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Review of the effect of 3D medical printing and virtual reality on urology training with `MedTRain3DModsim' Erasmus + European Union Project
İLKAN TATAR, EMRE HURİ, İLKER SELÇUK, YOUNG LEE MOON, ALBERTO PAOLUZZI, and ANDREAS SKOLARIKOS
Pages 1257-1270

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Does smoking increase the anesthetic requirement?
ERDOĞAN ÖZTÜRK, MUSTAFA SAİD AYDOĞAN, KAZIM KARAASLAN, ZAFER DOĞAN, and UFUK TOPUZ
Pages 1271-1276

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Profiling of 17 Y-STR loci in Mazandaran and Gilan provinces of Iran
MINOO SAYYARI, ALI SALEHZADEH, MOHAMAD AMIN TABATABAIEFAR, and ALI ABBASI
Pages 1277-1286

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Alterations in serum levels of copper, zinc, and selenium among children with sickle cell anemia
RANA HASANATO
Pages 1287-1291

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Relationship between headache and Internet addiction in children
İLKNUR BÖYÜKBAŞ TEPECİK, AYŞEGÜL NEŞE ÇITAK KURT, SELMA TURAL HESAPÇIOĞLU, and MEHMET UĞURLU
Pages 1292-1297

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Prognostic value of blood gas parameters and end-tidal carbon dioxide values in out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest patients
AYÇA ÇALBAY, ZEYNEP ÇAKIR, and ATIF BAYRAMOĞLU
Pages 1298-1302

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Capillaroscopic findings in Turkish Takayasu arteritis patients
ALİ AKDOĞAN, ABDULSAMET ERDEN, ESRA FIRAT ŞENTÜRK, LEVENT KILIÇ, ALPER SARI, BERKAN ARMAĞAN, ÖMER KARADAĞ, and SEDAT KİRAZ
Pages 1303-1307

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Timely identification of atypical acute aortic dissection in the emergency department:a study from a tertiary hospital
YOUJIN JIANG, ZHENGFANG ZHANG, ZHIMING GU, HENGDI ZOU, WENHUI FAN, XIAOJUN CHEN, and HONGYOU WANG
Pages 1308-1316

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Is the version angle of the glenoid different in bone and cartilage? An MRI study
ALPER DEVECİ, YAHYA CAN DURA, DENİZ SÖZMEN CILIZ, GÜZELALİ ÖZDEMİR, ENVER KILIÇ, ERMAN CEYHAN, BURAK KULAKOĞLU, and SUALP TURAN
Pages 1317-1323

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Kinesiophobia and related factors in systemic lupus erythematosus patients
SONGÜL BAĞLAN YENTÜR, SALİHA KARATAY, DERAN OSKAY, ABDURRAHMAN TUFAN, HAMİT KÜÇÜK, and ŞEMİNUR HAZNEDAROĞLU
Pages 1324-1331

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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: epidemiological, clinical and biological profile
HANANE ZAHIR, JIHANE BELKHIR, HANANE MOUHIB, MUSTAPHA AIT AMEUR, and MOHAMMED CHAKOUR
Pages 1332-1335

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Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of treatment response and mortality in septic shock patients in the intensive care unit
RABİA SARI, ZÜHAL KARAKURT, MUSTAFA AY, MUHAMMED EMİN ÇELİK, ÜLGEN YALAZ TEKAN, FULYA ÇİYİLTEPE, FEYZA KARGIN, CÜNEYT SALTÜRK, ÖZLEM YAZICIOĞLU MOÇİN, GÖKAY GÜNGÖR, and NALAN ADIGÜZEL
Pages 1336-1349

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The combination of fatty liver and increased gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase levels as a risk factor for atherosclerotic plaque development in apparently healthy people
KAORI KINOSHITA, NOBUYUKI TOSHIKUNI, TAKASHI SAITO, NOBUHIKO HAYASHI, TAKAHIRO MINATO, YASUHIRO MATSUE, YOSHIMICHI UEDA, MUTSUMI TSUCHISHIMA, and MIKIHIRO TSUTSUMI
Pages 1350-1357

