Predictive Factors for Requirement of Ureteral J Stenting in Ureteroscopic Treatment of Distal Ureteral Stones.

Background: We aimed to investigate the factors predicting the need for ureteral J stent placement in the treatment of distal ureteral stones by ureteroscopy (URS).

Methods: Between January 2007 and June 2018, 550 consecutive patients who underwent URS with the diagnosis of distal ureteral stone disease were evaluated in a single center. The patients were divided into two groups as; group 1 who received a ureteral J stent, and group 2 without ureteral J stent.

Can LENT Prognostic score (LDH, ECOG performance score, blood neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, tumor type) change the clinical approach in malignant pleural effusion?

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive power of LENT (LDH in pleural fluid, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group [ECOG] performance status, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in the serum, and tumor type) score which is a current prognostic score in patients with MPE and to determine its effect on survival and its status in clinical decision making. In addition, it was aimed to compare LENT score with the conventional but subjective score ECOG.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted reviewing the medical records of patients managed for MPE (malign pleural effusion) between 2008 and 2018.

Efficacy and safety of an inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac): interim results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial in Turkey.

Background: CoronaVac, an inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, has been shown to be well tolerated with a good safety profile in individuals aged 18 years and older in phase 1/2 trials, and provided a good humoral response against SARS-CoV-2. We present the interim efficacy and safety results of a phase 3 clinical trial of CoronaVac in Turkey.

Methods: This was a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial.

Why is it important to report early possible COVID-19 PET/CT findings in cancer patients? Explaining with a case series.

Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) causing a pandemic mostly results in mild symptoms; however, it can evolve into serious complications. It is emphasized that if the term from the recent anticancer treatment to the diagnosis of COVID-19 was short, the probability of serious events increased in cancer patients. Therefore, early detection of COVID-19 and prevention of serious events is very important.

Clinical value of metabolic PET parameters of primary vulvar carcinoma.

Purpose: We aim to establish the prognostic value of metabolic parameters of the primary tumor in patients diagnosed with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) who underwent a pretreatment F FDG PET/CT scan.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 47 patients with a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of VSCC, and who underwent a F FDG PET/CT scan prior to treatment. The disease stage and age at diagnosis, the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), SUVmean, metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) values of the primary tumor, based on a baseline PET scan, were recorded.

Can the Level of CRP in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Determine Early Mortality?

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic role of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in acute PE.

Material And Methods: Two hundred and twenty patients with acute PE were consecutively enrolled and followed for 30 days after discharge. Serum CRP and NT-proBNP were determined.

Predictive value of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonia.

Aim: To evaluate Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in patients with HP.

Method: A sample of 140 total patients, 50 having chronic HP and 20 having acute HP, and a control group of 70 more patients were included in this retrospective study conducted with hospital Ethical Committee approval.

Results: PLR and NLR values were significantly higher in all HP patients than in the control group ( p <0.

Five-Year Efficacy of Transobturator Tape Treatment and Quality of Life in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence.

Background: We aimed to assess the results of first- and fifth-year outcomes and the effect on quality of life (QoL) of transobturator tape (TOT) treatment in patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Methods: The patients who underwent TOT surgery between January 2008 and June 2013 were screened retrospectively. The QoL was evaluated with Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7) and Urogenital Distress Inventory-Short Form (UDI-6).

Inappropriate Utilization of Antibiotics in COPD Exacerbations.

Objective: Most exacerbations are mild to moderate, and antibiotic treatment for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is recommended for patients with severe exacerbations or severe underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Therefore, we aimed to investigate the patient factors that are associated with the prescription of antibiotics for inappropriate indication in AECOPD.

Material And Methods: This study was an observational cross-sectional study conducted in an outpatient clinic.

[Pneumococcal infections and protection with vaccination in adult chronic lung diseases].

Pneumococcal infections are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in Chronic Lung Diseases. However, exacerbations, which make the treatment of diseases very difficult, and corticosteroids used during treatment carry a great risk of pneumococcal infection and adversely affect the treatment. The most rational way to reduce the negative impact of pneumococcal infections on the clinical and economic burden of Chronic Lung Diseases is vaccination of the risky population.

Comparison of the efficacy of silodosin and a terpene combination in the medical expulsive therapy of distal ureteral stones.

Objective: We aimed to compare the efficacy of silodosin and a terpene combination in the treatment of distal ureteral stones.

Methodology: The data of the patients admitted to the urology policlinic with renal colic, diagnosed with distal ureteral stones, and followed up with medical expulsive therapy between December 2017 and June 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 comprised 72 patients that received 8 mg/day silodosin and Group 2 consisted of 51 patients that were given three capsules of a terpene combination daily.

Can the Hounsfield unit predict the success of medical expulsive therapy using silodosin in 4- to 10-mm distal ureteral stones?

Objective: We aimed to investigate the predictive ability of the Hounsfield unit (HU) on non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) for the success of medical expulsive therapy (MET) using silodosin in distal ureteric stones of 4-10 mm.

Methodology: The data of patients who underwent MET were retrospectively screened. The patients were divided into two groups as Groups 1 and 2 depending on the presence or absence of stone expulsion, respectively.

The use of computed tomography as the first imaging modality in patients with renal colic and microscopic haematuria.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the use of computed tomography (CT) as the first imaging modality in patients with renal colic and microscopic haematuria.

