A Retrospective Study of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Low-Thermal Plasma Dissection Device Compared to Conventional Monopolar Electrosurgery.

Introduction: The objective of this study is to compare the effects of conventional monopolar electrosurgery (CMES) and low-thermal plasma kinetic cautery (PKC) on complications such as bleeding, abnormal wound healing, pain, and drainage in patients who underwent on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: This retrospective clinical study included 258 patients undergoing CABG; the patients were randomized to PKC (PEAK PlasmaBlade, n=153) and CMES (n=105) groups. The patients' clinical data were examined retrospectively for biochemical variables, postoperative drainage, post-surgery erythrocyte suspension transfusion count, surgical site pain examined with visual analogue scale (VAS), and wound healing.

Ectopic Adrenal Gland Tissue In The Inguinal Hernia Sac Occuring In An Adult.

Ectopic adrenal tissue is a benign lesion generally determined incidentally during a surgical intervention applied for another reason. This tissue may be present along the path of the testicles and groin discovered during surgery. While the condition has been mainly reported in the pediatric population, it is very rarely reported in adults.

The CHA2DS2-VASc score for predicting atrial fibrillation in patients presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction: prospective observational study.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of supraventricular arrhythmia following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The CHA2DS2-VASc and CHADS2 scores are used to estimate thromboembolic risk in cases of AF. Their usefulness in predicting the development of AF in patients presenting STEMI is unknown.

Child with Pancreatic Hydatid Cyst Presenting with Cholestasis.

Although hydatid cysts are often seen in the liver and lungs, they may be present in many organs. Even in countries where hydatid cyst disease is endemic, the occurrence of pancreatic hydatid cysts is rare. Pancreatic hydatid cysts are important for the differential diagnosis of patients with pancreatic pseudocysts and cystic carcinomas.

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.

Cystic Eechinococcosis in Childhood: Five-Years of Experience From a Single-Center.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical data and prognosis of cystic echinococcosis during a 5-year period who were followed by the pediatric clinics.

Methods: Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and prognosis data of 34 patients with cystic echinococcosis obtained between 2009 to 2014 were retrospectively evaluated. Of these, 10 patients were excluded because of incomplete data or failure to follow up.

[Investigation of the presence of autoantibodies in patients with toxocariasis].

Immunopathologic reactions may occur during toxocariasis due to tissue invasion and destruction by the secretions of larvae containing various enzymes with broad spectrum. The aim of this study was to search for autoantibodies such as anti-nuclear (ANA), anti-mitochondrial (AMA), anti-smooth muscle (ASMA), anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic (ANCA), anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO) and liver-kidney microsomal type 1 (LKM-1) antibodies in patients with toxocariasis, in order to investigate the role of toxocariasis as a trigger factor for autoimmune reactions. Forty patients (22 were male; mean age: 35.

[The effect of inhibition of renin-angiotensin system on cardioversion success and recurrences of atrial fibrillation].

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) can play an important role as the underlying mechanism for the development and recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF). In addition, AF itself can lead to atrial structural and/or electrophysiologic remodeling by activating the RAS. This remodeling serves as an arrhythmogenic substrate for AF.

[Investigation of immunoglobulin isotypes in patients with fasciolosis].

The relation between the duration of human fasciolosis and development of humoral immune response has not yet been clarified. This study was conducted to investigate the relation between different immunoglobulin isotypes and the period of disease in fasciolosis patients and also to evaluate the diagnostic value of immunoglobulin isotypes. The 50 patients (30 female, 20 male; age range: 18-70 years) included to the study were evaluated in 3 groups (3-6 months, 7-12 months and > 12 months) according to the duration of their signs and symptoms such as abdominal pain, fever, eosinophilia, detection of eggs in stool and radiological findings.

[Evaluation of eosinophil cationic protein levels with clinical symptoms and laboratory findings of patients with cystic echinococcosis].

Among proteins secreted from activated eosinophil granulocytes, eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) is the most useful tool for the follow-up of inflammatory diseases. Since ECP level reflects the eosinophil activation, it gives valuable information about disease activity. In this study, we aimed to investigate the possible relation between ECP levels and symptoms and laboratory findings of cystic echinococcosis (CE) and to evaluate the role of this protein in the diagnosis of CE.

[The role of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies in serologic diagnosis and evaluation of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis].

Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies are used as highly specific and sensitive markers in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in recent years. The aim of this prospective and cross-sectional study was to measure the levels of anti-CCP and rheumatoid factor (RF) in patients with RA and osteoarthritis, and healthy volunteers to evaluate the specificity and possible diagnostic value of anti-CCP and RF, as well as their correlations with parameters of disease activity. Thirty-four patients with RA (mean age: 53.

Pathogenicity of Blastocystis hominis, a clinical reevaluation.

Blastocystis (B.) hominis was considered to be a member of normal intestinal flora in the past, but in recent years it has been accepted as a very controversial pathogenic protozoan. In this study, 52 individuals whose stool examination revealed B.

[Clinical symptoms in cases caused by entamoeba coli and blastocystis hominis.].

E. coli and B. hominis are usually accepted as members of normal intestinal flora during stool examinations, but in recent years there has been controversy as to whether they may be pathogen protozoa.

[The relationship between viral load and malondialdehyde and antioxidant enzymes in patients with hepatitis C virus infection].

Oxidative stress is known to participate in the pathogenesis of HCV infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between antioxidant defence state, malondialdehyde (MDA) and viral load in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Fifty patients who were positive for serological and molecular markers of HCV infection, and 40 healthy volunteers as control group were included in the study.

[The prevalence of hepatitis G virus in patients with hepatitis B and C virus infections].

GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) is a recently identified flavivirus, which has been frequently detected in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. In this study, the prevalence of HGV-RNA and antibodies to E2 envelope antigen (anti-E2) which is a marker of past infection, have been investigated in the samples of patients with HCV and HBV infections, and the prevalence rates were compared with the control group. The study group consisted of 50 patients with HBV and 50 patients with HCV infections, who did not have any risk for parenteral transmission, and 60 healthy control subjects.

[Case report: nosocomial Ralstonia pickettii infection in neonatal intensive care unit].

Although Ralstonia pickettii was known as a saprophytic species, it has been isolated in nosocomial infections in recent years. In this case report, R. pickettii infection of a neonate in the neonatal intensive care unit (ICU) was presented.

[Incidence of left renal vein anomalies in routine abdominal CT scans].

Purpose: To study the appearance and incidence of left renal vein anomalies in abdominal CT examinations.

Materials And Methods: One thousand and three abdominal CT examinations were reviewed retrospectively for the presence of left renal vein anomalies. Nineteen CT scans were excluded from the study because of technical or patient-dependent factors.

[Total calcanectomy in a patient with a giant cell tumor].

Total en-bloc calcanectomy was performed in a 36-year-old male patient with a giant cell tumor in his right calcaneus. A year after surgery, the patient had no complaints, and a good functional result was obtained. He was able to return to his work.

[The incidence of septal deviation in newborns].

Objectives: To determine the incidence of septum deviation and dislocation in newborns and to investigate relationships between these pathologies and maternal causes and the mode of delivery.

Patients And Methods: The study included 195 mothers and 200 newborns, of which 10 were twins. Vaginal and cesarean deliveries were performed in 147 (73.

[The saphenous vein graft diseases].

Graft occlusions are the main problems that may arise during long-term follow-up period after coronary artery bypass surgery. Knowledge of pathologies developed in saphenous grafts and attempts to reduce their frequency are important for reduction of the incidence of saphenous graft vein occlusions. For today the patency rate for 10 years saphenous vein grafts are about 60%.