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Comparison of atrial fibrillation predictors in patients with acute coronary syndrome using ticagrelor or clopidogrel
ENGİN ALGÜL, HAMZA SUNMAN, MUHAMMET DURAL, İLKİN GULİYEV, MERT AKER, MEHMET ALİ FELEKOĞLU, MEHMET ERAT, MURAT TULMAÇ, SADIK AÇIKEL, and TOLGA ÇİMEN
Pages 1358-1365

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The relationship between serum NT-proBNP levels and severity of coronary artery disease assessed by SYNTAX score in patients with acute myocardial infarction
TANER SARAK and MUHAMMED KARADENİZ
Pages 1366-1373

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Stage 1 hybrid palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome: an initial experience in pulmonary trunk approach, procedural modifications, and complication management
EMRAH AKAY, ONUR IŞIK, AYŞEN YAPRAK ENGİN, and VOLKAN ÇAKIR
Pages 1374-1380

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Plasma thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) antigen levels in acromegaly patients in remission
MEHMET ERDOĞAN, MUSTAFA ÖZBEK, ERDEM AKBAL, and KEMAL ÜRETEN
Pages 1381-1385

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Evaluation of interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) gene polymorphisms and serum IL-23 levels in patients with psoriasis
BAŞAK FİLİZ, MEHMET YILDIRIM, KUYAŞ HEKİMLER ÖZTÜRK, FEVZİYE BURCU ŞİRİN, SEDA ÇELİK, İJLAL ERTURAN, SELMA KORKMAZ, and HİKMET ORHAN
Pages 1386-1394

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Comparison of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block, quadratus lumborum block, and caudal epidural block for perioperative analgesia in pediatric lower abdominal surgery
CELAL BULUT İPEK, DENİZ KARA, SİNAN YILMAZ, SERDAR YEŞİLTAŞ, ASIM ESEN, SHAİNAAZ DOOPLY SU SANDER LWİN, KAZİM KARAASLAN, and AYDA TÜRKÖZ
Pages 1395-1402

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Does tumor size have prognostic value in patients undergoing lymphadenectomy in endometrioid-type endometrial cancer confined to the uterine corpus?
CANER ÇAKIR, İSMET ÇİĞDEM KILIÇ, DİLEK YÜKSEL, YALIN AY KARYAL, IŞIN ÜREYEN, GÖKHAN BOYRAZ, YASİN DURMUŞ, MURAT GÜLTEKİN, NEJAT ÖZGÜL, MUSTAFA ALPER KARALÖK, MEHMET COŞKUN SALMAN, KUNTER YÜCE, and AHMET TANER TURAN
Pages 1403-1410

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IL-1RN VNTR, IL-2(-330), and IL-4 VNTR gene polymorphisms in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with sinonasal polyposis
GÖKHAN KURAN, HÜSEYİN ASLAN, SÜHEYL HAYTOĞLU, ÖZGE ÖZALP YÜREĞİR, and SEVCAN TUĞ BOZDOĞAN
Pages 1411-1417

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Comparison of 2-year clinical and radiological outcomes between volar plating and external fixation with additional K-wires for AO Type C distal radius fractures
ÖZGÜR ÇİÇEKLİ, ERHAN ŞÜKÜR, ALAUDDİN KOCHAİ, LEVENT BAYAM, İZZET BİNGÖL, and UĞUR ÖZDEMİR
Pages 1418-1425

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Canal wall down versus canal wall up surgeries in the treatment of middle ear cholesteatoma
RECEP KARAMERT, FAKİH CİHAT ERAVCI, SÜLEYMAN CEBECİ, MEHMET DÜZLÜ, MEHMET EKREM ZORLU, NAGİHAN GÜLHAN YAŞAR, HAKAN TUTAR, MEHMET BİROL UĞUR, AYŞE İRİZ, and YILDIRIM AHMET BAYAZIT
Pages 1426-1432

