Bao Ling Wong, P. S. Heng, Chian Ling Tang, Nik Fariza Husna Nik Hassan
{"title":"Laryngeal Amyloidosis Case Series: Rare Cause of Hoarseness","authors":"Bao Ling Wong, P. S. Heng, Chian Ling Tang, Nik Fariza Husna Nik Hassan","doi":"10.12996/gmj.2023.72","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2023.72","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Amyloidosis is defined as a group of diseases which resulted from abnormal extracellular deposition of insoluble protein, called amyloid. It can either presented as localized or with systemic involvement. Laryngeal amyloidosis is a very rare cause of dysphonia, accounting for only 0.2 to 1.2 percent of all benign laryngeal tumours. Objectives: To highlight the clinical presentations and raise awareness of laryngeal amyloidosis among otorhinolaryngology surgeons. An index of suspicion must be conveyed to the histopathologist in the request form for them to embark on a specific staining technique. Method: We discussed two cases of laryngeal amyloidosis, with their presentations, management and the follow up. Both cases were middle aged female. The diagnosis of laryngeal amyloidosis is only by histopathological as clinically it is very ambiguous. Conclusion: The mainstay of treatment for laryngeal amyloidosis is surgical debulking but it is not curative as complete removal of the diseased tissue is difficult. In addition, the treatment should be directed towards the maintenance of the airway and the improvement of the voice.","PeriodicalId":42791,"journal":{"name":"Gazi Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45206189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Managing a Ruptured Giant Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Aortocaval Fistula","authors":"","doi":"10.12996/gmj.2023.74","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2023.74","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42791,"journal":{"name":"Gazi Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48688294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effects of Cerium Oxide on Sevoflurane Anesthesia and its Relationship to Renal Injury in Rats","authors":"","doi":"10.12996/gmj.2023.59","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2023.59","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42791,"journal":{"name":"Gazi Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45974936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Evaluation of the Prevalence of Improper Medication Use in Patients Age of 65 and over in Internal Diseases and Neurology Intensive Care Units in Terms of Stopp-Start Criteria","authors":"Özdağ Erdil, H. Z. Güney","doi":"10.12996/gmj.2023.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2023.62","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Physiological changes are seen in many systems in the body related to aging. Treatment modalities and drug prescribing processes need to be re-evaluated in the geriatric population. To elaborate on polypharmacy, the number of drugs the individual should use must also be defined effectively. Various criteria have been developed for prescribing and using drugs for elderly individuals. The most used of these criteria is called the Beers criteria. STOPP and START criteria are other criteria used. Material and Method: Our study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the prevalence of inappropriate drug use in patients aged 65 and over who were hospitalized in the Internal Medicine and Neurology Intensive Care Units of Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital in terms of STOPP-START criteria. Results: Study group consists of 168 (58,3%) female and 120 (41,7%) male. A total of 727 diseases were diagnosed in 288 patients. 201 of these were \"Cerebrovascular Diseases,” 153 were \"Hypertension.” While the most common STOPP criterion main group and single criterion were antiplatelet anticoagulant agent group (35,7%), “Presence of a drug class causing duplication (Aiming optimum level with a single drug before adding a new agent) (23,2%)”, respectively. At the same time, the most common START criterion main group and single criterion were cardiovascular system group (94,5%), and “Statin therapy in patients who are near the end of life or who are not older than 85 years of age, with a history of coronary, cerebral or peripheral vascular disease”, respectively (70,2%). Conclusion: It is seen that the study results are generally similar to the national literature. There are partisan differences between the study results and the international literature. It is anticipated that these differences can be attributed to the diagnostic criteria used, study group selection, and study design differences.","PeriodicalId":42791,"journal":{"name":"Gazi Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46011422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Araştırılması, Mehmet Unsal, Burcu Gündoğdu, Yasemin Kizilkaya, Uğurcan Zorlu, Gizem Aktemur, Y. Ustun, B. Dilbaz
