Mucosal Injury During Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy: A Single-Center Experience.

Background: Peroral endoscopic myotomy is associated with a low risk of adverse events. Mucosal injury is the most common intraprocedural adverse event of peroral endoscopic myotomy. Severe mucosal injury may cause serious consequences, such as esophageal leak and mediastinitis, which affect the outcome of the procedure and prolong hospital stay.

Evaluation of clinical relationship of serum niacin and dopamine levels in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of serum niacin and dopamine (DA) levels and their clinical importance in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients.

Patients And Methods: Between April 2018 and October 2018, a total of 53 female patients (mean age: 38.3±5.

Can C-reactive protein-based biomarkers be used as predictive of 30-day mortality in elderly hip fractures?A retrospective study.

Background: C-reactive protein-to-lymphocyte ratio (CLR), C-reactive protein/albumin (CRP/ALB), and CRP are prognostic factors for outcome and survival in oncology and digestive surgery. CLR has not been studied for the prediction of mortality in hip fracture. The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is an association between pre-operative CLR, CRP/ALB, and CRP levels in patients with hip fracture and patient survival.

Effect of Antagonist Start Day on Cycle Outcomes in Poor Responders.

Background: Despite the great advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), management of poor responders has remained a great challenge. Gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH-ant) has been offered as a patient friendly protocol. In the literature, conflicting data exists about the effect of the GnRH-ant starting day on cycle outcomes.

[A Case of Intra-abdominal Tuberculosis Due to Mycobacterium bovis Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: Importance of Microbiological Diagnosis].

Mycobacterium bovis causes gastrointestinal tuberculosis by being transmitted through consumption of infected milk and dairy products, mostly in developing countries, and can spread to the other neighbourhood intra-abdominal tissues and organs. In addition to the symptoms such as weight loss, weakness, abdominal pain, and chronic diarrhea in female patients with abdominal tuberculosis, findings such as pelvic mass, ascites and CA-125 elevation may be encountered. Patients with these symptoms usually preliminary diagnosed as having ovarian cancer.

[COVID-19 pandemic and sleep disorders: COVID-somnia].

As a pandemic sweeping over the world, COVID-19 has led to significant changes in daily routines and lifestyle. People closed to their homes to reduce their contact with each other and socialization took place with telecommunication facilities. Moreover, factors like an extended period of isolation, fear of infection, uncertainty, disappointment, insufficient supplies, and economic damage also negatively impacted individuals' psychological wellbeing.

Familial Mediterranean fever: Health-related quality of life and associated variables in a national cohort.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effectivity of Familial Mediterranean Fever Quality of Life (FMF-QoL) Scale for the measurement of QoL in patients with FMF and to perform correlations between related clinical variables in Turkish patients.

Patients And Methods: This multicenter prospective study performed between December 2017 and November 2018 included 974 FMF patients (334 males, 640 females; median age: 35; range, 26 to 45 years). Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical features were recorded.

Evaluation of pulmonary involvement in systemic rheumatic diseases with high resolution computed tomography and pulmonary function test: A single-center experience.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiological features and pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in patients with the pulmonary involvement of systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs).

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted as a retrospective and single-center study. Patients diagnosed with an SRD and admitted/referred to the department of chest diseases of our hospital between January 2015 and June 2019 were enrolled.

Evaluation of the Association between Paranasal Sinus Osteomas and Anatomic Variations Using Computed Tomography.

Objective: The pathogenesis of paranasal sinus osteoma (PSO) has not been fully elucidated. It is thought that both embryological and developmental factors play a role in the etiology. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of frequency and localization of PSOs detected on computed tomography (CT) examination with osteoma presence.

[Evaluation of Efficacy of Ribavirin on Laboratory Test and Severity Score in Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Children].

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Tokat province. It is observed in all age groups. The case fatality rate varies 20-30% in hospitalized patients and 0-5% among children.

The effect of tocilizumab on severe COVID-19 infection: Review of current evidence.

