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Konca C, Elhan AH. Unveiling the Accuracy of Ultrasonographic Assessment of Thyroid Volume: A Comparative Analysis of Ultrasonographic Measurements and Specimen Volumes. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6619. [PMID: 37892758 PMCID: PMC10607290 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12206619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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In endocrine surgery, a precise ultrasonographic measurement of thyroid volume is crucial. However, there is limited comparative research between ultrasonographic and specimen volumes, which has left this issue open to debate. This study aims to assess the accuracy of recommended formulas for ultrasonographic thyroid volume measurement by comparing them to specimen volumes and analyzing the influencing variables. From the data of 120 eligible patients, different formulas, including ultrasonographic thyroid volume (US-TV) based on the ellipsoid formula, lower correction factor thyroid volume (LCF-TV), and calculated ultrasonographic (derived formula) thyroid volume (CU-TV), were used to estimate the thyroid volume based on measurements taken prior to surgery. These measurements were compared with the intraoperative specimen volume (IO-TV) derived using Archimedes' principle. According to our findings, the mean values for US-TV and LCF-TV were significantly lower, whereas CU-TV was higher than IO-TV. Deviations were more significant in patients who had surgery for benign indications or compressive symptoms and in those with suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone levels. Although the ellipsoid formula tends to underestimate the actual thyroid volume, it remains the most accurate method for measuring ultrasonographic thyroid volume. The deviation is greater for larger volumes.
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- Can Konca
- Department of General Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, 06230 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, Ankara University School of Medicine, 06230 Ankara, Turkey;
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Konca C. How good is lobectomy for the Turkish population with papillary thyroid cancer? A clinicopathological evaluation. Turk J Surg 2023; 39:249-257. [PMID: 38058375 PMCID: PMC10696446 DOI: 10.47717/turkjsurg.2023.6210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Objectives In modern practice, there is an increasing recommendation for higher utilization of lobectomy in the management of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). However, in this decision where the optimal balance of locoregional recurrence and complication burden should be achieved, there are still conflicting results in the literature. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of high-risk factors in the Turkish population with PTC on the decision of hypothetical lobectomy. Material and Methods In this study, 96 PTC patients undergoing total thyroidectomy were retrospectively analyzed. Preoperative and postoperative evaluation differences and the impact of high-risk factors (tumor size, multifocality, extrathyroidal extension and central lymph node metastasis) on the decision for hypothetical lobectomy were investigated. Results In all patients and lobectomy-eligible patients, postoperative evaluations of multifocality, contralateral multifocality, and central lymph node metastases were significantly higher than preoperative evaluations. Consequently, postoperative evaluation revealed that completion thyroidectomy would be required in 52.9% of 51 patients who were hypothetically suitable for lobectomy. Furthermore, comparisons of tumor size-based grouping in lobectomy and total thyroidectomy suitable patients showed similar high-risk factor distribution except for central lymph node metastasis for tumors <10 mm and contralateral multifocality between 11-20 mm. Conclusion Completion thyroidectomy will be required in approximately half of the patients evaluated as suitable for lobectomy in the treatment of PTC in the Turkish population. In the treatment decision, in which many patient- and surgeon-related factors are influential, each patient should be considered separately.
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- Can Konca
- Department of General Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye
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Celik SU, Konca C. Body composition changes following total thyroidectomy: A one-year follow-up study. Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed) 2023; 70:14-20. [PMID: 36764744 DOI: 10.1016/j.endien.2022.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Thyroid hormones play an important role in body weight regulation. In this study, we investigated which body composition parameters cause a change in body weight after total thyroidectomy. MATERIALS AND METHOD We performed a retrospective cohort study of a prospectively maintained database of patients who underwent total thyroidectomy. Demographics, thyroid function tests, indications for surgery, final pathology, and postoperative thyroid status were collected. Body composition analyses measured by the bioelectrical impedance analysis method were recorded at two-time points, 12 months apart. RESULTS Forty-four patients were included in the study with a mean age of 51.6 years. There were statistically significant increases in weight (p=0.049), body mass index (p=0.021), and fat mass (p=0.001) over time. While 12 patients (27.3%) lost or maintained weight, 32 patients (72.7%) gained weight. There was no significant difference in age, sex, preoperative thyroid function tests, postoperative thyroid status, or pathology between those who gained weight and those who did not. Although changes in all body composition parameters were higher in males than in females, these differences were not significant overall. Multivariable regression analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between increase in fat mass and baseline free-T3 (p=0.041) and found that lower baseline percent body fat was a significant factor for greater fat mass gain (p=0.016). However, no predictors of change in weight were identified. CONCLUSION We conclude that total thyroidectomy results in a significant change in body weight and fat mass. Higher free-T3 and lower percent body fat at baseline were significant factors of fat mass gain.
