Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
The Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences is an international, bi-monthly, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access journal published by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK). Turk J Med Sci is devoted to all fields of medicine and related health sciences. The journal is published in February, April, June, August, October, and December. The journal has been indexed in PMC since 2019 and included in SCI-E since 2009.
ISSN: 1300-0144
EISSN: 1303-6165
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The Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences is pleased to announce its support to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs); the journal explicitly concentrates on good health and well-being.
Current Issue: Volume 55, Number 5 (2025)
Cover and Contents
Review Articles
Unveiling the potential of marine peptides in leukemia: mechanistic insights and future horizon in peptide research
SALMAN AHMED, WAQAS ALAM, KHALAF ALSHARIF, MICHAEL ASCHNER, ESRA KÜPELİ AKKOL, MAMDOUH ALLAHYANI, HAYAA ALHUTHALI, LUCİANO SASO, ESRA GİZEM TÜRKCANOĞLU, and HAROON KHAN
Pages 1063-1076
Current insights on predicting vestibular diseases using machine learning
EMRE SÖYLEMEZ and MUHAMMED MUSTAFA ŞEKER
Pages 1077-1087
Research Articles
A randomized controlled prospective study comparing surgical outcomes of median umbilical ligament lift-up and Veress needle entry techniques in gynecologic laparoscopic surgery
GAZİ GÜNER, AYŞE BACAKSIZ, CAN BERK KARABUDAK, FİGEN EFE ÇAMİLI, ÇİSEM ERTOK, SİNEM ÖZŞAHİN KILIÇ, ZELİHA ZEYNEP SATILMIŞOĞLU, CAN TERCAN, and NAZLI AYLİN VURAL
Pages 1088-1096
Comparison of Canada-United Kingdom-Australia (CANUKA) scores of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding presenting to the emergency department with other gastrointestinal bleeding scores
FATMA HANCER CELİK, NECMI BAYKAN, FATMA UNLU, MUSTAFA ALPASLAN, AYSE SULE AKAN, OMER SALT, IBRAHIM TOKER, and NUH MEHMET BUYUKBERBER
Pages 1097-1102
A comparative study of diagnostic performance in shoulder pain: clinical tests versus ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging
YASEMİN TOMBAK, ÖZGÜR ZELİHA KARAAHMET, AYŞEGÜL TOMBAK, ÖMER ATA, and EDA GÜRÇAY
Pages 1103-1112
Clinical characteristics and outcomes in Epstein-Barr virus positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A retrospective multicenter study
EBRU KILIÇ GÜNEŞ, HACER BERNA AFACAN ÖZTÜRK, ESRA KİRİKTİR, ASENA DİKYAR, BİLGE UĞUR, AHMET KÜRŞAD GÜNEŞ, and MELTEM AYLI
Pages 1113-1121
Baseline neurofilament light chain and brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels predict development of aggressive multiple sclerosis
RUZİYE EROL YILDIZ, ECE AKBAYIR, TUĞÇE KIZILAY, AYÇA SİMAY ERSÖZ, DUYGU ÖZKAN YAŞARGÜN, DEVRAN SÜER, VUSLAT YILMAZ, ERDEM TÜZÜN, and RECAİ TÜRKOĞLU
Pages 1122-1129
Knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy of neurology outpatients in Türkiye
AYŞE PINAR TİTİZ, ABİDİN ERDAL, YAREN AĞAR, and BUSE ALTUNBAŞAK
Pages 1130-1140
Cultural adaptation and psychometric characteristics of the child oral and motor proficiency scale (ChOMPS)-Turkish version
EBRU UMAY, SİBEL EYİGÖR, DAMLA CANKURTARAN, SEMA KALKAN, NİHAL TEZEL, CUMA UZ, ŞÜKRAN GÜZEL, FATMA BALLI UZ, GÜLER GÖZPINAR, RECEP GAYIR, FATMA NAZLI, KERİM DEMİRSÖZ, ECE ÜNLÜ AKYÜZ, and BRITT PADOS
Pages 1141-1150
Impact of pulmonary metastasectomy timing and nodule characteristics on survival outcomes in patients with pediatric sarcoma
İLTERİŞ TÜRK, MEHMET ÇETİN, NERİMAN SARI, SELMA ÇAKMAKCI, NECATİ SOLAK, FATMA BABACAN, NESRİN GÜRÇAY, and PINAR BIÇAKÇIOĞLU
Pages 1151-1160
Anthropometric and metabolic assessment in adults with Down syndrome: the need for novel indices and tailored criteria
SELİN TEKİN, NERGİS BASMACI, İNCİLAY LAY, and ALPER GÜRLEK
Pages 1161-1173
Assessment of alterations in regional homogeneity and amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in children with dyslexia
ESRA DEMİRCİ, ŞERİFE GENGEÇ BENLİ, SEMRA İÇER, ZEYNEP AK, EBRU AKER, and ZEHRA FİLİZ KARAMAN
Pages 1174-1187
Do the expressions of HLA-G and killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors change in colorectal cancer?
