The Frequency and Content of Prenatal Care Determine Birth Place: A Community Based Case-Control Study.

Background: High-quality prenatal care services could decrease maternal-neonatal mortality and morbidities. The aim of this study was to compare institutional and unplanned home deliveries with regard to the use and content of prenatal care services.

Methods: The study was conducted in 2011 with two hundred and twenty-nine mothers with unplanned deliveries at home as study group and 458 mothers having institutional deliveries as controls living in Istanbul.

Osteoporosis development and vertebral fractures after abdominal irradiation in patients with gastric cancer.

Background: Decrease in bone mineral density, osteoporosis development, bone toxicity and resulting insufficiency fractures as late effect of radiotherapy are not well known. Osteoporosis development related to radiotherapy has not been investigated properly and insufficiency fractures are rarely reported for vertebral bones.

Methods: Ninety-seven patients with gastric adenocarcinoma were evaluated for adjuvant treatment after surgery.

Changes in acute viral hepatitis epidemiology in the Turkish adult population: A multicenter study.

Background/aims: The present study aimed to determine the changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis in recent years in an adult Turkish population.

Materials And Methods: Overall, 852 patients with acute viral hepatitis from 17 centers were included in this study. Their sociodemographic characteristics, clinical courses, treatments, and laboratory findings were retrospectively analyzed.

Morphometric analysis of posterior fossa and craniovertebral junction in subtypes of Chiari malformation.

Objectives: Chiari malformations (CMs) are a group of disorders defined by anatomic anomalies of the cerebellum, brainstem, and craniovertebral junction (CVJ). In this study, we aimed to investigate morphometry of posterior fossa and CVJ in subtypes of CM and in control group, and to bring up a matter a correlation with demographic data and subtypes of CM.

Patients And Methods: The study group included patients managed for CM between 2012 and 2016 and control group.

Cultural adaptation and validation of Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale for Turkish use.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate cross-cultural adaptation, validation, and reliability of Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) for its Turkish use.

Method: This study included 50 burn patients with hypertrophic scars who were aged 18-65 years (mean, 37.5±1.

Effects of structured home-based exercise program on depression status and quality of life in burn patients.

Background: Burns can cause life-threatening injuries and severe limitations. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the structured home-based exercise program on depression status and quality of life in burn patients.

Materials And Methods: This study was carried out in the Wound and Burn Treatment Department of University of Health Sciences, Dr.

Frontal Mucocele Extended Orbita and Endoscopic Marsupialization Technique.

Mucocele is benign, slow-growing, mucous-filled cystic lesions that arise in the paranasal sinuses. It causes progressive distension of the bony walls and induces compressive symptoms. Surgical treatment of paranasal sinus mucoceles includes endoscopic approach or external approach.

Clinical significance of neuregulin 4 (NRG4) in gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance detected during pregnancy. GDM is increasing worldwide and is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Neuregulin 4 (NGR4) is epidermal growth factor like signaling molecule.

An Unusual Location of Osteochondroma: Temporal Bone.

Osteochondromas are the most common benign tumor of the bones which are cartilage-capped exophytic lesions that arises from the bone cortex. They usually seen in the axial skeleton, especially around the metaphysis of long bone but seldom in the head and neck region. The majority of patients in the head and neck region affect the mandibular area.

Efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of penile fracture: A controlled study.

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with suspected penile fracture.

Materials And Methods: A total of 122 patients admitted to our inpatient clinic with a suspicion of penile fracture following a recent history of penile trauma and who underwent surgical exploration were included this study. A thorough physical examination, a detailed medical history, description of the trauma, and preoperative International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) scores were obtained for each patient prior to surgery.

Cephalic vein thrombosis.

An 83-year-old male patient presented to the outpatient clinic with complaint of swelling at right antecubital area. Ultrasonographic examination of the right upper extremity revealed a mass lesion within the right cephalic vein, which was consistent with thrombus. A computed tomography (CT) venography showed contrast enhancement in cephalic vein at distal arm and an aneurysmatic thrombus area displaying regular borders with a size of 28*30 mm; there was no contrast enhancement at more proximal levels at the cephalic vein.

The effect of labour pain in caesarean delivery on neonatal and maternal outcomes in a term low-risk obstetric population.

Planned caesarean delivery (CD) frequency is increasing in many countries, and elective CD accounts for 50% of preventable causes of neonatal respiratory morbidity. The clearing of fluid in the lungs is important for the establishment of normal gas exchange with inspired air. A defect in this clearance can result in respiratory problems in neonate, but on the other hand patients waiting for the onset of spontaneous labour pain, the increase in emergency CD, together with severe mortality and morbidity are causes of concern and cause anxiety and distrust of obstetricians.

