Spontaneous resolution of serous retinal detachment in preeclampsia.

A 24-year-old pregnant woman applied with 2 days of sudden vision loss. Funduscopy showed serous retinal detachment along in the right eye and tear was not found. In the left eye, there were two small subretinal fluid accumulationsThe patient was diagnosed with serous retinal detachment due to preeclampsia.

A Novel Use of Retinoscopy for the Evaluation of Binocular Balance of Spherical Refractive Errors.

Purpose: Binocular balancing is an important component of refractive correction to avoid asthenopic complaints. Polaroid filters are commonly used for binocular balancing; they rely on subjective examination and cannot represent daily visual activities. We describe a new examination approach to evaluate binocular balance with retinoscopy, which is an objective examination method and does not require strict patient cooperation.

Molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of methicillin-resistant isolates from clinical samples and asymptomatic nasal carriers in Istanbul (Turkey).

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been a widespread problem in Turkish hospitals.

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the staphylococcal toxin genes of the clinical and nasal MRSA isolates, and their antibiotic resistance profiles.

Materials And Methods: Isolation of nasal and clinical bacteria was done following standard microbiological methods.

Predictive Factors and Amputation Level for Reamputation in Patients With Diabetic Foot: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.

The aim of this study was to assess the rate and level of reamputation in patients who had a previous amputation from diabetic foot. We retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent amputation and reamputation due to diabetic foot in our clinic between 2011 and 2019. Fifty-nine were evaluated as the healed group after the first amputation and 55 were evaluated as the reamputation group.

Real-World Data from Turkey: Is Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir With or Without Ribavirin Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C Really Effective?

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir-based therapies in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in real-world clinical practice.

Methods: Data from patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with SOF/LDV ± RBV or SOF/RBV in 31 centers across Turkey between April 1, 2017, and August 31, 2018, were recorded in a nationwide database among infectious disease specialists. Demographics, clinical, and virological outcomes were analyzed.

Is the increased incidence of pathologically proven acute appendicitis more likely seen in elderly patients? A retrospective cohort study.

Aim: Although appendicitis is a disease of the young, it has been speculated that its incidence has increased among the elderly people. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate annual changes of appendicitis seen in older patients (≥60 years) throughout a 10-year period.

Methods: All adult patients who were surgically treated for acute appendicitis were retrospectively analyzed with respect to pathological analysis, gender, age and proportion of the patients aged 60 or over in an annual base.

The Effects of Antimicrobial Resistance and the Compatibility of Initial Antibiotic Treatment on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection.

We aimed to determine pathogen microorganisms, their antimicrobial resistance patterns, and the effect of initial treatment on clinical outcomes in patients with diabetic foot infection (DFI). Patients with DFI from 5 centers were included in this multicenter observational prospective study between June 2018 and June 2019. Multivariate analysis was performed for the predictors of reinfection/death and major amputation.

Cranial MRI Abnormalities and Long-term Follow-up of the Lesions in 770 Girls With Central Precocious Puberty.

Context: Central precocious puberty (CPP) may arise from central nervous system (CNS) lesions in a few affected girls. Recently, the incidence of girls with CPP has increased mostly in 6-8 year olds, in whom the necessity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is debated.

Objective: To investigate the frequency, long-term outcome and potential predictors of CNS lesions in a large cohort of girls with CPP.

Prognostic value of oxygen saturation and heart rate during a six-minute walk test in pediatric pulmonary hypertension.

Background/aim: To evaluate the pre and post-treatment heart rate and oxygen (O2) saturation values measured before, during and after 6MWT in children who received PAH-specific treatment and to determine the effect of these variables on prognosis.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 29 patients who were diagnosed as PAH and treated. The transcutaneous O2 saturation and heart rate levels were recorded before the test: baseline (Sat0, HR0), at the end of the test: exercise (Sat1, HR1) and 5 min after the test: recovery (Sat2, HR2).

Could percutaneous fixation with crossed Schanz pins be an alternative to open reduction in the treatment of intra-articular calcaneal fractures?

Purpose: Despite modern operative techniques and a considerable number of studies in the literature, the best treatment for calcaneal fractures remains an enigma for orthopaedic surgeons. The purpose of the study was to compare clinical and radiographic outcomes between anatomic calcaneal plate (ACP) fixation and crossed Schanz pin (CSP) fixation in the treatment of Sanders type II and III displaced intra-articular calcaneus fractures (DICFs).

Methods: Consecutive 65 patients (49 males, 16 females) who underwent surgery for DCIFs between January 2009 and February 2013 were retrospectively evaluated.

Analysis of 3702 patients with acne vulgaris and concomitant comorbidities in Turkey: a multi-centered, prospective, controlled study.

