Prognostic value of serum albumin to creatinine ratio in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting.

Background: We aimed to investigate the prognostic value of serum albumin-to-creatinine ratio (sACR) in carotid artery stenting (CAS) patients regarding in-hospital and 5-year outcomes.

Methods: This is a retrospective study. Baseline characteristics were compared between patients by admission albumin to creatinine ratio and categorized accordingly: T1, T2 and T3.

An Unusual Case: Nasolacrimal Stent Penetrating the Oral Cavity.

Lacrimal bypass tubes create a fistula from the conjunctiva to the lacrimal sac or the nasal cavity. Fluoroscopic nonoperative placement of a plastic stent has shown successful results in the treatment of epiphora. Polyurethane lacrimal stents have been reported as a safe, easy, non-surgical treatment in the treatment of distal lacrimal obstruction.

Pain types and risk factors in post-COVID-19.

Objectives: This study aims to accurately evaluate pain lasting longer than three months and falls under the category of chronic pain and to determine the risk factors to follow up and treat properly and to develop appropriate diagnostic and treatment algorithms.

Patients And Methods: Between March 2021 and December 2021, a total of 437 patients (162 males, 275 females; mean age: 44±14.6 years; range, 12 to 82 years) who were referred to the participating centers due to pain complaints and were diagnosed with post-COVID-19 condition according to the criteria defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) were included in the study.

The Association of Body Composition Parameters Measured by Computed Tomography with Cancer Stage, Prognosis, and Survival in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the association of preoperative body composition parameters, measured by computed tomography in patients undergoing surgery for renal cell carcinoma, with its stage and to survey the relationship with postoperative hospitalization duration and survival.

Methods: Demographic data, pathology results, cancer stages, and hospitalization duration of 104 patients undergoing surgery at the urology clinic due to renal cell carcinoma between 2019 and 2023 were analyzed retrospectively. On computed tomography scans acquired during diagnosis, visceral adipose tissue, subcutaneous adipose tissue, total adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle area were measured.

Evaluation of pituitary function and metabolic parameters in patients with traumatic maxillofacial fractures.

Purpose: This study was designed to assess the pituitary functions of patients with traumatic maxillofacial fractures and compare the results with healthy controls.

Methods: Thirty patients (mean age, 38.14 ± 14.

Independent predictors of true positivity of positive myocardial perfusion imaging.

Unlabelled: OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of the present study was to determine the success of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI) in detecting critical coronary artery disease (CAD) as identified by invasive coronary angiography (ICA), as well as to compare the positive predictive values (PPV) of different stress methods. Our secondary aim was to investigate demographic, laboratory, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic variables that could predict true positive results. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was conducted with 317 consecutive patients.

Age and chest computed tomography severity score are predictors of long-COVID.

Introduction: About one-third of acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors have suffered from persisting symptoms called long-COVID. Clinical factors such as age and intensity (moderate or acute) of COVID-19 have been found to be associated with long-COVID. Many tissues might be damaged functionally or structurally during acute COVID-19 which can be detected by blood assays and chest computed tomography (CT).

Evaluation of the parameters in predicting single-dose methotrexate therapy success for ectopic pregnancy.

Aim: Methotrexate has demonstrated efficacy in treating ectopic pregnancies. This study explores factors influencing treatment success, focusing on laboratory and ultrasonographic findings, particularly the day 4 to day 1 β-hCG level ratio.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study was conducted within patients diagnosed with tubal ectopic pregnancy.

Relationships between internet addiction, smartphone addiction, sleep quality, and academic performance among high-school students.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationships between Internet addiction, smartphone addiction, sleep quality, and academic success.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, high-school students were surveyed to evaluate sleep quality, Internet addiction, and smartphone addiction. Students were queried about their demographics, and grade averages from the previous term were taken as an indicator of academic success.

Smoking Cessation Success and Affecting Factors in Geriatric Patients.

Background: There are difficulties in the treatment of smoking cessation in elderly patients. However, elderly smokers who gave up smoking had lower rates of death from heart attack, stroke, and cancer, as well as improved cognitive function. This study aimed to investigate the affecting factors and the success of smoking cessation rate in patients aged 60 and over in Turkey.

Patients with testicular cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy: Compliance with follow-up in the first three years.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the compliance with follow-up in patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) for testicular cancer at two academic hospitals.

Materials And Methods: The study analyzed 104 patients with testicular tumors who had undergone surgery at least a year before and received ACT between March 2017 to March 2022. The mean follow-up was 29.

Primary subglottic inverted papilloma: An exceptional localization.

Inverted papillomas are predominantly seen in the sinonasal region. Extra-sinonasal lesions are considered to be heterotopic. We present a case of primary laryngeal inverted papilloma with an unusual subglottic localization.

Serum α-Klotho and fibroblast growth factor 23 levels are not associated with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Diabetic retinopathy is a commonly observed cause of blindness and is a common problem in individuals with diabetes. Recent investigations have showed the capability of serum α-Klotho and FGF 23 in mitigating the effects of diabetic retinopathy. This study aimed to discover the correlation between FGF 23, α-Klotho, and diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetics.

Exploring shared triggers and potential etiopathogenesis between migraine and idiopathic/genetic epilepsy: Insights from a multicenter tertiary-based study.

Introduction: Migraine and epilepsy are two episodic disorders that share common pathophysiological mechanisms. The aim of our research was to assess the possible shared etiopathogenesis by analyzing the relations of headache, and seizure triggers, based on information obtained from a national cohort surveying the headache characteristics of 809 patients who had been diagnosed with idiopathic/genetic epilepsy.

Material And Methods: Our study utilized data from a multi-center, nationwide investigation of headaches in 809 patients with idiopathic/genetic epilepsy.