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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volume 49, Number 3 (2019)

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Articles

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Is nocturnal enuresis a predisposing factor for the overactive bladder?
NICOLAIE SUDITU, IRINA NEGRU, ADELINA MIRON, Bogdan Novac, and CATALIN CIUTA
Pages 703-709

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Dermoscopic aspect of verrucous epidermal nevi: new findings
ÖMER FARUK ELMAS and NECMETTİN AKDENİZ
Pages 710-714

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Diagnostic value of 3D power Doppler ultrasound in the characterization of thyroid nodules
AYŞEGÜL CANSU, EMİN AYAN, SİBEL KUL, İLKER EYÜBOGLU, ŞÜKRÜ OĞUZ, and SEVDEGÜL MUNGAN
Pages 723-729

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Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale
ZEHRA HATİPOĞLU, OĞUZHAN KIRDÖK, and DİLEK ÖZCENGİZ
Pages 730-737

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Thyroid volumes and serum VEGF levels in dyslipidemic patients: effects of statin treatment
KADRİYE AYDIN TEZCAN, NEŞE ERSÖZ GÜLÇELİK, MURAT TUNCEL, CAFER BALCI, ŞAFAK AKIN, NEŞE ÇINAR, FİRÜZAN FIRAT ÖZER, MELTEM ÇAĞLAR TUNCALI, AYDAN USMAN, and ÖMER ALPER GÜRLEK
Pages 738-745

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Serum S100A12 and S100B proteins are independent predictors of the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea
GÖZDE DEMİRCİ SAĞLAM, ADİL ZAMANİ, ŞEBNEM YOSUNKAYA, and İBRAHİM KILINÇ
Pages 746-754

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The effectiveness of RENAL nephrometry score in ablated renal tumors via radiofrequency ablation or cryoablation
SEDA ALADAĞ KURT, CEM YÜCEL, SUNA ÖZHAN OKTAR, GONCA ERBAŞ, TEVFİK SİNAN SÖZEN, and ALİ YUSUF ÖNER
Pages 761-768

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Can apelin play a role in the etiology of tinnitus?
NURAY ENSARİ, ÖZER ERDEM GÜR, NİLGÜN GÜR, ÖMER TARIK SELÇUK, LEVENT RENDA, MUSTAFA DENİZ YILMAZ, MEHMET TÜRKER ÖZTÜRK, and YEŞİM ÇEKİN
Pages 769-773

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Clinical significance of progastrin-releasing peptide, neuron-specific enolase, chromogranin a, and squamous cell cancer antigen in pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors
NURİ TUTAR, NUR ALEYNA YETKİN, CEVAT YAZICI, ÖMER ÖNAL, OLGUN KONTAŞ, and FAHRETTİN KELEŞTEMUR
Pages 774-781

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Contribution of DECT in detecting serosal invasion of gastric cancer
ALİ KÜPELİ, ESER BULUT, AYŞEGÜL CANSU, ALİ GÜNER, MEHMET SOYTÜRK, and GÜRKAN DANIŞAN
Pages 782-788

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Validation and reliability study of the Turkish version of the Neuroquality of Life (Neuro-QoL)-Stigma Scale for neurological disorders
SİBEL KARŞIDAĞ, NİLGÜN ÇINAR, ŞEVKİ ŞAHİN, NURDAN KOTEVOĞLU, and MİRUNA FLORENTİNA ATEŞ
Pages 789-794

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Does hand grip strength decrease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation? A cross-sectional study
ZEYNEP TURAN, ÖZDEN ÖZYEMİŞCİ TAŞKIRAN, ZEYNEP ERDEN, NURDAN KÖKTÜRK, and GÜLÇİN KAYMAK KARATAŞ
Pages 802-808

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Use of traditional and complementary medicine for musculoskeletal diseases
GÜLİS KAVADAR, SALİHA EROĞLU DEMİR, EBRU AYTEKİN, and YILDIZ AKBAL
Pages 809-814

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Neonatal outcomes in Syrian and other refugees treated in a tertiary hospital in Turkey
İSTEMİ HAN ÇELİK, ZEHRA ARSLAN, DİLEK ULUBAŞ IŞIK, ÖMER LÜTFİ TAPISIZ, LEYLA MOLLAMAHMUTOĞLU, AHMET YAĞMUR BAŞ, and NİHAL DEMİREL
Pages 815-820

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Retrograde intrarenal surgery technique without using fluoroscopy and access sheet in the treatment of kidney stones
FATİH FIRDOLAŞ, NECİP PİRİNÇÇİ, TUNÇ OZAN, AHMET KARAKEÇİ, and İRFAN ORHAN
Pages 821-825

