Right cerebral hemiatrophy: neurocognitive and electroclinical features.

The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the cognitive and electroclinical characteristics of right cerebral hemiatrophy (Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome [DDMS]). Cognitive assessments with a particular emphasis on visuospatial functions, electroclinical features, and neuroimaging characteristics were analyzed for five patients with a clinically and neuroradiologically confirmed diagnosis of right-sided DDMS. Intelligence tests revealed mental retardation in all but one.

Capecitabine and oxaliplatin (XELOX) as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Purpose: For almost 40 years, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) had been the only drug with demonstrated activity against (CRC), commonly used in combination with leucovorin (LV). Oxaliplatin and capecitabine are two relatively novel drugs used in the treatment of CRC. These drugs have been found to act synergistically, both in vivo and in vitro and their combination (XELOX) is highly active in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Sonographic diagnosis of penile Mondor's disease associated with absence of a dorsal penile artery.

Penile Mondor's disease is an unusual condition, which is characterized by thrombosis in superficial dorsal penile vein. Here, we report the sonographic findings of this disease in a 35-year-old male along with the absence of right dorsal penile artery.

Jejunal invagination in an adult caused by inflammatory fibroid polyp: a case report.

Introduction: Invagination is a rare cause of mechanical intestinal obstruction in adults, but half of their causes are malignant. A diagnosis of invagination in an adult patient strongly suggests presence of a malignant pathology. Moreover some benign conditions may resemble malignant disorders like inflammatory fibroid polyp.

Temporal variation in manometric findings in achalasia: a case report.

Esophageal manometry is a valuable tool in the diagnosis of achalasia. The manometric features proposed for diagnosing classic achalasia are incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter and aperistalsis in the body of the esophagus. Atypical achalasia cases have been reported that do not have the characteristic manometric features of classic achalasia.

Tissue reaction of the rat urinary bladder to synthetic mesh materials.

The aim of this study was to assess urinary bladder histopathology induced by the sling materials tension-free vaginal tape (TVT), vypro mesh, and intravaginal slingplasty (IVS). Thirty rats were studied: sham-operated controls, TVT, vypro, and IVS groups. After laparotomy, a 0.

Prevention of peritoneal adhesions by intraperitoneal administration of vitamin E and human amniotic membrane.

Background: Our objective was to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of intraperitoneally administered vitamin E and human amniotic membrane in preventing postoperative intraperitoneal adhesion formation.

Material And Methods: 75 Wistar-albino rats were separated into 5 groups: Group 1 (control), Group 2 (intraperitoneal olive oil, the diluent of vitamin E), Group 3 (Intraperitoneal vitamin E diluted in olive oil), Group 4 (Amniotic membrane group) and Group 5 (Amniotic membrane and Intraperitoneal vitamin E diluted in olive oil). The same experimental method, consisting of cecal abrasion and ligature of the adjacent parietal peritoneum, was used in all rats to produce adhesions.

Cysts of the canal of Nuck: ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings.

Cyst of the canal of Nuck is a rare cause of inguinal swelling in woman. We report a case of a cyst of the canal of Nuck in which sonography showed a tubular cystic structure with internal septae localized within the inguinal canal. Magnetic resonance examination demonstrated that the mass was hypointense on T1-weighted and hyperintense on T2-weighted series and that there were fine hypointense septae inside the mass on the T2-weighted sequence.

Neuromuscular deformity: treatment with external fixation.

A multiplanar foot deformity is defined by the presence of more than one deformity affecting the foot. These deformities may develop in any plane, including the frontal, sagittal, or transverse planes. This article focuses on the treatment of multiplanar neuromuscular foot deformities with external fixation, reviewing the indications, preoperative planning, techniques, and complications.

Does unilateral lobectomy suffice to manage unilateral nontoxic goiter?

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of ipsilateral lobectomy to treat unilateral, nontoxic, benign nodular goiter and to define predictive factors for recurrence.

Methods: Patients undergoing thyroid lobectomy for unilateral, nontoxic, benign nodular goiter between 2002 and 2007 were included. Patients were excluded if coincidental thyroid cancer was detected at histopathologic examination and completion thyroidectomy was performed.

Occipital involvement in female pattern hair loss: histopathological evidences.

Background: Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is characterized by diffuse thinning of hair in the frontal and parietal areas of the scalp, and preservation of the frontal hairline is the norm. Hair on the occipital scalp is thought to be preserved.

Objective: To investigate whether the occipital area is involved in FPHL or whether there is a diffuse type of FPHL.

The new intramedullary cable bone transport technique.

Traditional segment transport methods pose major soft tissue and bone problems related to the pin or K wire that fixes the transported bone segment through the soft tissue, especially excursion of the K wire. We designed the cable bone transport technique to prevent these problems and to increase patient comfort. Thirteen patients with bone defects (11 in the tibia and 2 in the femur) were treated successfully with the new method.

Tenosynovial giant cell tumour of the posterior cruciate ligament and its arthroscopic treatment.

Tenosynovial giant cell tumours originate from synovial tissues of the joints, tendon sheaths, mucosal bursas or fibrous tissues adjacent to tendons. Tenosynovial giant cell tumours are rarely intra-articular. We report a giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath arising from the posterior cruciate ligament diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging and resected arthroscopically in a 54-year-old woman.

