Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 55, Number 3 (2025)
Cover and Contents
Review Article
Janus kinase inhibitors in localized scleroderma: a systematic literature review
SEHER ŞENER, YUSUF ZİYA ŞENER, EZGİ DENİZ BATU, ALPER SARI, and ALİ AKDOĞAN
Pages 533-539
Research Articles
Turkish translation, validity, and reliability of the European organization for research and treatment of cancer quality of life-high dose chemotherapy29 in patients undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
VESİLE YILDIZ KABAK, SEVİLAY KARAHAN, ELİFCAN ALADAĞ KARAKULAK, TÜLİN DÜGER, SONGÜL ATASAVUN UYSAL, FULYA İPEK-ERDEM, and HAKAN GÖKER
Pages 540-546
Comparative efficacy of adjuvant FOLFOX vs. FLOT following neoadjuvant FLOT in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer
FURKAN CEYLAN, DİDEM ŞENER DEDE, SAFA CAN EFİL, ATEŞ KUTAY TENEKECİ, EREN GÖKTUĞ CEYLAN, SERHAT SEKMEK, MEHMET ÇAKMAK, BURAK BİLGİN, ŞEBNEM YÜCEL, HAYRİYE TATLI DOĞAN, MEHMET ALİ NAHİT ŞENDUR, MUHAMMED BÜLENT AKINCI, DOĞAN UNCU, and BÜLENT YALÇIN
Pages 547-558
Bibliometric analysis of colchicine in cardiovascular health: trends, key contributors, and global collaborations
MELTEM SERTBAŞ, ÖZLEM ÖZAYDIN, HABİP YILMAZ, ABDULLAH EMRE GÜNER, ÖZDEN GÜDÜK, NALAN OKUROĞLU, ALİ ÖZDEMIR, and YAŞAR SERTBAŞ
Pages 559-571
Effects of lumbar stabilization exercises on serum biomarker levels and clinical outcomes in lumbar disc herniation: a subgroup analysis of a randomized controlled trial
BİRGÜL MORKOÇ, ONUR AKTAN, GAMZE SÖNMEZ, EBRU BODUR, JALE KARAKAYA, BAYRAM KAYMAK, and SEVİL BİLGİN
Pages 572-584
Expert opinion on clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of infantile onset pompe disease: a delphi study in Türkiye
EKİN ÖZSAYDI AKTAŞOĞLU, ASLI İNCİ, RIDVAN MURAT ÖKTEM, GÜRSEL BİBEROĞLU, İLYAS OKUR, FATİH SÜHEYL EZGÜ, FİLİZ BAŞAK CENGİZ ERGİN, ABDURRAHMAN AKGÜN, NUR ARSLAN, HALİL İBRAHİM AYDIN, AYŞE ERGÜL BOZACI, MAHMUT ÇOKER, FATMA TUBA EMİNOĞLU, MELİKE ERSOY, EMİNE GÖKSOY, BANU KADIOĞLU YILMAZ, MEHTAP KAĞNICI, MUSTAFA KILIÇ, NESLİHAN ÖNENLİ MUNGAN, BURCU ÖZTÜRK HIŞMİ, PEMBE SOYLU ÜSTKOYUNCU, AYŞEGÜL TOKATLI, AYŞE ÇİĞDEM AKTUĞLU ZEYBEK, BERRAK BİLGİNER GÜRBÜZ, SEVİL DORUM, DİLEK GÜNEŞ, ÇİĞDEM SEHER KASAPKARA, SEBİLE KILAVUZ, ERDOĞAN SOYUÇEN, PELİN TEKE KISA, ÖZLEM ÜNAL UZUN, FATMA DERYA BULUT, SONGÜL GÖKAY, SELEN HAS ÖZHAN, DENİZ KOR, AYNUR KÜÇÜKCONGAR YAVAŞ, FİGEN ÖZÇAY, YILMAZ YILDIZ, HARUN YILDIZ, and LEYLA TÜMER
Pages 585-594
One-year clinical follow-up of granulomatous lymphadenitis diagnosed viaEBUS-TBNA in a tuberculosis-endemic region
HASRET GİZEM KURT, AYPERİ ÖZTÜRK, MELAHAT UZEL ŞENER, FİGEN ÖZTÜRK ERGÜR, ZEYNEP TİLBE SAYMAZ GUVANJOV, and AYDIN YILMAZ
Pages 595-601
