Optical coherence tomography angiography in healthy children: normative data and age-related changes in microvascular structure of the optic disk and macula.

Purpose: To determine normative data and reference ranges according to age groups by measuring the foveal avascular zone (FAZ), superficial capillary plexus vascular density (SCP-VD), deep capillary plexus vascular density (DVP-VD), radial peripapillary capillary plexus vessel density (RPC-VD), and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (ppRNFL) in healthy children and to determine the age and sex-related changes of these values.

Methods: This prospective study included data from 370 eyes of 370 healthy children (202 girls, 168 boys) aged 7-18 years. Participants were divided into four groups according to their age.

Cold-induced Vascular Changes in the Macula, Optic Disc and Choroid in Children with Raynaud's Phenomena.

Aim: To investigate changes in retinal and choroidal vessels in children with primary and secondary raynaud's phenomena(RP).

Methods: Measurements were performed by optic coherence tomography angiography before as well as during and 10 minutes after the immersion of one hand in ice water.

Results: Primary RP patients exhibited enlargement of the foveal avascular region and decrease in vessel density in the parafoveal superficial capillary plexus (SCP) during cold exposure, but values returned to normal when the hands were removed from the cold water.

Evaluation of the relationship between stiffness and thickness of the sciatic nerve and clinical outcomes after total hip arthroplasty: A prospective casecontrolled study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a sonographic assessment of sciatic nerve thickness and stiffness following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and to determine the relationship between sonographic characteristics of the sciatic nerve and clinical outcomes.

Methods: This prospective study included patients undergoing primary cementless THA due to hip osteoarthritis between January 2018 and January 2019 in a tertiary-level hospital. The thickness, strain elastography, strain ratio (SR), and shear wave elastography (SWE) of the sciatic nerve were measured.

V1r + DIIq is a novel and accurate criterion to predict right vs. left paraseptal accessory pathways.

Purpose: The correct estimation of accessory pathway (AP) localization from surface ECG is critical before the procedure. Our study aimed to detect the predictive value of the V1r + DIIq criterion for differentiating right- from left-sided paraseptal APs.

Methods: We retrospectively included 58 patients with (Wolff-Parkinson-White) WPW syndrome and paraseptal APs who underwent successful catheter ablation (37 male, 21 female; mean age 34.

Human Amnion Membrane-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Conditioned Medium Can Ameliorate X-Irradiation-Induced Testicular Injury by Reducing Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Apoptosis.

Today, infertility affects 15% of couples and half of this rate is due to reproductive problems in men. Radiation-induced damage to the testicles causes sterility depending on the dose. Radiation causes endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and ER stress induces apoptosis.

Loss of Smell in COVID-19 Patients: New Biomarkers.

Patients with emerging anosmia may be asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus disease 2019 infection requiring self-isolation; otherwise, there are risks of facilitating the spread of the diseaseThis study aims to evaluate the loss of smell with visual analogue scale and to determine the relationship between the loss of smell and blood parameters.All patients' coronavirus disease 2019 swab cultures were polymerase chain reaction positive and pneumonia was found in computed tomographies consistent with oronavirus disease 2019. The study was conducted on 114 patients hospitalized between 01.

Morphometric properties of the fallopian canal: comparison of two nations with different ethnic origins.

Purpose: To determine the widths of fallopian canal segments (labyrinthine segment, geniculate ganglion, tympanic segment mastoid segment and stylomastoid foramen), in two nations with different ethnic origins, and to analyze the differences in between.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed temporal computerized tomographies of 102 individuals including 38 Turks and 64 Syrians. The widths of right and left labyrinthine (LS), tympanic (TS), mastoid (MS), geniculate ganglion (GG) and stylomastoid foramen (SF) segments of the fallopian canal were measured.

Effect of Using N95 and Surgical Masks on Otoacoustic Emission in Cochlear Outer Hair Cells.

Introduction: Distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) was measured to investigate the effect of mask use and type on oxygen saturation on cochlear function in health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Material And Methods: Group 1 participants wore surgical masks; Group 2 participants wore N95 masks. Distortion product otoacoustic emission and oxygen saturation were measured in both groups before and after mask use.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with COVID-19: A Case Series Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern Turkey.

Objective: Aim of the study is to assess the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of multisystem ınflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19.

Study Design: The study comprised 52 children with MIS-C admitted to University of Health Sciences Adana City Training and Research Hospital pediatric wards from September 2020 to April 2021. Demographic characteristics and clinical data were retrospectively collected from patient files.

