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Sahin M, Altinay M, Cinar AS, Yavuz H. Retrospective Analysis of Patients Diagnosed with Brain Death in Our Hospital in the Last 15 Years. Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul 2023; 57:526-530. [PMID: 38268659 PMCID: PMC10805059 DOI: 10.14744/semb.2023.65928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Objectives Retrospective analysis of cases diagnosed with brain death in our hospital in the last 15 years. Methods The files and computer records of the cases diagnosed with brain death in the intensive care units of our hospital between January 2008 and January 2023 were evaluated retrospectively. The demographic data of the cases, the primary disease leading to brain death, the complementary tests used in the diagnosis of brain death, the day on which brain death was diagnosed in the intensive care unit, and the donor status were examined. Results A total of 228 cases diagnosed as brain death were detected. Seven patients with missing data were excluded from the study. 61.99% of the cases were male, 38.01% were female, 14.02% were under 18 years old, 68.34% were between 18 and 65 years old, 17.64% were over 65 years old. Brain death was diagnosed in 69.69% of the patients admitted to the intensive care unit in the first 7 days, 22.17% in 7-14 days, and 8.14% after 14 days. The primary disease causing brain death was found to be 47% hemorrhagic cerebral injury, 21% traumatic hemorrhagic injury, 18% ischemic cerebral injury, and 14% hypoxic cerebral injury. No ancillary testing was used in 38% of the cases. Carotid doppler ultrasound was used in 36%, computed tomography angiography was used in 22%, and transcranialdoppler was used in 4%. Families agreed to be organ transplant donors in 28.95% of the cases. 71.05% family members refused to be organ transplant donors. Conclusion The number of organ donations and the diagnosis of brain death has decreased rapidly with the covid-19 pandemic. In order to increase organ donation, we think that the necessary education should be given at an early age to increase organ donation awareness and social awareness.
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- Murat Sahin
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Organ and Tissue Transplantation, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Kahraman Aydın S, Aydın S, Yavuz H, Ozdil A, Ergonul A, Akcam T, Turhan K, Cakan A, Cagirici U, Ergin T. EP02.03-026 Is Ratio of Surgical Margin to Nodule Size a Prognostic Factor in Stage 1 Adenocarcinoma? J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ozgur GK, Yavuz H, Ozdil A, Ekren PK, Akcam T, Ergonul A, Turhan K, Cakan A, Cagirici U, Ergin T. EP13.01-014 Evaluation of Malignancy and Survival in Patients Operated With a Preliminary Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Büke T, Yavuz H. Experimental and analytical investigation of the ITU TRIGA Mark-II reactor core. KERNTECHNIK 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/kern-2003-0087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Experimental and analytical studies have been performed to determine the temperature distribution as a function of reactor power in the TRIGA Mark-II reactor at the Istanbul Technical University (ITU). The lumped parameter model with four governing equations was used in the analytical model. Based on the mathematical model, a computer code has been developed for calculating fuel and coolant temperatures in the reactor core. The calculated results for fuel and coolant temperature in the reactor core for different reactor power levels have been compared with the experimental data. Agreements between experiment and results from the computer code are fairly good.