Effectiveness of distal versus proximal greater occipital nerve pulsed radiofrequencyin migraine management: a prospective randomized controlled trial
GÜLÇİN BABAOĞLU, ŞÜKRİYE DADALI, ÜLKÜ SABUNCU, ERKAN YAVUZ AKÇABOY, ŞEREF ÇELİK, MUSTAFA YEMLİHA AYHAN, YAĞMUR CAN DADAKÇI, MUSTAFA CEM YILMAZ, and ŞAZİYE ŞAHİN
Pages 602-612
Long-term results of branch retinal vein occlusion: 5-year follow-up
ILKAY KILIC MUFTUOGLU, NATASHA MAYER, KATHERINA DU, CATALINA FEISTRITZER, ELISE BARBERIS, SASHWANTI MOHAN, and JAY CHHABLANI
Pages 613-621
Diagnosis of knee joint invasion in patients with osteosarcoma: the value of direct and indirect MRI findings
İPEK TAMSEL, HÜSEYİN KAYA, ORKHAN AGHAMIRZAYEV, OĞUZ DİMDORK, BAŞAK DOĞANAVŞARGİL, MEHMET ARGIN, and DÜNDAR SABAH
Pages 622-631
Evaluating leflunomide and methotrexate combination vs. monotherapy in rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis
METE KARA, GÜLAY ALP, METE PEKDİKER, SERTAÇ KETENCİ, ANNAMARIA PORRECA, and HALUK CİNAKLİ
Pages 632-643
PULMONARY ARTERY WALL THICKNESS AND SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: INFLUENCE OF INFLAMMATION ON VASCULAR CHANGES
ELİF ALTUNEL KILINÇ, HAYDAR ALİ CANDAN, İPEK TÜRK, and ÇAĞLAR ÖZMEN
Pages 644-651
Short-term efficacy and safety of nondamaging retinal laser therapy for retinitis pigmentosa-associated cystoid macular edema
SEDA ÇEVİK KAYA, MEHMET ÇITIRIK, MEVLÜT YILMAZ, and EYÜPCAN ŞENSOY
Pages 652-657
IL-40 levels in treatment-naïve and methotrexate-treated rheumatoid arthritis patients
HAMDİ OĞUZMAN and METE PEKDİKER
Pages 658-665
Do the amplitude ratios of sensory nerve action potentials in the lower extremities have any diagnostic utility in distal diabetic polyneuropathy?
IŞIL YAZICI GENÇDAL, NERMİN GÖRKEM ŞİRİN, İREM İLGEZDİ, ÜMMÜ MUTLU, ELİF KOCASOY ORHAN, MEHMET BARIŞ BASLO, NEVİN DİNÇÇAĞ, and ALİ EMRE ÖGE
Pages 666-675
Effectiveness of ultrasonography-guided periforaminal oxygen-ozone therapy in chronic low back pain
ESRA ÜLGEN KIRATLIOĞLU, KUTAY TEZEL, and EDA GÜRÇAY
Pages 676-686
Prognostic factors for long-term outcomes of unilateral atrophic kidneys in adult patients: a single-center retrospective cohort study
ZÜLAL İSTEMİHAN, AHMET BURAK DİRİM, ALİ RIZA UÇAR, CEREN BAĞRIAÇIK, GAMZE KEMEÇ, ŞAFAK MİRİOĞLU, SEDA ŞAFAK, VAFA SULEYMANOVA, ÖZGÜR AKIN OTO, AYŞE SERRA ARTAN, ALAATTİN YILDIZ, AYDIN TÜRKMEN, and HALİL YAZICI
Pages 687-695
The long-term efficacy of nusinersen on respiratory functions in children with symptomatic spinal muscular atrophy type 1
MEHMET AKİF KILIÇ, FULYA KÜREKÇİ, OSMAN KİPOĞLU, ORHAN COŞKUN, BURÇİN NAZLI KARACEBEY, SELAHATTİN KATAR, RIDVAN AVCI, HÜLYA MARAŞ GENÇ, ERKAN ÇAKIR, and EDİBE PEMBEGÜL YILDIZ
Pages 702-709
Investigation of the relationship between triglyceride glucose index and metabolic and hematological parameters in obese individuals