Effect of malnutrition on length of hospital stay in children.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized pediatric patients, to provide a classification of patients with malnutrition, and to evaluate the effect of malnutrition on length of hospital stay.

Material And Methods: The study included patients aged 5 months to 18 years who were hospitalized in the Department of Pediatrics of the Adana City Training and Research Hospital between May 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018. Bodyweight, height, mid-upper arm circumference, and triceps skinfold thickness were measured at the time of hospitalization, and age, sex, diagnosis, comorbid conditions, and length of stay for treatment were recorded.

A comparison of radiotherapy treatment planning techniques in patients with rectal cancers by analyzing testes doses.

Purpose: To evaluate the target volume (TV) and critical organ doses with priority of testes with the comparison of conformal radiotherapy (CRT), dynamic intensity-modulated radiotherapy (DIMRT), and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) techniques.

Materials And Methods: CRT, DIMRT, and VMAT techniques were generated on computed tomography images in prone position of 10 male patients with distal rectal cancer. Conformity index (CI), heterogeneity index (HI), treatment time, and monitor units were examined; dose-volume-histograms (DVHs) for the TV and the organs at risk (OARs) were evaluated.

Comparison of hemostatic efficacy of topical Ankaferd Blood Stopper on heparinized and nonheparinized rats in bleeding related to liver injury.

Purpose: In this study, hemostatic efficacy of Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS), a new generation hemostatic agent, was compared in the presence of heparin effect.

Methods: Forty-eight Wistar albino rats were divided into two main groups as heparinized and nonheparinized, and these two main groupswere divided into six subgroups as control, Surgicel and ABS (n = 8). Grade 2 liver injury was performed on rats as standard.

The relationship between epicardial fat tissue thickness and transit time flow measurement values of coronary artery bypass grafts.

Epicardial fat tissue, the true visceral adipose depot of the heart, has been associated with changes in both cardiac function and morphology. This study aimed to show the relationship between epicardial fat tissue (EFT) thickness and graft flow dynamics in arterial and venous grafts in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography before surgery and epicardial fat thickness were evaluated.

Effectiveness of Behavioral and Pharmacological Smoking Cessation Treatment in Patients with Failed Attempt at Quitting with E-cigarettes.

Objective: The tobacco industry has introduced electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as a less harmful substitute to cigarettes and as an aid to smoking cessation. This study aimed to evaluate the success of evidence-based pharmacological treatments and behavioral/cognitive training in patients who failed to quit smoking with e-cigarettes.

Material And Methods: A total of 109 consecutive patients with failed attempts at smoking cessation by e-cigarettes were admitted.

Importance of ELABELA in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions of the thyroid gland.

Objective: This study investigated whether ELABELA plays a role in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions of the thyroid gland.

Methods: Of the 87 patients included in the study, 12 had undergone surgery for benign thyroid diseases, 30 had papillary thyroid cancer without invasion and/or lymph node metastasis in the surrounding tissues in the pathology report, and 45 had papillary thyroid cancer with invasion and/or lymph node metastasis in the surrounding tissues.

Results: In the macrocarcinoma group, the proportion of patients with severe ELABELA staining (61.

The influence of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on colonic anastomosis healing impaired by intraperitoneal 5-flourouracil application. An experimental study.

Purpose: 5-flourourasil (5-FU) is commonly used for early intraperitoneal chemotherapy in colorectal or appendiceal cancer patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Due to its effect, anastomosis healing can be impaired and leads to anastomotic leakage. In this study, we aimed to investigate the potential healing effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on colonic anastomosis impaired by intraperitoneal 5-flourouracil application.

Impact of Coronary Collateral Circulation of Perioperative Myocardial Damage in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery.

Background: Coronary collateral circulation (CCC) is a small vascular formation that allows the connection between the different parts of an epicardial vessel or other vessels. The presence of collateral circulation contributes positively to the course of coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of collateral circulation on myocardial injury and clinical outcomes during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in a high-risk patient group.

The comparison of the efficacy of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) sequences with 3 different T2-weighted sequences in the detection of focal liver lesions.

Purpose: In this study we aimed to compare and evaluate the efficacies of the low and high b value diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) sequences with three different T2-weighted (T2W) sequences.

Materials And Methods: 255 liver lesions of 147 patients who had undergone MR examinations of the upper abdomen were evaluated. A maximum number of 4 lesions was taken for consideration in patients with multiple lesions.