Thyroid dysfunction in patients treated with radiotherapy for neck.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to retrospectively evaluate the early and late changes in thyroid dysfunction after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer either with or without surgery.

Patients And Methods: Sixty-three patients receiving neck irradiation including the thyroid gland were recruited in the study. Thirty-six patients had undergone either a functional or radical neck dissection, and radiotherapy was the primary treatment in 27 patients.

The effect of iloprost on renal dysfunction after renal I/R using cystatin C and beta2-microglobulin monitoring.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of iloprost, a cytoprotective prostacyclin analog, on renal injury during unilateral renal I/R in rats and to determine whether the levels of serum cystatin C (CyC) and beta2-microglobulin (B2M), as markers of glomerular function, might denote this injury. Thirty-two Wistar rats were randomized into four groups (n = 8) as follows: control (sham laparotomy), renal I/R (60-min left renal ischemia and 120-min reperfusion), renal I/R + iloprost (20 ng kg(-1) min(-1) infusion during renal I/R period, i.v.

Relation between abnormalities in circadian blood pressure rhythm and target organ damage in normotensives.

Background: To determine the individual effect of abnormalities in blood pressure (BP) circadian rhythm (non-dipping status (NDS), increased morning BP (MBP) or increased MBP surge (MBPS)) on target organ damage (TOD) and which of these is more closely related to TOD in normotensives.

Methods And Results: The 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) and echocardiography were performed and urinary albumin excretion (UAE) was measured in 47 dipper (28 women, mean age 45.8 +/- 9.

Sudden death due to hydatid cyst rupture located in right ventricle.

Hydatid cyst is a parasite disease, which is common in those countries where animal husbandry is extensive, but preventive medicine is lacking. Endemic regions are South Europe, South America, Africa, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, and India. In the study, a sudden death case due to cardiac hydatid cyst rupture located in right ventricle has been presented with a review of the literature.

The effect of coronary revascularization on new-onset complete atrioventricular block due to acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Coronary artery disease is one of the most common causes of complete atrioventricular block (AVB) in adults. In this study, we evaluated whether prompt revascularization of the coronary artery occlusion can ameliorate new-onset complete AVB due to acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Methods: Five patients (4 men and 1 woman) with a mean age of 69.

Repair of coarctation-related aortic arch aneurysm and ventricular septal defect in an adolescent.

A saccular aortic arch aneurysm that is secondary to aortic arch coarctation and that is accompanied by a ventricular septal defect is a rare combination in the adolescent patient. Total simultaneous repair of all of these conditions is desirable, because of the higher morbidity and mortality rates of staged procedures-particularly when resection of the saccular aneurysm is delayed. Herein, we discuss the case of a 16-year-old boy who underwent simultaneous surgical correction of these malformations.

Two death cases originating from supplementary heater in the cabins of parked trucks.

A supplementary heater can be mounted in trucks or other transportation vehicles and used to heat the air in the cabin independent of the engine of the vehicle. This apparatus works with diesel fuel or gasoline. Combustion products burning in the pre-combustion chamber heat the fins of the engine.

An oblique anastomosis has more linear length than a transverse anastomosis of a tubular structure in oesophageal anastomosis.

Introduction: Oesophageal stricture continues to be a challenging paediatric surgical problem. This study aimed to compare the results of oblique and transverse anastomosis to prevent anastomotic stricture that occurred following oesophageal repairs.

Materials And Methods: Twelve New Zealand rabbits were divided equally into two groups: oblique (O) and transverse (T).

Pre-operative atorvastatin therapy to decrease the systemic inflammatory response after coronary artery bypass grafting.

The effect of pre-operative atorvastatin on systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), often seen after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was evaluated in 40 patients undergoing elective CABG. Patients were divided into two groups: group I (pre-operative LDL cholesterol > or = 100 mg/dl; n = 20) received 20 mg/day atorvastatin for at least 15 days pre-operatively; group II (pre-operative LDL cholesterol < 100 mg/dl; n = 20) did not receive antihyperlipidaemic agents. All patients underwent CABG with cardiopulmonary bypass.

Injuries and deaths occurring as a result of bull attack.

Persons whose occupations are in animal husbandry may be seriously injured or killed while tending to animals. Bulls are among the most dangerous of these animals. In this study, seven deaths and 23 traumatic injury cases caused by bull attacks and treated in the General Surgery and Chest Surgery Department of Selcuk University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital are presented.

Simultaneous occurrence of facial fibrous dysplasia and ameloblastoma.

