Enhanced enchondroma detection from x-ray images using deep learning: A step towards accurate and cost-effective diagnosis.

This study investigates the automated detection of enchondromas, benign cartilage tumors, from x-ray images using deep learning techniques. Enchondromas pose diagnostic challenges due to their potential for malignant transformation and overlapping radiographic features with other conditions. Leveraging a data set comprising 1645 x-ray images from 1173 patients, a deep-learning model implemented with Detectron2 achieved an accuracy of 0.

Investigation of the relationship between the sense of coherence and the level of depression in mothers of children with autism.

Introduction: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder originating from early childhood. Although there are studies investigating the sense of coherence in caregivers of children with ASD, there is not a previous study in our country. In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between the sense of coherence and depression levels in mothers of children with ASD.

ABO-Rh Blood Types and Clinical Consequences of COVID-19 Infection.

Aim And Background: Because of there is no sufficient evidence showing a relationship between blood types and severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, this study was planned to investigate the effects of ABO blood group on the clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Patients And Methods: The data of the patients were examined retrospectively. The patients who were hospitalized in wards or intensive care unit, constituted the study group.

Breast Metastasis of Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma Demonstrated on FDG PET/CT.

Primary serous peritoneal carcinomas (PSPCs) are rare, and dissemination other than intraperitoneal implantation is even rarer. Breast is an extremely unusual location of metastasis for PSPC. The distinction of breast metastasis of PSPC from primary breast cancer is crucial because the treatment and the prognosis are entirely different.

Predictive performance of CT for adverse outcomes among COVID-19 suspected patients: a two-center retrospective study.

The aim of the study was to compare the performance of various computed tomography (CT) reporting tools, including zonal CT visual score (ZCVS), the number of involved lobes, and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) categorization in predicting adverse outcomes among patients hospitalized due to the lower respiratory symptoms during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A total of 405 patients admitted with severe respiratory symptoms who underwent a chest CT were enrolled. The primary adverse outcome was intensive care unit (ICU) admission of patients.

The role of personality traits on mode of delivery.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to understand the motives behind CS requests in nulliparous women in their late pregnancy better and to investigate if specific personality traits affect the maternal decision on mode of delivery.

Material And Method: This prospective study was conducted with 70 healthy, nulliparous parturient with singleton pregnancies. Women at their 28-32.

Heterotopic ossification on the volar surface of the distal radius in a child with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: challenges in surgical excision of a rare condition.

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is one of the genetic and developmental forms of heterotopic ossification. We report a case of FOP on the volar surface of the distal radius, located close to the median nerve and radial artery with neurologic symptoms secondary to median nerve entrapment. The patient underwent surgical excision of the heterotopic lesion followed by radiation therapy.

Vaginal epithelioid malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor nearly misdiagnosed as advanced cervical cancer: A case report.

A 56-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a pathological diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. We performed a re-biopsy of the vaginal mass and cervical conization. The mass was originally reported as an epithelioid MPNST after re-biopsy.

Obesogenic Environment in Childhood: Implications of High Socioeconomic Level in a Developing Country.

Objective: Today, obesity in childhood is considered as an important health problem, especially in developed countries. This study aims to determine the prevalence of obesity in children and to reveal the relationship between television watching habit, computer use and socioeconomic status in children.

Method: A cross-sectional study was performed in 11 public schools selected with random sampling in Istanbul.

Are the Anxiety Levels of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Patients Different From Healthy Peers During the COVID-19 Outbreak?

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused anxiety among children with hematology-oncology disease and their families, as it has in every segment of society. In this study, we aimed to detect the anxiety levels of children with hematologic or oncologic disease and of their parents after the COVID-19 outbreak. The sample consisted of 15 patients 12 to 18 years of age receiving treatment in the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit in Altinbaş University Medical Faculty Bahçelievler Medikalpark Hospital and 33 parents of the same unit patients between 6 and 18 years of age, and their 35 healthy peers and their parents.

Do Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods Stimulate Longitudinal Vertebral Growth in Early-Onset Scoliosis Patients?

Objective: Distraction-based systems are the most common systems used in the treatment of early-onset scoliosis. In addition to its corrective and deformity progression preventive properties, its vertebral growth stimulation effect has been proved. Recently popularized magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGRs) showed superior results in terms of outcomes and decreased complication rate.

Comparison of maternal and fetal complications in pregnant women with breech presentation undergoing spontaneous or induced vaginal delivery, or cesarean delivery.

