Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, which is detected by the transmission from bat to person in Wuhan Province of China, has shown its effect all over the world in a very short time. There is no ...

A 57 years old patient underwent uneventfully 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) surgery containing perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) injection, endolaser retinopexy, fluid-air exchange, and silicone-oil implantation due to ...

Aim: Parotid gland tumors are uncommon in the head and neck surgery practice and difficult to surgically treat. Planning is very important, especially while planning parotid gland surgery, considering the difficulty of ...

Aim: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infection of the endocardial layer of the heart and the endothelial layer of the aorta, which usually is caused by bacteria or fungal microorganisms, requiring early diagnosis ...

Aim: Neonates hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units (NICU)s often require a venous access. Umbilical venous catheter (UVC) is the commonly used one. UVCs are known to cause life-threatening complications such as ...

Aim: Central obesity comprises visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous (SAT) adipose tissues, which were reported to have associations with metabolic syndrome. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan allows evaluation of VAT, SAT, ...

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the factors affecting clinical education of nursing students and to evaluate their learning processes from their own perspectives. Materials and Methods: This study, in which the ...

Aim: Bone-borne rapid maxillary expander (RME) is one of the latest expander designs being used for skeletal expansion by applying forces through palatal mini-screws. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate ...

Aim: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation and permanent airflow limitations due to stenosis of the small airways. The role of the extracellular matrix (ECM) structure and ...

Aim: The aim of our study is to investigate the effects of rs2110385 polymorphism of the visfatin gene on obesity in Turkish study groups. The rs2110385 polymorphism was analyzed in terms of genotype frequencies, obesity-related ...