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- T. Büke
- Mugla University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Physics Department , - Mugla , Turkey
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- Istanbul Technical University, Energy Institute , - Maslak, Istanbul , Turkey
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Durmayaz A, Sisman A, Cetin Sisman F, Yavuz H. Xenon poisoning method for the determination of the average thermal neutron flux, macroscopic fission and total absorption cross sections / Die Xenon-Vergiftungsmethode zur Bestimmung des durchschnittlichen thermischen Neutronenflusses, des makroskopischen Spaltungsquerschnittes und des totalen Absorptionsquerschnittes. KERNTECHNIK 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/kern-1996-625-614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Baldi C, Bertoli-Avella AM, Al-Sannaa N, Alfadhel M, Al-Thihli K, Alameer S, Elmonairy AA, Al Shamsi AM, Abdelrahman HA, Al-Gazali L, Shawli A, Al-Hakami F, Yavuz H, Kandaswamy KK, Rolfs A, Brandau O, Bauer P. Expanding the clinical and genetic spectra of NKX6-2-related disorder. Clin Genet 2019; 93:1087-1092. [PMID: 29388673 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Revised: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hypomyelinating leukodystrophies (HLDs) affect the white matter of the central nervous system and manifest as neurological disorders. They are genetically heterogeneous. Very recently, biallelic variants in NKX6-2 have been suggested to cause a novel form of autosomal recessive HLD. Using whole-exome or whole-genome sequencing, we identified the previously reported c.196delC and c.487C>G variants in NKX6-2 in 3 and 2 unrelated index cases, respectively; the novel c.608G>A variant was identified in a sixth patient. All variants were homozygous in affected family members only. Our patients share a primary diagnosis of psychomotor delay, and they show spastic quadriparesis, nystagmus and hypotonia. Seizures and dysmorphic features (observed in 2 families each) represent an addition to the phenotype, while developmental regression (observed in 3 families) appears to be a notable and previously underestimated clinical feature. Our findings extend the clinical and mutational spectra associated with this novel form of HLD. Comparative analysis of our 10 patients and the 15 reported previously did, however, not reveal clear evidence for a genotype-phenotype correlation.
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- C Baldi
- Centogene AG, Rostock, Germany
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- John Hopkins Aramco Health Care, Pediatric Services, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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- King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tawam Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University Al Ain, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Molecular Medicine Section, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Molecular Medicine Section, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Molecular Medicine Section, King Abdulaziz Medical City-WR, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Centogene AG, Rostock, Germany
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- Centogene AG, Rostock, Germany.,Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, Medical University Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Centogene AG, Rostock, Germany
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Harmanci Seren AK, Yavuz H, Horoz A, Yıldız M. Opinions and Expectations of Muslim Donors' Relatives Deciding Organ Donation: The Sample of Istanbul. J Relig Health 2018; 57:2515-2522. [PMID: 29948789 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-018-0640-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The low rate of consent by relatives of potential donors especially in Muslim majority countries is one of the basic limiting factors of the success of organ transplantation. Therefore, this study aimed to explore opinions and expectations of relatives after donating their beloved ones' organs on a Muslim sample in Istanbul Region. Descriptive method was used. Data were collected from 82 of 95 Muslim donor relatives who agreed to participate in the study between the March and July 2014 via telephone calls. It was found that most of the relatives had donated the organs of their relatives for "keeping alive the beloved ones' organs in others' bodies instead to send them to the soil." Less of the relatives expressed regret for donating due to not introducing to the recipients. Muslim donor families also expect priority in hospitals and priority for transplantation if they have another relative waiting for organ transplantation.
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- Arzu Kader Harmanci Seren
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Health Sciences, Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane (Haydarpaşa) Selimiye Mah. Tıbbiye Cad. No:38, 34668, Uskudar, İstanbul, Turkey.
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- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Okmeydanı Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Yavuz H, Bertoli-Avella AM, Alfadhel M, Al-Sannaa N, Kandaswamy KK, Al-Tuwaijri W, Rolfs A, Brandau O, Bauer P. A founder nonsense variant in NUDT2 causes a recessive neurodevelopmental disorder in Saudi Arab children. Clin Genet 2018; 94:393-395. [PMID: 30059600 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We identified the homozygous p.Arg12* variant in 5 patients with neurodevelopmental delay, but variation databases list many truncating heterozygous variants for this small 2-exon gene. As most of these affect the protein's C-terminus, loss-of-function mediated pathogenicity may be confined to bi-allelic truncating variants in exon 1 (nonsense-mediated decay!) or in the catalytically active Nudix box.
