Impact of thyroid dysfunction on electrolyte balance and vitamin metabolism

Nida Suhail

Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22796 Received: 2025-07-02 Accepted: 2025-08-04 Published Online: 2025-08-30

Corresponding Author: Nida Suhail, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: nsuhail123@gmail.com P: +966 56 206 5176

Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1314-5041

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Tertiary Care Hospital, Noida, India (Date: 2024-05-15, No: 16/30/D).

Prospective screening for carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria in rectal swabs of ICU patients

Gülfem Akengin Öcal 1, Serap Gencer 2, Demet Hacıseyitoğlu 3, Banu Çevik 4

1 Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal City Hospital, 2 Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, 3 Depertmant of Microbiology, Maltepe University, 4 Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kırdar City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkiye

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22809 Received: 2025-07-13 Accepted: 2025-08-19 Published Online: 2025-08-30

Corresponding Author: Gülfem Akengin Öcal, Departmennt of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal City Hospital, Ankara, Turkiye. E-mail: oktygul@hotmail.com P: +90 216 458 50 00 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4923-4292

Other Authors ORCID ID: Serap Gencer. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3217-6305 .Demet Hacıseyitoğlu. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7404-8347 . Banu Çevik. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5844-4606

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital (Date: 2014-02-11, No: 22).

Investigation of the relationship between findings detected in cranial MRI SWI and FLAIR sequences and infarct area and clinical prognosis in patients diagnosed with acute middle cerebral artery infarction

Özgür Genç 1, Ender Uysal 2, Dilek Necioğlu Örken 3, Elifnur Kıvrak 4

1 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Park Florya Hospital, Istanbul, 2 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya City Hospital, Antalya, 3 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Şişli Memorial Hospital, Istanbul, 4 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ortadoğu Hospital, Adana, Turkey

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22805 Received: 2025-07-08 Accepted: 2025-08-11 Published Online: 2025-08-31

Corresponding Author: Özgür Genç, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Park Florya Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: drozgurgenc@gmail.com P: +90 542 453 97 74 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3901-223X

Other Authors ORCID ID: Ender Uysal, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-7496 . Dilek Necioğlu Örken, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-5309 . Elifnur Kıvrak, https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8531-7726

This retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Hospital (Date: 2017-05-16, No: 798).

At what points are sterilisation most frequently impaired in phacoemulsification surgeries?

Gamze Yıldırım Biçer, Kürşad Ramazan Zor, Erkut Küçük, Zeki Baysal, Ömer Özer, Levent Doğan

Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Turkiye

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22313 Received: 2024-06-26 Accepted: 2024-08-12 Published Online: 2025-09-12

Corresponding Author: Gamze Yıldırım Biçer, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Turkiye. E-mail: gmz_y_06@hotmail.com P: +90 388 232 22 20 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3058-6308

Other Authors ORCID ID: Kürşat Ramazan Zor, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3233-7906 . Erkut Küçük, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1474-9237 . Zeki Baysal, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5223-4365 . Ömer Özer, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0329-0931 . Levent Doğan, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7924-7919

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University (Date: 2022-11-08, No: 2022/91)

Comparison of the analgesic efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block and quadratus lumborum block after caesarean section under general anaesthesia: A randomised controlled trial

Melih Bestel 1, Elif Ucar 1, Abdulhakim Şengel 2, Nesrin Burcu Kaya 3, Güven Arslan 4, Erkan Şimşek 5

1 Department of Midewifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Esenyurt University, Istanbul, 2 Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, 3 Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Siverek Government Hospital, Sanliurfa, 4 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kahramanmaras Necip Fazıl City Hospital, Kahramanmaras, 5 Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Gaziantep City Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22795 Received: 2025-07-02 Accepted: 2025-09-08 Published Online: 2025-09-16

Corresponding Author: Elif Ucar, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Private Esencan Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: eliflyyhotmail.com Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5302-4688

Other Authors ORCID ID: Melih Bestel, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-2087 . Abdulhakim Şengel, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0905-1018 . Nesrin Burcu Kaya, https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3750-9554 . Güven Arslan, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9013-1191 . Erkan Şimşek, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6723-1773

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Esenyurt University (Date: 2025-05-14, No: 2025/04-52)

Clinical efficacy of digital flexible ureteroscopy for renal stone management and postoperative quality of life for the treatment of lower pole stones: A single-center, non-randomized study

Nguyen Huu Thanh 1,2, Nguyen Minh Tuan 2, Hoang Long 1, Dinh Anh Duc 3, Dong Ngoc Minh 4, Ngo Xuan Cuong 2, Nguyen Truong Giang 2, Tran Quoc Khanh 2, Nguyen Tuan Anh 1,6, Nguyen Thanh Vinh 5 

1 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, 2 Department of Urological Surgery, Bach Mai Hospital, 3 Department of Surgery, Viet Nam National Children’s Hospital, 4 Department of Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, 5 Department of Surgery, Ha Dong General Hospital, 6 Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22843 Received: 2025-08-04 Accepted: 2025-09-05 Published Online: 2025-09-19

