Ankara Bilkent City Hospital

Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction in Children with Iron Deficiency Anemia Assessed by Tissue Doppler and Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography

OBJECTIVE: Iron deficiency is the leading cause of anemia in childhood and may induce cardiovascular adaptations, including increased heart rate, elevated cardiac output, plasma volume expansion, and myocardial remodeling. Beyond hematologic consequences, reduced iron availabilit...

Impact of smoking and antioxidant use on in vitro fertilization success rates: A retrospective cohort study

Objective: This study investigated the impact of smoking and antioxidant supplementation on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes among couples undergoing IVF treatment at a tertiary infertility center. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 327 couples who underwent I...

Mid-Term Outcome of Distal Ureteral Stump after (Hemi)Nephroureterectomy

Aims: The complete removal of the ureter minimises the risk of future morbidity associated with the distal ureteral stump (DUS), including febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs), lower quadrant pain and haematuria – the so-called ureteral stump syndrome (USS). This research eval...