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- H Yavuz
- Centogene AG, Rostock, Germany
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, King Saud bin Abdulaziz Uiversity for Health Sciences, Genetics Division, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- John Hopkins Aramco Health Care, Pediatric Services, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, King Saud bin Abdulaziz Uiversity for Health Sciences, Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Centogene AG, Rostock, Germany.,Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, Medical University Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Centogene AG, Rostock, Germany
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The aim of this study is to prepare ion-imprinted poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (HEMA) based membranes which can be used for the selective removal of Fe3+ ions from Fe3+-overdosed human plasma. N-methacryloyl-(L)-glutamic acid (MAGA) was chosen as the ioncomplexing monomer. In the first step, Fe3+ was complexed with MAGA and then, the Fe3+-imprinted poly(HEMA-MAGA) membranes were prepared by UV-initiated photo-polymerization of HEMA and MAGA-Fe3+ complex in the presence of an initiator (benzoyl peroxide). After that, the template (i.e., Fe3+ ions) was removed by using 0.1 M EDTA solution at room temperature. The specific surface area of the Fe3+-imprinted poly(HEMA-MAGA) membranes was found to be 49.2 m2/g and the swelling ratio was 92%. According to the elemental analysis results, the polymeric membranes contained 145.7 μmol MAGA/g polymer. The maximum adsorption capacity was 164.2 μmol Fe3+/g membrane. The relative selectivity coefficients of ion-imprinted membranes for Fe3+/Zn2+ and Fe3+/Cr3+ were 12.6 and 62.5 times greater than the non-imprinted matrix, respectively. The Fe3+-imprinted poly(HEMA-MAGA) membranes could be used many times without decreasing their Fe3+ adsorption capacities significantly.
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- H Yavuz
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry Division, Hacettepe University, Ankara - Turkey.
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Harmanci Seren AK, Yavuz H. Numbers of Brain Deaths and Deceased Donors in Hospitals in Istanbul Region That Have Transplantation Units: A Retrospective Analysis Between the Years 2005 and 2015. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:392-395. [PMID: 28340797 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Turkey is one of the countries facing a serious organ shortage problem, with thousands of patients with end-stage organ failure. The Social Security Institution started to increase the reimbursement for transplantation operations in 2007 to solve this problem, and this policy has continued since then. Although the number of transplantation centers and operations in Turkey increased in this term, according to organ donation and transplantation statistics from the Ministry of Health, the rate of organ retrieval from deceased organ donors has decreased. METHODS This study was performed with the purpose of retrospectively analyzing (between the years 2005 and 2015) the number of brain deaths and donors after brain death in hospitals that are affiliated with the Istanbul Regional Coordination Office and have transplantation units. Data were collected via the website of the Ministry of Health. Hospitals were categorized as those directly affiliated with the Ministry of Health, university hospitals, and private hospitals. RESULTS This study found that the number of transplantation centers has increased >3 times since 2005, and the number of private transplantation centers has increased 9 times for the same period. We also found that the number of brain deaths, donors after brain death in hospitals, and number of brain deaths and donors after brain death per hospital had varied throughout the study years. CONCLUSIONS Although the number of transplantation centers has increased since 2005, the number of brain deaths and donors after brain death has not increased to the same extent for this period in these hospitals that have transplantation units.
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- A K Harmanci Seren
- Department of Nursing Management, Istanbul University, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Organ Transplantation Coordination Office, University of Health Sciences, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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AbstractObjective:To evaluate quality of life after surgery for benign neoplastic disease of the parotid gland.Patients and methods:A quality of life questionnaire, which was created from the Hebrew version of the University of Washington Quality of Life prototype, was applied to 55 patients who underwent surgery for benign neoplastic parotid disease. All patients were examined in Baskent University Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, where all except 10 subjects (who responded by phone) completed the quality of life questionnaire.Results:The highest overall score was 96.3 indicating no salivary fistula. Only one patient complained of salivary secretion through the wound scar. The lowest overall score was 59.5 indicating loss of sensation. Although no post-surgical pain was reported by 32 (58 per cent) patients, 16 (29 per cent) patients reported a post-surgical change in their appearance. Scarring and surgical site depression were reported by 26 (47 per cent) and 17 patients (30 per cent), respectively. Facial nerve impairment was reported by seven patients (13 per cent) during the early post-operative period; these patients recovered from that impairment. The only significant statistical correlations were noted between general health and gender, and between post-surgical pain and gender. There was not any statistical correlation between all data and age, tumour type and education level.Conclusion:The general status of patients who have undergone surgery for a benign parotid neoplasm can be assessed with a quality of life questionnaire. Patients' post-surgical quality of life can be improved by the correct choice of surgical approach and reconstructive method.
