Haemodialysis patients carry a high risk of pseudoaneurysm due to inadvertent puncture of the bra... more Haemodialysis patients carry a high risk of pseudoaneurysm due to inadvertent puncture of the brachial artery during venous cannulation for haemodialysis. Signs and symptoms are pulsatile mass and a systolic murmur. Complications are rupture, infection, haemorrhage, distal arterial insufficiency, venous thrombosis and neuropathy. Early diagnosis is essential to plan adequate treatment. Doppler US and angiography usually confirm the lesion accurately. Ultrasound guided compression, percutaneous injection of thrombin, endovascular covered stent exclusion, aneurysmectomy and surgical repair are different treatment options. We report clinical and radiological findings and treatment strategies in four dialysed patients who developed brachial artery pseudoaneurysms.
This retrospective study evaluated the epidemiology of burn injuries, due to paint thinner igniti... more This retrospective study evaluated the epidemiology of burn injuries, due to paint thinner ignition, in patients treated at the burn units of a university hospital network. From 1997 to 2005, 28 patients with thermal burns caused by ignition of paint thinner were admitted to our burn units. Age, sex, etiologic factors, extent and localization of burns, length of hospitalization, outcomes compared with other causes of thermal burns, and mortality rates were recorded for each patient. There were 25 males and 3 females. Mean age of the patients was 27.88+/-14.74 years. Two patients (7.4%) came from rural regions; the majority (92.9%; n=26) lived within city boundaries. The most common etiologic factor was attempting to start a fire in the stove with paint thinner. Mean extent of burns was 48.82+/-27.39% of the total body surface area. When compared with other flame burn causes, the extent of burns was significantly greater in paint-thinner burn patients. Affected body sites, in order o...
The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, 2005
Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of childbearing age, intestinal endometriosis... more Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of childbearing age, intestinal endometriosis is unusual and may cause clinically significant complications. We report a 46-year-old woman with rectal endometriosis who presented with intestinal obstruction. She was operated on with a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made only after histological examination of the resected specimen. Intestinal endometriosis has a diverse clinical spectrum, with nonspecific features in many patients. In female patients who have unexplained digestive complaints, endometriosis should also be considered in the differential diagnosis.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2004
Survivin is a recently discovered member of the family of proteins that inhibits apoptosis. This ... more Survivin is a recently discovered member of the family of proteins that inhibits apoptosis. This anti-apoptotic compound can be detected in most types of cancer and expression is associated with a poor prognosis. We, immunohistochemically, investigated the expression of survivin in breast carcinomas and intraductal epithelial neoplasia of the breast to determine whether expression of this protein is associated with clinicopathological parameters such as grade, stage, mitotic rate. In 34 out of 43 cases (79.1%) of breast carcinoma and 22 out of 62 cases (35.4%) of intraductal epithelial neoplasia with mild, moderate and severe ductal epithelial, cell hyperplasia stained positively for survivin. None of the histological parameters analyzed were significantly correlated with survivin expression in breast carcinomas. In the carcinoma cases, survivin expression was positively correlated with expression of bcl-2, but was not correlated with expression of p53, bax, c-erbB-2 and estrogen, o...
Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES, 2003
The study investigated clinical, radiological findings and treatment methods used in patients who... more The study investigated clinical, radiological findings and treatment methods used in patients who developed intraabdominal hemorrhage due to chronic warfarin use. Eight patients receiving warfarin for cardiac valve replacement, pulmonary thromboemboli, and atrial fibrillation were admitted to our hospital. The patients had abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting although there was no hematemesis and melena. Abdominal ultrasonography and computerized tomography identified the individuals' problems as intraabdominal hemorrhage (n=2), intestinal intramural and intraabdominal hemorrhage (n=2), bleeding into the sheath of the rectus abdominus muscle (n=1), subcapsular splenic hemorrhage (n=1), and bleeding due to ruptured ovarian cyst (n=2). Clinicians must be alert for intraabdominal bleeding in patients who are prescribed warfarin treatment. Abdominal ultrasonography and computerized tomography should be used to investigate all such cases of suspected hemorrhage. Blood and plasma repl...
