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What predicts liver transplant success? A systematic review of variables and postoperative outcomes
Liver transplantation is a life-saving treatment for end-stage liver disease. However, the shortage of organs and complexity of donor-recipient matching remain major challenges. Accurate pre-transplant assessment of matching variables is crucial to improve allocation and enhance...
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Purpose: To examine whether visual fatigue following a full clinical day differentially affects visual attention to approximal carious lesions of varying severity on bitewing radiographs using eye-tracking methodology.Methods: In this two-group experimental eye-tracking study, 60...
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Background: Medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is an established treatment for medial compartment osteoarthritis in patients with varus alignment. Accurate K-wire placement is essential for a safe and reproducible osteotomy, yet it often requires repeated fluoroscopic...
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PURPOSE: To translate and culturally adapt the Protection, Amount, Frequency, Adjustment, and Body Image (PRAFAB) questionnaire into Turkish and assess its validity and reliability. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Content validity was assessed using the item-level content validity index (...
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Background and Objectives: Fingolimod, a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator, is an effective disease-modifying therapy for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Although lymphopenia is a well-recognized pharmacological effect, its clinical significance remains uncer...
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“Beyond the Glass Facade ”: occupational social work perspective on shopping mall workers
This study examines the psychosocial risks experienced by shopping mall workers and explores implications for occupational social work practice. A qualitative research design was employed, involving in-depth interviews with 31 shopping mall workers in Istanbul. Data were analysed...
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<title>Abstract</title> Background/Aim: Adhesions in reoperative thyroid surgery lead to prolonged operation times and an increase in postoperative complications. The use of anti-adhesive agents during the initial surgery may reduce the incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve inju...
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Objective: This study evaluates genital tract involvement and sexual function in women with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and examines their relationship with gynecological findings.Material and Methods: This case–control study included 36 women with SSc and 72 age-matched healthy con...
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To report a rare case of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma (CCH) demonstrating atypical T2 hypointensity on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), mimicking choroidal melanoma. A 65-year-old male presented with blurred and distorted vision in the left eye. Fundus examination revealed...
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Objective: Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic immune-mediated enteropathy diagnosed using serological tests and histopathological evaluation of duodenal biopsies according to the Marsh classification. Because biopsy is invasive, attention has shifted toward simple inflammatory biom...