Oner Dikensoy

..To determine whether surgical detorsion is effective in preventing surgical resection in a rat model of ovarian torsion...

..The aim of the present study was to determine whether fasting during Ramadan causes ketonemia and/or ketonuria and their effects on fetal intrauterine development...

..This case shows that bronchiolitis obliterans can occur in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Complicating pneumomediastinum in such cases should be considered as an indication of underlying bronchiolitis obliterans...

..The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of intrapleural heparin or heparin combined with human recombinant DNase in the treatment of empyema...

..In countries where the prevalence of tuberculosis is high and pleural fluid ADA activities are frequently measured, LD should be included in the differential diagnosis of an exudative pleural effusion with high ADA activity...

..We present a case of horseshoe lung associated with scimitar syndrome and pleural lipoma in an adult admitted for acute chest pain and chronic dyspnea...

..HRCT patterns consistent with DPLDs are significantly prevalent among Turkish tinners. This is the first field study reporting this occupational lung hazard in tinners. Future research is needed to uncover the underlying mechanisms...

..Monitoring of serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels is recommended to obviate serious hepatotoxicity...

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..Management of HIT in pregnant women remains uncertain. In this article, HIT in general, and special conditions and management issues in pregnant women discussed and the related literature reviewed...

..This is the first report of pulmonary N. otitidiscaviarum infection in an immune-competent patient from Turkey...

..The current data on the effects of nanoparticles and particularly carbon nanotubes to pleura is reviewed in this article...

..The purpose of this review is to provide information about other widely available agents for pleurodesis...

..No such differences were observed in blood levels of IMA suggesting that there are reasons other than ischemia that cause an increase in pleural fluid IMA levels...

..The similarity with tuberculous pleurisy was remarkable. We suggest that brucellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of tuberculosis, especially in regions endemic for both diseases...

..However, some of the late complications may resolve completely after the retrieval of the foreign body, therefore, a preoperative flexible bronchoscopy should always be considered in suitable cases...

..The prevalence of malignant mesothelioma due to erionite exposure in Central Anatolia is very high. In this report, we review the recent developments on this epidemic on the basis of previous literature...

..The patient was treated with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) analogues and hormones including estrogen and progesterone therapy. Recurrent hemoptysis stopped following the medical treatment...

..Combined TBNA and PET/CT may also allow adequate mediastinal staging of lung cancer in most patients with enlarged lymph nodes, and reduce the need for mediastinoscopy. The SUVmax cut off point for a positive TBNA result was ≥ 5...

..He received prednisolone treatment for Churg-Strauss syndrome. Improvement was observed on three months follow up period. He has no complaint in his follow up...

..We report an immunocompetent case of pulmonary Nocardia transvalensis from Turkey, presented with bilateral pneumonia and bronchial dilatation treated six months with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole...

..This study shows that anti-TNF-alpha therapy increases the risk of tuberculosis, despite treatment of latent infection...

..In addition, ultrasound is an accurate imaging modality for the evaluation of pleurodesis, in that the absence of pleural gliding on ultrasound correlates well with the presence of a pleurodesis in rabbits...

..A prospective randomized study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness and side effect profiles of nicotine patch and bupropion therapies for smoking cessation...

..This is the first reported case of DAH due to use of 5-nitroimidazole. Physicians should be aware of this side-effect when prescribing this group of drugs to patients...

..The chest X-ray showed total collapse of the left lung. A ciprofloxacin tablet was observed and extracted during the bronchoscopy. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of a ciprofloxacin tablet aspiration...

..To investigate the association of a specific polymorphism (S89N) in exon 3 of the urotensin II (UTS2) gene in pre-eclampsia...

..To determine the relationship between the cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) and C-reactive protein (CRP) with preeclampsia and eclampsia...

..To evaluate the effect of Morgagni hydatid (MH) on infertility by comparing women known to be fertile and infertile with respect to MH frequency...

..The aim of the study was to investigate the role of malondialdehyde, nitric oxide and adrenomedullin in the etiopathogenesis of preeclampsia...

..The aim of the study was to examine whether there was a relationship between primary dysmenorrhea and serum levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO) and adrenomedullin (AM) in young women...

..The objective was to determine whether pregnancy loss after amniocentesis is related to the amount of amniotic fluid obtained during the procedure...

..To determine the effects of fasting during the month of Ramadan on fetal development and maternal serum cortisol and lipid profile...

..Positive pressure ventilation is considered first line therapy in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome however compliance is limited by various factors. We aimed to investigate possible factors influencing compliance...

..9%). The cure rate among smear positive patients was 12.5%, and the 100% of the patients were completed the therapy. There exists many problems with tuberculosis "warfare" and we believe the solution lies in DOTS...

..If the drainage is incomplete due to loculation of the PPE intrapleural fibrinolytics or thoracoscopy should be performed. If the lung does not reexpand completely with thoracoscopy, then decortication should be performed without delay...

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..The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, laterality, size and prognosis of pleural effusions occurring after OHT...

..Air way epithelial cells, which form the first line of defence against air pollutants, may play an active role in this pathophysiological course...

..In conclusion, development of antibiotic policies for individual hospitals can reduce high antibiotic resistance rates due to VAP...

..We present a patient with HCV seropositive Churg-Strauss syndrome and a history of systemic corticosteroid and leukotriene receptor antagonist use, and discuss the possible risk factors in the aetiology of Churg-Strauss syndrome...

..The authors conclude that abdominoplasty could improve pulmonary function in healthy subjects by increasing the forced vital capacity...

..It occurs if twinning is initiated after the embryonic disc and rudimentary amniotic sac have been formed. We report a very rare case of dicephalic parapagus that was diagnosed by transabdominal sonography...

..To determine whether twinkling artifacts on color and power Doppler sonography could be used as a new sonographic sign of intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD)...

..Based on clinical and sonographic findings, a diagnosis of HL was made. Surgical treatment was considered but was refused by the parents. The neonate died at 14 days of age, possibly due to an intralesional hemorrhage...