• Antibiotic resistance of streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae isolated from respiratory tract specimens 

  Aliskan, Hikmet Eda; Colakoglu, Sule; Gocmen, Julide Sedef (2016)

  Purpose: Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are two of the major pathogens in respiratory infections, treatment is usually started empirically. The aim of this study was to detect in vitro resistance rates ...

• Persistent hiccups due to aripiprazole in an adolescent with obsessive compulsive disorder responding to dose reduction and rechallenge 

  Kutuk, Meryem Ozlem; Tufan, Ali Evren; Guler, Gulen; Yildirim, Veli; Toros, Fevziye (2016)

  Our case involves persistent hiccup arising in an adolescent with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) who was using aripiprazole as an augmentation to fluoxetine and whose hiccups remitted with dose reduction and rechallenge. ...

• The importance of salivary cortisol in the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency in cirrhosis 

  Araz, Filiz; Soydas, Baris; Ozer, Birol; Serin, Ender (2016)

  Background/Aims: Reports on adrenal insufficiency (AI) are unexpectedly high in cirrhosis, and the diagnosis of this condition remains a challenge. We aimed to define the prevalence rate of AI in stable cirrhotic patients ...

• The relation of presenting symptoms with staging, grading, and postoperative 3-year mortality in patients with stage I-III non-metastatic colon cancer 

  Bedir, Osman; Kiziltas, Safak; Kostek, Osman; Ozkanli, Seyma (2016)

  Background/Aims: To evaluate the association of presenting symptoms with staging, grading, and postoperative 3-year mortality in patients with colon cancer. Materials and Methods: A total of 132 patients-with a mean ...

• Is there any association between colonic polyps and gastric intestinal metaplasia? 

  Unler, Gulhan Kanat; Ozgur, Gulsum Teke; Gokturk, Huseyin Savas; Korkmaz, Huseyin; Erinanc, Ozgur Hilal (2016)

  Background/Aims: Chronic gastritis progression is a multistep process of atrophy, intestinal metaplasia (IM), and dysplasia, which may lead to invasive carcinoma. In this study, we identified an association of colonic ...

• p.R301X Mutation and Variable Phenotypic Appearance of Fabry Disease 

  Ozelsancak, Ruya; Uyar, Bulent (2016)

  Patient: Male, 39 Final Diagnosis: Fabry disease Symptoms: - Acropareshesia . fatique Medication: - Clinical Procedure: Gene analysis Specialty: Metabolic Disorders and Diabetics Objective: Rare ...

• Notes on patient compensation system suggestion 

  Kayipmaz, Afsin Emre; Ciftci, Orcun; Kavalci, Cemil; Yilmaz, Serdar; Muderrisoglu, Haldun (2016)

• Effect of Topical Platelet-Rich Plasma on Burn Healing After Partial-Thickness Burn Injury 

  Ozcelik, Umit; Ekici, Yahya; Bircan, Huseyin Yuce; Aydogan, Cem; Turkoglu, Suna; Ozen, Ozlem; Moray, Gokhan; Haberal, Mehmet (2016)

  Background: To investigate the effects of platelet-rich plasma on tissue maturation and burn healing in an experimental partial-thickness burn injury model. Material/Methods: Thirty Wistar albino rats were divided into ...

• Early Changes in Atrial Electromechanical Coupling in Patients with Hypertension: Assessment by Tissue Doppler Imaging 

  Avci, Burcak Kilickiran; Gulmez, Oyku; Donmez, Guclu; Pehlivanoglu, Seckin (2016)

  Background: Hypertension (HT) is associated with atrial electrophysiological abnormalities. Echocardiographic pulsed wave tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is one of the noninvasive methods for evaluation of atrial electromechanical ...

• ALG1-CDG: Clinical and Molecular Characterization of 39 Unreported Patients 

  Alehan, Fusun (2016)

  Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) arise from pathogenic mutations in over 100 genes leading to impaired protein or lipid glycosylation. ALG1 encodes a beta 1,4 mannosyltransferase that catalyzes the addition of ...

• Herpetic Keratouveitis and Trabeculectomy Failure during Infliximab Therapy in a Patient with Behcet's Disease 

  Gungor, Sirel Gur; Asena, Leyla; Akman, Ahmet; Gokmen, Onur (2016)

  A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with Behcet's disease in 2001. The patient was resistant to all immunosuppressive therapies. After 6 months of infliximab therapy, he presented to our clinic with pain and blurred vision in ...