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- Suleyman Utku Celik
- Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey; Department of General Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of General Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Celik SU, Konca C, Genc V. A Cohort Study Assessing the Association Between Body Composition Parameters and Symptomatic Hypocalcemia After Total Thyroidectomy. Am Surg 2020; 87:1305-1312. [PMID: 33345558 DOI: 10.1177/0003134820979578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative hypocalcemia is one of the major concerns following thyroidectomy and the most frequent cause of prolonged hospital stay. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body composition parameters and symptomatic hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy. In addition, the effects of disease- and patient-related factors on hypocalcemia were investigated. METHODS A total of 144 patients were prospectively included between March 2014 and September 2017. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the presence or absence of clinical symptoms of hypocalcemia. Subsequently, the relationship between body composition parameters and hypocalcemia was evaluated. RESULTS Postoperative hypocalcemia-related symptoms occurred in 28 patients (19.4%). Permanent hypocalcemia was not encountered in any patient. Patients with hypocalcemic symptoms were more likely to have nodules ≥40 mm (39.3% vs. 17.2%, P = .011), retrosternal goiters (25.0% vs. 7.8%, P = .017), central lymph node dissection (LND) (32.1% vs. 11.2%, P = .015), and parathyroid autotransplantation (28.6% vs. 3.4%, P < .001) than those without symptoms. However, no differences were observed in the body composition parameters between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. On multivariate analysis, lower preoperative intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels (odds ratios (ORs) .96, 95% confidence intervals (CIs) .93-.99), the presence of retrosternal goiters (OR 10.26, 95% CI 2.23-47.14), central LND (OR 16.05, 95% CI 3.90-66.07), and parathyroid autotransplantation (OR 36.22, 95% CI 6.76-194.13) predicted hypocalcemia. DISCUSSION This study demonstrates that patients with lower preoperative iPTH levels, retrosternal goiters, central LND, and parathyroid autotransplantation are at an increased risk of developing clinical symptoms of hypocalcemia. Body composition parameters have no effect on the incidence of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy.
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- Suleyman U Celik
- Department of General Surgery, 63990Ankara University School of Medicine, Turkey.,Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, 63990Ankara University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, 63990Ankara University School of Medicine, Turkey
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Toktas O, Konca C, Trabulus DC, Soyder A, Koksal H, Karanlik H, Kamali Polat A, Ozbas S, Yormaz S, Isik A, Sezgin E, Soran A. A Novel First-Line Treatment Alternative for Noncomplicated Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: Combined İntralesional Steroid İnjection with Topical Steroid Administration. Breast Care (Basel) 2020; 16:181-187. [PMID: 34012373 DOI: 10.1159/000507951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare form of nonlactational mastitis. Due to the small number of case series and consequently inadequate prospective studies, there is still no consensus on the optimal treatment of IGM. In this study, we aimed to compare the efficacy of intralesional steroid injection with concomitant topical steroids to systemic steroid therapy only in the treatment of noncomplicated IGM. Methods Between June 2015 and April 2018, the patients' data was prospectively collected and analyzed retrospectively. The study included a total of 78 female patients diagnosed with IGM. Patients were divided into 2 groups: the local steroid treatment group (intralesional steroid injection with topical steroid administration; group 1, n = 46) and the peroral systemic steroid treatment group (group 2, n = 32). Response to the therapy, side effects, recurrence, the need for surgical treatment, and complication rates were compared. Results Forty-three patients (93.5%) in group 1 achieved a partial or complete response compared to 23 patients (71.9%) in group 2 after 3 months; this difference was significant (p = 0.012). The recurrence rates were significantly lower in group 1 (8.7%) compared to group 2 (46.9%; p = 0.001), and the need for surgical treatment was significantly less in group 1 (2.2%) than in group 2 (9.4%; p = 0.001). While the complication rates were similar between groups, a higher rate of systemic side effects was observed in group 2. Conclusion Based on the results of our study, combined steroid injection and topical steroid treatment in IGM is as effective as systemic steroid treatment. We suggest that this combination therapy of topical steroids and local steroid injection should be used as first-line therapy in patients with noncomplicated IGM.
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- Osman Toktas
- Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty, Van Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Istanbul Samatya Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Istanbul University Institute of Oncology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty, 19 Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Ankara Guven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Izmir Instıtute of Technology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sonmez M, Konca C. Effects of Concurrent Expression of Myc and Bcl-2 on the Treatment and Prognosis in Extranodal Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. J Glob Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1200/jgo.18.16300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Aim: We aimed to investigate the effects of immunohistochemical and molecular presence of double-hit lymphomas (DHL) (combined expression of myc and bcl-2) on overall and progression-free survival rates of patients with extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Methods: A total of 31 patients (17 female, 14 male; mean age 57 years) with diagnosis of extranodal DLBCL were included into the study. Patients transforming from low grade B cell lymphoma, and patients with HIV positivity were not included. In a retrospective manner, patient characteristics were noted (age at diagnosis, sex, sites of extranodal involvement, stage, high-risk group, histopathological diagnosis, IPI score, LDH level at diagnosis, bone marrow involvement, and treatment modalities). Histopathological specimens underwent immunohistochemical (bcl-6, bcl-2, myc, CD10, Mum-1) and molecular (bcl-2 and myc, by means of PCR) analysis. All patients was treatment with R-CHOP protocol. Results: DHL was observed immunohistochemically in only one patient, while molecular studies found 6 cases. Three-month overall survival rates were 50% and 88% in DHL positive and negative groups, respectively. Six-month overall survival rates were 16% and 76% in DHL positive and negative groups, respectively. Progression-free 3-month survival rates were 51% and 88% in DHL positive and negative groups, respectively. Progression-free 6-month survival rates were 33% and 76% in DHL positive and negative groups, respectively. No relation with histopathological type of the disease was noted. Conclusion: We conclude that DHL presence in patients with extranodal DLBCL was an independent factor leading to shortened overall or progression-free survival.
