 and July 2009, spermatic veins were obtained from 13 patients with varicocele. Microsurgical subinguinal low ligation was performed in all patients.

Pistachio diet improves erectile function parameters and serum lipid profiles in patients with erectile dysfunction.

We investigated the effects of Antep pistachio on International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) scores, penile color Doppler ultrasound (PCDU) parameters and serum lipid levels in patients with ED. A total of 17 married male patients with ED for at least 12 months were included in this prospective study. Patients were put on a 100 g pistachio nuts diet for 3 weeks.

Corpus cavernosum electromyography: could it be a parameter to predict ageing?

Unlabelled: In this study, we investigated whether electromyography of corpus cavernosum (CC-EMG) results vary with age and whether CC-EMG could be a parameter to predict ageing of cavernous smooth muscle. Recordings of electrical activity of corpus cavernosum (EACC) were retrospectively investigated in 134 patients with erectile dysfunction. Penile colour Doppler ultrasonography and cavernosometry were also performed for all of the patients.

A single-surgeon, single-institute experience of 59 sinotomies for sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease under local anesthesia.

Background: The sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease affects relatively young people, causing much nuisance and many lost working days. The ideal treatment should be simple, allowing a speedy recovery with short hospitalization while affording a permanent cure. Currently, many treatment options are available; unfortunately, none of them is ideal and each has its own recurrence rate.

The effect of honey on the intestinal anastomotic wound healing in rats with obstructive jaundice.

Background: Jaundice has been associated with an increased incidence of postoperative hernias, decreased wound and anastomotic bursting pressure, and reduced tissue collagen synthesis. This study is aimed to examine the possible effects of honey supplementation on anastomotic wound healing in obstructive jaundice (OJ) model.

Methods: Eighty wistar-albino rats were divided into four groups as control, OJ, O plus artificial honey and OJ plus honey.

Evaluation of the efficiency of tamsulosin and Rowatinex in patients with distal ureteral stones: a prospective, randomized, controlled study.

Purpose: To compare the efficiency and spontaneous expulsion rates of tamsulosin and Rowatinex in patients with distal ureteral stones.

Methods: Between March and July 2009, 90 patients with distal ureteral stones <10 mm in size were included in the study. Patients were randomized in 3 groups: Group 1 (n = 31, those received 0.