Evaluation of Early Cognitive Functions in Patients With COVID-19 Infection.

In December 2019, some pneumonia cases emerged in Wuhan, China. It was named as Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization.Patients developed anxiety and sleep problems after treatment.

Endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment vs. laser-assisted endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment: short-term results from a retrospective case-matched study.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the addition of laser to the endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment (EPSIT), laser-assisted EPSIT (LEPSIT) has an effect on the method and clinical results in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease (PSD).

Methods: Between September 2019 and September 2020, patients who underwent LEPSIT and EPSIT procedures for PSD at Bursa Medicana Hospital, Turkey, were matched for age, pit location and number, body mass index (BMI), and sex. The primary endpoint was complete wound healing and the secondary endpoints were quality of life, cosmetic results, and cost.

Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment: Rapid Recovery, Satisfactory Success, and High Quality of Life.

Purpose: In the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease (PD), endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment (EPSIT), a skin-sparing minimally invasive technique, has attracted attention as an effective treatment. The aim of this study to evaluate the treatment success, cosmetic outcomes, and the quality of life in the patients who underwent an EPSIT for PD.

Materials And Methods: The prospectively maintained data of 86 patients who underwent EPSIT for PD were retrospectively analyzed.

Evaluation of the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in preventing postoperative intraabdominal adhesions.

Objectives: Postoperative intraabdominal adhesions still maintain their currency as serious causes of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed at evaluating the role of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the prevention of intraabdominal adhesions.

Material And Methods: A total of 16 healthy rabbits were used within the scope of the study.

Long-term Outcomes of Laser Ablation of Fistula Tract for Fistula-in-Ano: A Considerable Option in Sphincter Preservation.

Background: Ablation of anal fistula tract using a radial laser-emitting probe is a sphincter-preserving technique.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess long-term outcomes of laser ablation of fistula tract.

Design: This was a retrospective analysis of the long-term outcomes of 100 patients who underwent laser ablation of fistula tract.

Identification of medically important yeasts by sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer and D1/D2 region of the large ribosomal subunit.

Background: The prevalence of opportunistic yeast infections has increased in recent decades as the result of an increasing immunocompromised patient population.

Aims: To evaluate ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequence to identify medically important yeast species, to investigate the performance of both the rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and D1/D2 region in identifying clinically relevant yeasts, and to compare these results with those of a standard phenotypic method.

Methods: Both regions from 50 yeast strains, comprising 45 clinical isolates and 5 reference strains, were amplified using PCR and then sequenced.

Borrelia burgdorferi chemotaxis toward tick protein Salp12 contributes to acquisition.

Lyme disease is a common tick-borne infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.).