{"title":"Investigation of Anxiety and Depression Level in Patients who Applied with a Request of Pregnancy Termination During The COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Araştırılması, Mehmet Unsal, Burcu Gündoğdu, Yasemin Kizilkaya, Uğurcan Zorlu, Gizem Aktemur, Y. Ustun, B. Dilbaz","doi":"10.12996/gmj.2023.69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2023.69","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: At a time when the spread of the COVID-19 virus is very rapid in Turkey, there is not enough information about the course of the pandemic and the effects of the COVID-19 infection in pregnancy, the family planning clinic of our hospital evaluates the levels of anxiety and depression in patients with demand for termination of pregnancy and the desire to terminate the pregnancy for COVID-19. We planned to investigate whether it was associated with concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: 132 patients with pregnancies below 10 weeks who applied to Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Training and Research Hospital Family Planning Outpatient Clinic with a request for termination of pregnancy in April 2020 and July 2020 were included. Results: The reasons for termination of pregnancy were stated as 60% not wanting another child, 23.5% economic reasons, 9.8% risky drug use, and 6.8% other reasons. None of the patients included in the study decided to terminate their pregnancy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The mean total score of the patients on the Beck Depression Inventory was 14 (0-43). Forty-six patients (34.8%) were evaluated as minimally depressed, 30 (22.7%) mild depression, 38 (28.8%) moderate depression, and 18 (13.6%) severe depression. The mean total score of the Beck Anxiety Inventory was 5 (0-44). One hundred and fifteen (87.1%) patients were classified as mild, 14 (10.6%) patients as moderate, and 3 (2.3%) patients as severe anxiety. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an increase in the frequency of anxiety and depression in patients who have undergone pregnancy termination and especially who live with an elderly relative. It was observed that the COVID-19 pandemic was not effective in the decision to terminate the pregnancy and, similar to the previous data, not wanting another child was the most common reason.","PeriodicalId":42791,"journal":{"name":"Gazi Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46535618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microsatellite Instability in Lung Adenocarcinoma","authors":"","doi":"10.12996/gmj.2023.70","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2023.70","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42791,"journal":{"name":"Gazi Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45189956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Platelet Indices and Coagulation Parameters in Critical Patients with Coronavirus Disease-2019","authors":"","doi":"10.12996/gmj.2023.57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2023.57","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42791,"journal":{"name":"Gazi Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48069451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Home Accident Cases Presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department During the Covid-19 Pandemic: What did the Pandemic Change?","authors":"","doi":"10.12996/gmj.2023.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2023.60","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42791,"journal":{"name":"Gazi Medical Journal","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135154703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Merve Oztürk, Z. Ağaoğlu, A. Anuk, Kadriye Yakut, F. Öztürk, T. Çağlar
{"title":"Comparison of Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Elective and Emergent Placenta Previa Operations","authors":"Merve Oztürk, Z. Ağaoğlu, A. Anuk, Kadriye Yakut, F. Öztürk, T. Çağlar","doi":"10.12996/gmj.2023.68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2023.68","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare maternal and fetal outcomes between planned and emergent placenta previa operations. Methods: Patients who underwent cesarean section for placenta previa were included in the study between January 2018 and January 2019 at tertiary center, retrospectively. Patients were divided into two groups as planned cesarean delivery and emergent cesarean delivery. Maternal characteristics, maternal and neonatal outcomes were compared. Results: Of the 84 patients with placenta previa, 36 (43%) were in the planned group, and 48 (57%) were in the emergent cesarean delivery group. There were no significant differences in the transfusion rates, operation time, length of hospital stay, hemostasis procedures, intraoperative complications between planned and emergency deliveries. Lower birth weight and higher neonatal intensive care unit acceptance were detected in the emergent cesarean delivery group due to earlier gestational week of delivery ( 34±2.4 vs. 36±2.3 p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in hysterectomy rates performed due to the placental accreata spectrum between the two groups. Conclusions: In conclusion, emergency cesarean delivery for women with placenta previa by an experienced multidisciplinary team in a tertiary center with adequate resources is not associated with increased maternal morbidity in terms of transfusion rate, hospital stay, and intraoperative complications. Planned cesarean delivery at 37 0/7 -37 6/7 gestational weeks may be considered in the absence of significant antenatal bleeding or other risk factors.","PeriodicalId":42791,"journal":{"name":"Gazi Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45313682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinicopathology of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas","authors":"","doi":"10.12996/gmj.2023.63","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2023.63","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42791,"journal":{"name":"Gazi Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42809676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}