Does Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Change the Hemodynamic Responses of the Inferior Vena Cava in Pregnant Women? A Prospective-Controlled Study.

Introduction And Hypothesis: This study was aimed at exploring the immediate impacts of pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFMEs) on various maternal physiological parameters in pregnant women.

Methods: The study included a total of 52 women, 26 pregnant (Pregnant group: 28.04±6.

The relationship between imaging-based body composition parameters and disease prognosis in patients with endometrial cancer.

Background: Obesity is known as a risk factor for endometrial cancer (EC). Only a few studies investigate the relationship between sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity and EC. In this study, our aim was to investigate the relationship between the cross-sectional imaging-based body composition parameters and the disease prognosis in low-grade (LG) and high-grade (HG) EC.

Survival outcomes according to the tumor location and prognostic factor in metastatic rectal cancer: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Background & Aims: Prognostic factors of metastatic rectal cancer are not well known. We aim to determine prognostic factors affecting survival for metastatic rectal cancer patients and also to investigate the effect of tumor localization on overall survival.

Methods: Metastatic rectal cancer patients who received treatment in 5 different centers between 2012 and 2022 were included.

Corneal sensitivity and ocular surface health in patients undergoing femtosecond LASIK retreatment for residual refraction.

Purpose: To assess corneal sensitivity and the ocular surface in patients undergoing primary femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) and those undergoing FS-LASIK retreatment under the same flap due to residual refractive error.

Setting: Ekol Eye Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.

Design: Prospective case series.

Differences in bladder neck angles between female patients with overactive bladders and healthy peers.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the differences between angles of bladder neck in girls with overactive bladder and those in healthy ones using transabdominal ultrasonography.

Materials And Methods: This study consists of 28 girls complicated with overactive bladder (Group I) and 40 healthy girls (Group II). The anteroposterior vesical wall angle (APVA), urethroposterior vesical wall angle (UPVA), urethroanterior vesical wall angle (UAVA), thickness of bladder mucosa, distance of urethral orifices, and distance between ureter and urethra orifice were measured in supine position using transabdominal ultrasonography.

Evaluation of pediatric rheumatologists' approach to rituximab use: a questionnaire study.

Unlabelled: Rituximab (RTX) is a chimeric monoclonal antibody that targets the CD20 antigen on B cells and is used in various autoimmune disorders. In this study, we aimed to measure the awareness of pediatric rheumatologists about the use of RTX through a survey. Between February and March 2023, a 42-question survey was sent via email to pediatric rheumatology specialists in Turkey.

Does immunohistochemical marker conversion affect the prognosis in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy?

Biomarkers such as hormone receptors (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor2 (HER2) may change after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in breast cancer patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the rates of receptor change after NAC and to evaluate the prognostic impact of change. Patients with breast cancer who received NAC were included in the study.

A scoping review of pain resulting from the endotracheal suctioning of paediatric intensive care patients.

Background: This scoping review was conducted to summarise and map studies on pain resulting from endotracheal suctioning in paediatric intensive care patients.

Method: This scoping review conducted in June 2022 was performed by screening articles published in English. Scopus, PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, MedLine and Ovid databases were used for screening.

Retrospective evaluation of "Rods and Rings" pattern detected in the anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) test.

Introduction: Anti-rods and rings (anti-RR) antibodies have recently been described as a cytoplasmic pattern in IIF-based screening of autoantibodies on HEp-2 cells and ICAP has named it as AC-23. It is most frequently related to drug-induced antibody generation. This study aimed to investigate the clinical significance of AC-23 positivity and its relevance to the diagnosis and/or follow-up of the associated diseases and/or drug use.

Four cases of Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome presenting with different types of erythrokeratoderma.

Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome (CDS) is a multisystem autosomal recessive disorder due to variants of the ABHD5 gene, characterized by lipid vacuoles in the liver and leukocytes, and possible involvement of eyes, ears, skeletal muscle, and central nervous system. CDS may present with skin changes, most commonly congenital non- bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma, however erythrokeratoderma-like findings have been rarely reported in CDS patients. Herein, we report clinical, histopathological and genetic findings of four patients with CDS presenting with different clinical forms of erythrokeratoderma (three with progressive symmetric erythrokeratoderma-like features and one with erythrokeratoderma variabilis (EKV)-like features), including one patient with a novel mutation in ABHD5.

The relationship between health literacy and adherence to personal protective anti-COVID-19 measures in health workers and their relatives: A mixed methods design.

In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of health literacy in individuals' attitudes has increased. This study aimed to show whether there is a relationship between health literacy and adherence to personal protective anti-COVID-19 health behaviors in health workers and their relatives and to evaluate the barriers to adherence to personal protective anti-COVID-19 health behaviors. Designed as a cross-sectional mixed-methods study.

Endometroid type endometrial cancer after surgery: unravelling the interplay of sleep, fatigue, and psychological well-being.

Background: Endometrioid carcinoma, originating in the endometrium glandular cells, is often detected early and treated by surgery. However, post-treatment life quality remains poorly studied, explicitly focusing on sleep quality, fatigue, and depression.

Methods: In this cross-sectional, observational study, 147 female patients with endometrioid-type endometrial carcinoma were evaluated using standardised tools-Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).

Care training and family caregiver anxiety: prospective cohort study.

Objectives: The study aimed to improve family caregivers' skills and evaluate the effect on their anxiety levels.

Method: In our study, family caregivers of patients unable to perform daily activities were provided with care training. Their anxiety levels were examined before and after the training.

Dual Diagnosis of Nongoitrous Congenital Hypothyroidism-6 and Snijders Blok-Campeau Syndrome.

Introduction: Nongoitrous congenital hypothyroidism-6 (CHNG6) is a thyroid hormone resistance syndrome caused by a thyroid hormone receptor alpha () gene mutation, characterized by tissue-specific hypothyroidism and near-normal thyroid function tests. Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome (SNIBCPS) is a rare autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in genes, characterized by intellectual retardation, hypotonia, speech problems, and distinctive facial findings.

Case Presentation: We report a 3-year-old dual phenotype Turkish girl with novel variants both in the and genes, presenting with developmental delay, hypotonia, and congenital hypothyroidism.

Prognostic factors in uterine adenosarcoma: subanalysis of the SARCUT study.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to analyse the role of prognostic factors on the risk of recurrence and overall survival of patients with uterine adenosarcoma.

Methods: A retrospective international multicentre study involving 46 centres collected 32 cases of uterine adenosarcoma, and these cases were included in the present subanalysis. Clinical and demographic features and tumour characteristics were gathered, as well as information on treatment and relapse.

Comparison of standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy and total tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the supine position.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy, safety and advantages of the total tubeless (TT) percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and standard PCNL in the supine position.

Methods: This study was carried out at İzmir Tepecik Health Application and Research Center. A total of 87 patients were examined.

Ductus arteriosus diameters in fetuses with early- and late-onset fetal growth restriction.

Purpose: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a common pregnancy complication that can be associated with several adverse perinatal outcomes. One of these negative outcomes is ductus arteriosus, especially in preterm babies. In this study, intrauterine heart function and ductus diameter were evaluated in babies with FGR.