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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volume 47, Number 6 (2017)

Articles

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Superiorly based nasolabial island flap for reconstruction of the lateral lower eyelid
SEDAT TATAR, YALÇIN YONTAR, and SELAHATTİN ÖZMEN
Pages 1673-1680

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Do preoperative oral carbohydrates improve postoperative outcomesin patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafts?
ÖMER FARUK ŞAVLUK, MEHMET ALİ KUŞCU, FÜSUN GÜZELMERİÇ, MUSTAFA EMRE GÜRCÜ, ATAKAN ERKILINÇ, DENİZ ÇEVİRME, HALİDE OĞUŞ, and TUNCER KOÇAK
Pages 1681-1686

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Plasma urotensin II levels in primary Raynaud's phenomenon and systemic sclerosis
NEVZAT GÖZEL, AHMET KARATAŞ, MELTEM YARDIM, MESUDE SEDA AYDOĞDU, RAMAZAN ULU, FATİH DEMİRCAN, FARUK KILINÇ, BURAK ÖZ, EMİR DÖNDER, SÜLEYMAN AYDIN, and SÜLEYMAN SERDAR KOCA
Pages 1687-1692

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An examination of healthcare-associated infections in elderly patients
SERAP İSKENDER, GÜRDAL YILMAZ, and İFTAHAR KÖKSAL
Pages 1693-1698

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Does fibromyalgia have an effect on hearing loss in women?
ZELİHA KAPUSUZ GENCER, ÖZLEM BALBALOĞLU, MAHMUT ÖZKIRIŞ, and LEVENT SAYDAM
Pages 1699-1702

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Morphometric analysis of the foramen magnum using cone beam computed tomography
GÜLSÜN AKAY, KAHRAMAN GÜNGÖR, and İLKAY PEKER
Pages 1715-1722

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Prediction of central lymph node metastasis in patientswith thyroid papillary microcarcinoma
ŞAFAK AKIN, DUYGU YAZGAN AKSOY, SERKAN AKIN, MEHMET KILIÇ, FAHRİ YETİŞİR, and MİYASE BAYRAKTAR
Pages 1723-1727

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The efficacy of in situ local autograft in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: a comparison of three different grafting methods
METİN IŞIK, HACI MUSTAFA ÖZDEMİR, ABDURRAHMAN SAKAOĞULLARI, BERTAN CENGİZ, and NEVRES HÜRRİYET AYDOĞAN
Pages 1728-1735

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Vanishing endometrial carcinoma in hysterectomy specimens: probable implications for fertility sparing management
MURAT ÖZ, MUSTAFA ALPER KARALÖK, ALİ LEVENT ŞİRVAN, TOLGA TAŞÇI, REYHAN ÖÇALAN, AHMET TANER TURAN, TAYFUN GÜNGÖR, and MEHMET MUTLU MEYDANLI
Pages 1744-1750

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Evaluation of ambulatory arterial stiffness index in hyperthyroidism
ÖZLEM TURHAN İYİDİR, MEHMET MUHİTTİN YALÇIN, ALEV EROĞLU ALTINOVA, İSMAİL EMRE ARSLAN, BAHAR UNCU ULU, CEYLA KONCA DEĞERTEKİN, and FÜSUN SAADET TÖRÜNER
Pages 1751-1756

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Expression profiles of CD11b, galectin-1, beclin-1, and caspase-3 in nasal polyposis
ALPER DİLCİ, NURAY VAROL, İLKER KILIÇCIOĞLU, ECE KONAC, UTKU AYDİL, YUSUF KIZIL, and SÜLEYMAN SABRİ USLU
Pages 1757-1764

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Reliability and validity of the Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction Questionnaireamong Turkish children
FATMA KAYA NARTER, FATİH TARHAN, KAMİL FEHMİ NARTER, KUBILAY SABUNCU, RABİA ALAY ESER, YASEMİN AKIN, and PINAR AY
Pages 1765-1769

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Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network head injuryprediction rules: on the basis of cost and effectiveness
FATMA DİLEK GÖKHARMAN, SONAY AYDIN, ERDEM FATİHOĞLU, and PINAR NERCİS KOŞAR
Pages 1770-1777