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Effect of variation in miRNA-binding site (rs8176318) of the BRCA1 gene in breast cancer patients
MUSHTAQ AHMAD, FAZAL JALIL, Muti ul HAQ, and AFTAB SHAH
Pages 1433-1438

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Does different subfertility etiology affect pregnancy rates in intrauterineinsemination cycles?
BATUHAN TURGAY, YAVUZ EMRE ŞÜKÜR, BATUHAN ÖZMEN, RUHŞEN AYTAÇ, CEM SOMER ATABEKOĞLU, BÜLENT BERKER, and MURAT SÖNMEZER
Pages 1439-1443

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The frequency of Raynaud?s phenomenon in patients with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene mutation and hyperhomocysteinemia
KADİR SERKAN YALÇIN and ALİ KOŞAR
Pages 1444-1449

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The effect of hypoxia on hearing function
NEVRESTE DİDEM SONBAY YILMAZ, CEM SAKA, BURCU ARSLAN, NURDAN AYGENER YEŞİLYURT, DİLEK SAKA, SADIK ARDIÇ, and İSTEMİHAN AKIN
Pages 1450-1454

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What have we learned in interventional pulmonology in the past decade?
MEHMET AKİF ÖZGÜL, ERDOĞAN ÇETİNKAYA, DEMET TURAN, EFSUN GONCA UĞUR CHOUSEIN, DENİZ DOĞAN, and EKREM CENGİZ SEYHAN
Pages 1455-1463

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Normative hippocampal volumetric measurements using magnetic resonance imaging
MELTEM ÖZDEMİR, HANDAN SOYSAL, ÖNDER ERASLAN, and ALPER DİLLİ
Pages 1464-1470

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Pyogenic granuloma and nodular Kaposi?s sarcoma: dermoscopic clues for the differential diagnosis
ÖMER FARUK ELMAS, NECMETTİN AKDENİZ, EMİNE MÜGE ACAR, and ASUMAN KİLİTÇİ
Pages 1471-1478

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Serum prolidase level in patients with brucellosis and its possible relationship with pathogenesis of the disease: a prospective observational study
OĞUZHAN SITKI DİZDAR, AYŞE TURUNÇ ÖZDEMİR, OSMAN BAŞPINAR, DERYA KOÇER, YAVUZ KATIRCILAR, and İLHAMİ ÇELİK
Pages 1479-1483

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Neoadjuvant volumetric modulated arc radiochemotherapy with a simultaneous integrated boost technique compared to standard chemoradiation for locally advanced rectal cancer*
NATALIA JANKARASHVILI, SOPHIO KAKHADZE, MAIA TOPESHASHVILI, LASHA TURKIASHVILI, and MARIAM TCHIABRISHVILI
Pages 1484-1489

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FABP4 levels in hypothyroidism and its relationship with subclinical atherosclerosis
MÜRŞİDE TAN, HAKAN KORKMAZ, HÜSEYİN AYDIN, and DUYGU KUMBUL DOĞUÇ
Pages 1490-1497

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Importance of 14-3-3eta, anti-CarP, and anti-Sa in the diagnosis of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis
EMRAH SALMAN, SALİH ÇETİNER, BARIŞ BORAL, FİLİZ KİBAR, EREN ERKEN, EMİNE DUYGU ERSÖZLÜ, SUADE ÖZLEM BADAK, REYHAN BİLİCİ SALMAN, YAŞAR SERTDEMİR, ALEV ÇETİN DURAN, and AKGÜN YAMAN
Pages 1498-1502

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Serum zinc levels in seborrheic dermatitis: a case-control study
EZGİ AKTAŞ KARABAY and ASLI AKSU ÇERMAN
Pages 1503-1508