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- A N Erkan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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In this study, the transient in which the pool water is lost throughout one or more of the main coolant pipes which are supposed to be broken guillotine-like is investigated for the TR-2 research reactor in Istanbul. The applicability of the methods used for other similar types of research reactors is shown. Decrease of the pool water level until the top of the core, and from the top to the bottom of the core are examined as two successive phases of the accident. Finite difference scheme and integral methods are employed to solve energy equations and the results of both methods are compared. The finite difference solution uses an explicit form for the analysis of the first phase, and a moving boundary approach for the second phase. The integral method is based on the assumption that the temperatures appearing in the energy equations have the same profiles during the transient as the steady state ones. Analyses are done both for nominal and hot channel, and the results of both methods are observed to be in agreement.
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- A. Yilmazer
- Hacettepe University, Engineering Faculty, Nuclear Engineering Department, 06532 Beytepe, ANKARA/TURKEY, e-mail: ,
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- Istanbul Technical University, Energy Institute, 80626 Maslak, ISTANBUL/TURKEY
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Ince S, Turkmen R, Yavuz H. The effect of boric acid on acethylcholine, bethanechol and potasssium-evoked responses on ileum of rat. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 31:50-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-8673.2011.00466.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant and the sporadic forms of hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (HIES) are multi-system disorders. Although HIES patients may present with cold abscesses, the vascular features of HIES are not well recognized. The objective of this review is to characterize the nature and spectrum of vascular abnormalities in HIES patients. Vascular abnormalities in HIES patients were reviewed with Medline and Google Scholar-based searches. In brief, the searches combined terms related to HIES with the terms related to vasculature. Furthermore, reference lists from the original studies and review papers identified were screened. There were vascular abnormalities in 25 patients with HIES. These abnormalities were identified as aneurysms (coronary, aortic, carotid and cerebral), pseudoaneurysms, congenital patent ductus venosus, superior vena cava syndrome, vasculitides, vascular ectasia, thrombosis and others. They may be congenital or acquired, in the veins and arteries, affecting both sexes. These abnormalities can be seen in all subtypes of HIES. They could be also fatal in children and adults. Limited pathological investigations revealed the presence of vasculitis. Three of the patients were found to have overlap diseases. In this review, the spectrum of vascular abnormalities in HIES are documented and discussed in detail for the first time. They highlight a previously under-recognized and potentially devastating complication of these disorders. These vascular abnormalities constitute one of the major clinical characteristics in HIES. The presence of hypereosinophilia, vasculitis and defective angiogenesis in HIES may contribute to the formation of vascular abnormalities in HIES.
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- H Yavuz
- Department of Pediatrics, Selçuk University, Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
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Nayman Alpat S, Usluer G, Yavuz H, Doyuk Kartal E, Erben N, Bal C, Ozgunes I. Effect of pegylated interferon treatments for chronic active hepatitis C on quality of life. J Chemother 2008; 20:101-5. [PMID: 18343751 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2008.20.1.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) during therapy was found to be improved in patients treated with peginterferon alpha-2a compared to patients receiving interferon alpha-2a. This study aimed to assess the effect of different pegylated interferon therapies used in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C on HRQoL. Forty chronic hepatitis C patients were enrolled. 22 patients were given a combination of peginterferon alpha-2a plus ribavirin and 18 patients received a combination of peginterferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin for 48 weeks. Patients completed a Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire at the start of treatment and at week 12, week 24 and week 48 of treatment and week 24 posttreatment to evaluate HRQoL. In conclusion, the effect of both combination treatments on quality of life was similar.
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- S Nayman Alpat
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Turkey
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Bozdogan N, Sener M, Yavuz H, Yilmazer C, Turkoz A, Arslan G. Retropharyngeal submucosal dissection due to nasotracheal intubation. B-ENT 2008; 4:179-181. [PMID: 18949966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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PROBLEM Nasal intubation is used often by anaesthetists because it offers many advantages; however, rare complications do arise. A 67-year-old man was admitted to our otorhinolaryngology clinic for uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Nasotracheal intubation was performed without difficulty. At the beginning of surgery, the surgeon noticed that the nasotracheal tube had penetrated the oropharyngeal mucosa through a channel in the retropharyngeal space. METHODOLOGY The tube was left in place during surgery to prevent bleeding. After surgery, a vertical incision was made through the mucosa surrounding the tube from the inferior pouch up to the nasopharynx to prevent hematoma. RESULT The patient was extubated without complication and discharged on the second day postoperative. The oropharyngeal mucosa was healed by the 15th day postoperative. CONCLUSION Nasal intubation tubes should be lubricated and inserted without force; the oropharynx should be examined carefully after intubation to rule out complications.