Corresponding Author: Nguyen Huu Thanh, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam. E-mail: drthanh121982@gmail.com P: +84 963 221 283 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6682-1172

Other Authors ORCID ID: Nguyen Minh Tuan, https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6258-8237 . Hoang Long, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1714-8074 . Dinh Anh Duc, https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7038-4847 . Dong Ngoc Minh, https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3695-7354 . Ngo Xuan Cuong, https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6625-3070 . Nguyen Truong Giang, https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3845-4925 . Tran Quoc Khanh, https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4135-4709 . Nguyen Tuan Anh, https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3303-1930 . Nguyen Thanh Vinh https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7257-3594

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Institutional Review Board of Hanoi Medical University (Date: 2023-07-13, No: 876/GCN-HĐĐĐNCYSH-ĐHYHN)

Determination of variables affecting constipation severity in children with cerebral palsy: A cross-sectional study

Şeyma Nur Önal 1, Eylem Tütün Yümin 2, Sule Aydın Türkoğlu 3

1 Department of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Vocational School of Health Services, Bartın University, Bartın, 2 Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu 3 Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22820 Received: 2025-07-21 Accepted: 2025-08-25 Published Online: 2025-09-19

Corresponding Author: Seyma Nur Onal, Department of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Vocational School of Health Services, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey. E-mail: seymanurelskma@gmail.com P: +90 538 257 96 30 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-7577

Other Authors ORCID ID: Eylem Tütün Yümin, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6994-9391 . Sule Aydın Türkoğlu, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8616-832X

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Non-Interventional Research Ethics Committee (Date: 2018-08-09, No: 278)

Prevalence of polypharmacy in elderly patients with chronic diseases in Arar City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Bandar Theyab Alenezi 1,2, Elhassan Hussein Eltom 1, Zakariya Mohammed Salih Mohammed 2,3, Mohanad Osman Norain Ahmed 4,5, Rakan Nasser Abdullah Alruwaili 6, Abdulaziz Fayez Alanazi 6, Tariq Hamoud Talab Alanazi 6, Abdulaziz Hussain Ali Alanazi 6

1 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom Saudi Arabia, 2 Department of Scientific Research and Entrepreneurship, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom Saudi Arabia, 3 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom Saudi Arabia, 4 Department of Diabetic, Faculty of Medicine, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 5 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 6 Students, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22833 Received: 2025-07-31 Accepted: 2025-09-08 Published Online: 2025-09-23

Corresponding Author: Elhassan Hussein Eltom, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. E-mail: alhassan.abdallah@nbu.edu.sa P: +966 59 870 9154 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1548-0866

Other Authors ORCID ID: Bandar Theyab Alenezi, https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2758-5581. Zakariya Mohammed, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4371-5711 . Mohanad Osman Norain Ahmed, https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5656-7878 . Rakan Nasser A Alruwaili, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4623-4472 . Abdulaziz Fayez Alanazi, https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9583-1500 . Tariq Hamoud Talab Alanazi, https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7451-4468 . Abdulaziz Hussain A Alanazi, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5026-7955

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Northern Border University HAP-09-A-043 (Date: 2023-12-27, No: 122/23/H)

The role of massage therapy in postpartum depression and functional recovery: A randomized controlled trial

Zeynep İclal Sağ, Gözde Arıca, Büşra Kayabınar

Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yalova University, Yalova, Türkiye

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22828 Received: 2025-07-29 Accepted: 2025-09-08 Published Online: 2025-09-24

Corresponding Author: Zeynep İclal Sağ, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yalova University, Yalova, Türkiye. E-mail: fzt.zeynep.sag@gmail.com P: +90 506 582 94 07 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6900-4470

Other Authors ORCID ID: Gözde Arıca, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0868-4798 . Büşra Kayabınar, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7937-3683

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Yalova University (Date: 2024-06-03, No: 2024/3)

Radiological evaluation of enchondromas: A retrospective study of 112 cases

Mehmet Demir, Nicon Nita

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22615 Received: 2025-02-24 Accepted: 2025-05-19 Published Online: 2025-09-24

Corresponding Author: Mehmet Demir, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey. E-mail: dr.mehmetdemir@hotmail.com P: +90 537 065 76 81 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5031-6324

Other Authors ORCID ID: Nicon Nita, https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8083-9130

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Harran University (Date: 2024-11-18, No: Hrü/24.18.19)

Prevalence and clinico-pathological correlates of adenomyosis in benign hysterectomy specimens: A retrospective cohort study

Emrullah Akay 1, Fatma Ferda Verit 2

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22801 Received: 2025-07-04 Accepted: 2025-09-15 Published Online: 2025-09-24

Corresponding Author: Emrullah Akay, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: emreakaydr@hotmail.com P: +90 507 842 34 33 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3792-7777

Other Authors ORCID ID: Fatma Ferda Verit, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7104-4532

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital (Date: 2025-05-21, No: E-96317027-514.10-277198945)

Reconstruction of the abdominal wall with posterior component separation; With and without transversus abdominis release

Salih Tosun

Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22853 Received: 2025-08-14 Accepted: 2025-09-15 Published Online: 2025-09-24

