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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volume 56, Number 3 (2026)

Cover and Contents

Research Articles

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Pregnancy outcomes in systemic sclerosis before and after diagnosis: a retrospective nationwide cohort study
ALPER DOĞANCI, SERDAR CAN GÜVEN, NURAY YILMAZ ÇAKMAK, RIFAT BOZKUŞ, SALİH BAŞER, EKİN DOĞANCI, NESLİHAN ÖZTÜRK, ŞUAYİP BİRİNCİ, and NAİM ATA
Pages 624-631

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Effects of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation on poststroke ankle spasticity: a double-blind randomized controlled trial
HÜSEYİN OĞUZHAN ASLANTAŞ, ŞEHİM KUTLAY, HAYDAR GÖK, SEMRA ÖZKAN, SEÇİLAY GÜNEŞ, and ATİLLA HALİL ELHAN
Pages 632-644

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Skin cancer surgery under local anesthesia: clinicopathologic characteristics and age-stratified outcomes in 533 patients
MENEKŞE KASTAMONİ BAŞKAN, SÜLEYMAN ÇEÇEN, SELÇUK AKIN, ŞADUMAN BALABAN ADIM, and GÜZİN YEŞİM ÖZGENEL
Pages 645-653

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Long-term outcomes of lamellar crescentic wedge resection on corneal astigmatism and optical aberrations in patients with advanced pellucid marginal degeneration
AYŞE BURCU, HANDE HÜSNİYE TELEK, HAKAN MERT, YAPRAK ARZU ÖZDEMİR, ZÜLEYHA YALNIZ AKKAYA, EVİN ŞİNGAR, and SELMA ÖZBEK UZMAN
Pages 654-666

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Comparison of ultrasound-guided serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block and thoracic paravertebral block for postoperative analgesia after breast surgery: a prospective randomized noninferiority trial
MUSTAFA SIRRI KOTANOĞLU, MUSA ZENGİN, ONUR KÜÇÜK, ATAKAN SEZGİ, İBRAHİM TOPCU, ARAS METİN, ZEYNEP ERSOY, and JÜLİDE ERGİL
Pages 674-686

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Comprehensive geriatric assessment identifies multidimensional vulnerabilities in older adults with heart failure
CİHAN KILIÇ, RENGİN DEMİR, ÖZLEM YILMAZ AYKENT, ZERRİN YİĞİT, PINAR KÜÇÜKDAĞLI, BANU ÖZULU TÜRKMEN, GÜLİSTAN BAHAT, and MEHMET AKİF KARAN
Pages 687-697

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Impact of transforaminal epidural steroid injection on pain, disability, and kinesiophobia in lumbar disc herniation with radicular pain
HANDE ECE ÖZ, RUMEYSA ÇETİNKAYA BULUTOĞLU, FURKAN ÇETİN, EZGİ CAN, ALP EREN ÇELENLİOĞLU, and ENDER SİR
Pages 698-707

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Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in pediatric colchicine poisoning: a national cohort study from Türkiye
FARUK EKİNCİ, DİNÇER YILDIZDAŞ, OZDEN ÖZGÜR HOROZ, HAYRİ LEVENT YILMAZ, SEVCAN BİLEN, İLKER ÜNAL, İKBAL TÜRKER, ESRA ŞEVKETOĞLU, NİHAL AKÇAY, AGOP ÇITAK, GÜNTÜLÜ ŞIK, TANIL KENDİRLİ, MERVE HAVAN, MURAT KANGIN, MEHMET NUR TALAY, NAZİK YENER, HATİCE ALBAYRAK, EDİN BOTAN, UTKU ÖZER, ARZU OTO, GÜRKAN BOZAN, MUHTEREM DUYU, BAŞAK NUR AKYILDIZ, NAİME GÖKAY, ELİF ÇELİK, ÇAPAN KONCA, MUTLU UYSAL YAZICI, OĞUZ DURSUN, FEYZA İNCEKÖY GİRGİN, HATİCE FERAY ARI, İLKNUR ARSLAN, MURAT ÖZKALE, ÖZLEM SANDAL, MERVE MISIRLIOĞLU, HALİL KESKİN, SADIK KAYA, ARDA KILINÇ, FERHAT SARI, FATİH AKIN, AYŞE AŞIK, IBRAHİM BİNGÖL, EDA TURANLI, MERVE BOYRAZ, ENER ÇAĞRI DİNLEYİCİ, MEHMET AKİF DÜNDAR, SELVER CEREN ÖZCAN, AYGÜL KAYA AKILLI, EMİNE AKKUZU, NAZAN ÜLGEN TEKEREK, NİLÜFER ÖZTÜRK, EMRAH GÜN, YASEMİN ÖZKALE, NURETTİN ONUR KUTLU, and ZEYNELABİDİN ÖZTÜRK
Pages 708-717

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Clinical, hormonal, and treatment outcomes in 247 patients with acromegaly: a single tertiary center experience
ÜMRAN GÜL, BEKİR UÇAN, HAYRİ BOSTAN, HAKAN DÜĞER, HAYRİ KERTMEN, CANER ÜNLÜER, HALİL DURANTAŞ, OĞULCAN BOZ, CEREN KARAÇALIK ÜNVER, BURAK MENEKŞE, SEMA HEPŞEN, İLKNUR ÖZTÜRK ÜNSAL, MUSTAFA ÖZBEK, ERMAN ÇAKAL, and MUHAMMED KIZILGÜL
Pages 718-729