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- N Bozdogan
- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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Saba D, Yilmaz M, Yavuz H, Noyan S, Avci B, Ercan A, Ozkan H, Cengiz M. Sutureless Vascular Anastomoses by N-Butyl-2 Cyanoacrylate Adhesive: An Experimental Animal Study. Eur Surg Res 2007; 39:239-44. [PMID: 17446710 DOI: 10.1159/000101893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2006] [Accepted: 02/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this animal study was to find out whether sutureless anastomoses using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate were effective in the suppression of neointimal hyperplasia or not. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ten male adult mongrel dogs were used in this animal study. The animals were randomly divided into a control group (n = 5) and a study group (n = 5). The study group underwent sutureless anastomoses using N-buthyl-2-cyanoacrylate adhesive. Infrarenal aortoaortic graft was interposed using polytetrafluoroethylene. RESULTS In the study group, the mean intimal thickness at the proximal anastomosis was 27.4 +/- 1.94 microm and 27.4 +/- 1.51 microm at the distal anastomosis. In the control group, the mean intimal thickness was 138.4 +/- 5.02 mum at the proximal anastomosis and 67.6 +/- 6.42 microm at the distal anastomosis. Intimal thickness at the proximal and distal anastomoses in the control group was significantly (p < 0.001) greater than in the study group. Also, perianastomotic inflammation was more obvious in the control group compared to the study group (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION Sutureless anastomoses using with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate adhesive might be a good alternative to conventional suture technique.
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- D Saba
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.
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Yavuz H, Celebi SS. Influence of magnetic field on the kinetics of activated sludge. Environ Technol 2004; 25:7-13. [PMID: 15027645 DOI: 10.1080/09593330409355433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This investigation was performed as a background study for magnetically stabilized fluidized bed biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment. The aim of this study is to show the influence of magnetic field application on microbial growth and to use a simplified method in batch wise study to determine this influence on the biological kinetic parameters. The kinetic parameters of mu(max), K(s), Y(x/s) and m of the activated sludge on glucose removal as a model substrate for wastewater treatment were determined in a simple way by using the data of only one batch experiment at a definite condition. At the same condition, instead of the difficult, expensive and time consuming several continuous steady state studies with different influent substrate concentrations the results of only one batch experiment of two identical reactors, one with and the other without magnetic field application, could be enough for the evaluation. It was found that kinetic parameters were changing with magnetic field strengths of 8.9, 17.8, 24.4, 36.6 and 46.6 mT and 17.8 mT is the optimum strength for biological glucose removal under the studied conditions. While mu(max) and m are increasing with the application of optimum magnetic field strength of 17.8 mT, K(s) and Y(x/s) are decreasing implying that average affinity of microorganisms present in activated sludge to the substrate and their growth rates are increasing but a smaller amount of sludge corresponding to the amount of substrate removal was produced with the application of magnetic field. This result shows an improvement in the treatment efficiency by the application of magnetic field.
