Effects of Psychoeducational Program for Reducing Psychological Symptoms on Internet Addiction among Adolescents

This study aims to examine the effects of the psychoeducational program prepared by the researcher for reducing psychological symptoms on Internet addiction among adolescents. The research was conducted with 509 ninth-, tenth- and eleventh-grade students attending an Anatolian High School in Uskudar district of Istanbul province in the academic year of 2014-2015. The Internet Addiction Scale (IAS) and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) were used to choose the study group. Lots were drawn among 33 students who scored above the average in both scales to form the 24-participant research group. The participants were randomly assigned to the research groups (experimental, n= 12; control, n= 12). While the psychoeducational program prepared by the researcher was performed to the experimental group, no program was applied the control group. 2x3 (experimental/control groups X pretest/posttest/follow-up test) split plot design was used in the study. Two-factor variance analysis technique was utilized for repeated measures on one factor to determine whether there was a difference between measures and groups in the data analysis. Bonferroni post-hoc test was used to find the source of intergroup difference. According to the research findings, it was seen that effect of intervention x time was significant for all dependent variables of psychological symptoms and Internet addiction (p<.05). Results of Bonferroni post-hoc test and variance analysis showed that the psychoeducational program was effective in reducing psychological symptoms and Internet addiction, and this effect was retentive at the end of 45-day follow-up. The findings were discussed in line with the literature, and recommendations were made for future research

Myxolipoma of the renal capsule: A case report

AbstractINTRODUCTIONAlthough lipomas are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the human body, primary intrarenal lipomas are quite rare. In this report we present a case of benign mesenchymal tumor with lipomatous and myxoid components.PRESENTATION OF CASEA sixty one years old male patient was admitted to our outpatient clinic for a general control since he had a right radical nephrectomy operation due to renal cell carcinoma (RCC) eight years ago and he did not have any urological control for last 3 years. However the urinary ultrasound revealed a mass lesion on left kidney and then on axial contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan, there were two masses on the left kidney. In the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the tumor on cortex was depicted as a homogeneous low-signal intensity on the T1-weighted pulse sequence and as a heterogeneous high-signal intensity on the T2-weighted pulse sequence. In pathological evaluation, the biopsy material of the cortical mass was a tumoral lesion containing lipomatous and mixoid areas without atypia, mitosis or necrosis which was diagnosed as myxolipoma.DISCUSSIONMyxolipoma, an uncommon type of lipoma, is a benign tumor composed mainly of fat cells with myxoid (mucus-like) components. In our case, the tumor was composed of mature adipocytes together with areas rich in mucoid substances and there were no malignant features including lipoblasts, mitosis or abundant capillary network.CONCLUSIONHerein we present a case of a fatty tumor originating from the renal capsule with the histologic diagnosis of myxolipoma. To the best of our knowledge, myxolipoma, a very rare form of lipoma, is not reported in kidney, in the literature before

The comparison of surgical and thermocautery-assisted techniques used in neonatal circumcision

Neonatal circumcision is a frequent procedure performed all around the globe, and it has a low complication rate when performed by trained experts. Our aim is to evaluate the outcomes and potential complications of two neonatal circumcision techniques. Fifteen hundred twenty-one infants who underwent neonatal circumcision at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital between 2010 and 2020, were evaluated retrospectively. Patients who had surgical procedures were classified as Group 1, whereas those who underwent thermocautery-assisted technique were classified as Groups 2. The outcomes and complications of both groups were compared. Group 1 had 758 patients, whereas Group 2 had 763. Both groups were aged 13.69±7.45 days and 13,44±7.70 days (p=0.1). Although there was no significant difference between the two groups when the complications were examined individually, there was a significant difference when all complications were considered, and the complication rate was greater in group 2 (p=0.01). While the hemorrhage rate was higher in Group 1 (p [Med-Science 2022; 11(2.000): 593-7

Comparison and evaluation of two C-reactive protein assays based on particle-enhanced immunoturbidimetry

The use of C-reactive protein (CRP) assays is increasing for a wide range of clinical conditions, and consequently the analytical performance requirements for CRP assays are also changing. For this reason, manufacturers have been developing CRP assays based on different methodologies to provide both high sensitivity and a wide measuring range. However, it is questionable whether these methods can meet the desired requirements for CRP assays. CRP Latex on the Cobas Integra 400 and CRP Tina-quant Latex on the Modular Analytics-P were evaluated in terms of detection limit, linearity, intra- and interassay precision, and comparability with 268 patient samples. The intra- and interassay precision of the two methods was 10% in the pool with concentrations of similar to 0.60 mg/L. The detection limits for CRP Latex and Tina-quant Latex were 0.20 and 0.22 mg/L, respectively. Both methods were linear up to 215 mg/L. There was a good agreement between the two assays, except for a scattering at concentrations near the detection limits. Deming regression analysis for CRP Latex (x-axis) and Tina-quant Latex (y-axis) yielded a slope of 1.067 +/- 0.018, an intercept of -0.148 +/- 0.358, and an S-ylx of 5.10 (r=0.996, P < 0.0001). The two assays gave comparable results. Low precision was determined for both assays, except for the low pool with a concentration of similar to 0.60 mg/L. We concluded that both of these assays should be improved to meet high-sensitivity criteria

