Browsing by Author "Balcı, Aydın"
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Assessment of plasma lipid parameters, exhaled nitric oxide fraction, and systemic immune-inflammation index on stable asthma patients
Düz, Muhammed Emin; Balcı, Aydın (Holistence Publications, 2022)Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by the presence of inflammatory agents in the airways, and diagnosis and treatment are based on clinical questioning, physical examination, laboratory results, and spirometric ... -
The beliefs of medical faculty students about thirdhand smoke
Coşğun, İbrahim Güven; Çilekar, Şule; Balcı, Aydın; Köymen, Beyza Nur; Moral, Sena; Nur, Batıkan; Yetim, Berkay (European Publishing on Behalf of International Society For the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023)Introduction: Thirdhand smoke is the toxic remnant, including pollutants and by-products, of tobacco smoke that remains in the environment after the use of tobacco products. This study aimed to evaluate the relationships ... -
A case of incidental pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma
Aydın, Suphi; Dumanlı, Ahmet; Öz, Gürhan; Gencer, Adem; Balcı, Aydın; Demirağ, Funda (Fatih BAŞAK, 2021)Benign metastasizing leiomyoma is exceedingly rare. Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma is defined as the metastasis of leiomyoma to the lung tissue. It has a benign histological character, but the presence of metastasis ... -
Circulating sTweak is associated with visceral adiposity and severity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Çilekar, Şule; Beysel, Selvihan; Karataş, Savaş; Balcı, Aydın; Akaslan, Kürşad; Uncu, Ali (Nature Research, 11.11.2021)Hypoxia is linked to an inflammatory imbalance in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Circulating soluble tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-like weak inducer of apoptosis (sTWEAK) is a cytokine that regulates inflammation ... -
CLINICAL UNCERTAINTIES OF CARDIAC TROPONIN İNTERPRETATION AMONG COVID-19
Düz, Muhammed Emin; Balcı, Aydın; Menekşe, Elif; Öztürk, Alpaslan (CARBONE EDITORE, 2021)Introduction: Although the increase in cardiac troponins (cTn) in COVID-19 patients has gained importance in the literature, the mechanism of increase has not been fully elucidated. However, it has been a matter of debate ... -
Comparison of First and 21st Day anti SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike IgM and IgG Responses
Düz, Muhammed Emin; Balcı, Aydın; Menekşe, Elif; Durmaz, Mustafa; Gümüş, Alper (TURKISH SOC IMMUNOLOGY, 2022)Objective: There is no definitive information yet about antibody kinetics produced in response to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. It is essential to know the antibody levels in different patient groups. Our ... -
Comparison of the diagnostic efficacy and complications of transbronchial biopsy in elderly and young patients
Günay, Sibel; Demirci, Nilgün; Uzel Şener, Melahat; Anar, Ceyda; Sekkin Sınıcı, Feyza Merve; Achikgoz, Zarifa; Yüksel Yavuz, Melike; Balcı, Aydın; Günay, Ersin (Bilimsel Tıp Yayınevi, 07.06.2021)Comparison of the diagnostic efficacy and complications of transbronchial biopsy in elderly and young patients Introduction: Among bronchoscopic procedures, transbronchial biopsy (TBB) is considered a high-risk procedure. ... -
D-dimer levels and COVID-19 severity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Düz, Muhammed Emin; Balcı, Aydın; Menekşe, Elif (Bilimsel Tıp Yayınevi, 2020)Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a fatal and pandemic disease discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, with lots of asymptomatic cases and a long incubation period. The researchers suggested that ... -
Diagnosis and treatment of acute pulmonary embolism: A single center experience
Ertekin, Ayşe; Balcı, Aydın; Bozkurt, Erhan; Atay, Emre; Aktaş, Ramazan Sami (Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi, 2022)Aim: Pulmonary embolism is a potentially life-threatening cardiovascular disease frequently encountered in emergency departments. The computed tomography pulmonary angiography is the imaging modality of choice in the ... -
Diagnostic role of complete blood count in pleural effusions
Balcı, Aydın; Aydın, Suphi (Turaz Bilim Derneği, 2021)Pleural effusion (PE) can be seen during the course and treatment of many malignant or benign diseases. Congestive heart failure and pneumonia are the most common causes of benign pleural effusion (BPE), while lung and ... -
The effect of bone metastases on survival in lung cancer
Suphi, Aydın; Balcı, Aydın (Fatih BAŞAK, 2020)Amaç: Akciğer kanserlerinde en sık uzak metastaz yerleri kemiklerdir. Çalışmamızda akciğer kanserlerinin kemik metastazı insidansını, tek ve multıpl kemik metastazlarının sağkalıma etkisini araştırmayı amaçladık. Bu konudaki ... -
Evaluating Lung Cancer with Tumor Markers: CEA, CA 19-9 and CA 125
Aydın, Suphi; Balcı, Aydın; Emin, Muhammet (Rabia YILMAZ, 2021)Aim: Lung cancer (LC) is a common and mortal malignancy. Tumor biomarkers are measurable biochemicals associated with cancer cells. Tumor markers cannot diagnose cancer; instead, they can be used as laboratory tests to ... -
Impacts of protective face masks on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Eroğul, Özgür; Gobeka, Hamidu Hamisi; Kaşıkçı, Murat; Eryiğit Eroğul, Leyla; Balcı, Aydın (Springer, 13.06.2022)Background To assess the impacts of prolonged protective face masks (PFM) wear on ocular surface symptoms among healthcare professionals (HCPs), and how these symptoms affected PFM wear. Methods Thirty-question survey ... -
Is COVID-19 responsible for asthma and COPD exacerbations?