The COVID-19 outbreak that spread in December 2019 has caused the death of millions of people in a short time. Many studies published recently have shown that many cytokines (interleukin (IL) IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, TNF and IFN-) are significantly increased in COVID-19 patients with pneumonia, and especially IL-6 in combination with other cytokines has shown to be the main cause of the cytokine storm. Since IL-6 level is associated with clinical worsening in COVID-19 patients, anti-IL-6 therapy is seen as a promising treatment.

Shaken baby syndrome resulting in death: a case series.

Background: The aim of this study was to raise the awareness of all healthcare personnel, primarily Emergency Department physicians, forensic physicians, and paediatricians about cases of shaken baby syndrome (SBS), which can be difficult to diagnose, require a high level of suspicion in diagnosis and there is a high likelihood of missed diagnosis.

Methods: A retrospective examination was made of 3400 forensic cases applied with autopsy between 2012 and 2018 to the Forensic Medicine Institution of Malatya Group Directorate.

Results: Of the total cases, 113 were aged < 2 years and head trauma was determined in 35.

Prevalence of insulin resistance and identifying HOMA1-IR and HOMA2-IR indexes in the Middle Black Sea region of Turkey.

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is one of the most important etiological risk factors in the development of diabetes. However, there is no clear data regarding the prevalence of IR in the country.

Objective: This study evaluates the prevalence of IR and identifies the optimal threshold values for the HOMA indexes in Turkey.

Does a selective surgical approach to malignant bowel obstruction help in palliative care patients?

Background: Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a condition secondary to intra-abdominal metastatic spread of advanced-stage tumors. There is no consensus for the treatment approach of MBO. This study aims to present the results of medical treatment and palliative surgery in patients diagnosed with MBO.

Analysis of late-onset neonatal sepsis cases in a level three neonatal intensive care unit.

Objective: Newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are at high risk for developing nosocomial infections (NIs), which may result in morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to ascertain the bacteriological profiles and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in NIs.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the NICU.

The role of C-reactive protein to lymphocyte ratio in the differentiation of acute and perforated appendicitis.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the superiority of C-reactive protein (CRP) lymphocyte ratio (CLR) in acute appendicitis (AA) and perforated appendicitis (PA) compared to routine laboratory parameters in patients where radiological tests were insufficient to clarify the diagnosis.

Methods: In this cross-sectional and retrospective study, the patients were divided into two groups as PA and AA. Age, sex, length of hospital stay, leukocytes, neutrophil, lymphocyte, CRP, and CLR were recorded at the time of diagnosis.

Obstructive sleep apnea, renin-angiotensin system, and COVID-19: possible interactions.

Ekiz T, İnönü Köseoğlu H, Pazarlı AC. Obstructive sleep apnea, renin-angiotensin system, and COVID-19: possible interactions. 2020;16(8):1403–1404.

Severe clinical outcomes of COVID-19 associated with proton pump inhibitors: a nationwide cohort study with propensity score matching.

Objective: The adverse effects of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been documented for pneumonia; however, there is no consensus regarding whether the use of PPIs might be harmful regarding the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. In this regard, we aimed to measure the potential associations of the current use of PPIs with the infection rates of COVID-19 among patients who underwent SARS-CoV-2 testing.

Design: Data were derived from a Korean nationwide cohort study with propensity score matching.

Renoprotective effect of edaravone in acute limb ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Background: In this experimental study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of edaravone on renal injury due to acute lower limb ischemia/reperfusion in a rat model.

Methods: Between June 2015 and August 2015, a total of 40 male Wistar rats were used in this study. The rats were randomly divided into the sham, ischemia/reperfusion, edaravone, and solvent groups (n=10 in each).

Evaluation of ischemic lesions after carotid artery stenting with diffusion-weighted imaging.

Background: Almost 90% of cerebral thromboembolism cases are caused by atherosclerosis. Craniocervical atherosclerosis is often observed at the carotid bifurcation and is responsible for 20%-30% of all stroke cases. The course of atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis varies depending on the grade of stenosis and characteristics of the plaque.

Relationship between COVID-19 and obesity.

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