Management of Priapism: Results of a Nationwide Survey and Comparison with International Guidelines.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate current urologic practice regarding the management of priapism in Turkey and compare with international guidelines.

Methods: Urologists and urology residents were invited to an online survey consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions on priapism-related clinical practices that were consid- ered most important and relevant to practices by using Google Forms.

Results: Total number of responses was 340.

Müller Muscle-Conjunctival Resection for Treatment of Contralateral Ptosis following Unilateral External Levator Advancement.

Background: One of the main causes of unsatisfactory outcomes after unilateral blepharoptosis surgery is asymmetry of the upper eyelid height, which occurs as a result of a contralateral eyelid droop. Therefore, the authors evaluated the efficacy of Müller muscle-conjunctival resection (MMCR) for the treatment of contralateral ptosis following unilateral external levator advancement (ELA).

Methods: This study analyzed 26 eyelids of 26 patients with upper eyelid height asymmetry following unilateral ELA who underwent contralateral MMCR retrospectively.

Results of salvage treatment with CyberKnife® fractioned radiosurgery in recurrent large chordoma.

Aim: Chordomas and chondrosarcomas are locally destructive tumors with high progression or recurrence rates after initial multimodality treatment. This report examined the role of radiosurgery in patients who were considered inoperable after the recurrence of large chordoma disease having undergone previous surgery and/or radiotherapy.

Methods: All patients who were referred to Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital between 2012 and 2019 for treatment of recurrent or metastatic chordoma and considered not suitable for surgical treatment were included in the study.

Improvement of Three Duodenal Re-leaks: Two-way Vacuum-assisted Closure.

We share our experience of a two-way vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) technique that allows patients to heal when generalised peritonitis develops because of a recurrent duodenal leak. Two patients underwent omentoplasty for duodenal ulcer perforation and one patient underwent antrectomy, gastrojejunostomy, and tube duodenostomy. Two-way VAC was performed by taking an abdominal fluid culture and washing the abdomen with 6-12 litres of warm saline.

Orbital Mass as the Only Presenting Sign with Overlapping Features of Lupus Erythematosus Panniculitis and Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma.

Purpose: Even though subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) and lupus erythematosus panniculitis (LEP) are two separate entities, recently they were claimed to represent two ends of a spectrum of T-cell-mediated orbital lymphoproliferative diseases.

Methods: A 78-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of right-sided periorbital swelling and redness. There was a palpable mass in the medial right lower eyelid with restriction of upward and lateral gaze.

Clinical effects of intranasal corticosteroids on nasal symptoms in subjects with chronic rhinitis during COVID-19.

The clinical effects of intranasal corticosteroids (INC) on nasal symptoms and the clinical course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in subjects with chronic rhinitis (CR) seem unclear. To evaluate the clinical effects of INCs on nasal symptoms in subjects with CR and with COVID-19. In subjects with CR and diagnosed with COVID-19 at four tertiary centers, quality of life and nasal symptoms were assessed by using the 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) and the visual analog scale (VAS), respectively.

Pediatric canalicular laceration repair using the Mini Monoka versus Masterka monocanalicular stent.

Purpose: One of the most important disadvantages of using Mini Monoka stents in pediatric canalicular laceration repair is premature stent loss. In this study, we aimed to compare clinical outcomes between the use of Mini Monoka and Masterka monocanalicular stents in children and discuss the potential causes of premature stent loss.

Methods: The medical records of 36 patients who underwent surgical repair of canalicular lacerations were retrospectively reviewed.

Parental Acceptance/Rejection Perceptions and Attachment Styles of Men With Online Gambling Disorder.

Online gambling disorder has recently emerged as a significant public health issue. Family dynamics play an important role in the development of online gambling disorder. In this research, the aimed to compare the parental acceptance/rejection and attachment styles of individuals with online gambling disorder with a healthy control group.

Anterior chamber laser flare photometry after diode laser cyclophotocoagulation.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in intraocular inflammation according to energy delivered per eye during transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation (TDLC) in refractory glaucoma using laser flare (LF) photometry and to investigate the relationship between the change in anterior chamber flare values ​​and the success of TDLC.

Methods: Patients who underwent TDLC for refractory glaucoma and had LF photometry data were analyzed retrospectively. We recorded the best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP) with Goldmann applanation tonometer, number of anti-glaucoma medications, LF photometry values (ph/ms) on pre-and postoperative days 1, 10 and 30.

Cumulative Sum Analysis of the Learning Curve of Ptosis Surgery: External Levator Advancement versus Müller Muscle-conjunctival Resection.

Purpose: Even though it is stated that external levator advancement (ELA) has a much longer learning curve than Müller muscle-conjunctival resection (MMCR) in the treatment of aponeurotic ptosis, there is no study in the literature regarding the learning curves of these two surgical techniques. We aimed to objectively determine the length of the learning curves of ELA and MMCR using cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis.

Methods: The first 30 unilateral ELA and the first 30 unilateral MMCR consecutively performed by a single surgeon were retrospectively reviewed.

