Balkan Medical Journal

Editorial

Contribution of Balkan Medical Journal to the development and dissemination of medical science in the Balkans

Pages : 223-224 - Zafer Koçak, Necdet Süt, Mustafa İnan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2018.3.0001

Invited Review

The Role of Osteoprotegerin as a Cardioprotective Versus Reactive Inflammatory Marker: the Chicken or the Egg Paradox

Pages : 225-232 - Flora Özkalaycı, Öykü Gülmez, Betül Uğur-Altun, Seithikurippu Ratnas Pandi-Perumal, Armağan Altun
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2018.0579

Original Article

Pericardial Effusion in Obstructive Sleep Apnea without Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Daily Hypoxemia - is it Unusual?

Pages : 233-237 - Emil Ivanov Manov, Ventsislava Pencheva Pencheva, Nikolay Margaritov Runev, Stefan Naydenov Naydenov, Daniela Stoychkova Petrova, Ognian Borisov Georgiev
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0580

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire

Pages : 238-244 - Hazel Ekin Akmaz, Meltem Uyar, Yasemin Kuzeyli Yıldırım, Esra Akın Korhan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2016.1998

The Effects of Bougie Diameters on Tissue Oxygen Levels After Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Randomized Experimental Trial

Pages : 245-249 - Can Konca, Ali Abbas Yılmaz, Süleyman Utku Çelik, Selami Ilgaz Kayılıoğlu, Özge Tuğçe Paşaoğlu, Halil Arda Ceylan, Volkan Genç
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0484

Increased Expression of Interleukin-18 mRNA is Associated with Carotid Artery Stenosis

Pages : 250-255 - Berk Arapi, Burcu Bayoğlu, Müjgan Cengiz, Ahmet Dirican, Serkan Burç Deser, Yerik Junusbekov, Caner Arslan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0323

Evaluation of the Cytotoxic and Autophagic Effects of Atorvastatin on MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells

Pages : 256-262 - Tuğba Alarcon Martinez, Naciye Dilara Zeybek, Sevda Müftüoğlu
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0604

Brief Report

Mixed Adeno-Neuroendocrine Carcinoma; Case Series of Ten Patients with Review of the Literature

Pages : 263-267 - Yiğit Düzköylü, Orhan Aras, Erdal Birol Bostancı, Tülay Keklik Temuçin, Murat Ulaş
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1471

Case Report

Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder in Pediatric Patient: Four Case Series and Review of the Literature

Pages : 268-271 - Murat Uçar, Metin Demirkaya, Berna Aytaç Vuruşkan, Emin Balkan, Nizamettin Kılıç
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1292

Haploinsufficiency of the DMRT Gene Cluster in a Case with 46,XY Ovotesticular Disorder of Sexual Development

Pages : 272-274 - Metin Eser, Akif Ayaz
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0378

Rare Fibroepithelial Polyp Extending Along the Ureter: A Case Report

Pages : 275-277 - Hakan Akdere, Gökhan Çevik
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1537

Successful Management of Aggressive Fibromatosis of the Neck: A Case Report

Pages : 278-281 - Özgür Mehmet Avinçsal, Hirotaka Shinomiya, Naoki Otsuki, Ryohei Sasaki, Ken-ichi Nibu
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0509

Clinical Image

Uterine Mass and Menorrhagia: A Rare Presentation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Arduous Clinical Course

Pages : 282-284 - Kundan Mishra, Chandrasekaran Muralidaran, Aditya Jandial, B.R. Mittal, Subhash Varma
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0941

Multiple Loops of External and Internal Carotid Arteries Vulnerable in Surgical and Radiological Procedures

Pages : 285-286 - Satheesha Nayak, Naveen Kumar
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1179

Letter to the Editor

Practice Patterns in Diagnosis and Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia among General Practitioners: Lessons Learnt from a Greek Survey

Pages : 287-288 - Michael Samarinas, Kyriakos Moysidis, Pigi Perdikaki, Stavros Gravas
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1659

New Hypothesis and Alternative Approach for Imaging Neuronal Function and Metabolic Activity Based on Redox-Status

Pages : 289-291 - Plamen Getsov, Zhivko Zhelev, Ichio Aoki, Rumiana Bakalova
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2018.0286