Shunting in hydrocephalus due to tuberculous meningitis. Cases presenting with high cerebrospinal fluid proteins in pediatric age.

Aim: Management of hydrocephalus due to tuberculous meningitis is still a challenging issue. High concentrations of cerebrospinal fluid proteins and elevated cell counts will affect ventricular shunt function. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the results of shunt function in cases having high concentrations of cerebrospinal fluid proteins.

Pediatricians' knowledge about recent advances in anaphylaxis treatment in Istanbul, Turkey.

Severe anaphylactic reactions are medical emergencies in children and require immediate recognition and treatment. Many advances have been reported recently in the treatment of anaphylaxis. Despite this, little is known about whether or not these advances are known by all pediatricians.

Serum adipocytokine levels in prostate cancer patients.

Introduction: We estimated the circulating levels of adipocytokines such as adiponectin and leptin in nonobese nondiabetic prostate cancer (PCa) patients and compared the results with controls and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) patients.

Material And Methods: Fifty patients with PCa, 20 patients with BPH and 50 healthy volunteers were entered into the study. Their blood samples were investigated for adipocytokines with the ELISA method.

Recurrent pericarditis as the initial manifestation of Familial Mediterranean fever.

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever is an autosomal recessive disease largely restricted to certain ethnic groups and presenting with recurrent febrile serositis attacks. Peritonitis, pleuritis, and synovitis are common manifestations; however, the pericardium is rarely affected.

Case Report: In this case report, we describe a 25-year-old Turkish woman who presented with recurrent pericarditis of no obvious cause, which eventually responded to colchicine therapy.

Expression of p53, VEGF, microvessel density, and cyclin-D1 in noncancerous tissue of inflammatory bowel disease.

We aimed to evaluate the carcinogenesis risk in inflammatory bowel disease via p53 mutation and its relation with hyperproliferation (cyclin-D1) and angiogenesis (with vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF] and microvessel density) and whether these events play important roles in pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic tissue samples of 26 ulcerative colitis, 6 Crohn's disease, and 8 amoebic colitis patients as well as samples of 10 healthy controls were stained with p53, cyclin-D1, CD34, and VEGF monoclonal antibodies by immunohistochemistry and evaluated semiquantitatively. Expression of p53 was higher in ulcerative colitis than in the healthy control and amoebic colitis groups (4.

Risk-adapted management for patients with clinical stage I non-seminomatous germ cell tumour of the testis.

Testis cancer is the most common cancer in young men and its incidence continues to rise. Even if prognosis is considered as good, a group with bad prognosis still remains. We aimed to evaluate whether two courses of chemotherapy after orchiectomy in patients with clinical stage I, non-seminomatous germ cell testicular tumour at high risk of relapse, will spare patients additional chemotherapy or surgery.

Effects of fusion angle on functional results following non-operative treatment for fracture of the neck of the fifth metacarpal.

Aim: To investigate in fractures of the fifth metacarpal neck whether there is any difference in functional results of non-operative treatments with dorsal angulation either below or above 30 degrees.

Methods: After closed reduction, fractures were treated with plaster splints for 5 weeks. Cases were divided into two groups, with dorsal angulation either below (group 1) or above (group 2) 30 degrees, according to oblique radiography, and were evaluated at 6 months.

Long-term effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on serum lipids and the endometrium in breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen.

Objective: To investigate the long-term effects of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on the endometrium and lipid profile of breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen.

Study Design: A total of 142 postmenopausal women taking tamoxifen were included in the study. A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system was fitted to 70 women in the study group; a further 72 women acted as the control group.

Ta T1 low and intermediate transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder: recurrence rates and the timing of check cystoscopies within the first year.

Introduction: The intensity of cystoscopic follow-up in the first year for patients with superficial bladder cancer has not been clearly defined. The cystoscopic follow-up of superficial bladder cancer accounts for a considerable workload for the urologist and is also an invasive procedure with high costs. We retrospectively reviewed our experience to determine any possible criteria which can lead to reduce the frequency of check cystoscopy.

US, CT and MRI findings in a case of diffuse lymphangiomatosis and cystic hygroma.

Lymphangiomatosis is a rare disease with multifocal lymphatic proliferation that typically occurs during childhood and involves multiple parenchymal organs including the lung, liver, spleen, bone, and skin. Lymphangiomatosis may occur synchronously or metachronously with cystic hygroma of the neck. We present US, CT, and MRI findings of cystic hygroma of the neck associated with generalized lymphangiomatosis affecting bones and spleen in a 2-year-old girl.

Adherence to treatment in patients with psoriasis vulgaris: Turkish experience.

Background: Treatment adherence has been an important issue in therapies of chronic diseases such as psoriasis vulgaris. There are a few studies on treatment adherence in psoriasis patients in literature.

Objective: The goal of this study is to show treatment adherence and the factors that affect it in psoriasis patients in Turkish population.

Granulomatous slack skin: report of a case with response to electron beam therapy.

Granulomatous slack skin (GSS) is a rare form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, closely related to mycosis fungoides. It is characterized by pendulous skin folds with a predilection for flexural areas. Histology shows an elastolytic granulomatous infiltrate with atypical lymphoid cells.