Nevin Dogan

The Effects of Hysterectomy on Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Marital Adjustment in Turkish Women With Gynecologic Cancer

The purpose of this research was to investigate the differences in the effect of hysterectomy on body image, self-esteem, and marital adjustment in Turkish women with gynecologic cancer based on specific independent variables, including age, education, employment, having or not having children, and income. This cross-sectional study compared a group of women who underwent a hysterectomy (n = 100) with a healthy control group (n = 100). The study findings indicate that women who had a hysterectomy were found in worse conditions in terms of body image, self-esteem, and dyadic adjustment compared to healthy women. In terms of dyadic adjustment and body image among women who had undergone a hysterectomy, those with lower levels of income and education were found in poorer conditions. The studys findings show that hysterectomies have negative effects on body image, self-esteem, and dyadic adjustment in women affected by gynecologic cancer. Nursing assessment of self-esteem and marital adjustment indicators and implementation of strategies to increase self-confidence and self-esteem are needed for high-risk women.

Annelerin doğum sonu konforunu etkileyen faktörler

Aim: Completion thyroidectomy is required at situations such as recurrent nodular goiter and malignant findings at histopathology after primary operation for noduler goiter. The aim of this study was to investigate the indications for the completion thyroidectomy and the effect of the operation timing on morbidity. Materials and Methods: Thirty-one consecutive patients (26 females and 5 males) with a mean age of 36.5p7.7 years (range, 23-55 yrs) that underwent completion thyroidectomy were investigated. The patients, who needed re-operation for recurrence with diagnosis of histopathologically proven malignancy or re-operated for recurrence, were included. Results: Seventeen patients had the second operation performed within 10 days or more than 90 days after initial operation (group 1). Fourteen patients had re-operation between 10 and 90 days after the first procedure (group 2). Histopathological examination after the completion thyroidectomy revealed remnant tumour in 7 patients (23%), two of them in the contralateral lobe. One patient suffered from a permanent hypoparathyroidism in group 1 and a permanent vocal cord paralysis in group 2. Conclusion: Our results suggest that other treatment modalities except total thyroidectomy are insufficient, since remnant tumour was seen over 20% of the histopathological specimens of the completion thyroidectomy. Timing of completion thyroidectomy had no effect on the thyroid cancer development. Total thyroidectomy can be preferred in the surgical management of tiroid cancers or benign nodular goiter.A 10 years old boy admitted to Ophthalmology Clinic with the complaint of low vision. His ophthalmologic examination showed decreased visual acuity as counting fingers from 2 meters in both eyes. Biomicroscopic examination of his both eyes was normal. Optic atrophy was apparent in his both eyes on fundoscopic examination. He has been followed with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 1 for the last two years and had nocturnal enuresis. He was diagnosed as Wolfram (DIDMOAD) syndrome based on the results of clinical and laboratory examinations. His medical management has been carried out carefully however he was no longer able to attend his school. His IQ was within normal ranges and he was referred to a school which educates visually disabled children. Wolfram syndrome can easily be diagnosed in outpatient clinics since it does not require a genetic analysis. Physicians should keep in mind this diagnosis during their daily practice and provide the best management to the patient by achieving interdisciplinary co-operation.Cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSW) has been reported in cases with subarachnoid haemorrhage, infections, head injury, brain tumours, transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, and neurosurgery. It is characterized by extracellular fluid depletion and hyponatraemia caused by progressive natriuresis with concomitant diuresis. The relationship between tuberculous menengitis and CSW in children has been desciribed rarely. We describe a case of CSW in an eight years old child with tuberculous meningitis in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) whose main biochemical findings were low serum sodium, excessive urine sodium loss and clinical evidence of a contracted extracellular fluid volume. It is essential that in any child with hyponatremia and meningitis in PICU, an evaluation to be undertaken to differentiate between syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and CSW. A wrong diagnosis might lead to inappropriate fluid restriction and worsen the hypovolemia in children with CSW. Supplements of sodium chloride and mineralocorticoids may be useful in managing children with CSW. PICU professionals must be aware of the clinical and laboratory features that distinguish CSW from SIADH.

The presence of metabolic syndrome and associated quality of life in Turkish women with cardiovascular disease

O adults world-wide are becoming obese at an alarming rate. More than 35% of U.S. men and women were obese in 2009– 2010. There was no significant difference in prevalence between men and women at any age. The World Health Organization reports that worldwide over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women were obese in 2011. The purpose of this research is to understand the challenges older adults face when trying to lose weight. A focus group with older adults who have struggled with trying to lose weight revealed that these older adults are frustrated by their lack of sustainable success in weight loss. They felt that lack of knowledge is not the problem. They all understood that weight loss involves the balance of nutrition and exercise but found weight loss difficult, with weight lost quickly regained. Difficulties cited were living alone and not wanting to cook for one, the expense and short shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables, medications, eating out of habit, fast food, lack of motivation, eating for comfort, and more difficulty exercising. More research is needed on the difficulty of losing weight among older adults who are basically healthy but want to lose weight before the advent of serious health consequences such as diabetes or reduced mobility. A greater understanding of what strategies can be successfully implemented could also contribute to reduced health care costs by preventing diseases which are costly in terms of health care dollars as well as quality of life.