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The relationship between nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior and manners of death: a multicenter autopsy study
SAİT ÖZSOY, HACER YAŞAR TEKE, HÜSEYİN ÇETİN KETENCİ, ERTUĞRUL GÖK, KENAN KARBEYAZ, TANER AKAR, HANİFE ALKURT-ALKAN, MESUT AKYOL, MEHMET AYHAN CÖNGÖLOĞLU, SERMET SEZİGEN, AHMET ZAHİT DURSUN, ALPER ÖZKÖK, and SERHAT SARI
Pages 1778-1784

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Comparing the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided versus blind steroid injection in the treatment of severe carpal tunnel syndrome
ÖZGÜR ZELİHA KARAAHMET, EDA GÜRÇAY, MURAT KARA, AZİZE SERÇE, ZEYNEP KIRAÇ ÜNAL, and FATMA AYTÜL ÇAKCI
Pages 1785-1790

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Concordance of immunohistochemistry between core needle biopsy and surgical resection of breast cancer
FARUK ERDEM KOMBAK, HÜLYA ŞAHİN, HANDE MOLLAMEMİŞOĞLU, İDRİS ÖNEM, HANDAN KAYA, ONUR BUĞDAYCI, and MUSTAFA ERKİN ARIBAL
Pages 1791-1796

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The relationship between the Trendelenburg position and cerebral hypoxia inpatients who have undergone robot-assisted hysterectomy and prostatectomy
ALİ ÖZGÜN, ASUMAN SARGIN, SEMRA KARAMAN, İLKBEN GÜNÜŞEN, IŞIK ALPER, and FATMA ZEKİYE AŞKAR
Pages 1797-1803

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Associations of Apgar score and size at birth with lipoprotein subclasses in juvenile obesity
OSAMA BEKHET, JELENA VEKIC, ALEKSANDRA ZELJKOVIC, DUSAN PARIPOVIC, TAMARA GOJKOVIC, JELENA JANAC, VESNA SPASOJEVIC-KALIMANOVSKA, AMIRA PECO-ANTIC, GORDANA MILOSEVSKI-LOMIC, ZORANA JELIC-IVANOVIC, and ALEKSANDRA STEFANOVIC
Pages 1804-1812

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TNF-α and TGF-ß level after intraoperative allogeneic red blood cell transfusion in orthopedic operation patients
HAMED HASSANI, ALIREZA KHOSHDEL, SEYED REZA SHARIFZADEH, MOHAMMAD FOAD HEYDARI, SHABAN ALIZADEH, and ALI NOROOZI AGHIDEH
Pages 1813-1818

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TNF-alpha 863C > A promoter and TNFRII 196T > G exonic variationsmay be risk factors for juvenile idiopathic arthritis
BAHADIR BATAR, SEZEN ÖZMAN, KENAN BARUT, ÖZGÜR KASAPÇOPUR, and MEHMET GÜVEN
Pages 1819-1825

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Turkish version of the Motor Function Measure Scale (MFM-32) forneuromuscular diseases: a cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity study
HABİBE SERAP İNAL, ELA TARAKÇI, DEVRİM TARAKÇI, GÜLCAN AKSOY, SEZAN MERGEN KILIÇ, HAKAN BEŞER, ÇİĞDEM BEŞER, ARZU RAZAK ÖZDİNÇLER, HACER DURMUŞ TEKÇE, FATMA YEŞİM PARMAN, FEZA DEYMEER, and ZEHRA PİRAYE OFLAZER
Pages 1826-1833

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Association between deep neck space abscesses and internal carotid artery narrowing in pediatric patients
BETÜL EMİNE DERİNKUYU, ÖZNUR BOYUNAĞA, MELTEM POLAT, ÇAĞRI DAMAR, ANIL TAPISIZ, AYŞE GÜL ALIMLI, ÇİĞDEM ÖZTUNALI, SONER SERTAN KARA, MURAT UÇAR, and HASAN TEZER
Pages 1842-1847

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Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) gene polymorphism in patients withdifferentiated thyroid carcinomas in the Turkish population
BEKİR UÇAN, MUSTAFA ÖZBEK, MUSTAFA ŞAHİN, MUHAMMED KIZILGÜL, and ERMAN ÇAKAL
Pages 1848-1853

