Evaluation of procedural and clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A single-center experience.

Objective: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement. Our study aimed to evaluate the implementation of TAVI at our large-volume center, having an all-comer patient population with short and long-term follow-ups.

Methods: This retrospective, single-center analysis included 556 consecutive patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) who underwent TAVI between July 2011 and December 2019.

Left ventricular geometry as a predictor of carotid artery stenosis severity in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting.

Background And Aim: Cerebrovascular diseases are the second most common cause of death worldwide. Moderate and severe carotid artery stenosis causes nearly 10% of all strokes. LV geometry is a familiar prognostic and diagnostic factor in several populations; yet, data on its role in carotid artery stenosis are unknown.

An echocardiographic predictor of contrast-induced nephropathy following percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndrome: aortic valve sclerosis.

Aortic valve sclerosis (AVS) is closely related to endothelial dysfunction. The association of AVS with contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is unknown. We planned to investigate the relationship of AVS besides known parameters with CIN.

A Comparative Multicentric Study on Serosal and Endometrial Myomectomy During Cesarean Section: Surgical Outcomes.

Objective: This multi-center study aims to determine the efficiency and safety of endometrial myomectomy (EM) for the removal of uterine fibroids during cesarean section (CS).

Methods: Retrospective review of 360 women diagnosed for fibroids during pregnancy. They all delivered by CS between 2014 and 2019.

Long-term results of brentuximab vedotin in relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma: multi-center real-life experience.

Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is considered a curable disease; however, approximately one-third of responders experience disease relapse following first-line therapy. Several studies have shown the efficacy of brentuximab vedotin (BV) in patients with relapsed/refractory HL. We present a retrospective analysis of 58 patients with relapsed/refractory HL treated with BV in a named patient program from 11 centers.

Effects of uterus derived mesenchymal stem cells and their exosomes on asherman's syndrome.

Asherman's syndrome has become a growing problem with the incidence of cesarean and endometrial surgical procedures. A surgical procedure that can damage to the basal layer of the endometrium is formed as intrauterine adhesion and can cause asherman's syndrome. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are characterized by some characteristics such as non-immunogenic, angiogenic, antifibrotic, antiapoptotic and antiinflammatory properties, also they support tissue repair by secretion of various factors and chemokines in cellular therapy.

Transplantation of a horseshoe kidney from a living donor using stapler for transsection.

Although it rather became a routine procedure to evaluate and use a cadaveric horseshoe kidney, using one from a living donor is quite rare. In this paper, we present methods we used during such a case which may benefit the procedures in the future. A 29-year-old female patient was considered for transplant and only viable living donor was her 59-year-old mother.

Male Sexual and Reproductive Health-Does the Urologist Have a Role in Addressing Gender Inequality in Life Expectancy?

Despite considerable public health initiatives in the past century, there remains a significant gender inequality in life expectancy. The Global Burden of Diseases study has highlighted that the life expectancy for men is 70.5years, compared with 75.

Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma in Turkey: Association with Hepatitis B Instead of Hepatitis C Virus as an Etiologic and Possible Prognostic Factor - A Multicenter Cohort Study.

Objective: Chronic antigenic stimulation is frequently blamed in the pathogenesis of extranodal marginal zone lymphomas including splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL). Chronic hepatitis C is frequently observed in SMZL patients in some geographical regions. However, these reports are largely from North America and Europe, and data from other countries are insufficient.

Comparison of 3 Different Enucleation Techniques of Holmium Laser Enucleation of Prostate (HoLEP).

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of different enucleation techniques on operation time, enucleation efficacy and postoperative results.

Materials And Methods: 178 HoLEP cases performed by two senior surgeons were evaluated retrospectively. All patients were evaluated for age, IPSS, preoperative PSA, prostate size, maximum flow rate (Qmax) postvoid residual volume (PVR), enucleation time, morcellation time, enucleated tissue weight, enucleation ratio (enucleated tissue weight/prostate volume) and enucleation time efficacy (enucleated weight/enucleation time).

Bedside approach in the diagnosis obstructive sleep apnea using postprandial oximetry testing: A comparative study with polysomnography.

Introduction: Due to the availability and cost issues in developing countries of polysomnography (PSG), there is a need for outpatient test for an initial assessment of the patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Objectives: Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) is a widely used and best-validated scale for assessing daytime sleepiness, including dozing when sitting quietly after a lunch (no alcohol). This study introduces a novel screen test called postprandial oximetry test (POT) used during daytime.

A Multi-Center Study on the Efficacy of Eltrombopag in Management of Refractory Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Real-Life Experience.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of eltrombopag, an oral thrombopoietin receptor agonist, in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

Materials And Methods: A total of 285 chronic ITP patients (187 women, 65.6%; 98 men, 34.

The Comparison of Traditional Radial Access and Novel Distal Radial Access for Cardiac Catheterization.

Objectives: The traditional radial access (TRA) has been used almost routinely in coronary interventions in our clinic. Recently, we have started to use distal radial artery point as distal radial access (DRA) more frequently. The aim of this study is to compare these techniques (DRA and TRA) in terms of their safety, feasibility, and effectiveness.

Olfactory dysfunction in spondyloarthritis.

Objective: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of disorders characterized by inflammatory arthritis including ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis and arthritis-related inflammatory bowel diseases. Recently it has been shown that arthritic disorders are accompanied by olfactory dysfunction. We aimed to specifically investigate the association between spondyloarthritis and olfactory impairment.

[Effects of intraarticular tramadol, magnesium and ketamine on postoperative pain in arthroscopic meniscectomy].

Objective: Postoperative pain control is important in terms of early recovery and rehabilitation in arthroscopic meniscectomy. For this purpose, we aimed to compare the effects of intraarticular tramadol, magnesium, and ketamine with combinations of pericapsular bupivacaine on postoperative pain and recovery in arthroscopic meniscectomy.

Methods: Ninety patients who underwent arthroscopic meniscectomy were enrolled in the study.

The Effect of Stress Incontinence Operations on Sexual Functions: Laparoscopic Burch versus Transvaginal Tape-O.

Aim: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has some negative emotional and physical effects on sexual functions. In this study, we aimed to question the effects of surgical treatment of stress incontinence on sexual function using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12) form.

Materials And Methods: A total of 77 sexually active women who were surgically treated for SUI between 2014 and 2015 at a university hospital.

The use of in vitro maturation in stimulated antagonist in vitro fertilization cycles of normo-hyperresponder women due to arrested follicular development: A rescue procedure.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of rescue in vitro maturation (IVM) on the clinical outcomes of women with arrested follicular development in stimulated in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective review of 13 patients who were evaluated as normo-hyperresponders for ovarian stimulation. The main outcome measure was the clinical pregnancy and livebirth rates.

Expression of Laminin Receptor 1 in Normal, Hyperplastic, and Malignant Endometrium.

Laminin receptor 1 may have a role in the progression from endometrial hyperplasia with or without atypia to endometrial cancer. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the pattern, percentage, and intensity of laminin receptor 1 expression in normal, hyperplastic, and neoplastic endometrium. Paraffin blocks of 131 specimens with the diagnoses of normal endometrium (n=25), endometrial hyperplasia with atypia (n=21) or without atypia (n=55), and endometrial cancer (n=30) were immunostained with laminin receptor 1 antibody, and its expression percentage, pattern, and intensity in the epithelial cytoplasm, basement membrane, and endometrial stroma of these tissues were assessed.

Outcomes of random start versus clomiphene citrate and gonadotropin cycles in occult premature ovarian insufficiency patients, refusing oocyte donation: a retrospective cohort study.

The aim of this study is to present the clinical outcomes of a random start, a spontaneous folliculogenesis protocol versus Clomiphene Citrate and Gonadotropin treatment in women with occult premature ovarian insufficiency. Women underwent treatment between 1 February 2009, and 30 May 2016. 41 women were treated with the random start protocol while 48 cases received ovarian stimulation with clomiphene and gonadotropins.

Haploidentical stem cell transplantation: T cell depleted and repleted.

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT), is a curative treatment option for many hematological diseases. Donor availability is the major limiting factor in the transplantation setting. More than half of the patients do not have a HLA fully matched related/unrelated donor but almost all patients have an haploidentical donor.

Thirty Minutes of Running Exercise Decreases T2 Signal Intensity but Not Thickness of the Knee Joint Cartilage: A 3.0-T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.

Objective: Recent studies showed a potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which can be used as an additional tool for diagnosing cartilage degeneration in the early stage. We designed a cross-sectional study in order to evaluate knee joint cartilage adaptation to running, using 3.0-T MRI equipped with the 3-dimensional turbo spin echo (VISTA = Volume ISotropic Turbo spin echo Acquisition) software.

Selected maternal, fetal and placental trace element and heavy metal and maternal vitamin levels in preterm deliveries with or without preterm premature rupture of membranes.

Aim: To compare maternal, fetal and placental trace element (magnesium, zinc and copper) and heavy metal (cadmium and lead) and maternal vitamin (retinol, α [alpha]-tocopherol, vitamin D , 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D ) levels in preterm deliveries with and without preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM).

Methods: Sixty-eight patients giving birth preterm were grouped into preterm deliveries with PPROM (n = 35) and without PPROM (n = 33). Following delivery, maternal and umbilical cord blood sera and placental tissue samples were obtained.