Memorial Ankara Hospital

Post-Recurrence Outcomes Associated with a Bevacizumab-Containing First-Recurrence Strategy in Glioblastoma: A Propensity-Weighted Single-Center Cohort Study with Competing-Risk Analysis

Background/Objectives: Bevacizumab is widely used at recurrence in glioblastoma, but comparisons are complicated by multimodal treatment selection and progression assessment. We examined outcomes associated with a bevacizumab-containing first-recurrence strategy and explored the...

Early electrophysiological differentiation of faces and face-like stimuli in pediatric traumatic brain injury

Pediatric traumatic brain injury (PTBI) may disrupt neurodevelopmental systems supporting social perception, including the rapid processing of facial information. Although face perception is essential for social interaction, little is known about how children with TBI process amb...

Diagnosis, management, and prevention of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: a Delphi-based consensus study in Türkiye

Background Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widely distributed viral haemorrhagic fever with expanding geographic range. As new regions encounter the disease, clinicians must make high-stakes decisions despite limited standardised management frameworks. Methods In thi...

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...

How reliable is percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy during the learning curve? A comparison of outcomes with microsurgical discectomy experiences

We aimed to share our early experience with percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) during the initial phase of the learning curve and to compare its clinical and perioperative outcomes with microsurgical discectomy (MD) in selected patients with symptomatic lumb...

Multidimensional Associations Between Psychiatric Symptoms, Sleep Disturbance, Biological Variables, and Fibromyalgia Severity: A Classification and Regression Tree and Path Analysis Study

Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex chronic pain disorder characterized by interactions among psychological, biological, and clinical factors. Although psychiatric symptoms and sleep disturbance are recognized contributors to disease burden, their multidimensional relation...

Reduced Vagal Compound Action Potential Amplitude Is Associated with Glomerular Injury in an Experimental Rabbit Model of Severe Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Background: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) induces a sympathetic surge and systemic inflammation that may impair renal perfusion and glomerular integrity. Although the vagus nerve is central to autonomic and anti-inflammatory regulation, its relationship to renal structural injury...

Blood Pressure and Angina-Related Health Status During Benidipine Therapy: A Multicenter Real-World Cohort Study

Background: Benidipine is a long-acting calcium channel blocker used for the treatment of hypertension and chronic coronary syndrome. Although it effectively lowers blood pressure (BP), the relationship between BP reduction and improvement in angina-related health status during b...

Impact of adjuvant endocrine therapy on disease-free survival in early triple-positive breast cancer: a multicenter retrospective cohort study of the Turkish oncology group

Triple-positive breast cancer (TPBC), characterized by concurrent ER, PR, and HER2 positivity, poses unique therapeutic challenges due to ER–HER2 crosstalk. The optimal adjuvant endocrine therapy in TPBC patients receiving anti-HER2 regimens remains poorly defined. This multicent...

Primary ACL Repair and Reconstruction in Isolated ACL Ruptures: Forgotten Joint Scores and the Association Between Residual Laxity and Joint Awareness

Background: Primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair has recently reemerged as a treatment option for carefully selected proximal ACL tears. However, evidence regarding patient-reported joint awareness and the relationship between postoperative laxity and joint awareness r...

Eating disorder–related attitudes as predictors of pre-frailty/frailty in older adults: a cross-sectional clinical study

Frailty is a prevalent geriatric syndrome influenced by nutritional status, body composition, and functional capacity. Nevertheless, the role of eating disorder–related attitudes and behaviors in older adults is not definitively known. Therefore, this study was conducted to inves...

Diet quality and biochemical parameters in individuals with type 2 diabetes across BMI categories: A cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is closely associated with obesity and metabolic disturbances. Although diet quality has been linked to metabolic outcomes, its role relative to adiposity remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate differences in bioch...

Approach and nomenclature problems of extracutaneous basaloid neoplasias of visceral organs with three cases of basaloid carcinoma described for the first time in the urinary bladder.

Pure basal cell carcinomas/basaloid carcinomas (BCC/BC) from only basal cells in the urinary bladder have not been reported so far. Our aim in this study was to present three BC cases showing distinct pilomatrixoma-like keratinization (matrixial) and sebaceous differentiation in...

Comparative performance of four risk of malignancy indices (RMI) in predicting ovarian malignancy: a large retrospective cohort study

OBJECTIVES: To compare the predictive performance of four risk of malignancy index (RMI) in patients with adnexal masses. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective study included 703 patients who underwent surgery for adnexal masses. Preoperative ultrasonographic findings, menopau...