Cystic tuberculosis osteomyelitis of the distal tibia in infancy.

One-third of tuberculosis cases affect the musculoskeletal system. Solitary bone tuberculosis is a rare condition in infancy, has non-specific findings, and can be misdiagnosed easily. Cystic form tuberculosis may mimic many other pathologic conditions.

Comparison of Cold Technique Tonsillectomy and Thermal Welding Tonsillectomy at Different Age Groups.

The aim of this study is to compare objectively advantages and disadvantages of cold technique tonsillectomy and thermal welding tonsillectomy at the same case. A total of 100 patients, 53 patients younger than 12 years of age and 47 patients elder than 12 years of age, were included in this study. Tonsillectomy was performed by using cold technique on the right side of the palatine tonsils and thermal welding on the left side.

Retrospective analysis of patients with burn injury treated in a burn center in Turkey during the Syrian civil war.

To report the management of burn injuries that occured in the Syria civil war, which were referred to our burn center. Methods: Forty-three patients with burns, injured in the civil war in Syria and whom were referred to Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Educating and Training Hospital Burn Centre of İstanbul, Turkey between 2011-2015 were analyzed in a retrospective study.

Mycophenolate mofetil attenuates uterine ischaemia/reperfusion injury in a rat model.

This study evaluated the effect of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on uterine tissue preservation following ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Uterine I/R injury was induced in rats by clamping the lower abdominal aorta and ovarian arteries for 30 min. Group I/R + V (n = 7) received vehicle alone while Group I/R + M (n = 7) received 20 mg/kg/day MMF.

Cardiac masses : Experience from a Turkish tertiary center of cardiology.

Objective: Cardiac masses comprise a category that includes benign, malignant, and nontumoral mass lesions. The present study aims to share the findings relating to cardiac masses observed at our tertiary cardiology hospital in Turkey.

Methods: The records of patients who presented with cardiac masses and underwent surgery at our institute between 2006 and 2015, and whose tissue samples were sent to a pathology laboratory, were retrospectively reviewed in a consecutive manner.

Quality of life and related factors among chronic hepatitis B-infected patients: a multi-center study, Turkey.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients in Turkey and to study related factors.

Methods: This multicenter study was carried out between January 01 and April 15, 2015 in Turkey in 57 centers. Adults were enrolled and studied in three groups.

Novel adipokines WISP1 and betatrophin in PCOS: relationship to AMH levels, atherogenic and metabolic profile.

Objective: To determine the levels of WISP1 and betatrophin in normal weight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to assess their relationship with anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels, atherogenic profile and metabolic parameters Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study, the study group was composed of 49 normal weighed and 34 obese women with PCOS diagnosed based on the Rotterdam criteria; 36 normal weight and 26 obese age matched non-hyperandrogenemic women with regular menstrual cycle. Serum WISP1, betatrophin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and AMH levels were evaluated. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed between betatrophin, WISP1 levels and AMH levels, metabolic and atherogenic parameters.

Stepwise Removal of the Fused Midline Parietal Bone to Avoid Superior Sagittal Sinus Injury in Infants with Sagittal Synostosis.

This work describes a simple technique for the safe removal of the midline parietal bone with the synostotic sagittal suture in infants with sagittal synostosis to avoid dural tearing and bleeding from the superior sagittal sinus. The technique consists of stepwise removal of the midline parietal bone in three pieces instead of one piece, starting with the anterior one-third midline bone being safely freed from the underlying dural sinus and then transversely cut using a craniotome. The step is repeated twice for the middle and distal one-third of the bone respectively.

An integrated lab-on-a-chip-based electrochemical biosensor for rapid and sensitive detection of cancer biomarkers.

Recent advances in the area of biosensor technology and microfluidic applications have enabled the miniaturisation of the sensing platforms. Here we describe a new integrated and fully automated lab-on-a-chip-based biosensor device prototype (MiSens) that has potential to be used for point-of-care cancer biomarker testing. The key features of the device include a new biochip, a device integrated microfluidic system and real-time amperometric measurements during the flow of enzyme substrate.

Comparison of the long-term effects of single-dose methotrexate and salpingectomy on ovarian reserve in terms of anti-müllerian hormone levels.

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of single-dose methotrexate (MTX) and salpingectomy on ovarian reserve in women with ectopic pregnancy in the late post-treatment period. A total of 181 patients were included in the study; 56 of them received a single-dose of MTX, 45 of them had undergone salpingectomy treatment for ectopic pregnancy in the previous 12-18 months, and 80 healthy women constituted an age-matched control group. The anti-müllerian hormone (AMH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and oestrogen (E) levels, as well as antral follicle counts (AFC) of the patients were evaluated.