Balkan Medical Journal

Invited Review

Harmony Behind the Trumped-Shaped Vessel: the Essential Role of the Ductus Venosus in Fetal Medicine

Pages : 124-130 - Şifa Turan, Özhan M. Turan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1389

Current Approach to Non-Infectious Pulmonary Complications of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pages : 131-140 - Güldane Cengiz Seval, Pervin Topçuoğlu, Taner Demirer
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1635

Original Article

Astrogliosis has Different Dynamics after Cell Transplantation and Mechanical Impact in the Rodent Model of Parkinson‘s Disease

Pages : 141-147 - Nikola Tomov, Lachezar Surchev, Clemens Wiedenmann, Máté Daniel Döbrössy, Guido Nikkhah
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2016.1911

Effects of Intradermal Sterile Water Injections in Women with Low Back Pain in Labor: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial

Pages : 148-154 - Refika Genç Koyucu, Nurdan Demirci, Ayşe Ender Yumru, Süleyman Salman, Yavuz Tahsin Ayanoğlu, Yıldız Tosun, Cihangir Tayfur
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2016.0879

Effect and Mechanism of EGFL7 Downregulation in Human Osteosarcoma Cells on the Biological Function of Co-cultured HUVEC

Pages : 155-162 - Xia Li, Li-Feng Liu, Yang-Zhou Liu, Yu-Tao Pan, Guang Li, Qing-You Lu, Zeng-Chun Li
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0045

MicroRNA Expression Profile in the Prenatal Amniotic Fluid Samples of Pregnant Women with Down Syndrome

Pages : 163-166 - Emin Karaca, Ayça Aykut, Biray Ertürk, Burak Durmaz, Ahmet Güler, Barış Büke, Ahmet Özgür Yeniel, Ahmet Mete Ergenoğlu, Ferda Özkınay, Mehmet Özeren, Mert Kazandı, Fuat Akercan, Sermet Sağol, Cumhur Gündüz, Özgür Çoğulu
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0511

Core Professionalism Education in Surgery: A Systematic Review

Pages : 167-173 - Akile Sarıoğlu Büke, Özlem Sürel Karabilgin Öztürkçü, Yusuf Yılmaz, İskender Sayek
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0534

Administration of Ginkgo biloba Extract (EGb761) Alone and in Combination with FK506 Promotes Liver Regeneration in a Rat Model of Partial Hepatectomy

Pages : 174-180 - Nahide Ekici Günay, Sabahattin Muhtaroğlu, Abdulkadir Bedirli
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2016.1830

Effect of Intracameral Ophthalmic Cefuroxime Solution (Aprokam®) in the Prophylaxis of Cataract Surgery in Patients with Keratoplasty

Pages : 181-185 - Mustafa Erdoğan Cicik, Cezmi Doğan, Osman Şevki Arslan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1493

Comparison of Two Intraocular Lens Implantation Techniques in Pediatric Cataract Surgery in Terms of Postoperative Complications

Pages : 186-190 - Mustafa Erdoğan Cicik, Cezmi Doğan, Selim Bölükbaşı, Mehmet Necdet Cinhüseyinoğlu, Osman Şevki Arslan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1504

Brief Report

The Recent Emergence of Clostridium difficile Infection in Romanian Hospitals is Associated with a High Prevalence of Polymerase Chain Reaction Ribotype 027

Pages : 191-195 - Gabriel Adrian Popescu, Roxana Serban, Adriana Pistol, Andreea Niculcea, Andreea Preda, Daniela Lemeni, Ioana Sabina Macovei, Daniela Tălăpan, Alexandru Rafila, Dragoş Florea
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0400

Case Report

A Novel Variant in SYNE4 Confirms its Causative Role in Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Pages : 196-198 - John Masterson, Busegül Yıldırım, Ece Gökkaya, Suna Tokgöz Yılmaz, Mustafa Tekin
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0946

Myeloid Neoplasia and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma with Eosinophilia After Radioactive Iodine: A Case Report

Pages : 199-202 - Mahmut Büyükşimşek, Semra Paydaş, Ali Oğul, Emine Bağır, Melek Ergin
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0600

Primary Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Dermis Mimicking Malignant Melanoma

Pages : 203-207 - Ifeyinwa E. Obiorah, Pauline Brenholz, Metin Özdemirli
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0796

Premature Coronary Artery Disease due to Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in a 12-Year-Old Girl

Pages : 208-211 - Filiz Ekici, Salih Özçobanoğlu, Fırat Kardelen
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0490

Clinical Image

Button Battery Ingestion

Pages : 212-213 - Satvinder Singh Bakshi
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0523

Self-Inflicated Cardiac Injury by Multiple Sewing Needles

Pages : 214-215 - Özgür Altınbaş, Sümeyye Fatma Özer, Abdurrahman Şeramet, Ömer Tanyeli, Niyazi Görmüş
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0585

Müllerian Cyst in Posterior Mediastinum in a Young Woman

Pages : 216-218 - Jung Eun Lee, Yoon Ki Cha, Jeung Sook Kim, Jin-ho Choi, Kang Min Han
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0896

Letter to the Editor

Are HIV, HBV and HCV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Programs Needed in Balkans?

Pages : 219-220 - Camelia Sultana, Ana-Maria Schweitzer, Mihaela Bogdan, Simona Ruta
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1229

In Memoriam

Tribute to the Greatest Mentor of All Time: Prof. Mirko Tos (1931-2018)

Pages : 221-222 - Cem Uzun
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.2018.2.0001