Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 49, Number 1 (2019)
Cover and Contents
Articles
Current perspectives for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia
ELİFCAN ALADAĞ KARAKULAK and İBRAHİM CELALETTİN HAZNEDAROĞLU
Pages 1-10
Comparison of intestinal ischemia after on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
LÜTFİ SOYLU, OĞUZ UĞUR AYDIN, MEHMET YILDIZ, HACER SERDAROĞLU, MURAT KURTOĞLU, and SEDAT KARADEMİR
Pages 11-15
The investigation of Strongyloides stercoralis seroprevalence in immunosupressed patients in Turkey
FİLİZ KAYA, AHMET ÇAĞKAN İNKAYA, ALİ İHSAN ERTENLİ, OSMAN ABBASOĞLU, SERCAN AKSOY, YAKUT AKYÖN YILMAZ, and SİBEL ERGÜVEN
Pages 16-19
Abnormal retinal microvasculature found in active rheumatoid arthritis:a different perspective of microvascular health
HAKAN BABAOĞLU, ATA BAYTAROĞLU, MURAT TORĞUTALP, ABDULSAMET ERDEN, SİBEL KADAYIFÇILAR, and UMUT KALYONCU
Pages 20-26
A prospective clinical investigation of the effects of anti-TNF alpha therapy on exercise capacity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
ERHAN ÇAPKIN, SEYHAN BİLGE KESKİN, MURAT KARKUCAK, and AHMET AYAR
Pages 27-32
High rates of malnutrition and epilepsy: two common comorbidities in children with cerebral palsy
KÜRŞAD AYDIN, AYŞE KARTAL, and ESMA KELEŞ ALP
Pages 33-37
Comparison of early and long term outcomes of open Lichtenstein repair and totally extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy for primary inguinal hernias
BARIŞ SEVİNÇ, NURULLAH DAMBURACI, MURAT GÜNER, and ÖMER KARAHAN
Pages 38-41
Differentiation between intestinal Behçet's disease and Crohn's disease based on endoscopy
JING FEN YE and JIAN LONG GUAN
Pages 42-49
The effects of uterine size with or without abdominal obesity on spinal block level and vasopressor requirement in elective cesarean section: a prospective observational study
İLKBEN GÜNÜŞEN, ASUMAN SARGIN, ALİ AKDEMİR, and AHMET METE ERGENOĞLU
Pages 50-57
Fatigue and sleep in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis:a cross-sectional study
ELA TARAKCI, SAİME NİLAY ARMAN, KENAN BARUT, SEZGİN ŞAHİN, AMRA ADROVİÇ, and ÖZGÜR KASAPÇOPUR
Pages 58-65
Serum endocan level and diastolic functions in the case of lead exposure
HALİL KARA, UĞUR NADİR KARAKULAK, MEŞİDE GÜNDÜZÖZ, CEYLAN BAL, MURAT ALIŞIK, MURAT BÜYÜKŞEKERCİ, SERVET BİRGİN İRİTAŞ, ÖMER HINÇ YILMAZ, and LÜTFİYE TUTKUN
Pages 66-73
The role of hepcidin, GDF15, and mitoferrin-1 in iron metabolism of polycythemia vera and essential thrombocytosis patients
CANAN ALBAYRAK YAŞAR, PINAR TARKUN, ELİF BİRTAŞ ATEŞOĞLU, FATMA CEYLA ERALDEMİR, ÖZGÜR DOĞA ÖZSOY, ESRA TERZİ DEMİRSOY, ÖZGÜR MEHTAP, AYFER GEDÜK, and ABDULLAH HACİHANİFİOĞLU
Pages 74-80
A neglected causative agent in diabetic foot infection: a retrospective evaluation of 13 patients with fungal etiology