Background: Both fibrous dysplasia (FD) and ameloblastoma are benign but locally aggressive tumours of the craniofacial region. In this case report, we present the unique synchronous occurrence of these two tumours in the facial skeleton.

Case Report: A 16-year-old woman presented with complaints of swelling of the upper right face and at the inferior border of the mandible.

The effect of nondipping blood pressure patterns on cardiac structural changes and left ventricular diastolic functions in normotensives.

Background: Cardiac structural changes have been reported to be more prominent in nondipper normotensives than the dipper ones. But the influence of nondipping status on cardiac diastolic functions of normotensives has not been studied yet. In this study, we investigated the effect of nondipping status on both cardiac structural changes and left ventricular (LV) diastolic functions in normotensives.

Correlation between osteopontin protein expression and histological grade of astrocytomas.

Osteopontin is a ligand for the integrin proteins, which are cell surface receptors that mediate the physical and functional interactions between a cell and the extracellular matrix. The expression of osteopontin is reportedly increased in a number of transformed cell lines and tumor tissues. Furthermore, increased expression of osteopontin results in some infiltrative features of tumors.

Endothelin receptor blockade with tezosentan ameliorates myocardial injury induced by abdominal aortic ischemia-reperfusion.

Endothelin is both a potent vasoconstrictor and an important mediator of ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. Therefore, the role of endothelin receptor antagonism in IR-induced-tissue injury carries great interest. Here, we examined the effect of tezosentan, a nonselective antagonist for endothelin receptors, on myocardial injury induced by abdominal aortic IR, which represents a model of the IR injury in distant organs frequently occurred after vascular surgery.

Temporary cavernosal-cephalic vein shunt in low-flow priapism treatment.

Background: Surgical shunting might be considered as the only option in the treatment of extended ischemic priapism that does not respond to aspiration and medication.

Objective: A modified, simple, minimally invasive, and easily applicable artificial cavernosal-venous shunt technique for treating priapism is described in this report.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A total of 15 patients with extended and nonresponsive low-flow priapism were treated with this technique between January 1998 and February 2007.

Effects of melatonin on spermatogenesis and testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury after unilateral testicular torsion-detorsion.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of melatonin in preventing ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) injury-induced tissue damage and on spermatogenesis after experimental testicular torsion (TT).

Methods: Forty peripubertal rats were divided into 4 groups each containing 10 rats: control (C), sham (S), torsion plus detorsion (TD), and torsion plus melatonin (M). The left testes were rotated 720 degrees for 6 hours and detorsed for 6 hours thereafter.

Preventive role of magnesium on skeletal muscle ischemia-reperfusion injury-an experimental study.

The present study aims to explore whether Mg infusion has a preventive effect on ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. A total of 20 Sprague-Dawley-type adult male rats were used. In group 1 (control), 0.

Impact on diabetes mellitus on the epicardial coronary flow velocity assessed by the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on epicardial coronary flow velocity assessed by the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count. The thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count was measured in 272 coronary arteries from 101 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and in 271 coronary arteries from 104 age- and gender-matched patients without type 2 diabetes mellitus referred for coronary angiography. The thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count was measured only in normal arteries or in arteries without significant lesion.

The concomitant presence of two anomalous muscles in the forearm.

This article describes the concomitant presence of two anomalous forearm muscles in a 20-year-old man, discovered accidentally during an operation for a forearm injury. The first one was similar to a reverse palmaris longus muscle except for its direction to the Guyon's canal. The second one originated from the radial antebrachial fascia, superficial to all other forearm muscles in the lower half of the forearm, then diverged medially and extended into the Guyon's canal and was innervated by the ulnar nerve.

The effect of low dose zinc supplementation to serum estrogen and progesterone levels in post-menopausal women.

The objective of the present study is to investigate how low-dose zinc supplementation for 2 weeks in the post-menopausal period influences levels of estrogen and progesterone in the serum. The study registered 32 natural menopause patients, who were allocated to four groups with equal number of patients. Group 1, control group, which was not subjected to any procedure.

Investigation of histopathologic changes in the ureter walls in experimental congenital obstructive uropathy.

Background/purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the histopathologic changes in the ureter wall in experimental urinary bladder hypoplasia and agenesis.

Methods: Timed pregnant rats were randomly divided and received intraperitoneal Adriamycin (ADR) at 2 mg/kg on gestational days (GD) 6 to 9 (ADR group) and saline at 2 mL/kg on GD 6 to 9 (SF group). The control (C) group did not receive any medication in their pregnancy.