Atelocollagen-based hydrogel loaded with's extract for treatment of type 2 diabetic wounds.

Diabetes, a chronic metabolic disease, causes complications such as chronic wounds which are difficult to cure. New treatments have been investigated to accelerate the wound healing. In this study, a novel wound dressing from fibroblast-laden atelocollagen-based hydrogel with Cotinus coggygria's extract was developed for diabetic wound healing.

Patient satisfaction study for the new Rigicon Infla10 inflatable penile prosthesis including single surgeon safety and outcomes data.

Background: Rigicon is a newer inflatable penile prostheses (IPP) manufacturer that has produced the Infla10 IPP for countries outside the United States (US) since 2019, with Food and Drug Administration studies for approval of Infla10 in the US presently underway.

Aim: This study aims to report the first patient satisfaction, efficacy, and safety from revision data for the newly available Rigicon Infla10 IPP.

Methods: A single surgeon's first 58 patients who underwent Rigicon Infla10 IPP implantation between 2019 and 2023 were included.

Investigation into the Relationship Between Women's Thoughts, Stigmatizing Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors on Voluntary Abortion and Spiritual Well-Being in Turkiye.

Introduction: Although abortion can be implemented within the framework of legal rules and practices, the issue of abortion in socio-cultural, philosophical, and religious terms is one of the crucial issues that has been discussed since the existence of humanity. This study aims to examine the relationship between women's thoughts on voluntary abortion, their stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and their spiritual well-being in Turkiye.

Method: The sample of this analytical-cross-sectional study consisted of 300 women between the ages of 18 to 49 who had a telephone.

Could soluble L1 cell adhesion molecule (sL1CAM) in serum be a new biomarker for endometrial cancer?

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the place of serum soluble L1 cell adhesion molecule (sL1CAM) level in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer and its relationship with clinicopathological features.

Material And Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed with 146 patients who underwent endometrial biopsy and whose pathology results were reported as benign endometrial changes (n = 30), endometrial hyperplasia (n = 32) or endometrial cancer (n = 84). The sL1CAM level between the groups was compared.

Compound Heterozygous ROBO3 Mutation in Two Siblings Presenting with Horizontal Gaze Palsy without Scoliosis: Case-Based Review.

Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis (HGPPS) is a rare, autosomal recessively inherited disorder characterized by a congenital absence of conjugated horizontal eye movements with progressive scoliosis developing in childhood and adolescence. HGPPS is caused by mutations of the gene that disrupts the midline crossing of the descending corticospinal and ascending lemniscal sensory tracts in the medulla. We present two siblings, 5-year-old and 2-year-old boys with HGPPS, from non-consanguineous parents.

The Role of Interim PET/CT on Survival in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma.

Background: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma is the most frequent aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Predicting response and estimating prognosis earlier makes management of this heterogeneous lymphoma more satisfying. Interim PET response is established in Hodgkin Lymphoma to tailor the therapy but results for non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is unconvincing.

Persistent left superior vena cava accompanying repaired tetralogy of Fallot: Does it pose a challenge for device implantation?

Persistent left superior vena cava is a thoracic venous return anomaly. Tetralogy of Fallot is one of the most common congenital anomalies seen with persistent left superior vena cava. We are presenting a successful cardiac resynchronisation therapy device implantation in a patient with repaired tetralogy of Fallot and persistent left superior vena cava combination which has not been previously reported in the literature.

Clinical value of anti-DFS70 antibodies in a cohort of patients undergoing routine antinuclear antibodies testing.

Background: It is has been proposed that the presence of anti-DFS70 antibodies could be used to eliminate a SARD diagnosis. However, anti-DFS70 antibodies were also observed at relatively high frequency in patients with SARD. The clinical significance of these antibodies is therefore not yet clear.

Response to direct-acting antiviral agents in chronic hepatitis C patients with end-stage renal disease: a clinical experience.

Objective: The recent development of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) has dramatically changed the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, and interferon-based regimes have become a poor treatment choice in clinical practice. Today DAAs offer shorter, well-tolerated, highly effective curative therapies. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of DAAs in patients with end-stage renal disease and HCV genotype 1 infection in real clinical practice.

High-sensitivity microsatellite instability assessment for the detection of mismatch repair defects in normal tissue of biallelic germline mismatch repair mutation carriers.