Methodology: The patients that presented to the emergency service of six health centers with renal colic between January 2017 and January 2018 and were found to have microscopic hematuria on urinalysis were retrospectively evaluated. Only patients for whom non-contrast CT was used as the first imaging modality were included in the study.

Insidious Hughes Stovin Syndrome: Journey From Pulmonary Embolism to Pulmonary Arterial Aneurysm.

Hughes-Stovin syndrome (HSS) is a rare disease characterized by deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary and/or bronchial artery aneurysms. A 28-year-old female patient was followed-up for 5 months with pulmonary embolism. When she presented with hemoptysis at her 5th month, pulmonary artery aneurysm was detected on thoracic CT angiography.

The relation between distant metastasis and genetic change type in stage IV lung adenocarcinoma patients at diagnosis.

Introduction: Brain metastasis prevalence is higher in patients with positive epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation, anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and C-ROS oncogene 1 (ROS-1) fusion change in lung adenocarcinoma.

Objectives: The purpose of our study is to investigate the relation between the genetic change type and the initial distant metastasis in stage IV lung adenocarcinoma patients with genetic changes.

Methods: The study was conducted between January 2007 and December 2018 in a retrospective fashion with patients who had lung cancer diagnosed as stage IV adenocarcinoma.

Angiographic Findings and Outcomes of Bronchial Artery Embolization in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the angiographic findings and outcomes of bronchial artery embolization in tuberculosis patients and to compare them with those of non-tuberculosis patients.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent bronchial artery embolization in a single interventional radiology department with hemoptysis were reviewed. A total of 89 patients (66 males and 23 females; mean age 52.

The role of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the evaluation of anterior mediastinal masses and differentiating between the histological subtypes of thymic epithelial neoplasms.

Background: This study aims to investigate the role of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in differentiating between benign and malignant anterior mediastinal masses and between the histological subtypes of thymic epithelial neoplasms.

Methods: This retrospective study included a total of 57 patients (30 males, 27 females; mean age 48.9 years; range, 14 to 78 years) who underwent an fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/ computed tomography with an indication of an anterior mediastinal mass between May 2010 and November 2018.

The effects of menopause on the quality of life and long-term outcomes of transobturator tape treatment in women with stres urinary incontinence.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effects of menopause on long-term outcomes of transobturator tape (TOT) surgery.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent TOT surgery were evaluated under two groups as postmenopausal and premenopausal. The International Consultation on Incontinence short-form questionnaire (ICIQ-SF), Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7) and Urogenital Distress Inventory-Short Form (UDI-6) questionnaires were completed by the patients at the 1st and 5th-year follow-up sessions.

Diagnostic approach in parenchymal lung diseases: transbronchial lung biopsy or cryobiopsy?

Background/aim: Diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases requires a multidisciplinary approach, and a gold standard for histological diagnosis is open lung biopsy. Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) and in recent years an alternative method, cryobiopsy (TBLC), are used for the diagnosis of parenchymal lung lesions. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of concomitant conventional TBLB and TBLC.

Hypersensitivity reactions to proton-pump inhibitors: Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management.

Proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) are one of the most commonly prescribed drugs, and they are generally well tolerated. However, several immediate and delayed hypersensitivity reactions due to PPIs have been reported. To review the clinical characteristics and management of immune-mediated immediate and delayed hypersensitivity reactions to PPIs.

Long-term results of sleeve lobectomy with continuous suture technique in non-small cell lung cancer.

Background: This study aims to investigate the operation-related complications, recurrence frequency, morbidity, mortality and survival rates as well as variables effective on survival of patients undergoing bronchial sleeve lobectomy due to primary non-small cell lung cancer.

Methods: A total of 85 patients ( 80 males, 5 females; mean age 59.9±8.

Three-year' experience of a tertiary level occupational diseases clinic.

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the diagnosis of patients who applied on the first three years of our clinic, in order to contribute to the state of occupational diseases (OD) in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: The study is a cross-sectional study, between November 2013 and December 2016, 862 subjects were accepted for the evaluation. Gender, age, application ways, the reason of referral, workplace, exposure time and possible risks for the patients were evaluated through a file examination.

The prognostic significance of serum CA125 levels with ER, PR, P53 and Ki-67 expression in endometrial carcinomas.

Objectives: The present study evaluates the relationship between the expression levels of hormone receptors (HRs), Ki-67, p53 and serum cancer antigen 125 (CA125) levels in endometrial cancer and clinicopathological risk factors, and determines their prognostic values.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study included 49 patients with endometrial cancer whose estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) Ki-67 and p53 expression levels were determined through immunohistochemical methods, and whose preoperative serum CA125 levels were measured. These factors relationship with various clinicopathological factors, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was investigated.

The prognostic role of PET/CT in small-cell lung cancer.

Objective: The aim in the present study is to determine the prognostic value of metabolic parameters related to the primary tumors detected in pretreatment Fluorine-18 2-fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-glucose (F FDG) positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) scans of patients diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Material And Methods: Enrolled in this retrospective study were 63 patients with a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of SCLC who underwent an F FDG PET/CT scan at baseline. Disease stage, age at diagnosis, gender, albumin level and maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), SUVmean, metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) values related to the primary tumor at the baseline PET scan were recorded, and the relationship of these factors with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was evaluated.