Çilekar, Şule; Balcı, Aydın; Coşgun, İbrahim Güven (Holistence Publications, 2022)COVID-19 is an infectious disease that is transmitted by the respiratory tract and was first identified in the Wuhan province of China. The causative agent of the disease is SARS-CoV-2. There is little known about this ... -
Kliniğimize hemoptizi şikâyetiyle başvuran hastalarda hemoptizi etyolojileri ve tedavi yaklaşımları
Balcı, Aydın; Çilekar, Şule; Çoşğun, İbrahim Güven (Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, 2021)AMAÇ: Hemoptizi pulmoner veya bronşiyal vasküler sistemden kaynaklanan kanamaların sonucu olarak akciğer veya bronşlardan gelen kanın tükürülmesidir. Birçok hastalık için önemli bir ipucu olabilmektedir. Bazı durumlarda ... -
KLİNİĞİMİZDE İZOLE EDİLEN MYCOBACTERİUM TUBERCULOSİS KOMPLEKS SUŞLARININ ANTİTÜBERKÜLOZ İLAÇLARA DUYARLILIK DURUMLARI
Balcı, Aydın; Günay, Ersin; Demir, Cengiz; Çilekar, Şule; Çoşğun, İbrahim Güven; Aydın, Suphi (Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, 2021)AMAÇ: Tüberküloz (TB), Mycobacterium tuberculosis kompleks (MTBK) grubuna ait mikroorganizmaların neden olduğu kronik gidişatlı, bir enfeksiyon hastalığıdır. Anti tüberküloz ilaçlar ile tedavi edilmekte ve kontrol altına ... -
Knowledge and Attitude of New Coronavirus Epidemic (COVID-19) Among Health Care Workers
Balcı, Aydın; Çilekar, Şule; Çoşğun, İbrahim Güven (BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIV, 2022)Objective: The recent spread of new coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic causing worldwide concern is a public health emergency situation. The risk of getting infected due to close contact with the infected patients ... -
Kronik obstruktif akciğer hastalığında bilgisayarlı tomografide amfizem miktarı ve dağılımının kantitatif yöntemlerle değerlendirilmesi ve klinik bulguları ile korelasyonu
Aslan, Eranıl (Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Akademik Arşiv Sistemi, 2020)Amaç: Çalı?mamızda amfizem predominant tip kronik obstruktif akciğer hastalığı (KOAH) olan hastaların toraks bilgisayarlı tomografi (BT) tetkiklerinde farklı dansitometrik parametreleri kullanarak solunum fonksiyon testi ... -
A new biomarker in differentiation of mucosal chronic otitis Media from squamous chronic otitis media: The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII)
Yıldız, Erkan; Kuzu, Selçuk; Günebakan, Çağlar; Balcı, Aydın (Springer, 2022)The Systemic Immune-inflammation Index (SII) is a new biomarker based on the number of neutrophils, platelets, and lymphocytes in the Complete blood count, and is shown as diagnostic and prognostic in many diseases. Mucosal ... -
A novel approach in the diagnosis and follow-up of sarcoidosis
Balcı, Aydın; Aydın, Suphi (Fatih BAŞAK, 2020)Aim: Sarcoidosis is characterized by the presence of non-caseous granulomas that can involve all organs, especially the lungs and mediastinal lymph nodes. No biomarker investigated in recent years appears to be specific ...