Haemodialysis patients carry a high risk of pseudoaneurysm due to inadvertent puncture of the bra... more Haemodialysis patients carry a high risk of pseudoaneurysm due to inadvertent puncture of the brachial artery during venous cannulation for haemodialysis. Signs and symptoms are pulsatile mass and a systolic murmur. Complications are rupture, infection, haemorrhage, distal arterial insufficiency, venous thrombosis and neuropathy. Early diagnosis is essential to plan adequate treatment. Doppler US and angiography usually confirm the lesion accurately. Ultrasound guided compression, percutaneous injection of thrombin, endovascular covered stent exclusion, aneurysmectomy and surgical repair are different treatment options. We report clinical and radiological findings and treatment strategies in four dialysed patients who developed brachial artery pseudoaneurysms.
This retrospective study evaluated the epidemiology of burn injuries, due to paint thinner igniti... more This retrospective study evaluated the epidemiology of burn injuries, due to paint thinner ignition, in patients treated at the burn units of a university hospital network. From 1997 to 2005, 28 patients with thermal burns caused by ignition of paint thinner were admitted to our burn units. Age, sex, etiologic factors, extent and localization of burns, length of hospitalization, outcomes compared with other causes of thermal burns, and mortality rates were recorded for each patient. There were 25 males and 3 females. Mean age of the patients was 27.88+/-14.74 years. Two patients (7.4%) came from rural regions; the majority (92.9%; n=26) lived within city boundaries. The most common etiologic factor was attempting to start a fire in the stove with paint thinner. Mean extent of burns was 48.82+/-27.39% of the total body surface area. When compared with other flame burn causes, the extent of burns was significantly greater in paint-thinner burn patients. Affected body sites, in order o...
The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, 2005
Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of childbearing age, intestinal endometriosis... more Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of childbearing age, intestinal endometriosis is unusual and may cause clinically significant complications. We report a 46-year-old woman with rectal endometriosis who presented with intestinal obstruction. She was operated on with a preoperative diagnosis of malignancy. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made only after histological examination of the resected specimen. Intestinal endometriosis has a diverse clinical spectrum, with nonspecific features in many patients. In female patients who have unexplained digestive complaints, endometriosis should also be considered in the differential diagnosis.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2004
Survivin is a recently discovered member of the family of proteins that inhibits apoptosis. This ... more Survivin is a recently discovered member of the family of proteins that inhibits apoptosis. This anti-apoptotic compound can be detected in most types of cancer and expression is associated with a poor prognosis. We, immunohistochemically, investigated the expression of survivin in breast carcinomas and intraductal epithelial neoplasia of the breast to determine whether expression of this protein is associated with clinicopathological parameters such as grade, stage, mitotic rate. In 34 out of 43 cases (79.1%) of breast carcinoma and 22 out of 62 cases (35.4%) of intraductal epithelial neoplasia with mild, moderate and severe ductal epithelial, cell hyperplasia stained positively for survivin. None of the histological parameters analyzed were significantly correlated with survivin expression in breast carcinomas. In the carcinoma cases, survivin expression was positively correlated with expression of bcl-2, but was not correlated with expression of p53, bax, c-erbB-2 and estrogen, o...
Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES, 2003
The study investigated clinical, radiological findings and treatment methods used in patients who... more The study investigated clinical, radiological findings and treatment methods used in patients who developed intraabdominal hemorrhage due to chronic warfarin use. Eight patients receiving warfarin for cardiac valve replacement, pulmonary thromboemboli, and atrial fibrillation were admitted to our hospital. The patients had abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting although there was no hematemesis and melena. Abdominal ultrasonography and computerized tomography identified the individuals' problems as intraabdominal hemorrhage (n=2), intestinal intramural and intraabdominal hemorrhage (n=2), bleeding into the sheath of the rectus abdominus muscle (n=1), subcapsular splenic hemorrhage (n=1), and bleeding due to ruptured ovarian cyst (n=2). Clinicians must be alert for intraabdominal bleeding in patients who are prescribed warfarin treatment. Abdominal ultrasonography and computerized tomography should be used to investigate all such cases of suspected hemorrhage. Blood and plasma repl...
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