ANIL MURAT OZTURK, MELTEM TAŞBAKAN, DİLEK YEŞİM METİN, CAN YENER, SERHAT UYSAL, ILGIN YILDIRIM ŞİMŞİR, İLGEN ERTAM, HÜSNÜ PULLUKÇU, BİLGİN ARDA, and ŞEVKİ ÇETİNKALP
Pages 81-86
Colostrum immunoglobulins and oxidative capacity may be affected by infant sex and maternal age and parity
DAVUT SİNAN KAPLAN, CAHİT BAĞCI, MUSTAFA ÖRKMEZ, ÖZGE KÖMÜRCÜ KARUSERCİ, SEYHUN SUCU, HAKİM ÇELİK, and SEYİTHAN TAYSI
Pages 87-92
8-Hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine as a biomarker of oxidative stress in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
XING LIU, KAILI DENG, SIXIA CHEN, YUNSHI ZHANG, JING YAO, XIAOQIN WENG, YANG ZHANG, TIANMING GAO, and GANZHU FENG
Pages 93-100
A comparison of the effects of mirror therapy and phantom exercises on phantom limb pain
BAHAR KÜLÜNKOĞLU, FATİH ERBAHÇECİ, and AFRA ALKAN
Pages 101-109
Serum adropin levels in psoriasis vulgaris and its relation with metabolic parameters
SELMA KORKMAZ and GÜLBEN SAYILAN ÖZGÜN
Pages 110-115
Which nostril should be used for nasotracheal intubation with Airtraq NT®: the right or left? A randomized clinical trial
ZEHRA İPEK ARSLAN AYDIN and NEŞE TÜRKYILMAZ
Pages 116-122
Association of common IL-10 promoter gene variants with the susceptibility to head and neck cancer in Tunisia
LAMIA MAKNI, CHERIF BEN HAMDA, ABRAR AL ANSARI, OUSSEMA SOUAIAI, EZZEDINE GAZOUANI, AMEL MEZLINI, WASSIM Y. ALMAWI, and BESMA YACOUBI-LOUESLATI
Pages 123-128
Ischemic modified albumin as a new biomarker in predicting oxidative stress in alopecia areata
HATİCE ATAŞ, MÜZEYYEN GÖNÜL, YASİN ÖZTÜRK, and MUSTAFA KAVUTÇU
Pages 129-138
Relationship between plasma YKL-40 levels and endothelial dysfunction in chronic kidney disease
GÜL SEMA YILDIRAN KESKİN, ÖZANT HELVACI, ÇAĞRI YAYLA, ÖZGE TUĞÇE PAŞAOĞLU, ÇAĞLAR KESKİN, SELİM TURGAY ARINSOY, and ÜLVER DERİCİ
Pages 139-146
Comparison of reference systems in the assessment of age-related serum immunoglobulin levels in pediatric patients
İLKNUR KÜLHAŞ ÇELİK, ERSOY CİVELEK, AYŞE METİN, TAYFUR GİNİŞ, MÜGE TOYRAN, EMİNE DİBEK MISIRLIOĞLU, and CAN NACİ KOCABAŞ
Pages 147-152
8-armed octopus: Evaluation of clinicopathologic prognostic factors of urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary system
SÜMEYYE EKMEKCİ, ÜLKÜ KÜÇÜK, YELDA DERE, İZZETİYE EBRU ÇAKIR, HATİCE CEREN SAYAR, BATUHAN ERGANİ, ÖZGÜR ÇAKMAK, OZAN BOZKURT, and KUTSAL YÖRÜKOĞLU
Pages 153-161
Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C)
LEYLA ERDİM, AYŞE ERGÜN, and SEMA KUĞUOĞLU
Pages 162-169
Comparison of conventional and modern methods in determining ischemic stroke etiology by general and stroke neurologists
REFİK KUNT, MUSTAFA KÜRŞAD KUTLUK, BEDİLE İREM TİFTİKCİOĞLU, NAZİRE EFSER YEŞİM AFŞAR FAK, ALİ KEMAL ERDEMOĞLU, MUHTEŞEM GEDİZLİOĞLU, and VESİLE ÖZTÜRK
Pages 170-177
Validity and reliability of the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale in the Turkish population
FUNDA ÇETİNKAYA, ESİN KAVURAN, and KEVSER SEVGİ ÜNAL ASLAN
Pages 178-183
Role of iliac crest tangent in correct numbering of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae
NESRİN GÜNDÜZ, GÜLCİN DURUKAN GÜNAYDIN, MEHMET BİLGİN ESER, AHMET ASLAN, and ADNAN KABAALİOĞLU
Pages 184-189
Calcification of breast artery as detected by mammography: association with coronary and aortic calcification
AYŞEGÜL İDİL SOYLU, KORHAN SOYLU, RAMAZAN AYDIN, FATİH UZUNKAYA, KERİM ASLAN, and AHMET VEYSEL POLAT
Pages 190-197
Determination of medication adherence and related factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in a Turkish university hospital
ERDAL CEYLAN, AYŞEGÜL KOÇ, AHMET ÇAĞKAN İNKAYA, and SERHAT ÜNAL
Pages 198-205
The role of IFIH1 gene rs1990760 and rs2111485 single-nucleotide polymorphisms in generalized vitiligo predisposition
DURU ONAN, AHU YORULMAZ, FATİH SÜHEYL EZGÜ, KADİR MUTLU HAYRAN, SERAY KÜLCÜ ÇAKMAK, REFİKA FERDA ARTÜZ, and BAŞAK YALÇIN
Pages 206-211
Evaluation of myocardial dispersion of repolarization in patients with heart transplantation
CENGİZ BURAK, ERKAN BAYSAL, MUHAMMED SÜLEYMANOĞLU, ÇAĞRI YAYLA, SERKAN ÇAY, and ÜMİT KERVAN
Pages 212-216
Possible prediction of patterns of cervical lymph node spread based on primary tumor location in papillary thyroid carcinomas
MEHMET ESER SANCAKTAR, GÜLESER SAYLAM, BÜLENT ÖCAL, AHMET ULUAT, ÖMER BAYIR, ERMAN ÇAKAL, and MEHMET HAKAN KORKMAZ
Pages 217-221
Polypharmacy and drug-related problems among people living with HIV/AIDS: a single-center experience
EMRE KARA, AHMET ÇAĞKAN İNKAYA, DUYGU AYDIN HAKLI, SALIH KUTAY DEMIRKAN, and SERHAT ÜNAL
Pages 222-229
Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia
GÜRKAN GÜRBÜZ, PEREN PERK YÜCEL, TURGAY ÇOKYAMAN, and ÖZGE BERFU GÜRBÜZ
Pages 230-237
The effect of isotretinoin on insulin resistance and adipocytokine levels in acne vulgaris patients
GONCA SOYUDURU, ESRA ÖZSOY ADIŞEN, İLKAY ÖZER, and AHMET BURHAN AKSAKAL
Pages 238-244
The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and its relationship with insulin resistance in obesity
SERDAR KARAKAYA, MUSTAFA ALTAY, FATMA KAPLAN EFE, İBRAHİM KARADAĞ, OKTAY ÜNSAL, OKTAY BULUR, MURAT ESER, and DERUN TANER ERTUĞRUL
Pages 245-248
Evaluation of the efficacy of epiduroscopic adhesiolysis in failed back surgery syndrome
AYŞEGÜL CEYLAN, İBRAHİM AŞIK, GÜNGÖR ENVER ÖZGENCİL, and BURAK ERKEN
Pages 249-257
Percutaneous plasma laser disc coagulation and navigable ablation decompression in the treatment of cervical disc herniation: a single center experience
AYŞEGÜL CEYLAN and İBRAHİM AŞIK
Pages 258-264
Do PD-1 and PD-L2 expressions have prognostic impact in hematologic malignancies?
SERDAL KORKMAZ, SELAHATTİN ERDEM, EBRU AKAY, ERDEM ARZU TAŞDEMİR, HATİCE KARAMAN, and MUZAFFER KEKLİK
Pages 265-271
Evaluation of the retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell complex thicknesses in patients with exfoliation syndrome
CEM ALAY, OYA TEKELİ, ÖZGE YANIK ODABAŞ, and FEYZA ÇALIŞ KARANFİL
Pages 272-278
External validation of anastomotic leakage risk analysis system in patients who underwent colorectal resection
SADETTİN ER, SABRİ ÖZDEN, FARUK KOCA, BARIŞ DOĞU YILDIZ, BÜLENT CAVİT YÜKSEL, and MESUT TEZ
Pages 279-282
Branch retinal vein occlusion associated with platelet activation
EMRULLAH BEYAZYILDIZ, MEHMET ÇITIRIK, MERT ŞİMŞEK, ÖZLEM BEYAZYILDIZ, and İBRAHİM CELALETTİN HAZNEDAROĞLU
Pages 283-287
Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in an urban population of Sivas province in Turkey
ŞEYDA FİGÜL GÖKÇE, BURHANETTİN ÇİĞDEM, SANEM NEMMEZİ KARACA, ASLI BOLAYIR, ÖZLEM KAYIM YILDIZ, AHMET SUAT TOPAKTAŞ, and HATİCE BALABAN
Pages 288-294
Factors associated with glomerular filtration rate variation in primary hyperparathyroidism after parathyroidectomy
MUSTAFA ÇALIŞKAN, MUHAMMED KIZILGÜL, SELVİHAN BEYSEL, BEKİR UÇAN, FATİH ALPER AKCAN, MÜMTAZ TAKIR, MUSTAFA ÖZBEK, and ERMAN ÇAKAL
Pages 295-300
Comparison of Ga-68 PSMA positron emission tomography/computerized tomography with Tc-99m MDP bone scan in prostate cancer patients
RABİA LEBRİZ USLU BEŞLİ, MUHAMMET SAİT SAĞER, ELİFE AKGÜN, SERTAÇ ASA, ONUR ERDEM ŞAHİN, ÇETİN DEMİRDAĞ, EKREM GÜNER, SEYEDBARESH RAZAVİKHOSROSHAHİ, EMRE KARAYEL, HÜSEYİN PEHLİVANOĞLU, ASLAN AYGÜN, İLHAMİ USLU, ZÜBEYR TALAT, and KERİM SÖNMEZOĞLU
Pages 301-310
Does chest compression during cardiopulmonary resuscitation provide sufficient cerebral oxygenation?
MEHMET AKİF YAZAR, MEHMET BARIŞ AÇIKGÖZ, and ADNAN BAYRAM
Pages 311-317
The effects of early neurodevelopmental Bobath approach and mobilization on quadriceps muscle thickness in stroke patients
ARZU GÜÇLÜ GÜNDÜZ, GÖKHAN YAZICI, ÇAĞLA ÖZKUL, HAMİT KÜÇÜK, HALE ZEYNEP BATUR ÇAĞLAYAN, and BİJEN NAZLIEL
Pages 318-326
Serum fetuin-A is associated with the components of MIAC(malnutrition, inflammation, atherosclerosis, calcification) syndrome in different stages
RÜYA MUTLUAY, CEYLA KONCA DEĞERTEKİN, EMEL IŞIKTAŞ SAYILAR, ÜLVER DERİCİ, SERAP GÜLTEKİN, SEVİM GÖNEN, SELİM TURGAY ARINSOY, and MAHMUT ŞÜKRÜ SİNDEL
Pages 327-335
Evaluation of measles immunity in Turkey: is it still a threat?
