Amyopathic Dermatomyositis Associated with Histopathological Findings of Organizing Pneumonia and Pulmonary Vasculitis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suicide is frequently encountered in patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD). Since only a third of treated depressed patients are able to achieve remission, in the last few years, new theories have been proposed to better understand the mechanism of this illness. Our paper analyzes the inter...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Moica T,Grecu IG,Moica S,Grecu MG,Buicu GE

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We aimed to investigate the matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) level and MMP-9 gene polymorphism in sleep apnea patients with or without cardiovascular disease. STUDY DESIGN:Case-control study. MATER...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Yüksel M,Kuzu-Okur H,Velioğlu-Öğünç A,Pelin Z

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Perception of acoustic details in the speech signal is important for speech sound development. The medial olivocochlear pathway, a part of the auditory efferent system, plays a role in stimulus-related control of the cochlea. One clinical tool to evaluate medial olivocohlear activity, which is thought to imp...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Yılmaz Ş,Taş M,Bulut E

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinomas are very rare lung neoplasms, and no consensus exists regarding the optimal treatment. The prognosis of sarcomatoid carcinomas has been reported to be unfavorable compared to non-small-cell lung cancers; however, prognostic factors in patients undergoing surgery for sarcoma...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Özkan B,Erdoğdu E,Duman S,Amirov F,Çimenoğlu B,Özlük Y,Kara M,Yılmazbayhan D,Toker A

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bell's palsy is the most frequent cause of unilateral facial paralysis. Inflammation is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of Bell's palsy. AIMS:Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are simple and inexpensive tests which are indicative of inflammatio...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Atan D,İkincioğulları A,Köseoğlu S,Özcan KM,Çetin MA,Ensari S,Dere H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The ideal prophylaxis duration for transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy is incompletely defined. Aims:To compare the infectious complications of transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy with and without extended antibiotic prophylaxis. The secondary aim was to evaluate the risk facto...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Kalkanlı A,Gezmiş CT,Özkan A,Çilesiz NC,Yanaral F,Aydın M,Tandoğdu Z

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Late preterm infants have increased rates of morbidity and mortality compared to term infants. Determining the risk factors in these infants leads to more comprehensive preventive and treatment strategies. AIMS:Our aim was to analyse the morbidity rates such as respiratory system diseases, infections, conge...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Bulut C,Gürsoy T,Ovalı F

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the idea of stem cell technology in the treatment of sensorial hearing loss has emerged over the past decades, the need for in vivo models for related experiments has become explicit. One of the most common experimental models for inner ear stem cell delivery experiments is the Wistar albino rat. AIMS:To...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Mülazımoğlu S,Ocak E,Kaygusuz G,Gökcan MK

更新日期：2017-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increases of free radicals have been proposed to be involved in the pathogenesis of sepsis, which leads to multiple-organ dysfunction syndromes. The uses of antioxidants as a complementary tool in the medical care of oxidative stress-related diseases have attracted attention of researchers. Resveratrol (...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Aydın S,Şahin TT,Bacanlı M,Taner G,Başaran AA,Aydın M,Başaran N

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the ex-utero intrapartum therapy (EXIT) applied to 3 of the 7 cases with oropharyngeal or neck masses and review the indicators of the need for an EXIT procedure. CASE REPORT:Prenatal presentation, size and localization of the masses, existence of fetal hydrops and associ...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Özgünen FT,Güleç ÜK,Evrüke İC,Demir SC,Büyükkurt S,Yapıcıoğlu H,İskit S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Bulgaria, more than 20 autochthonous human parasitic infections have been described and some of them are widespread. Over 50 imported protozoan and helminthic infections represent diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and pose epidemiological risks due to the possibility of local transmission. AIMS:To es...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Rainova I,Harizanov R,Kaftandjiev I,Tsvetkova N,Mikov O,Kaneva E

更新日期：2018-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In this invited review article, I present a translational perspective and overview of our research on auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia at the University of Bergen, Norway, with a focus on the neuronal mechanisms underlying the phenomenology of experiencing "hearing voices". An auditory verbal hallucination (i....

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Hugdahl K

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There is only limited information about the cost-effectiveness of drug-eluting stents compared with bare-metal stents in Turkey. Aims:To evaluate bare-metal and drug-eluting stents used in the treatment of coronary artery disease from the perspective of the reimbursement institution with cost-effectiveness ...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Işıkçelik F,Ağırbaş İ,Tulunay Kaya C