Objective: Breech presentation is the most common form of malpresentation, and associated with perinatal asphyxia and mortality, and maternal morbidity. Data associated with labor induction in breech presentation are limited. The aim of this study was to compare maternal and fetal complication rates in induced and spontaneous vaginal, and cesarean delivery with breech presentation.

The accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubinometry in preterm infants.

Objective: To evaluate the correlation between total serum and transcutaneous bilirubin and to determine the reliability of transcutaneous bilirubinometry for screening and monitoring of neonatal jaundice among preterms.

Study Design: Ninety nine infants with gestational ages ≤34 weeks were prospectively enrolled. Babies were classified into three groups as; 24-28, 29-31, and 32-34 weeks.

The association between NIRS and Doppler ultrasonography in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus.

To determine if near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), which is easier to obtain than Doppler ultrasonography (USG), may be used in accordance with Doppler USG to provide additional data for assessment of organ blood flow velocities in preterm infants with hemodynamically significant PDA. Thirty-one infants who were treated with ibuprofen for closure of PDA were monitored continuously with NIRS. Cerebral, mesenteric, and renal arterial blood flow velocities were measured with Doppler USG before and after the treatment.

Transverse Process Fractures: A Clinical Series and Coronal Injury of the Spine.

Background: Transverse process fractures in trauma patients frequently are diagnosed using computed tomography and result in severe pain and limitation of motion. However, there is no accepted standard of care. Thus, these fractures can be treated with excessive measures or inadequately treated.

Donor Human Milk: Effects of Storage and Heat Treatment on Oxidative Stress Markers.

Mother's own milk is the first choice for the feeding and nutrition of preterm and term newborns. When mother's own milk is unavailable or in short supply donor human milk (DM) could represent a solution. Heat treatment and cold storage are common practices in Human Milk Banks (HMBs).

McDonald versus modified Shirodkar rescue cerclage in women with prolapsed fetal membranes.

We compared the efficacy of modified Shirodkar and McDonald rescue cerclage techniques in women with singleton pregnancies. The study sample included 47 women who presented at two tertiary hospitals in Turkey from 2008 to 2017 and underwent rescue cerclage due to cervical incompetence and cervical dilatation with fetal membranes prolapsed into the vagina. The outcomes were compared by cerclage technique used, Shirodkar or McDonald.

Does pregnancy interval after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy affect maternal and perinatal outcomes?

Obesity is a global health epidemic and is associated with many maternal and neonatal complications. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is among the surgical treatments for obesity. The appropriate timing of pregnancy following LSG remains controversial and few studies have evaluated this public health issue.

Corneal sensitivity and subjective complaints of ocular pain in patients with fibromyalgia.

PurposeFibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain disorder associated with pain and hypersensitivity in various parts of the body. The aim of this study was to understand whether changes in corneal sensitivity were associated with the subjective complaints of these patients.Patients and methodsIn this study, we included 36 patients with FM (30 female, 6 male, mean age: 46.

Evaluation of the Effect of Topical Application of Nigella sativa on Acute Radiation-Induced Nasal Mucositis.

The goal of this study was to demonstrate the effect of radiotherapy (RT) on nasal mucosa in rats and to evaluate the radioprotective effects of the topical application of black seed oil (Nigella sativa [NS]) to treat acute radiation-induced nasal mucositis.A total of 18 rats were randomized into 3 groups, with 6 animals per group. The rats in group 1 were topically administered saline in the nasal cavity after sham irradiation.

LOW O6-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYTRANSFERASE (MGMT) AND PAN-CYTOKERATIN (PAN-CK) EXPRESSION VIA IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY IN PITUITARY ADENOMAS.

Introduction: Pituitary adenomas (PA) are the third most common intracranial tumors, with an incidence rate of 10-15%. More than half are invasive, infiltrating adjacent structures. The primary objective of this project was to determine whether MGMT expression is associated with the invasiveness of PA.

Correlation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, -2, -3, and -9 expressions with demographic and radiological features in primary lumbar intervertebral disc disease.

Degeneration of IVD is a progressive and irreversible process and can be evaluated with immunohistochemical examination or radiological grading. MMPs are a family of proteolytic enzymes and involved in the degradation of the matrix components of the IVD. We aimed to compare MMP-1, -2, -3, and -9 expressions with demographic features, visual analogue scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and radiological (MRI) grades.