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Biomarker and shear stress in secondary pediatric pulmonary hypertension
AYHAN PEKTAŞ, FATMA RANA OLGUNTÜRK, SERDAR KULA, ERMAN ÇİLSAL, AYŞE DENİZ OĞUZ, and FATMA SEDEF TUNAOĞLU
Pages 1854-1860

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Topographic methods to expose the exiting points of supratrochlear, supraorbital, and zygomaticotemporal nerves
MESUT SABRİ TEZER, İSMAİL YAĞMURHAN GİLAN, ÖZLEM ELVAN, VEDİA BENNU ÖZCÖMERT, and MUSTAFA AKTEKİN
Pages 1861-1865

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Evaluation of renal anomalies, inferior vena cava variations, and left renalvein variations by lumbar magnetic resonance imaging in 3000 patients
ALPER DİLLİ, FATMA SEVİN COŞAR AYAZ, KEZİBAN KARACAN, KÜRŞAD ZENGİN, ÜMİT YAŞAR AYAZ, OSMAN RAİF KARABACAK, and BAKİ HEKİMOĞLU
Pages 1866-1873

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The diagnostic accuracy of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis
ONUR FEVZİ ERER, SERHAT EROL, CEYDA ANAR, CAN BİÇMEN, ZEKİYE AYDOĞDU, and SERİR ÖZKAN
Pages 1874-1879

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Molecular analysis and prevalence of Huntington disease in northwestern Iran
MAHMOUD SHEKARI KHANIANI, PARISA AOB, MOHAMMADREZA RANJOURI, and SIMA MANSOORI DERAKHSHAN
Pages 1880-1884

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Three-dimensional evaluation of pelvic posture in adolescents with and without a history of low back pain
SEHER ÖZYÜREK, ARZU GENÇ, HAYRİYE KUL KARAALİ, and ZELİHA CANDAN ALGUN
Pages 1885-1893

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Adaptation, reliability, and validity study of the Hwalek-SengstockElder Abuse Screening Test (H-S/EAST): a Turkish version
NİLGÜN ÖZÇAKAR, AKÇA TOPRAK ERGÖNEN, MEHTAP KARTAL, and HAKAN BAYDUR
Pages 1894-1902

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Isolation and culture of adult mouse vestibular nucleus neurons
AYDIN HİM, SERAP ALTUNTAŞ, GÜRKAN ÖZTÜRK, ENDER ERDOĞAN, and NUREDDİN CENGİZ
Pages 1903-1911

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Histopathological effects of mesenchymal stem cells in ratswith bladder and posterior urethral injuries
BERAT DİLEK DEMİREL, ÜNAL BIÇAKCI, RIZA RIZALAR, FERDA ALPASLAN PINARLI, and OĞUZ AYDIN
Pages 1912-1919

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The reno-protective effects of atorvastatin in crush syndrome and rhabdomyolysis:is there a dilemma?
DEMET ACAR, MUSTAFA GÜLPEMBE, CAN GÖKAY YILDIZ, EMİNE NUR ÖZDAMAR, KEREM AÇIKGÖZ, AHMET ÇAĞLAR, and BAŞAR CANDER
Pages 1920-1924

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Effects of n-acetylcysteine on ovarian tissue autografted intogranulation tissue compared to back muscle in rats
FARIDEH DANESHPOYA, MOJTABA KARIMIPOUR, MASOUMEH ZIRAKJAVANMARD, and BAGHER POURHEYDAR
Pages 1931-1939

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Interleukin-6 and hepcidin expression changes in cardiac tissue of long-term trained and untrained rats after exhaustive exercise
BADEGÜL SARIKAYA, ALİ DOĞAN DURSUN, ELÇİN YAĞMUR TAYLAN DEVEDEN, and LAMIA PINAR
Pages 1940-1946

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Empirical therapy and teicoplanin use in periprosthetic joint infections
ZELİHA KOÇAK TUFAN, HATİCE RAHMET GÜNER, GÜLRUHSAR YILMAZ, AYBEGÜM ÖZŞAHİN, MURAT BOZKURT, and MEHMET AKIN TAŞYARAN
Pages 1947-1949

Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Murat KEKİLLİ
Gazi University

Associate Editors-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Selim ARICI
Ondokuz Mayis University
Prof. Dr. Kürşat ALTINBAŞ
Selçuk University
Prof. Dr. Zehra Sema ÖZKAN
Kırıkkale University

Editorial Board