BACKGROUND: PTEN is a tumor-suppressor gene located on chromosome 10. Deficient
PTEN expression leads to activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt (pAkt) …

The purpose of this report was to determine the effectiveness of therapeutic plasma exchange
(TPE) in preoperative preparation of patients with thyrotoxicosis scheduled for either …

BACKGROUND: An ideal treatment method for the widely prevalent pilonidal sinus disease
is not yet available. The most commonly practiced technique is simple closure following …

In Turkey, burns represent a relatively small number of injuries overall, but they continue to
be a major public health problem. Our aim in this study was to identify risk factors that affect …

Background. The surgical treatment technique for liver hydatic cyst (LHC) cannot be standardized,
and the surgical technique should be tailored according to the extent of the cyst and …

Purpose This study was designed to determine the clinical presentation, characteristics, and
management of aneurysm/pseudoaneurysm formation (APF) in dialysis access fistulas. …

Objective To document the hydatid cyst cases in the endemic Cukurova region of Turkey, by
their involvement sites in the body, and discuss the clinical and morphological features of …

Introduction Scrotal calcinosis is a rare benign entity defined as the presence of multiple
calcified nodules within the scrotal skin. There are controversies about the origin of this entity. In …

AIM: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a major problem associated with open abdominal surgery
and related to increased morbidity and mortality rates, healthcare costs and also incisional …

Discussion Leiomyomas are extremely rare breast tumors [5]. Strong published the first
description of this tumor in the breast parenchyma in 1913 [3]. Most mammary leiomyomas …