Turk J Med Sci
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Multicenter Study
Impact of celiac disease in Behçet's syndrome patients: a study based on the database of Türkiye.
Our primary aim was to investigate the effects of concomitant celiac disease (CD) on the clinical characteristics of Behçet's syndrome (BS) patients. ⋯ Our results suggest coexistence of CD in BS patients is related to female dominance and probably to an earlier disease onset. Several CD-related comorbidities as well as inflammatory bowel disease were more frequent in the CD group which implied an increased overall disease burden.
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Multicenter Study
Implementation of written asthma action plan among asthma patients in Türkiye: a multicenter, cross-sectional, descriptive study.
There is currently no data from Türkiye on whether, following a diagnosis of asthma, patients are given an asthma action plan to implement. There is also no data on whether patients can manage their treatment based on the provided asthma action plans. The present study aimed to determine the use of asthma action plans in Türkiye and the awareness levels of patients about these plans. ⋯ The rate of mentioning an asthma action plan to asthmatic patients is low. However, almost all patients who received an asthma action plan benefitted significantly from the plan. Thus, it is important to give asthmatic patients an action plan, ideally in written form.
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Multicenter Study
Nationwide study on the prevalence of rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated peptide positivity and their contribution to rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis.
Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anticitrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) are specific for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis. However, they could be positive in other diseases and even in healthy populations. The aim was to investigate the prevalence of positive RF and anti-CCP antibodies in persons admitted to hospital for any reason and on a national scale. ⋯ RF and anti-CCP positivity may be seen in a healthy population with female predominance. As age increases, the risk of RF positivity rises, but anti-CCP positivity does not change. Concomitant RF and anti-CCP positivity shows the highest risk of RA development with respect to either antibody positivity alone.
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Multicenter Study
Zero ischemia robotic partial nephrectomy: Oncological and functional outcomes of a multicenter study.
The functional and oncological outcomes of zero ischemia robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) procedures were evaluated. ⋯ Zero ischemia RPN is a safe and applicable method with acceptable oncological and functional outcomes in small renal tumors and even in selected larger renal tumors.
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Multicenter Study
Survival outcomes of patients with oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer who were treated with radical therapy: a multicenter analysis.
Oligometastatic disease for nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients is generally thought to represent a better prognosis with a quieter biology, limited number of disease sites and long-term disease control. In this study, we aimed to determine the efficacy of radical treatment options for patients with oligometastatic NSCLC. ⋯ Based on our real-life experience, we demonstrated a significant correlation between good response to first treatment and survival in oligometastatic disease, we also understand that local ablative treatment modalities prolong and also delay both OS and PFS in oligometastatic NSCLC patients OS-2.