Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 55, Number 2 (2025)
Cover and Contents
Research Articles
Quadratus lumborum block for total abdominal hysterectomy: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
NADA PEJCIC, MARIJA KUTLESIC, IVAN VELICKOVIC, VLADIMIR MILIC, SLAVISA KOVACEVIC, RADMILO JANKOVIC, DEJAN MITIC, RADOMIR MITIC, and NENAD ZORNIC
Pages 349-359
A comparison of TURP, HoLEP, and RFA for nonneurogenic LUTS in men
TURGAY EBİLOĞLU, ÖZGÜR ÇINAR, SELÇUK SARIKAYA, ADEM EMRAH COĞUPLUGİL, BAHADIR TOPUZ, CENGİZ KARA, and SELAHATTİN BEDİR
Pages 360-367
Survival of patients with 2014 FIGO stage IIIC high-grade serous ovarian cancer who treated with platin-based adjuvant chemotherapy
MEHMET ÜNSAL, MELTEM YÜCESOY, OKAN OKTAR, YEŞİM UÇAR, GÜLŞAH TİRYAKİ GÜNER, OKAN AYTEKİN, A.ALP TOKALIOĞLU, HANDE ESRA KOCA YILDIRIM, FATİH KILIÇ, BURAK ERSAK, CANER ÇAKIR, DİLEK YÜKSEL, ÇİĞDEM KILIÇ, SEVGİ KOÇ, GÜNSU KİMYON CÖMERT, ÖZLEM MORALOĞLU TEKİN, YAPRAK ENGİN ÜSTÜN, and TANER TURAN
Pages 368-376
Acute effects of virtual reality-based relaxation and exergaming on primary dysmenorrhea symptoms
MUHAMMED ŞEREF YILDIRIM, MERVE ÇOĞ, BÜŞRA MEHDER AKBAŞ, SİNEM SALAR, and HİLAL KEKLİCEK
Pages 377-385
A prospective study for the examination of peripheral blood smear samples in pediatric population using artificial intelligence
ELİF HABİBE AKTEKİN, MERT BURKAY ÇÖTELİ, AYŞE ERBAY, and NALAN YAZICI
Pages 386-397
Comparison of total oxidative state, total antioxidative state , serum paraoxonase activity, and thiol levels before and after 6 months of treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis who have been recently started on new therapy agents
EMEL BAŞAR, HASAN BAYINDIR, HATİCE FERHAN KÖMÜRCÜ, EBRU BİLGE DİRİK, ÖMER ANLAR, and ÖZCAN EREL
Pages 398-403
Can mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer serve as a biomarker for predicting pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis?
RIDVAN MERCAN, DİLARA BULUT GÖKTEN, SONAT PINAR KARA, NESLİHAN MELİK ÜZÜM, and SAVAŞ GÜZEL
Pages 404-412
Evaluation of treatment compliance in gout patients: a patient-centered study
MURAT BUĞRA GÖRGÜLÜ, RIZA CAN KARDAŞ, DİLARA KOÇ ŞERAMET, RIDVAN MERCAN, MEHMET ENGİN TEZCAN, HAMİT KÜÇÜK, ABDURRAHMAN TUFAN, BERNA GÖKER, and MEHMET AKİF ÖZTÜRK
Pages 413-422
Cytopathological evaluation of pericardial effusions: 192 cases in a tertiary-level healthcare centre
AYŞEGÜL AKSOY ALTINBOĞA and NUR KIVRAK
Pages 423-431
Procedural and patient-related factors play differential roles in the postdural puncture headache
ECE YANIK, DOĞA VURALLI, and TUĞBA TUNÇ
Pages 432-442
Differentiation of multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumor and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor based on MRI
BURCU GÜL, BORA KORKMAZER, AHMET KÜRŞAT KARAMAN, ESRA KOÇHAN KIZILKILIÇ, MAHMUT ESAT AYKAN, ÇİĞDEM ÖZKARA, NİL ÇOMUNOĞLU, CİHAN İŞLER, SERDAR ARSLAN, and OSMAN KIZILKILIÇ
Pages 443-450
Comparison of the effectiveness of different scoring systems and biochemical markers indetermining the severity and complications of acute pancreatitis
AHMET ALİ AKTAŞ, DENİZ SIĞIRLI, PINAR TAŞAR, and SADIK AYHAN KILIÇTURGAY
Pages 451-460
Evaluation of clinical features and treatment modality of pediatric patients with Steven Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis: a single-center experience
FUNDA AYTEKİN GÜVENİR, VİLDAN SELİN ÇAYHAN, SELMAN KÜRŞAT BALCI, RAGIP DERE, HATİCE IRMAK ÇELİK, SERHAT EMEKSİZ, AHMET SELMANOĞLU, ZEYNEP ŞENGÜL EMEKSİZ, EMRAH ŞENEL, and EMİNE DİBEK MISIRLIOĞLU
Pages 461-469
Does dexmedetomidine infusion reduce the postoperative analgesic need in lumbar disc surgery?
SİBEL ÇATALCA, ÖZLEM ÖZMETE, NUMAN BERK, SONER ÇİVİ, EMRE DURDAĞ, CANER İNCEKAŞ, and NESRİN BOZDOĞAN ÖZYILKAN
Pages 470-481
Cardiac surgery dilemmas: evaluating outcomes of sternotomy versus thoracotomy
MUHAMMET FETHİ SAĞLAM, EMRAH UGUZ, KEMAL EŞREF ERDOGAN, HÜSEYİN ÜNSAL ERÇELİK, MURAT YÜCEL, METE HIDIROGLU, and EROL ŞENER
Pages 482-487
The impact of parenting style, temperament and character on problematic internet and smartphone use among non-clinical female adolescents
SADETTİN BURAK AÇIKEL and NUR ÇETİN
Pages 488-500
Effects of workload and distance traveled on psychological resilience and values among emergency healthcare workers
RAMİZ YAZICI, EFE DEMİR BALA, AYŞE FETHİYE BASA KALAFAT, EYÜP SARI, HÜSEYİN MUTLU, HAKAN GÜNER, HİLMİ KAYA, RABİA BİRSEN TAPKAN, UTKU MURAT KALAFAT, and SERKAN DOĞAN
Pages 501-508
Benzyl alcohol improves Ang II-induced vascular and renal injury
QI HUA and ZHENYU GU
Pages 509-517
Comparative vasorelaxant effects of atorvastatin and rosuvastatin in rat aorta:investigating the role of perivascular adipose tissue
DENİZ KALELİ DURMAN, MERYEM ARAS, GÜLSÜM RUVEYDA AKTAŞ, and BİRSEL SÖNMEZ UYDEŞ DOĞAN
Pages 518-524
The effects of liraglutide on expressions of insulin secretion and beta cell survive associated GPCR genes in pancreatic beta cells
MELİKENUR TÜRKOL and TÜRKER BİLGEN
Pages 525-530
Letter to the Editor
Epstein Barr virus associated venous thromboembolism
YELİZ ÇİÇEK and ALİ MERT
Pages 531-532

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 - Assoc. 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