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Shear wave versus strain elastography in the differentiation of benign and malignant breast lesions
AYKUT GÜRÜF, MESUT ÖZTÜRK, İLKAY KORAY BAYRAK, and AHMET VEYSEL POLAT
Pages 1509-1517

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Quantitative analysis of the optic nerve head parameters in patients with age-related macular degeneration
MERT ŞİMŞEK, MEHMET ÇITIRIK, SERDAR ÖZATEŞ, and TÜLAY ŞİMŞEK
Pages 1518-1523

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Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency neuromodulation of the suprascapular nerve in partial rotator cuff tears
ENDER SİR and SAMİ EKSERT
Pages 1524-1528

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Incidence of second primary malignancies in patients with thyroid cancer in the Turkish population
MELİA KARAKÖSE, İLKER ÇORDAN, MUSTAFA CAN, MUHAMMET KOCABAŞ, MUSTAFA KULAKSIZOĞLU, and FERIDUN KARAKURT
Pages 1529-1533

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Seasonal, sex variations in vitamin d levels and their association with pulmonary function in children with asthma
ŞEBNEM ÖZDOĞAN
Pages 1534-1539

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Tracheal intubation with the McGrath MAC X-blade videolaryngoscope in morbidly obese and nonobese patients
ZEHRA İPEK ARSLAN and HADİ UFUK YÖRÜKOĞLU
Pages 1540-1546

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Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase expression and its association with phospho-Akt, p53 expression, and survival in high-grade endometrial cancer
SERRA AKAR, İSMAİL HARMANKAYA, SERDAR UGRAS, and ÇETİN ÇELİK
Pages 1547-1554

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Comparison of block and pulsed radiofrequency of the ganglion impar in coccygodynia
ENDER SİR and SAMİ EKSERT
Pages 1555-1559

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Unclassifiable non-CML classical myeloproliferative diseases with microcytosis: findings indicating diagnosis of polycythemia vera masked by iron deficiency
ELİFCAN ALADAĞ KARAKULAK, SALİH AKSU, HALUK DEMİROĞLU, NİLGÜN SAYINALP, HAKAN GÖKER, İBRAHİM CELALETTİN HAZNEDAROĞLU, OSMAN İLHAMİ ÖZCEBE, and YAHYA BÜYÜKAŞIK
Pages 1560-1563

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Comparison of bactericidal and fungicidal efficacy of antiseptic formulations according to EN 13727 and EN 13624 standards
ASLI ŞAHİNER, ECE HALAT, and EVREN ALĞIN YAPAR
Pages 1564-1567

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Neuroprotective role of delta opioid receptors in hypoxic preconditioning
ŞEVİN GÜNEY, SİBEL DİNCER, GÜLESER GÖKTAŞ, and GÜLNUR TAKE KAPLANOĞLU
Pages 1568-1576

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Effects of phenytoin injection on vocal cord healing after mechanical trauma: An experimental study
SİBEL ALİCURA TOKGÖZ, CEM SAKA, İSTEMİHAN AKIN, FATMA FULYA KÖYBAŞIOĞLU, SAFFET KILIÇASLAN, MURAT ÇALIŞKAN, ÖMER BEŞALTI, and EMEL ÇADALLI TATAR
Pages 1577-1581

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Mid-dose losartan mitigates diabetes-induced hepatic damage by regulating iNOS, eNOS, VEGF, and NF-?B expressions
FATİH OLTULU, AYLİN BUHUR, ÇEVİK GÜREL, GÖKÇE CEREN KUŞÇU, MELİH DAĞDEVİREN, NEFİSE ÜLKÜ KARABAY YAVAŞOĞLU, TİMUR KÖSE, and ALTUĞ YAVAŞOĞLU
Pages 1582-1589

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Protective effect of cyclosporine A in the treatment of severe hydronephrosis in a rabbit renal pelvic perfusion model
BEN ZHENG ZHOU, DA HU ZHANG, WEI MIN YU, and JIN ZHUO NING
Pages 1590-1598