Background: Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects the pilosebaceous unit. Although it is considered to be a skin-limited disease, different clinical studies have recently been published in which the disease is accompanied by systemic symptoms. In this study, systemic comorbidities accompanying acne vulgaris and the relationship between existing comorbidities and disease severity are investigated.

The effect of intraoperative autofluorescence monitoring on unintentional parathyroid gland excision rates and postoperative PTH concentrations-a single-blind randomized-controlled trial.

Purpose: Intraoperative imaging of parathyroid glands (PGs) has been developed in order to reduce the risk of unintentional parathyroidectomy during total thyroidectomy. This novel modality is based on their intrinsic characteristic of autofluorescence (AF) after near-infrared light exposure. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of this method on the risk of unintentional PG excision (total or partial) during total thyroidectomy.

Retrospective observational study of intramuscular oxygen-ozone therapy for the treatment of neck pain: cervical paravertebral injection.

Neck pain is one of the major pathologies responsible for loss of labor. Many conservative treatment methods for neck pain have been described. The purpose of this study was to obtain pain scores for patients undergoing paravertebral ozone-oxygen (O/O) injections for neck pain caused by cervical disc disease.

Clinical and radiological results of kyphectomy and sliding growing rod surgery technique performed in children with myelomeningocele.

Background: The aim of this study was to present clinical and radiological results of myelomeningocele (MMC) patients treated with the sliding growing rod (SGR) technique after kyphectomy.

Methods: Between 2016 and 2019, 30 patients (21 males and nine females) who underwent the SGR technique with kyphectomy and posterior instrumentation due to MMC were retrospectively reviewed. Patients' pre- and postoperative kyphosis, scoliosis, correction rates, bleeding during surgery, blood supply during and after surgery, operation time, instrumentation levels, number of vertebrae removed, MMC onset levels, hospital stay, annual lengthening amounts, and complications were evaluated.

Presence of ear lobe crease may predict intermediate and high-risk patients with acute non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome.

Ear lobe crease (ELC) was first described in 1973 as a physical examination finding indicating significant coronary artery disease (CAD). Several studies have been carried out in relation to this finding, and it has been shown that it is a marker of intima-media thickness, carotid artery disease, and CAD. We aimed to investigate the relationship between earlobe crease, which is a simple physical examination finding, and GRACE score as a risk estimation index in acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation (NSTE-ACS) patients.

The Effect of Passive Smoking on Mucociliary Clearance and Inferior Concha Reactivity.

Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of cigarette smoke on turbinate reactivity and mucociliary clearance (MCC) in passive smokers.

Methods: 60 adult patients (30 passive smokers and 30 healthy subjects as the control group) were recruited for this study. Following a questionnaire on passive smoke exposure, MCC measurement using the saccharin test was carried out to all participants.

Clinical outcomes comparison of distal radius fractures between two conservative treatment methods: Below-arm cast versus reverse sugar tong splint.

Background: The purpose of this prospective randomized study was to compare a new reverse sugar tong splint technique with a below-arm cast, in terms of patient radiological and clinical outcomes.

Methods: One hundred and forty patients who presented to our clinic between April 2017 and March 2019 were randomly divided into two groups: 70 received reverse sugar tong (RST group) and 70 received below arm cast (BAC group). Clinical and radiological follow-up was performed 7-10 days, three weeks, 5 or 6 weeks, 12 weeks and one year after the treatment.

Surgical options in suprastomal collapse-induced severe airway obstruction.

Purpose: A single institutions experience with various surgical options in the treatment of severe suprastomal collapse (SSC).

Methods: The study included 18 tracheostomized children with SSC treated between January 2012 and December 2018. Data included: patient demography, initial airway lesions, comorbidities, indication and age at tracheostomy, prior airway surgery, stomal demography, type of surgery, postoperative management, complications and treatment outcomes.

Comparison between mesh fixation and non-fixation in patients undergoing total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.

Background: The most important advantages of laparoscopic hernia repair include less postoperative pain, good cosmetic results, and early return to daily activities. Different methods and mesh types are used in inguinal hernia repair.

Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the complications and recurrence rates in patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with and without mesh fixation.

Vascular effect of levonorgestrel intrauterine system on heavy menstrual bleeding: is it associated with hemodynamic changes in uterine, radial, and spiral arteries?

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and blood flow changes associated with the use of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) in patients with idiopathic heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). LNG-IUD was inserted into a total of 91 patients (39.5 ± 5.

Prognostic factors of ado-trastuzumab emtansine treatment in patients with metastatic HER-2 positive breast cancer.

Background: Ado-trastuzumab emtansine is an antibody-drug conjugate that combines the cytotoxic activity of emtansine with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-targeted antitumor features of trastuzumab.

Objective: We conducted a study of metastatic breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab emtansine. By evaluating progression-free survival, overall survival, and response rates, we aimed to find prognostic factors of trastuzumab emtansine treatment.