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- H Yavuz
- Hacettepe University, Chemical Engineering Department, 06532 Beytepe-Ankara, Turkey
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Kazimoğlu C, Bölükbaşi S, Kanatli U, Senköylü A, Altun NS, Babaç C, Yavuz H, Pişkin E. A novel biodegradable PCL film for tendon reconstruction: Achilles tendon defect model in rats. Int J Artif Organs 2003; 26:804-12. [PMID: 14655860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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This study aims to investigate applicability of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) biodegradable films for repair of gaps in Achilles tendons in a rat model, also comparing surgical repair versus no repair approaches. PCL was synthesized with tailor-made properties, then, PCL films were prepared by solvent casting. Seventy-five outbred Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly allocated into five groups: (i) sham operated (skin incision only); (ii) no repair (complete division of the Achilles tendon and plantaris tendon without repair); (iii) Achilles repair (with a modified Kessler type suture); and (iv) plasty of Achilles tendon defects with the biodegradable PCL films, and (v) animals subjected to 1 cm mid-substance defect with no repair. Functional performance was determined from the measurements of hindpaw prints utilizing the Achilles functional index. The animals were killed 8 weeks after surgery and histological and biomechanical evaluations were made. All groups subjected to Achilles tendon division had a significant functional impairment that gradually improved so that by day 28 there were no functional impairments in any group whereas animals with a defect remained impaired. The magnitude of the biomechanical and morphological changes at postoperative 8 weeks were similar for no repair group (conservative), Achilles repair group and tendonplasty group (biodegradable PCL film group). The initial rate of functional recovery was significantly different for primary suture, Achilles repair group and PCL film group (p>0.01). But, at the 28th day, functional recovery was quite similar to the other groups. In summary, our results suggest that the PCL film can be an alternative biomaterial for tendon replacement.
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- C Kazimoğlu
- Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatrics, Selçuk University, Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
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An 8-year-old female with a history of back pain and loss of the ability to walk is presented. Transverse myelopathy was considered clinically after assessing magnetic resonance imaging results of the thoracic spine. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia was diagnosed approximately 5 months after the beginning of symptoms. Reviewing the related literature suggests that transverse myelopathy is not uncommon in neoplastic diseases. Children with a disorder of the spinal cord, especially if accompanied with fatigue and anemia, might have transverse myelopathy-associated malignant disease. Transverse myelopathy can be the initial presentation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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- H Yavuz
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, 25/8 Konya, Turkey
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Kassab A, Yavuz H, Odabaşi M, Denizli A. Human serum albumin chromatography by Cibacron Blue F3GA-derived microporous polyamide hollow-fiber affinity membranes. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl 2000; 746:123-32. [PMID: 11076064 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(00)00311-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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An affinity dye ligand, Cibacron Blue F3GA was covalently attached onto commercially available microporous polyamide hollow-fibre membranes for human serum albumin (HSA) adsorption from both aqueous solutions and human plasma. Different amounts of Cibacron Blue F3GA were incorporated on the polyamide hollow-fibres by changing the dye attachment conditions, i.e. initial dye concentration, addition of sodium carbonate and sodium chloride. The maximum amount of Cibacron Blue F3GA attachment was obtained at 42.5 micromol g(-1) when the hollow-fibres were treated with 3 M HCI for 30 min before performing the dye attachment. HSA adsorption onto unmodified and Cibacron Blue F3GA-derived polyamide hollow-fibre membranes was investigated batchwise. The non-specific adsorption of HSA was very low (6.0 mg g(-1) hollow-fibre). Cibacron Blue F3GA attachment onto the hollow-fibres significantly increased the HSA adsorption (147 mg g(-1) hollow-fibre). The maximum HSA adsorption was observed at pH 5.0. Higher HSA adsorption was observed from human plasma (230 mg HSA g(-1) hollow-fibre). Desorption of HSA from Cibacron Blue F3GA derived hollow-fibres was obtained using 0. 1 M Tris-HCl buffer containing 0.5 M NaSCN or 1.0 M NaCl. High desorption ratios (up to 98% of the adsorbed HSA) were observed. It was possible to reuse Cibacron Blue F3GA derived polyamide hollow-fibre without significant decreases in the adsorption capacities.