Introduction: Lynch syndrome (LS) and constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD) are hereditary cancer syndromes associated with mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency. Tumours show microsatellite instability (MSI), also reported at low levels in non-neoplastic tissues. Our aim was to evaluate the performance of high-sensitivity MSI (hs-MSI) assessment for the identification of LS and CMMRD in non-neoplastic tissues.

High-sensitive cardiac troponin T as a predictor of efficacy and safety after pulmonary vein isolation using focal radiofrequency, multielectrode radiofrequency and cryoballoon ablation catheter.

Introduction: Myocardial injury markers such as high-sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) and creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) reflects the amount of myocardial injury with ablation. The aim of the study was to identify the value of myocardial injury markers to predict outcomes after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using three different ablation technologies.

Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing PVI using a standard 3.

Three-dimensional volumetric study with VOCAL in normal and abnormal posterior fossa fetuses.

The aim of this study was to compare volumetric parameters in the abnormal and normal posterior fossa using the Virtual Organ Computer-aided AnaLysis (VOCAL™) technique to determine whether fetuses with an abnormal posterior fossa have different volumes. A prospective study was conducted on 17 fetuses with an abnormal posterior fossa including, Dandy Walker malformation (DWM) ( = 6), vermian hypoplasia (VH) ( = 3), mega cisterna magna (MCM) ( = 8), and 99 healthy control fetuses from 20 to 34 weeks' gestation. Measurement of the fetal cisterna magna and cerebellar volume was performed in the standard transcerebellar plane through the VOCAL™ method.

Effects of passive smoking on lung function tests in preschool children born late-preterm: a preventable health priority.

Objective: Late-preterm delivery is known to be associated with potential adverse effects on lung development. Passive smoking may result in alterations of pulmonary function in infants born late-preterm. Impulse oscillometry (IOS) is a noninvasive, rapid, and practicable technique that can assess lung function.

Criteria sets for primary Sjogren's syndrome are not adequate for those presenting with extraglandular organ involvements as their dominant clinical features.

Patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) may go undiagnosed or be misclassified due to the insidious nature and wide spectrum of the disease. The available several classification criteria emphasize glandular findings. We aimed to analyze the efficiency of various classification criteria sets in patients diagnosed on the clinical basis by expert opinion and to compare those pSS patients who fulfilled these criteria with those who did not.

One operator's experience of ultrasound guided lumbar plexus block for paediatric hip surgery.

Lumbar plexus block has been shown to be effective for providing postoperative analgesia after major hip surgeries in children. The goal of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of ultrasound guidance during lumbar plexus block in children undergoing hip surgery for congenital hip dislocation. After obtaining local institutional ethical committee approval and parental informed consent, ASA I or II, 1-6 years old children undergoing hip surgery were included into the study.

The use of low-level laser therapy for controlling the gag reflex in children during intraoral radiography.

The current literature suggests that low-level laser stimulation of the PC 6 acupuncture points may prevent gagging. This study aimed to determine if low-level laser therapy (LLLT) can reduce the gag reflex in children undergoing intraoral maxillary radiography. This randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial was conducted with 25 children with moderate-to-very severe gag reflexes who required bilateral periapical radiographic examination of the maxillary molar region.

[The Prevalence and Management of Pediculosis Capitis in Turkey: A Systematic Review].

This study aimed to examine scientific articles performed in Turkey on the prevalence and management of PK (diagnosis, contagion, prevention, treatment) from a critical perspective. The population of the systematic review consisted of total 63 published and unpublished theses or dissertations and peer-reviewed articles published in Turkish or English in national or foreign scientific journals from studies performed in Turkey between 1982 and 2012 years. It reached 578,938 people in 63 studies.

[Evaluation of Malaria Cases that Were Detected in Kocaeli Province During 2008 Through 2013].

Objective: Malaria is still a serious public health problem around the world and in our country. In this study, we examined the epidemiology of malaria cases retrorespectively by using the surveillance data provided by the Malaria Control Unit of the Infectious Disease Division of Kocaeli Health Directory, from the years of 2008 to 2013. Our aim was to compare our findings with the findings of the past studies and provide support to the future surveillance studies.

Ultrasound guided bilateral cervical plexus block reduces postoperative opioid consumption following thyroid surgery.

Thyroid surgery may cause severe postoperative pain and discomfort for patients. Superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) is one of the regional anesthesia techniques that can provide postoperative analgesia for thyroid surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate analgesic effect of ultrasound (US) guided SCPB in patients undergoing thyroid surgery.