• Ophthalmologic Findings in Children with Leukemia: A Single-Center Study 

  Orhan, Betul; Malbora, Baris; Bayar, Sezin Akca; Avci, Zekai; Alioglu, Bulent; Ozbek, Namik (2016)

  Objectives: Ophthalmologic disease in patients with acute leukemia occurs due to primary leukemic infiltration (involvement), or secondary to the disease and its treatment. In recent years the life expectancy of acute ...

• Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thicknesses in Three Different Optic Nerve Head Size Groups Measured by Cirrus Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography 

  Gungor, Sirel Gur; Akman, Ahmet; Kucukoduk, Ali; Colak, Meric (2016)

  Objectives: To compare the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thicknesses in three different optic nerve head (ONH) size groups measured by Cirrus spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). Materials and Methods: ...

• Medication adherence to oral iron therapy in patients with iron deficiency anemia 

  Gereklioglu, Cigdem; Asma, Suheyl; Konur, Asli; Erdogan, Ferit; Kut, Altug (2016)

  Objective: This study aimed at investigating the factors affecting medication adherence in patients who use oral iron therapy due to iron deficiency anemia. Methods: A total of 96 female patients in fertile age with ...

• The retrospective analysis of patients with uterine sarcomas: A single-center experience 

  Terek, Mustafa Cosan; Akman, Levent; Hursitoglu, Behiye Seda; Sanli, Ulus Ali; Ozsaran, Zeynep; Tekindal, Mustafa Agah; Dikmen, Yilmaz; Zekioglu, Osman; Ozsaran, Ahmet Aydin (2016)

  Background: Uterine sarcomas are rare, malignant, gynecological tumors and show diverse histopathological features. Therefore, there is no consensus on risk factors for poor outcome and optimal treatment. The aim of this ...

• Metachronous Occurrence of Granular Cell Tumor in Breast Skin and Scalp: Diagnostic Challenging Differentiating Benign from Malignant and a Literature Review 

  Akkaya, Hampar; Toru, Havva Serap; Ayva, Ebru Sebnem; Karabulut, Zulfikar; Durusoy, Cicek (2016)

  Granular cell tumor (GCT) is a Schwann cell related benign neoplasm of soft tissue. GCT is an uncommon entity that occurs in a wide variety of body sites, but it is generally presented in the skin, oral cavity, superficial ...

• Distribution of RET Mutations and Evaluation of Treatment Approaches in Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in Turkey 

  Aydogan, Berna Imge; Yuksel, Bagdagul; Tuna, Mazhar Muslum; Basaran, Mehtap Navdar; Kocaeli, Aysen Akkurt; Ertoner, Melek Eda; Aydin, Kadriye; Güldiken, Sibel; Simsek, Yasin; Karaca, Zuleyha Cihan; Yilmaz, Merve; Akkurt, Mujde; Anaforoglu, Inan; Kebapci, Nur; Duran, Cevdet; Taslipinar, Abdullah; Kulaksizoglu, Mustafa; Gursoy, Alptekin; Dagdelen, Selcuk; Erdogan, Murat Faik (2016)

  Objective: This retrospective multicenter study, centrally conducted and supported by the Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Turkey, aimed to evaluate the impact of free RET proto-oncogene testing in medullary ...

• Radiofrequency catheter ablation of left-sided accessory pathways via retrograde aortic approach in children 

  Ayabakan, Canan; Sahin, Murat; Celiker, Alpay (2016)

  Background: We aimed to analyze the results of retrograde aortic radiofrequency catheter ablation of left-sided accessory pathways in children. Methods: Between January 2010 and September 2014, 25 children who underwent ...

• Association between Serum Osteopontin Levels and Cardiovascular Risk in Hypothyrodism 

  Duman, Gulhan; Ertorer, Eda Melek; Mete, Turkan; Bozkirli, Emre; Bakiner, Okan Sefa; Tutuncu, Neslihan Bascil (2016)

  Purpose: Cardiovascular effects of hypothyroidism are well known. Osteopontin (OPN) is a new inflammatory marker which was first isolated from the bone. Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), a noninvasive technique to measure ...

• Expression of maspin in testis tumors with germ cells and its relation with angiogenesis factors 

  Celik, Huseyin; Turunc, Tahsin; Bal, Nebil; Hasirci, Eray; Akay, Alaaddin; Pekircioglu, Cetin Levent (2016)

  Background/aim: We aimed to evaluate the importance of maspin expression in testicular tumors with germ cells, its effect on prognosis, and the relation with angiogenesis factors. Materials and methods: The paraffin ...

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