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- Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Kama NA, Coskun T, Yavuz H, Doganay M, Reis E, Akat AZ. Autologous skin graft, human dura mater and polypropylene mesh for the repair of ventral abdominal hernias: an experimental study. Eur J Surg 1999; 165:1080-5. [PMID: 10595614 DOI: 10.1080/110241599750007937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare primary repair and grafting with one of two materials (one biological human dura mater, and one synthetic polypropylene mesh) or autologous skin, with primary repair alone in abdominal wall hernias in rats. DESIGN Randomised experiment. SETTING Teaching hospital, Turkey. ANIMALS 72 male Wistar albino rats randomised into 4 groups of 18 rats each. These were further randomly divided into subgroups of 6 each that were killed on days 15, 30,and 45 postoperatively. INTERVENTIONS Each test material was sutured to the abdominal wall by an onlay technique. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Macroscopic and microscopic appearance, and strength of the abdominal wall. RESULTS Macroscopically, dura mater grafts lost their original shape, but polypropylene and skin did not. When completely incorporated the skin grafts had developed a new fascia. Dura mater and polypropylene induced a pronounced inflammatory reaction at all three times postoperatively, and there were significantly more fibroblasts in the dura mater group on days 15 and 30, and in the skin graft group on day 45, than in the other groups (p < 0.05). Mechanical resistance and mean breaking strength were significantly greater in the skin graft group than in the other groups at all times tested (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Full thickness autologous skin grafts were stronger than both human dura mater and polypropylene mesh when used to reinforce primary repairs of abdominal wall hernias in rats.
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- N A Kama
- 4th Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Hospital, Turkey
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An infant girl who previously had hematuria was presented because of discharge of material from her genital area. Vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma was diagnosed. Gynecological cancers in infant girls may be disclosed with hematuria.
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- H Yavuz
- Department of Pediatrics, Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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We studied the effect of different training patterns on vertebral trabecular and cortical bone mineral density (BMD) in male athletes using quantitative computed tomography. Vertebral trabecular (t) and cortical (c) BMDs of the first three lumbar vertebrae were measured using single energy quantitative computed tomography in 51 athletes including 10 weight lifters (mean age 20 years), 13 soccer players (mean age 27 years), 28 wrestlers (mean age 17 years), and 45 age-matched volunteers (mean age 21 years). Measured BMDs were correlated with age, body height and weight, training hours per week, sports years, and type of physical activity. Vertebral tBMDs were found to be 44%, 23%, and 24% higher in the weight lifters, soccer players, and wrestlers, respectively, compared with the volunteers. The corresponding cBMDs were 18%, 6%, and 11% higher than that of volunteers. There was significant correlation between the trabecular and cBMD, and height of the athletes, sports years, training hours per week, and physical activity. The most significant correlation with BMD was the type of physical activity. Both the height of the subjects and physical activity variables showed variations of 47% and 32% in trabecular and cBMD, respectively. According to the multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) only the physical activity factor was effective, with a significance level of P < 0.01; the other factors and interactions were not effective (P > 0.05) on trabecular and cBMD. Different training patterns have a different anabolic effect on both trabecular and cBMDs of the vertebrae, and this effect is more pronounced on the trabecular compartment. Weight lifting showed the highest anabolic effect on both trabecular and cBMDs compared with soccer playing and wrestling. Of the independent variables, physical activity showed the highest anabolic effect on the vertebrae. These results may have implications for devising exercise strategies to reduce the possibility of fracture in old age.
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- H Dinç
- KTU Medical School, Department of Radiology, KTU Farabi Hospital, Trabzon 61080, Turkey
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Yavuz H, Ozel A. Meningitis in children with hydrocephalus. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1996; 15:186. [PMID: 8822305 DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199602000-00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Ozel A, Yavuz H, Erkul I. Gangrene after penicillin injection (a case report). Turk J Pediatr 1995; 37:67-71. [PMID: 7732611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A patient with right lower limb gangrene that developed after penicillin injection is presented. Accidental intraarterial administration of penicillin may cause gangrene necessitating amputation. To avoid this severe complication, every intramuscular injection should be given with meticulous attention to proper technique, with adequate restraint of the patient, and with full knowledge of local anatomy and potential complications.