Clinical outcome after CyberKnife® radiosurgery re-irradiation for recurrent brain metastases.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to elucidate the impact on clinical outcomes resulting from re-irradiation for locally recurrent (LR) brain metastases (BM) using CyberKnife® stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).

Materials And Methods: Seventy-seven patients with 254 LR BM lesions treated using SRS re-irradiation between January 2014 and December 2018 were analysed in this retrospective study. The local control (LC), overall survival (OS) rates, and adverse events were assessed.

Who predict ADHD with better diagnostic accuracy?: Parents or teachers?

Objective: The objectives of the study were to determine which parents or teachers predict attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) better in children and adolescents, and to detect both diagnostical and symptomatological agreement levels across informant reports.

Method: A total of 417 cases aged 6-14 from a non-referred community sample were assessed by a semi-structured interview, parent- and teacher-rated ADHD Rating Scale-IV. Also, impairment criteria were taken into account to ensure the gold standard diagnosis for ADHD.

Comparison of Nasoseptal Cartilage Graft Versus Titanium Mesh in Reconstruction of Pure Orbital Blowout Fractures.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of nasoseptal cartilage grafts versus titanium mesh implants in pure orbital blowout fractures.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed on 48 patients who had surgical repair of an orbital fracture. Patients who underwent pure orbital blowout fracture repair with either nasoseptal cartilage grafts or titanium mesh implants and at least 1 year postoperative follow-up were included in the study.

Müller Muscle-conjunctival Resection with or without Tarsectomy and Combined with Bandage Contact Lens Use in Ptosis Patients with Corneal Graft.

Purpose: To examine the efficacy of ptosis correction with a Müller muscle-conjunctival resection with or without tarsectomy (MMCR±T), combined with bandage contact lens (BCL) use, in corneal graft patients.

Methods: Seven patients with corneal grafts who underwent MMCR±T for treatment of ptosis were evaluated retrospectively. A BCL was applied to the grafts at the end of the surgery.

Efficacy of Bandage Contact Lenses versus Eye Patching in Early Postoperative Period of Müller's Muscle-Conjunctival Resection.

Purpose: Patients with blepharoptosis who are treated with Müller's muscle-conjunctival resection (MMCR) may experience postoperative pain and discomfort related to the suture material on the palpebral conjunctiva. This study aims to compare the postoperative subjective complaints, such as pain and discomfort, with a visual analog scale (VAS), and objectively evaluate the cornea with a tear break-up time (TBUT) test and fluorescein staining following MMCR that was managed by either a bandage contact lens (BCL) or eye patching.

Methods: Forty patients who had undergone a unilateral MMCR were randomized into 2 groups.

Analysis of the quality, reliability, and popularity of information on strabismus on YouTube.

To evaluate the quality, reliability, and popularity of YouTube videos addressing strabismus. This is a retrospective, cross-sectional, register-based study. A search was performed using the keywords "strabismus," "squint," "eye squint," and "crossed eye" on YouTube, and the first 50 videos for each keyword were analyzed.

Early Pneumopericardium after Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy.

Pneumopericardium is a condition characterised by the presence of air within the pericardium. We hereby present a case of a rare potentially life-threatening complication, which is, to our knowledge, the first report of the pneumopericardium after single port endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (SPETS). A 25-year male patient with a history of bilateral palmar hyperhidrosis underwent SPETS.

Optimal timing of the loop electrosurgical excision procedure according to different phases of the menstrual cycle.

Objective: To determine whether treatment of cervical precancerous lesions in the follicular phase or luteal phase of the menstrual cycle affects perioperative and postoperative blood loss during the LEEP.

Methods: In this randomized trial, 73 patients were assigned to either the follicular phase group (n = 37) or the luteal phase group (n = 36). Ultimately, the conditions of 36 patients in the follicular phase group and 34 patients in the luteal phase group were analyzed.

A comparison of the effect of intravitreal dexamethasone implant on macular and branch retinal vein occlusion. A real life experience.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effects of intravitreal dexamethasone (IVDx) implants on branch retinal vein occlusions (BRVOs) and macular vein occlusions (MVOs).

Methods: Seventeen consecutive patients with MVO and 18 patients with BRVO, whose foveal thicknesses were greater than 300 µm, were recruited for this study. BRVO and MVO patients were diagnosed by means of fundus fluorescein angiography.

Serotype distribution of in children with invasive disease in Turkey: 2015-2018.

: To determine the serotype distribution of pneumococcus causing invasive pneumococcal disease (meningitidis, bacteremia and empyema) in children in Turkey, and to observe potential changes in this distribution in time to guide effective vaccine strategies. : We surveyed with conventional bacteriological techniques and with real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in samples of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), blood and pleural fluid. strains were isolated from 33 different hospitals in Turkey, which are giving health services to approximately 60% of the Turkish population.

The MEFV gene and its association with familial Mediterranean fever, severe atopy, and recurrent respiratory tract infections.

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common auto-inflammatory disease and is characterized by self-limiting episodes of fever and polyserositis. The aim of this study was to determine the atopic clinical findings associated with the MEFV gene.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of pediatric patients who had received a diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever between August 2015 and November 2018.