Kırk bes yas ve üstü kadınlarda osteoporoz risk faktörleri

Osteoporoz ve romatizmal hastaliklar gozun tum tabakalarini etkileyen bulgular ile karsimiza cikmaktadir. Eriskin ve Juvenil Romatoid Artrit, Sjogren Sendromu, Ankilozan Spondilit siklikla goz bulgulari ile beraberlik gosteren romatizmal hastaliklardir. Goz bulgulari siklikla sistemik hastaligin semptomlarina onculuk etmektedirler. Bu hastaliklarda en sik olarak uveit, iridosiklit, vitritis, keratit, sklerit, anterior iskemik optik noropati ve retinal vaskulit gibi okuler inflamasyon bulgulari gorulmektedir. Okuler inflamasyon hastaligin kendisinden kaynaklanabilecegi gibi bu hastaliklarin tedavisinde kullanilan ilaclara bagli olarak da karsimiza cikabilmektedir. Bu calismada osteoporoz ve en sik goz bulgusu izlenen romatizmal hastaliklarin okuler bulgulari literatur esliginde arastirildi.Mirizzi syndrome is an unusual complication of gallstone disease and occurs in approximately 1% of these patients. Some cases can not be identified preoperatively, despite modern imaging techniques. Today, treatment of Mirizzi syndrome is surgical. If Mirizzi syndrome is present, the risk of bile duct injury increases, particularly during laparoscopic surgery. Therefore, preoperative or intraoperative diagnosis is important. Here, we presented a 29 year-old woman with obstructive jaundice who diagnosed as cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis. Preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography relieved the common bile duct stone but cound not diagnosed the Mirizzi syndrome preoperatively. During laparoscopy, the diagnosis of Mirizzi syndrome was suspected early and the procedure was converted to open cholecystectomy and T-tube to common bile duct. There was no bile duct injury and postoperative course was uneventful.Lenfomalarda akciger tutulumu primer ve sekonder olmak uzere iki sekilde gorulmektedir. Lenfoma hucreleri, akcigerin degisik bolgelerini, yogun bicimde infiltre edebilmektedir. 57 yasinda erkek hastanin 6 aydir devam eden gogus agrisi, boyunda sislik, halsizlik, oksuruk ve balgam yakinmalari mevcuttu. Hasta, hepatosplenomegali, son bir ayda kilo kaybi, ates ve boynunun sol yaninda buyuyen agrili sislik nedeniyle klinigimize yatirildi. Fizik muayenede, boyunda agrili lenfadenopati saptandi. Solunum sistemi muayenesinde sagda solunum seslerinin siddetinde azalma, yer yer krepitan raller mevcuttu. PA akciger grafisinde sag parahiler bolgede non homojen yaygin infiltrasyon saptandi. Toraks tomografisinde ise sag akcigerde santralde hava bronkogrami izlenen konsolide alan, periferde noduler ve retikulonoduler, sol akciger alt lop posterobazal segmentte ve sol akciger ust lop apikoposterior segmentte birkac adet noduler lezyon, paratrakeal lenf bezi ve lokalize alveoler diffuz infiltrasyonlar saptandi. Servikal lenf nodunu histolojik incelenmesinde yuksek grade buyuk hucreli Non-Hodgkin lenfoma tanisi kondu. Hasta 6 siklus CEOP kuru aldi. Kemoterapi tamamlandiktan sonra yapilan incelemelerde daha once varolan akciger lezyonlarinin tumunun kayboldugu goruldu. Bu vaka sistemik non-Hodgkin lenfoma seyri sirasinda akcigeri tutulumu gelisen ve tek basina kemoterapi ile uzun sureli remisyona giren bir nadir olgudur.In this study, we are presenting the results of cytogenetic analysis and molecular cytogenetic analysis (FISH) of the couple and their family, who were referred to our genetic diagnostic laboratory and had bad obstetrics history. We found a normal karyotype (46,XY) in male, and A de novo complex chromosome rearrangement found in a phenotypically normal female was characterized by G-bands, FISH with probes. Her chromosome structure was 46,XX,der(18;22)(18pterrp11.1::22p11.1rqter) del(18)(:p11.1rqter). To determine the parental origin of translocation, we examined the individuals of the family, and we found that the translocation was de novo. We concluded that this carrier family might be due to the unbalanced distribution of translocation, during gamete formation and prenatal diagnosis recommended for their future pregnancies.