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Invasive Fungal Infections in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Experience from a Reference University Hospital in Cappadocia
(2020)
Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with hematological malignancy. This study aims to investigate the incidence of IFI development, risk factors, the management ...
Assessment of the Platelet Parameters in Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
(2018)
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess platelet morphological parameters in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and to determine the factors affecting those parameters.
Methods: A ...
Oxidant and Antioxidant Balance in Patients with Childhood Non-Cystic Fibrosis-Related Bronchiectasis
(2018)
Objective: To evaluate the role of the oxidant and antioxidant balance in the pathogenesis and prognosis of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (non-CF BE) in children.
Materials and Methods: Twenty-nine children with ...
Prevalence of Proteinuria in School-Aged Turkish Children, and Its Association with Obesity and Hypertension
(2017)
Aim: In kidney diseases, renal damage may be mild and initially asymptomatic. Proteinuria, a marker of kidney injury, directly contributes to chronic tubulointerstitial damage. We investigated the prevalence of proteinuria ...
Boix-Ochoa (Partial Fundoplication) Treats Reflux, Even in Neurologically Impaired Patients. Can it Take the Title of "Gold Standard" from Total Fundoplication?
(2019)
Background In 4-5% of cases of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), surgical treatment is required. The aim of the study was to evaluate the success of Boix-Ochoa antireflux surgery, which is considered more physiologic ...
Prevention of Helicobacter pylori infection in childhood
(2014)
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is one of the most common infections worldwide. Although infection rates are falling in the developed and developing countries, H. pylori is still widespread in the world. This ...
The use of flexible laryngeal mask airway for Adenoidectomies: An experience of 814 Paediatric patients
(2017)
Objective: To assess flexible laryngeal mask airway (F-LMA) use during pediatric adenoidectomies in terms of patient safety, comfort, complication rates and surgeon satisfaction levels.
Methods: Patients who had undergone ...
Can platelet count/spleen diameter ratio be used for cirrhotic children to predict esophageal varices?
(2016)
AIM
To determine the laboratory and radiologic parameters, including the platelet count (PC)-to-spleen diameter (SD) ratio as a non-invasive marker that may predict the presence of esophageal varices (EV) in children ...
Ophthalmologic Findings in Children with Leukemia: A Single-Center Study
(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 ...
Spleen Salvaging Treatment Approaches in Non-parasitic Splenic Cysts in Childhood
(2016)
The aim of this study was to evaluate our experience with primary non-parasitic splenic cysts (NPSC) which are relatively rare in children and consist almost exclusively of single case reports or small case series in the ...