Corresponding Author: Salih Tosun, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: drsalihtosun@yahoo.com P: +90 532 551 55 40 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5033-4477

The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Istanbul Göztepe Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital (Date: 2019-06-19, No: 2019/0232)

Managing premenstrual syndrome through movement: Effects of clinical pilates on physical fitness, symptoms, and kinesiophobia: A randomised controlled trial

Songul Ozturk 1, Meltem Kaya 2

1 Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Institute of Graduate Education, 2 Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Atlas University, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22851 Received: 2025-08-13 Accepted: 2025-09-15 Published Online: 2025-09-26

Corresponding Author: Meltem Kaya, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Atlas University, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: meltem_rmglu@hotmail.com P: +90 555 881 90 93 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9743-3341

Other Authors ORCID ID: Songul Ozturk, https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3779-3169

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Istanbul Atlas University (Date: 2024-03-04, No: 03/25)

The association of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in the early ovulation induction and procalcitonin in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Rukiye Özçelik Tepe 1, Mehmet Cengiz Çolakoğlu 2, Sevcan Sarıkaya 3

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital, 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konya City Hospital, Konya, Turkiye

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22764 Received: 2025-06-01 Accepted: 2025-07-14 Published Online: 2025-09-28

Corresponding Author: Sevcan Sarikaya, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konya City Hospital, Konya, Turkiye. E-mail: simsek_svcn_@hotmail.com P: +90 507 780 07 63 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0922-4671

Other Authors ORCID ID: Mehmet Cengiz Çolakoğlu, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4518-6016 . Rukiye Özçelik Tepe, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4943-6484

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty (Date: 2015-04-15, No:151518009)

Short term ocular effects of dialysis type and the contribution of metabolic parameters

Ahmet Altıntas 1, Binhan Aslan Akbulut 2, Tunahan Ates 3, Emine Sukgen 2, Tayyibe Saler 4

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Osmaniye State Hospital, Hatay, 2 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, 3 Department of Urology, Defne State Hospital, Hatay, 4 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22715 Received: 2025-04-18 Accepted: 2025-07-21 Published Online: 2025-09-30

Corresponding Author: Tunahan Ates, Department of Urology, Defne State Hospital, Hatay, Turkey. E-mail: drtunahanates0101@gmail.com P: +90 531 344 75 62 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9087-290X

Other Authors ORCID ID: Ahmet Altintas, https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0360-2605 . Binhan Aslan Akbulut, https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9264-3837 . Emine Sukgen, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2315-434X . Tayyibe Saler, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5588-5609

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital (Date: 2016-10-10, No: 2016-KK-104)

Musculoskeletal Hydatid Cyst cases and the success of treatment: A retrospective study

Alİ Erkan Yenigül, Muhammet Sadık Bilgen

Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkiye

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22730 Received: 2025-05-06 Accepted: 2025-09-22 Published Online: 2025-09-30

Corresponding Author: Alİ Erkan Yenigül, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkiye. E-mail: alierkanyenigul@uludag.edu.tr P: +90 224 294 00 00 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2690-9488

Other Authors ORCID ID: Muhammet Sadık Bilgen, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2415-9529

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Bursa Uludağ University (Date: 2024-09-11, No: 2024-14/7)

A literature analysis of publications about digital pathology

Behice Hande Erenler 1, Ali Kemal Erenler 2, Serkan Günay 2

1 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, 3 Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22860 Received: 2025-08-21 Accepted: 2025-09-22 Published Online: 2025-10-07

Corresponding Author: Ali Kemal Erenler, 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, Turkey. E-mail: akerenler@hotmail.com P: +90 364 222 11 02 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2101-8504

Other Authors ORCID ID: Behice Hande Erenler, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4903-0617 . Serkan Günay, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8343-0916

The contribution of motor function scales to rehabilitation in hemiplegic patients with stroke

Askeri Turken

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Gazi Yaşargil Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22856 Received: 2025-08-17 Accepted: 2025-09-22 Published Online: 2025-10-07

Corresponding Author: Askeri Türken, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Gazi Yaşargil Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır,
Turkey. E-mail: askeriturken@hotmail.com P: +90 532 776 12 40 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0638-8918

An example of timely palliative care: Survival results of pleural mesothelioma cases followed in our palliative care clinic

Özlem Oruç 1, Akın Öztürk 2, İpek Erdem 1, Ebru Sulu 1, Özlem Soğukpınar 1, Merve Nur Okurer Çakır 1

1 Department of Chest Diseases, 2 Department of Medical Oncology, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22858 Received: 2025-08-19 Accepted: 2025-09-22 Published Online: 2025-10-08

Corresponding Author: Özlem Oruç, Department of Chest Diseases, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail: ozoruc@hotmail.com P: +90 505 627 23 99 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-4767

Other Authors ORCID ID: Akın Öztürk, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3445-3804 . İpek Erdem, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0086-8294 . Ebru Sulu, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7863-2874 . Özlem Soğukpınar, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8483-8510 . Merve Nur Okurer Çakır, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3242-740X

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital (Date: 2023-10-19, No: 116.2017.R-332)