A Case of Recurrent Renal Aluminum Hydroxide Stone

Renal stone disease is characterized by the differences depending on the age, gender, and the geographic location of the patients. Seventy-five percent of the renal stone components is the calcium (Ca). The most common type of the stones is the Ca oxalate stones, while Ca phosphate, uric acid, struvite, and sistine stones are more rarely reported. Other than these types, triamterene, adenosine, silica, indinavir, and ephedrine stones are also reported in the literature as case reports. However, to the best of our knowledge, aluminum hydroxide stones was not reported reported before. Herein we will report a 38-years-old woman with the history of recurrent renal colic disease whose renal stone was determined as aluminum hydroxide stone in type. Aluminum mineral may be considered in the formation of kidney stones as it is widely used in the field of healthcare and cosmetics

Relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms and inguinal hernia

Aim: To determine the relationship between inguinal hernia (and inguinal hernia subtypes) and low urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), that could be more common than we think. Method: The study was designed retrospectively and was done in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, including 100 patients aged &gt; 50 years that were divided into 2 groups: patients with BPH (BPH group) and patients with BPH and inguinal hernia (BPH-IH group 2). In addition, the BPH-IH group was subdivided according to 2 inguinal hernia subtypes; patients of BPH-IH subgroup A had direct inguinal hernia (n = 25) and those of BPH-IH subgroup B had indirect inguinal hernia (n = 25). Results: There was no statistical relationship and difference in rates between IPSS scores in both groups (p = 0.659) and there wasn’t a significant correlation between IPSS symptom severity and type of hernia, based on chi square analysis (p = 0.104) Conclusion: We were not able to prove our hypothesis that patients with inguinal hernia and BPH would have higher IPSS scores because of voiding dysfunction

The effect of inclined position on stone free rates in patients with lower caliceal stones during SWL session

Objective: To compare the outcomes of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) combined with inclined position and SWL alone in patients with lower pole calyx stones. Methods: Seven hundred forty patients who underwent SWL treatment for lower pole renal stones with a total diameter of 2 cm or less were prospectively randomized into two groups. They were comparable in terms of age, sex, and stone diameters. Patients with lower calyceal stones (4-20 mm) were randomized to SWL (368 patients) or SWL with simultaneous inclination (372 patients) with 30o head down Trendelenburg position). Shock wave and session numbers were standardized according to stone size. Additional standardized shock waves were given to patients with stone fragments determined by kidney urinary bladder film and ultrasound at weeks 1, 4, 10. Results: The overall stone free rate (SFR) was 73% (268/368) in patients with SWL alone and 81% (300/372) in SWL with inclination at the end of 12th week (p = 0.015). No significant adverse events were noted in both treatment groups. Conclusion: Simultaneous inclination of patients during SWL session increase SFR in lower caliceal stones significantly compared to SWL treatment alone

Postnatal outcome of isolated, nonprogressive, mild borderline fetal ventriculomegaly

Background This study aimed to evaluate postnatal outcome of fetuses affected by nonprogressive, isolated, mild (>= 10 and <= 12 mm) borderline ventriculomegaly (BVM)

An unusual cause of hematuria; primary epiploic appendagitis

INTRODUCTION: Primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) is self limiting inflammatory disease of colonic epiploic appendices. PRESENTATION OF CASE: Herein, a 40 years old patient describing abdomino-inguinal pain with clotty hematuria having PEA was presented. At first, the patient was thought to have a primary bladder pathology, but after a meticioulus examination, he found to have PEA and managed by conservative measures. DISCUSSION: Although PEA does not require surgical intervention, it may mimic other acute abdominal disorders which can be difficult to differentiate. Appendices overlying the sigmoid colon and cecum are more prone to be affected as they are more elongated and wider in size. The patient is usually admitted due to sudden onset of abdominal pain accompanied with fever, abdominal tenderness and leucocytosis. CONCLUSION: The present case demonstrated that PEA located close to the lower urinary tract especially urinary bladder might present with urinary symptoms such as hematuria. dysuria, pollakuria and inguinal pain