EZGİ DİNÇER, FATMA KAYA DAĞISTANLI, KIVANÇ DERYA PEKER, DAMLANUR SAKIZ, FİGEN ABATAY SEL, DEMET KIVANÇ, HAYRİYE ŞENTÜRK ÇİFTÇİ, ÇİĞDEM KEKİK ÇINAR, ŞULE KARATAŞ, and FATMA SAVRAN OĞUZ
Pages 1188-1196
Association between nutritional targets and muscle index changes in patients with terminal cancer under palliative care
İREM KIRAÇ UTKU, BURCU ÇALIŞKAN AYDOĞMUŞ, HATİCE NUR AVCIOĞLU, MÜGE ÇATIKKAŞ, AYFER DURAK, DENİZ SEVİNDİK GÜNAY, and UMUT SAFER
Pages 1197-1212
Efficacy and safety of low-power holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: experience gained from more than 700 cases
BAHADIR TOPUZ, CAN SİCİMLİ, AHMET HALİS, ENGİN KAYA, SERCAN YILMAZ, MURAT ZOR, SERDAR YALÇIN, and SELAHATTİN BEDİR
Pages 1213-1219
Characteristics and complications of uveitis in patients referred to rheumatology: a single-center study
HANDAN YARKAN TUĞSAL, SERDAR SEZER, GÖZDE ORMAN, and GÜLTEN SUNGUR
Pages 1220-1234
Contribution of genetic test results to patient management in ophthalmology: results from a Turkish Stargardt disease cohort
FULYA YAYLACIOĞLU TUNCAY, ŞENGÜL ÖZDEK, BURAK ACAR, GÜLSÜM KAYHAN, MURAT YÜKSEL, HÜSEYİN BARAN ÖZDEMİR, İHSAN GÖKHAN GÜRELİK, and MEHMET ALİ ERGÜN
Pages 1235-1248
Reliability of handheld autorefractometers in patients after cataract surgery
AYÇA KÜPELİ ÇINAR, ABDULKADİR CAN ÇINAR, and HANDE GÜÇLÜ
Pages 1249-1255
Lumbar disk herniation surgeries: the impact of preoperative holding area duration on anxiety and postoperative pain
ZUHAL KOÇ APAYDIN and HAKAN KINA
Pages 1256-1264
Hesperidin efficacy of epidural fibrosis in a post laminectomy rat model: an experimental study
EMRAH KESKİN and MEHMET SELİM GEL
Pages 1265-1274
Effects of olfaction on sexual function, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in men and women with smell disorder: a cross-sectional controlled study
ESİN ÖZLEM ATMIŞ, ESER SAĞALTICI, EREN YILMAZ, HASAN GÖKÇAY, and AYTUĞ ALTUNDAĞ
Pages 1275-1282
Effect of the prognostic nutritional index on stent restenosis in patients with chronic coronary syndrome
BURAK KARDEŞLER, SERDAL BAŞTUĞ, KAMURAN KALKAN, MEHMET ERDOĞAN, FURKAN KÜLEKCİ, MUHAMMED YUNUS ÇALAPKULU, NUR BETON, ABDULLAH NABİ ASLAN, HAFİZE CORUT GÜZEL, and TAHİR DURMAZ
Pages 1283-1291
AI performance in emergency medicine fellowship examination: comparative analysis of Chatgpt-4o, Gemini 2.0, Claude 3.5, and Deepseek R1 models
İSHAK ŞAN, MEDİNE AKKAN ÖZ, MEHMET YORTANLI, MURAT GENÇ, BENSU BULUT, AYŞENUR GÜR, RAMİZ YAZICI, HÜSEYİN MUTLU, and MUSTAFA ÖNDER GÖNEN
Pages 1292-1299
The effect of beverages and cleansers on the color stability and surface roughness of conventional and digital denture base resins
ZEYNEP ŞAHİN, NAZİRE ESRA ÖZER, and MEHMET ALİ KILIÇARSLAN
Pages 1300-1310
The importance of Galectin-3 in the diagnosis of childhood acute appendicitis
ONUR YALÇIN, AYBEGÜM KALYONCU AYÇENK, ALİ AYGÜN, AHMET BURAK GÜNPINAR, MEHMET SEYFETTİN SARIBAŞ, VOLKAN ALTINOK, and TEVFİK NOYAN
Pages 1311-1318
Investigating patient non-attendance to healthcare appointments in Türkiye: data from a state hospital and an oral and dental health center
EYÜP SARI, ALİ NİYAZİ KURTCEBE, CİHAN DÖĞER, and RECEP AYDIN
Pages 1319-1330
Fear of COVID-19 and hygiene behaviors: a study of secondary school students in İstanbul
ZOZAN GÖKSU, HAYRİYE KIRKOYUN UYSAL, MEHMET DEMİRCİ, DİLEK DÜLGER, and SEDA EKİCİ
Pages 1331-1340
Letters to the Editor
Validation of the Turkish version of the assessment of systemic sclerosis-associated Raynaud’s phenomenon (ASRAP)
DUYGU TEMİZ KARADAĞ, ŞEYMA YILMAZ, BETÜL DİKKANOĞLU DEMİROK, JOHN D. PAULING, AYTEN YAZICI, and AYŞE ÇEFLE
Pages 1341-1343
Importance of sample selection and generalisability in scientific methodology
EGEMEN ÜNAL, ŞEFİK YURDAKUL, and OKAN MADEN
Pages 1344-1345
Erratum
Erratum to “ The role of carbon dioxide angiography in reducing contrast-induced nephropathy in diabetic foot patients undergoing endovascular treatment” [Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 55 (4): 877-886 ]
SADIK AHMET UYANIK, ERDEM BİRGİ, SAFFET ÖZTÜRK, UMUT ASFUROĞLU, ERDİ TANGOBAY, and HİKMET ERHAN GÜVEN
Pages 1348-1349
Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Orhan KÜÇÜKŞAHİN
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye - Associate Editors-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Berna TERZİOĞLU BEBİTOĞLU
Marmara University, Türkiye - Prof. Dr. İzzet BİNGÖL
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye - Prof. Dr. Mustafa ŞAHİN
Ankara University, Türkiye - Prof. Dr. Şule Mine BAKANAY ÖZTÜRK
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye - Prof. Dr. Tuğba ENSARİ
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye