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Evaluation of cancer risk in patients with periodontal diseases
DENİZ CAN GÜVEN, ÖMER DİZDAR, ABDULLAH CEVDET AKMAN, AYŞE EZEL BERKER, EMRE YEKEDÜZ, FURKAN CEYLAN, BATUHAN BAŞPINAR, ILGIN AKBIYIK, BURAK YASİN AKTAŞ, DENİZ YÜCE, MUSTAFA ERMAN, and KADİR MUTLU HAYRAN
Pages 826-831

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Association of serum cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) levels with psychological stress in patients with vitiligo
AHMET GURPINAR, SİBEL DOĞAN GÜNAYDIN, CENGİZ KILIÇ, and AYŞEN KARADUMAN
Pages 832-837

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Viral prevalence, clinical profiles and comparison of severity scores for predicting the mortality of adults with severe acute respiratory infections
HAKAN AYDIN, HALİL DOĞAN, DOĞAÇ NİYAZİ ÖZÜÇELİK, MEHMET KOÇAK, and OSMAN AVŞAR GÜL
Pages 860-871

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Therapeutic plasma exchange in hypertriglyceridemic patients
ILGIN YILDIRIM ŞİMŞİR, UTKU ERDEM SOYALTIN, BANU PINAR ŞARER YÜREKLİ, MEHMET ERDOĞAN, ŞEVKİ ÇETİNKALP, LÜTFİYE FÜSUN SAYGILI, AYHAN DÖNMEZ, and AHMET GÖKHAN ÖZGEN
Pages 872-878

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The relationship between serum levels of surfactant protein D in COPD exacerbation severity and mortality
FATMA ESRA GÜNAYDIN, NURDAN KALKAN, GÜLŞAH GÜNLÜOĞLU, ESMA NUR AKTEPE, BARIŞ DEMİRKOL, and SEDAT ALTIN
Pages 888-893

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Karnofsky Performance Scale validity and reliability of Turkish palliative cancer patients
NAGİHAN YILDIZ ÇELTEK, MUSTAFA SÜREN, OSMAN DEMİR, and İSMAİL OKAN
Pages 894-898

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Comparative evaluation of liver, spleen, and kidney stiffness in HIV-monoinfected pediatric patients via shear wave elastography
EMİNE ÇALIŞKAN, GÜRKAN ATAY, MANOLYA KARA, MURAT SÜTÇÜ, ZUHAL BAYRAMOĞLU, SELDA HANÇERLİ TÖRÜN, AYPER SOMER, and İBRAHİM ADALETLİ
Pages 899-906

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Evaluation of malignancy with thyroid imaging reporting and data system (TI-RADS) in thyroid nodules with persistent nondiagnostic cytology
HÜSNİYE BAŞER, OYA TOPALOĞLU, SEVGÜL FAKI, AFRA ALKAN, MUSTAFA ÖMER YAZICIOĞLU, HAYRİYE TATLI DOĞAN, İBRAHİM KILINÇ, REYHAN ERSOY, and BEKİR ÇAKIR
Pages 907-913

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Role of mesenchymal stem cell-derived soluble factors and folic acid in wound healing
AHU PAKDEMİRLİ, FERİHA TOKSÖZ, ASLIHAN KARADAĞ, HÜSEYİN KORAY MISIRLIOĞLU, YASEMİN BAŞBINAR, HÜLYA ELLİDOKUZ, and OSMAN AÇIKGÖZ
Pages 914-921

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Three Dimensional Printing and Biomaterials in the Repairment of Bone Defects; Hydroxyapatite PLA Filaments
İSMAİL KAYA, MERYEM CANSU ŞAHİN, İLKER DENİZ CİNGÖZ, NEVİN AYDIN, MURAT ATAR, CEREN KIZMAZOĞLU, SALİH KAVUNCU, and HASAN EMRE AYDIN
Pages 922-927

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MiR-9 promotes the phenotypic switch of vascular smooth muscle cells by targeting KLF5
XIAOCHUN LU, SHITANG MA, BO ZHOU, and TIELING LI
Pages 928-938

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Pathologic and hemodynamic changes of common carotid artery in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome in a porcine model
YONGYI LIU, LU GAO, WEINONG LV, LIN LIN, YI WANG, FAN JIANG, and FAN FENG
Pages 939-945

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Modulation of PTEN by hexarelin attenuates coronary artery ligation-induced heart failure in rats
ELVIS AGBO, DONGHAI LIU, MEIXIU LI, ROLAND OSEI SAAHENE, LIQIANG CHEN, JUNPENG ZHAO, YIQUAN WANG, and GUOZHONG TIAN
Pages 946-958

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