Aim: To date, the main diagnostic tool for assessing the liver fibrosis stage has been liver biopsy. Despite the advantages in patient prognosis prediction and disease management, the application of liver biopsy is hampered ...

Aim: In elderly individuals, infection control is, essential, especially in the presence of severe bacteria such as oral environment. Prevention of biofilm formation in removable dental prosthesis, which is often used in ...

Background: Cystic fibrosis is the most common metabolic chronic disease among European Caucasian children. Cystic fibrosis incidence in Northern Europeans countries is approximately 1 in 3000 births while the worldwide ...

Background/aim: Validated measures in palliative cancer patients are very important in the evaluation and management of the disease. The Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) has been used for many years to assess the performance ...

Background: In this study, we aimed to compare serum biochemical markers in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma and pleural plaques versus healthy individuals exposed to environmental asbestos. Methods: Between ...

In this study, we aimed to investigate the correlation of Alvarado scoring with C-reactive protein and leukocytes and the reliability of Alvarado scoring, and to guide clinicians for patient management. This study was ...

Objective: Invasive breast carcinomas of no special type (IC-NST) are the heterogeneous tumours showing distinct prognostic features even in patients with similar clinicopathological characteristics. To date, many ...

When soft tissues are exposed to pressure, ischemia occurs. If the pressure becomes continuous, necrosis starts in the subcutaneous tissue and gradually progresses to the surface and finally the skin is affected. Different ...

Objective: The clinical importance of thrombosis in Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver diseases has been demonstrated in many studies. In addition, it was shown that inflammation of the liver is associated with lipid ...

Phthiriasis Palpebrarum is an infrequent and uncommon eyelid infestation caused by phthirus pubis. In this study, we report a case of phthiriasis palpebrarum imitating allergic blepharoconjonctivitis. A 58-year-old female ...