更新日期：2019-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study proposes to analyze the results obtained after transhiatal esophagectomies (THE), from the perspective of an Eastern European surgical center with low esophageal resection volume (LV). AIMS:Our analysis, which to the authors' knowledge is the first of its kind in Romania, has the purpose o...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Neagoe R,Voidazan S,Szocs M,Sala DT,Bancu S,Mulhfay G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Young maternal age is variously defined in studies of its effect on obstetrics and perinatal outcomes. Also, pregnancy has been reported as the leading cause of death in adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries. AIMS:The aim of the study was to evaluate whether young maternal age was associated ...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Demirci O,Yılmaz E,Tosun Ö,Kumru P,Arınkan A,Mahmutoğlu D,Selçuk S,Dolgun ZN,Arısoy R,Erdoğdu E,Tarhan N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of the most common allelic variants of CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP1B1, CYP2C9, CYP2E1, CYP2F1, CYP2J2 and CYP2S1 in a representative sample of the three ethnic groups (Russians, Tatars and Bashkirs) from Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia), and compare the results with existing data publish...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Korytina G,Kochetova O,Akhmadishina L,Viktorova E,Victorova T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to determine the presence or absence of a certain disease, multiple diagnostic tests may be necessary. Performance of these tests can be sequentially evaluated. AIMS:The aim of the study is to determine the contribution of the test in each step, in reducing diagnostic uncertainty when multiple test...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Arslan U,Karaağaoğlu AE,Akkaya N,Cağırankaya LB,Kansu AÖ,Kansu H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Madura foot is a rare, loca, chronic granulomatous skin infection which commonly affects the adult male foot. Medical treatment reduces the size of the lesion but surgical excision is necessary for radical treatment. We present a case of a 59 year old male farmer diagnosed as actinomadura of the right foot treated wit...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Kalender AM,Baykan H,Ozkan F,Cıralık H,Oztürk P,Gül M,Uçmak H

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bloodstream infections (BSI) are frequently seen after solid organ transplantation. The incidence of bloodstream infections differs among the types of transplantation. The microbiological features and antimicrobial resistance patterns change from centre to centre. AIMS:To evaluate the incidence and spectrum...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Yeşilkaya A,Azap OK,Demirkaya MH,Ok MA,Arslan H,Akdur A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are rare benign tumors that can mimic malignancy. Their precise aetiology is unknown. They are seen more frequently in childhood and the most common involvement is seen in the lungs. Primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the gallbladder are rather infrequent. The ...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Ozsan I,Ozsoy M,Sahin E,Ortaç R,Aydın U

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After resection, specimens are subjected to formalin fixation during histological processing. This procedure can result in tissue shrinkage, with the amount of shrinkage related to tissue composition and tissue type. AIMS:To evaluate the shrinkage of nasal mucosa and cartilage tissue and compare differences...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Kansu L,Aydın E,Akkaya H,Avcı S,Akalın N

更新日期：2017-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In women with endometrial hyperplasia, there is a risk for co-existent endometrial cancer when patients are subjected to immediate surgical treatment. AIMS:The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of endometrial cancer and the accuracy of frozen section analysis at the time of hysterectomy amo...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Boyraz G,Başaran D,Salman MC,Özgül N,Yüce K

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate possible mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) in order to provide a precise diagnosis and genetic counseling. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between 1982 and 2007, ten patients were clinically diagnosed with LHON and six of these patients agreed...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Gürkan H,Ozal SA,Esgin H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pericardial effusion in chronic hypoxemic lung diseases, such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome, usually occurs after the development of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. However, data about the frequency of pericardial effusions in Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome without pulmonary arterial hyperten...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Manov EI,Pencheva VP,Runev NM,Naydenov SN,Petrova DS,Georgiev OB

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Double-J stents are widely used in urology practice, and removal of these stents can sometimes be forgotten. AIMS:To investigate whether indwelling time of double-J stent can predict which treatment modality is required for removal of the stent from the body. STUDY DESIGN:A multicentre, retrospective obser...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Polat H,Yücel MÖ,Utangaç MM,Benlioğlu C,Gök A,Çift A,Kalyenci B,Lök U,Gülaçtı U

更新日期：2017-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Regardless of the notable reduction in infant deaths worldwide over the last 30 years, the proportion of neonatal mortality in total child mortality is increasing. Aims:To perform a trend analysis of neonatal mortality in Serbia. Study Design:Descriptive observational study. Methods:Joinpoint regression w...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Lazarević K,Bogdanović D,Stošić L

更新日期：2020-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Environmental habitat may play a role in clinical disparities of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) patients. AIMS:To compare preoperative clinical symptoms and associated conditions and surgical findings in patients with pHPT, living in different geographical regions from the Black Sea, Mediterranean and A...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Makay Ö,Özçınar B,Şimşek T,Arıcı C,Güngör B,Özbaş S,Akça T,Emre AU,Karadeniz Çakmak G,Akçay M,Ünal B,Girgin M,Girgin S,Görgülü S,Sezer A,Karataş A,Özemir İA,Aksakal N,Erel S,Uğurlu MÜ,Filiz Aİ,Atalay C,Uzunköy

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electrophysiological studies show that critical illness polyneuromyopathy appears in the early stage of sepsis before the manifestation of clinical findings. The metabolic response observed during sepsis causes glutamine to become a relative essential amino acid. AIMS:We aimed to assess the changes in neuro...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Çankayalı İ,Boyacılar Ö,Demirağ K,Uyar M,Moral AR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated whether determination IL-6, IL-8, IL-1beta and TNF-alpha at baseline, total protein C (PC) levels at time of admission and 48 hours after initiation could complement the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scoring system to identify patients with sepsis, severe sepsis or...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Kartal ED,Karkaç E,Gülbaş Z,Alpat SN,Erben N,Colak E

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a curative treatment option for many haematological disorders. Infection following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is one of the major causes of mortality. AIMS:To investigate the outcomes of early cessation of empirical antibiotic treatment per protocol ...

journal_title：Balkan medical journal

authors： Kaya AH,Tekgündüz E,Duygu F,Koca D,Bekdemir F,Batgi H,Ulu Uncu B,Yiğenoğlu TN,Dal MS,Çakar Kızıl M,Altuntaş F

更新日期：2017-04-05 00:00:00