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- M. Sonmez
- Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Department of Haematology, Trabzon, Turkey,
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- Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Department of Haematology, Trabzon, Turkey,
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Konca C, Yılmaz AA, Çelik SU, Kayılıoğlu SI, Paşaoğlu ÖT, Ceylan HA, Genç V. The Effects of Bougie Diameters on Tissue Oxygen Levels After Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Randomized Experimental Trial. Balkan Med J 2018; 35:245-249. [PMID: 29467117 PMCID: PMC5981121 DOI: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: Staple-line leak is the most frightening complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and several predisposing factors such as using improper staple sizes regardless of gastric wall thickness, narrower bougie diameter and ischemia of the staple line are asserted. Aims: To evaluate the effects of different bougie diameters on tissue oxygen partial pressure at the esophagogastric junction after sleeve gastrectomy. Study Design: A randomized and controlled animal experiment with 1:1:1:1 allocation ratio. Methods: Thirty-two male Wistar Albino rats were randomly divided into 4 groups of 8 each. While 12-Fr bougies were used in groups 1 and 3, 8-Fr bougies were used in groups 2 and 4. Fibrin sealant application was also carried out around the gastrectomy line after sleeve gastrectomy in groups 3 and 4. Burst pressure of gastrectomy line, tissue oxygen partial pressure and hydroxyproline levels at the esophagogastric junction were measured and compared among groups. Results: Mortality was detected in 2 out of 32 rats (6.25%) and one of them was in group 2 and the cause of this mortality was gastric leak. Gastric leak was detected in 2 out of 32 rats (6.25%). There was no significant difference in terms of burst pressures, tissue oxygen partial pressure and tissue hydroxyproline levels among the 4 groups. Conclusion: The use of narrower bougie along with fibrin sealant has not had a negative effect on tissue perfusion and wound healing.
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- Can Konca
- Department of Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Çelik SU, Çetinkaya ÖA, Konca C, Koç MA, Kırımker EO, Kocaay AF, Alaçayır İ. Acute arterial occlusion due to vascular closure device: A report of two cases. ULUS TRAVMA ACIL CER 2018; 24:181-183. [PMID: 29569693 DOI: 10.5505/tjtes.2017.10705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Vascular closure devices are frequently used after percutaneous arterial interventions to achieve hemostasis at the puncture site and facilitate early ambulation. Occasionally, complications have been reported with closure devices, such as hematoma, infection, arteriovenous fistula, pseudoaneurysm, and ischemia. This is a report of 2 cases of severe, acute-onset arterial occlusion and critical limb ischemia, one of which occurred in the upper limb following the use of a vascular closure device, and the required surgical treatment.
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- Süleyman Utku Çelik
- Department of General Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara-Turkey.
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Tekin M, Konca C, Kahramaner Z, Erdemir A, Gulyuz A, Uckardes F, Turgut M. The association between mean platelet volume and infants with meconium stained amniotic fluid. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20:2983-2987. [PMID: 27460723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The exact pathophysiology of meconium passage into the amniotic fluid is unknown, but it is frequently associated with fetal hypoxia. The mean platelet volume (MPV) seems to be a marker of platelet production and consumption and may be related to the severity of some diseases associated with bone marrow, hypoxia, and perinatal infections. We aimed to investigate the association between MPV levels and meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) in infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS MPV, serum-reactive protein and hemoglobin levels, and leukocyte and thrombocyte counts were measured in 106 infants with MSAF and a comparison group of 78 healthy control infants. RESULTS The mean MPV values of the infants with MSAF were statistically significantly lower than those of the control group (p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in the hemoglobin levels or leukocyte and thrombocyte counts in the study group compared to the control group (p > 0.05). There was also no statistically significant difference in the MPV levels of the infants with meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) compared to the infants with MSAF without MAS (p = 0.107). The optimal cut-off value for the MPV was 9.90 fl (area under the curve [AUC: 0.788]) in the infants with MSAF, with a sensitivity of 78.1% and specificity of 74.3%. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that the MPV levels of infants with MSAF were significantly lower than those of healthy infants. This might be associated with a hypoxic process. However, the MPV levels of infants with MSAF and MAS were statistically similar. Thus, the MPV level could not be used to detect patients with or without severe disease.
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- M Tekin
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey.
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