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Non-pulmonary arterial involvement in Behçet's disease: a multicentre retrospective case series
ÖZGE KARAKÖK, DUYGU KERİM, ŞERİFE ÇOŞKUN-SAĞIRKAYA, GAMZE AKKUZU, BURCU CEREN ULUDOĞAN, GEZMİŞ KİMYON, HASAN KOCAAYAN, SENAR ŞAN, ÖZKAN URAK, GÖKÇE KENAR, AYŞE CEFLE, SERVET AKAR, NAZİFE ŞULE YAŞAR-BİLGE, CEMAL BES, ŞÜKRAN ERTEN, AHMET OMMA, GÖKHAN KESER, KENAN AKSU, TÜLİN ERGUN, RAFİ HANER DİRESKENELİ, and FATMA ALİBAZ-ÖNER
Pages 730-739

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Timing of Kirschner wire removal in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures: Is early removal a safe and effective option?
MUSTAFA KEMAL YENİDÜNYA, SİNAN YÜKSEL, İBRAHİM FARUK ADIGÜZEL, SERHAT DİNÇ, and ÖNDER ERSAN
Pages 740-745

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Common femoral vein wall thickness as a supportive imaging marker in the differential diagnosis of Behçet’s uveitis
SEDA KUTLUĞ AĞAÇKIRAN, ESRA KARDEŞ, ABDULBAKİ AĞAÇKIRAN, HANER DİRESKENELİ, and FATMA ALİBAZ-ÖNER
Pages 761-768

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Postoperative normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism: a comprehensive analysis of 510 cases
ALPARSLAN ERTENLİCE, İBRAHİM KILINÇ, and MUSTAFA ORUÇ
Pages 769-777

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Impact of race-based and race-free CKD-EPI equations on estimated glomerular filtration rate in a multicenter retrospective cohort of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
ÖZGÜR AKIN OTO, ABDULMECİT YILDIZ, İSMAİL KOÇYİĞİT, HALİL YAZICI, SAİDE ELİF GÜLLÜLÜ BOZ, YİĞİT KURTULUŞ, ALPARSLAN DEMİRAY, MÜGE DOKSAN, VAFA SULEYMANOVA, ECE ÜK, ALPER AKIN, BAHAR BASTANI, JOHN C. EDWARDS, KRISTA LEIGH LENTINE, and YAŞAR KEREM ÇALIŞKAN
Pages 787-793

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Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Barthel Index-dyspnea in patients with pulmonary hypertension
PINAR MERÇ, RENGİN DEMİR, MELİH ZEREN, HABİBE DURDU, ÜMİT YAŞAR SİNAN, and MEHMET SERDAR KÜÇÜKOĞLU
Pages 794-800

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Alterations in gut microbiota composition in adult patients with familial Mediterranean fever: a pilot case–control study
NAZİFE ŞULE YAŞAR BİLGE, VICENTE PÉREZ BROCAL, TİMUÇİN KAŞİFOĞLU, UĞUR BİLGE, NİLGÜN KAŞİFOĞLU, ANDRES MOYA, and ENER ÇAĞRI DİNLEYİCİ
Pages 801-807

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Urinary DKK3 as a predictor of CKD stages in reflux nephropathy in children
AYŞE SEDA PINARBAŞI, NESLİHAN GÜNAY, İNAYET GÜNTÜRK, DİDEM BARLAK KETİ, SİBEL YEL, SEKURE RABİA ULUEREN, CEVAT YAZICI, MUAMMER HAKAN POYRAZOĞLU, and İSMAİL DURSUN
Pages 808-816

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Association of vitamin D, oxidative stress markers, and hormonal factors with male infertility: a case-control study in Pakistan
MUHAMMAD TAYYAB IHSAN, AYESHA ALI MALICK, SHER KHAN, SHER KHAN, MUHAMMAD TAHIR KHAN, HAQ NAWAZ KHAN, and REHANA REHMAN
Pages 828-837

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A high FIB-4 score may be an early sign of severe liver damage in patients with primary antibody deficiencies
HACI UĞUR MUŞABAK, TUBA ERDOĞAN, EMRE ÖZBEK, DUDU MERVE DURAK ANŞİN, and ZUMRUD MEHTİ
Pages 847-859

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Optimistic and ambivalent attitudes toward clinical artificial intelligence
SEVİL UYGUN İLİKHAN, SİNEM ÜLKE, MAHMUT ÖZER, MATJAŽ PERC, and YAVUZ AYHAN
Pages 860-871

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Preliminary population genetic analysis of 12 X-STR loci in a sample from Türkiye: allele frequencies, haplotype diversity, and linkage disequilibrium​
HIZIR ASLIYÜKSEK, ESRA GÜZEL TANOĞLU, ABDULKADİR CAN, MUHAMMED FEVZİ ESEN, and YUSUF ATAN
Pages 872-880

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In silico evaluation of the role of PEA3 subfamily ETS transcription factors in chemoresistance in ovarian cancer
FEVZİ COŞKUN SÖKMEN, LAİKA KARDANA, HİKMET YILMAZ, AHMET ÇAĞLAR ÖZKETEN, AYNUR KARADAĞ GÜREL, ÖZGE ATAY, and HASAN HÜSEYİN KAZAN
Pages 890-896

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Omega-3–rich fish oil lipid emulsions significantly prevent sepsis-driven mesenteric hypoperfusion and multi-organ injury in murine models
GÖKŞEN ÖZ, ESİN ÖZÇELEBİ, AYŞE YEŞİM GÖÇMEN, CENK SÜKMENSÜER, SELMA YILDIRIM, ARZU TOPELİ, and ALPER BEKTAŞ İSKİT
Pages 897-906

Letter to the Editor

Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Orhan KÜÇÜKŞAHİN
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye

Associate Editors in Chief
Berna TERZİOĞLU BEBİTOĞLU
Marmara University, Türkiye
İzzet BİNGÖL
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye
Mustafa ŞAHİN
Ankara University, Türkiye
Şule Mine BAKANAY ÖZTÜRK
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye

Editorial Board