Aim/Objective: This study aimed to bibliometrically analyze scientific publications on transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block produced by Turkey-affiliated authors through Web of Science (WoS) and TR Dizin databases, and to characterize Turkey’s national and international scientific contribution by examining temporal distribution, citation patterns, collaboration networks,…
Objective: Emergency departments near industrial zones can support occupational-injury surveillance. We described presentations to the hospital closest to a large organized industrial zone and evaluated fracture-related factors. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study included all occupational-injury presentations, regardless of injury type or anatomical region, recorded from…
Aim: The present study evaluates depressive symptom levels in menopausal women and examines their impact on physical, psychological, and social quality of life. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a secondary-level public hospital’s gynecology and obstetrics clinic between January and June 2025. The hospital…
Objective: Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection characterized by rapid tissue necrosis and high mortality, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Upper extremity involvement is extremely rare. Herein, we present a case of cutaneous mucormycosis in the left forearm of a patient with a history of bone…
Aim: We present a case of large-volume ureteral steinstrasse that formed and passed spontaneously from the ureter without medical expulsive therapy (MET) or ureteral intervention. Case: A 36-year-old male patient presented with left flank pain. Non-contrast computed tomography revealed high-density calculi obstructing the left upper…
Aim: To evaluate the association between preoperative primary tumor SUVmax on 18F-FDG PET/CT and lymph node metastasis, and to assess its relationship with high-risk pathological features in surgically staged endometrial cancer patients. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, 134 patients with histologically confirmed…
Introduction: Extraosseous osteosarcoma (ESOS) is a rare soft-tissue sarcoma that produces osteoid without anatomical relationship to the skeleton. Primary gastric ESOS is exceptionally rare and poses major diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Case Presentation: A 78-year-old man with six months of nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms had a…
Objective: To compare clinical characteristics, microbiological findings, and wound management outcomes between negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and conventional wound care in patients with complicated postoperative obstetric and gynecologic wounds. Materials and Methods: This retrospective comparative study included 114 patients who developed postoperative wound infection,…