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- A Ozel
- Department of Pediatrics, Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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Yavuz H, Ozel A, Erkul I. Corticosteroid therapy and severe chickenpox. J Pediatr 1994; 125:331. [PMID: 8040789 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(94)70225-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Yavuz H, Ozel A, Erkul I. Tuberculosis and hypercalcemia. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1994; 13:758-9. [PMID: 7970988 DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199408000-00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Yavuz H, Ozel A, Yilmaz O, Ataş E, Erkul I, Gilbert-Barness E. Pathological case of the month. Benign rheumatoid nodules. Am J Dis Child 1993; 147:1011-2. [PMID: 8362796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- H Yavuz
- Department of Pediatrics, Selçuk University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
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Yavuz H, Ozel A, Kaynak A, Dilsiz A, Erkul I. Malignant hyperthermia and Hirschsprung's disease. Lancet 1992; 339:256. [PMID: 1346225 DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(92)90074-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Erkul I, Yavuz H, Ozel A. Clofibrate treatment of neonatal jaundice. Pediatrics 1991; 88:1292-4. [PMID: 1956756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cavdar AO, Bahçeci M, Akar N, Erten J, Yavuz H. Effect of zinc supplementation in a Turkish woman with two previous anencephalic infants. Gynecol Obstet Invest 1991; 32:123-5. [PMID: 1748322 DOI: 10.1159/000293011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The authors report a case of nutritional zinc deficiency in a young (18-year-old) Turkish woman, who previously delivered 2 anencephalic stillborn infants. The patient was supplemented with 22.5 mg oral zinc sulfate (100 mg ZnSO4.7H2O) for 5 months after her second delivery prior to her third pregnancy. Her blood (plasma and red blood cell) and hair zinc levels returned to normal following zinc supplementation. Good response to Zn supplementation was another criterion of Zn deficiency in this particular case. After an uneventful gestational period, she delivered an apparently normal full-term male child who has grown normally during the first 12 months.
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- A O Cavdar
- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Research Center Zinc Unit, Ankara University, Turkey
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Ortaç F, Bahçeci M, Salih M, Güngör M, Işcan S, Yavuz H. Myometrial invasion of endometrium cancer assessed by transrectal ultrasonography. Gynecol Obstet Invest 1991; 32:115-7. [PMID: 1748319 DOI: 10.1159/000293008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Transrectal ultrasonographic examinations before surgery were performed on 27 patients with stage I endometrial cancer to assess myometrial invasion. The findings were compared with the histopathologic data obtained by surgery. Sensitivity and specificity of transrectal ultrasonography in myometrial invasion of endometrium cancer were 82.6 and 100%, respectively. Therefore, transrectal ultrasonography may be a useful diagnostic tool to determine the myometrial invasion, which is the most important prognostic factor in endometrial cancer.
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- F Ortaç
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School of Ankara University, Turkey
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Cavdar AO, Bahçeci M, Akar N, Erten J, Bahçeci G, Babacan E, Arcasoy A, Yavuz H. Zinc status in pregnancy and the occurrence of anencephaly in Turkey. J Trace Elem Electrolytes Health Dis 1988; 2:9-14. [PMID: 2980795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Serum and hair zinc concentrations were measured in samples taken from 29 mothers with neural tube defects (NTD) (mainly anencephaly) at delivery. The control group consisted of 20 healthy mothers with normal offspring and 40 nonpregnant women 18 to 34 years of age, from middle income backgrounds. The mean maternal serum and hair zinc concentrations in the NTD group were lower than those of control mothers and the nonpregnant women. The zinc levels in the blood (plasma, red blood cells) and hair of 8 newborn infants with NTD (4 being anencephalic) were compared with those of normal newborn infants. The mean zinc concentration in the hair of malformed babies (250.4 +/- 85.2 micrograms/g) was significantly higher than that of normal infants (193.4 +/- 39.2 micrograms/g) (p less than 0.05) while the mean plasma zinc concentration was significantly lower (59.48 +/- 9.18 micrograms/dl compared with 68.75 +/- 10.89 micrograms/dl) (p less than 0.01). No difference was found between the mean values of red blood cell zinc levels for the two groups of infants. Maternal zinc deficiency was thought to be one of the factors responsible for NTD in Turkey.
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- A O Cavdar
- Department of Pediatrics (TUBITAK Zinc Deficiency and Treatment Research Unit), Ankara University, Turkey
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Kanra T, Dundar S, Erener H, Yavuz H. A different example of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia caused by anti-D. Br J Haematol 1987; 66:432-3. [PMID: 3113474 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1987.tb06934.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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