ÖZGE BAŞ AKSU, FERİDE ÖZKARA, RIFAT EMRAL, VOLKAN GENÇ, DEMET ÇORAPÇIOĞLU, and MUSTAFA ŞAHİN
Pages 710-718
Pemhigus herpetiformis: a single center tertiary care experience
MERVE HATUN ERKAYMAN, HANDAN BİLEN, ZEYNEP KARACA URAL, and ELİF DEMİRCİ
Pages 719-726
Medicolegal evaluation of pediatric patients with injection neuropathy
HIZIR ASLIYÜKSEK, CANER BEŞKOÇ, ÖMER FARUK ŞİMŞEKER, NİHAN HANDE AKÇAKAYA, and ADEM KARBUZ
Pages 727-732
Evaluation and validation of 3D-printed anatomical urinary system model and virtual reality RIRS simulators in RIRS training: a comparative study
MEHMET EZER, TAHSİN BATUHAN AYDOĞAN, LAZAROS TZELVES, ANDREAS SKOLARIKOS, MEHMET USLU, KEMAL SARICA, and EMRE HURİ
Pages 733-742
Thermal compensation algorithm in ManoScan™ high-resolution esophageal manometry: does it really affect manometry metrics and final diagnosis?
EKREM ASLAN and ERDEM AKBAL
Pages 743-753
The role of the hemoglobin-albumin-lymphocyte-platelet (HALP) score in deep neck infections and its relationship with clinical parameters
AYŞE SEÇİL KAYALI DİNÇ, NAGİHAN GÜLHAN YAŞAR, AGAH YENİÇERİ, ÇETİN ŞAHUTOĞLU, İBRAHİM SEVİM, and MELİH ÇAYÖNÜ
Pages 754-759
Health impacts and medical assistance after Libyan flood disaster: emergency medical teams’ responses
HAKAN GÜNER, OKAN MADEN, MUHAMMED SALTUK DENİZ, KEREM DOST BİLMEZ, ŞÜKRÜ YORULMAZ, and MEHMET ENES GÖKLER
Pages 760-767
Development study of scientific competence and activity scale in medical faculty research assistants
CEMAL KOÇAK, HANDE GÜVERCİN, ECEM ESEN, and MELTEM ÇÖL
Pages 768-781
HMGA2 associated ceRNA-HOTAIR pathway in breast cancer patients from clinicopathological perspective
PELİN ERCOŞKUN, DENİZ AĞIRBAŞLI, MEHMET VELİDEDEOĞLU, MEHMET SEVEN, and AYSEL KALAYCI
Pages 782-791
Administration of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in anosmic mice
BURAK HAZIR, ALPER CEYLAN, EMİN ÜMİT BAĞRIAÇIK, DUYGU DAYANIR, BETÜL ÖĞÜT, NİHAN ÖRÜKLÜ, MÜCAHİT YALÇIN, BERKAY ŞİMŞEK, and MUAMMER MELİH ŞAHİN
Pages 792-801
Forensic identification using airdna: a preliminary study on the collection, isolation, amplification and sequencing of human dna from air samples
SITKI TIPLAMAZ, ZEHRA ÖMEROĞLU ULU, BESTAMİ ÇOLAK, HIZIR ASLIYÜKSEK, and FİKRETTİN ŞAHİN
Pages 802-809
Case Report
Vitamin D deficiency and surgical cellulose mimicking parathyroid adenomaafter initial parathyroidectomy
MUSTAFA ŞAHİN, VOLKAN GENÇ, KORAY CEYHAN, and DEMET CORAPCIOGLU
Pages 696-701
Letter to the Editor
Cardiometabolic risk factors and their association with carotid intima media thickness among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
CHRISTIAN SALEH
Pages 810-811
Erratum
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 - 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