SELDA KARAAYVAZ, MELAHAT MELEK OĞUZ, UFUK BEYAZOVA, FATMA GÜLAY KORUKLUOĞLU, YASEMİN COŞGUN, ZELİHA GÜZELKÜÇÜK, FATMA NUR BARAN AKSAKAL, and FİGEN ŞAHİN DAĞLI
Pages 336-340
Risk factors for rectal colonization of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a tertiary care hospital: a case-control study from Turkey
FATMA ESER, GÜLRUHSAR YILMAZ, HATİCE RAHMET GÜNER, İMRAN HASANOĞLU, FATMA YEKTA ÜRKMEZ KORKMAZ, ZİYACİBALİ AÇIKGÖZ, and MEHMET AKIN TAŞYARAN
Pages 341-346
Effects of Ankaferd Hemostat on Helicobacter pylori strains and antibiotic resistance
RAFİYE ÇİFTÇİLER, AHMET KOLUMAN, İBRAHİM CELALETTİN HAZNEDAROĞLU, and NEJAT AKAR
Pages 347-355
Effects of Ankaferd Hemostat on red blood cell aggregation: a hemorheological study
RAFİYE ÇİFTÇİLER, SALİH AKSU, NESLİHAN HACER DİKMENOĞLU FALKMARKEN, and İBRAHİM CELALETTİN HAZNEDAROĞLU
Pages 356-360
Virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance in uropathogenic Escherichiacoli strains isolated from cystitis and pyelonephritis
Hosseinali Ghazvini, Keyvan Taheri, Elahe Edalati, Ali Miri, Mansour Sedighi, and SHIVA MIRKALANTARI
Pages 361-367
In silico design and in vitro development of a highly accurate test to detect Brucella species
HOSEIN SAFARI, SETAREH SHAHNAZARI, MAYSAM MARD-SOLTANI, SOMAYEH TAVAKOLI, and BAHMAN KHALESI
Pages 368-374
Anticandidal activities of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the vagina
SEVDA ER, AYŞE İSTANBULLU TOSUN, GİZEM ARIK BERK, and MERİH KIVANÇ
Pages 375-383
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of toxigenic Clostridium difficilestrains isolated in Iran
MARYAM MOHAMMADBEIGI, ZAHRA SAFAYI DELOUYI, NIMA MOHAMMADZADEH, ARASH ALA'ALMOHADESIN, KEYVAN TAHERI, ELAHE EDALATI, MANSOUR SEDIGHI, and ABED ZAHEDI BIALVAEI
Pages 384-391
Cloning and molecular characterization of thiol-specific antioxidant gene of Leishmania tropica Turkey isolate
HAMZA ÖZAVCI and MUSTAFA KAPLAN
Pages 392-402
Determining the insulin secretion potential for certain specific G-protein coupled receptors in MIN6 pancreatic beta cells
HASAN GENÇOĞLU, KAZİM ŞAHİN, and PETER M. JONES
Pages 403-411
S1PR2 deficiency enhances neuropathic pain induced by partial sciatic nerve ligation
QIANG GU, JIN CHAO HOU, and XIANG MING FANG
Pages 412-421
miR-33 and RIP140 participate in LPS-induced acute lung injury
HUA LI, HUAN HOU, SHUANG LIU, YANGYANG FENG, WANSI ZHONG, XIAOJUAN HU, and NIANLONG YAN
Pages 422-428
Antinociceptive Effect of Liposomal Bupivacaine Formulations After Intrathecal Administration in Rats
İLKER YİĞİT, BERRİN GÜNAYDIN, ÖMER HAKAN EMMEZ, MECİT ORHAN ULUDAĞ, NUR BANU BAL, and İSMAİL TUNCER DEĞİM
Pages 429-434
Comparison of venous repair results using either arterial or vein grafts in a crush-avulsion injury model
SELAMİ SERHAT ŞİRVAN, IŞIL AKGÜN DEMİR, FATİH IRMAK, DAĞHAN DAĞDELEN, KAMURAN ZEYNEP SEVİM, AYŞE AYŞİM ÖZAĞARI, and AYŞİN KARASOY YEŞİLADA
Pages 435-441
A comparative biomechanical analysis of suprapectineal and infrapectineal fixation on acetabular anterior column fracture by finite element modeling
MEHMET YÜCENS, KADİR BAHADIR ALEMDAROĞLU, AHMET ÖZMERİÇ, SERKAN İLTAR, AHMET ÖZGÜR YILDIRIM, and NEVRES HÜRRİYET AYDOĞAN
Pages 442-448
About "Efficacy of bispectral index monitoring for prevention of anesthetic awareness and complications during oocyte pick-up procedure"
AYŞE ÇİĞDEM TÜTÜNCÜ
Pages 449-450
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate may not cause renal and bone toxicity in chronic hepatitis B patients: a retrospective cross-sectional study
HATİCE RAHMET GÜNER, ZELİHA KOÇAK TUFAN, GÜLRUHSAR YILMAZ, and MEHMET AKIN TAŞYARAN
Pages 451-452
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
