Musinous cystic neoplasia mimicking hydatid cyst in the liver: Two rare cases.

Mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver (MCN-L) is a rare tumor which accounts for less than 5% of all liver cysts. Although they are considered to be "benign cysts" radiologically and clinically because of their slow growth, they are considered as premalignant. We present two radiologically misdiagnosed cases that operated in a short time range, in order to increase awareness for these rare tumors.

Risankizumab for the Treatment of the Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis During a 24-Week Period: Real-Life Experience.

Introduction: Several authors have reported their experiences in real-world clinical practice, confirming the therapeutic efficacy of risankizumab in plaque psoriasis. We aimed to reflect our experience with risankizumab treatment in patients with psoriasis.

Materials And Methods: Patients who presented to the dermatology outpatient clinics of two tertiary care centers between November 2021 and August 2022, diagnosed with psoriasis and treated with risankizumab, constituted the target population.

Unintentional Monotherapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Tofacitinib and Drug Survival Rate of Tofacitinib.

Objective: To determine the rate of unintentional monotherapy (UM; switching to monotherapy from combination therapy of patients' own volition) in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving tofacitinib and to evaluate tofacitinib survival rate.

Methods: This national, multicenter study included patients' data from the TURKBIO Registry. Demographics, clinical characteristics, disease duration and activity, comorbidities, and treatments were analyzed.

Ixekizumab for the treatment of the patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis: Clinical data from a real-world experience.

Real-life data about any particular treatment is very helpful for clinicians, particularly when managing a chronic disease such as psoriasis. In our study, we aimed to reflect our clinical experience during 48 weeks with an IL-17 antagonist ixekizumab. This study was designed as a retrospective multi-center study.

The Impact of the Informed Consent Process on the Anxiety Levels of Patients Undergoing Rhinoplasty.

Septorhinoplasty is one of the most common elective surgical procedures in otolaryngology. The present study aimed to evaluate the anxiety levels of patients who underwent septorhinoplasty at different times, compare the information methods, and determine the understanding of the informed consent through recall rates of the complications explained in the informed consent process. The patients were divided into the following 2 groups: Group 1 (giving information 14 days before the surgery) and Group 2 (giving information 3 days before the surgery).

Impact of Secondary Insults in Brain Death After Traumatic Brain Injury.

In addition to primary injury in severe head trauma, secondary systemic insults that aggravate the brain injury may result in fatal neurologic outcome. We aim to evaluate the correlation between brain death and secondary systemic insults in 100 patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) admitted to the intensive care unit. We collected data on hypotension and hypoxemia at the time of admission to intensive care unit and data on hypotension, hypoxemia, hypocarbia, hypercarbia, shock, anemia, hyperglycemia, and hyperthermia within the first 24 hours.

The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Constipation in the Elderly Residing in Rest Homes.

Constipation is a health problem commonly seen in the elderly. In the present study, the effect of abdominal massage on constipation in the elderly was examined. The study sample consisted of 22 elderly people residing in a nursing home in the province of Manisa who were suffering from constipation in June 2014 to February 2015.

Factors affecting readiness for discharge and perceived social support after childbirth.

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the factors affecting readiness for discharge and perceived social support after childbirth.

Background: Many women still die during and following pregnancy and childbirth. Both early and late discharges are conflicting issues in the world.

A Determination of Hopelessness and the Perception of Illness in Cancer.

This study was performed with the objective of determining hopelessness and perception of illness in cancer patients. This was a descriptive and regressional study. The study was performed between January and June 2014 on 105 outpatients at the oncology clinic of Manisa Government Hospital in Turkey's western.

Evaluation of sexual functions and marital adjustment of pregnant women in Turkey.

The aim of this study was to evaluate pregnant women's sexual function and marital adjustment. The sample of the study included 298 women, and it was evaluated using Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS) Scale and Marital Adjustment Scale. The most important reasons for decreasing the frequency of sexual intercourse included the fear of harming the fetus during intercourse (62.