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Clinical Performance And Biocompatibility Of Hyaluronan-Based Heparin-Bonded Extracorporeal Circuits In Different Risk Cohorts
(Oxford Univ Press, 2010)
This prospective randomized study compares novel hyaluronan-based heparin-bonded circuits vs. uncoated controls across EuroSCORE patient risk strata including biomaterial evaluation. Over a two-year period, 90 patients ...
Cervical Aortic Arch With Aneurysm Formation
(Elsevier Science Bv, 1998)
Cervical aortic arch is a very rare anomaly presented as a pulsatile mass on the neck and usually with symptoms of dysphagia, cough and hoarseness. Rarer than the cervical aortic arch, is the aneurysm formation and, despite ...
Detection Of Telomerase Activity In Bronchial Lavage As An Adjunct To Cytological Diagnosis In Lung Cancer
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2003)
Objective: Definitive diagnosis of lung cancer with conventional methods may sometimes be difficult in clinical practice. Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein DNA polymerase that maintains the telomeric region of chromosomes ...
An Unusual Tumor of The Neck and Mediastinum: Lipoblastomatosis Resulting in Paraparesis
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2007)
Lipoblastornatous tumors are quite rare neoplasms deriving from embryonic white fatty tissues, most often seen in infancy and childhood. Lipobtastoma is the focal and well-circumscribed type, whereas tipoblastomatosis is ...
18F-Fdg Pet/Ct Rarely Provides Additional Information Other Than Primary Tumor Detection In Patients With Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors
(Saudi Thoracic Soc, 2014)
Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of (18) F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) in detection and staging of pulmonary carcinoid tumors. Methods: ...
Childhood Onset Analgesic Intolerance: A Marker For Bronchial-Asthma In Adulthood?
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2008)
Analgesic intolerance (AI) which is classically known as a disease of the middle-aged adults, not uncommonly starts in childhood. In this study we sought to identify the characteristics of childhood onset Al and evaluated ...
Different Features Of Lung Involvement In Niemann-Pick Disease And Gaucher Disease
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2012)
Background: Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) and Gaucher disease (GD) are well-known lysosomal storage diseases. Respiratory system involvement is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with NPD and GD. ...
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Hypersensitivity In Adults And The Factors Associated With Asthma
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2013)
Background: Characteristics of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-hypersensitivity (NH) associated with underlying/accompanying diseases has not been studied in Turkey. In addition, the factors associated with ...
The Effect of Adding Gender Item to Berlin Questionnaire in Determining Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Sleep Clinics
(Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2015)
BACKGROUND AND AIM: We aimed to validate the Turkish version of Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) and developped a BQ-gender (BQ-G) form by adding gender component. We aimed to compare the two forms in defining patients with ...
Lung Health in Workers Exposed to Reed Dust
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2005)
We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a cellulose plant among 109 reed workers, exposed to reed dust and 78 unexposed office workers, to investigate respiratory health effects of reed dust exposure. Investigations ...
