Browsing by Author "Yilmaz, Tevfik"
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Assessment of Cases With Intracranial Hydatid Cyst: A 23-Year Experience
Turan, Yahya; Yilmaz, Tevfik; Gocmez, Cuneyt; Kamasak, Kagan; Kemaloglu, Serdar; Tekin, Recep; Hattapoglu, Salih (Journal Neurological Sciences, 2014)Objective: Brain is involved in 1-2% of hydatid cyst infections. A cranial location is rare. In this study, we aimed to assess clinical findings, radiological investigations, and treatment modalities of cases with intracranial ... -
Co-occurrence of lumbar spondylolysis and lumbar disc herniation with lumbosacral nerve root anomaly
Yilmaz, Tevfik; Turan, Yahya; Gulsen, Ismail; Dalbayrak, Sedat (Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2014)Lumbosacral nerve root anomalies are the leading cause of lumbar surgery failures. Although co-occurrence of lumbar spondylolysis and disc herniation is common, it is very rare to observe that a nerve root anomaly accompanies ... -
The Contribution of Cervical Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging to the Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Dalbayrak, Sedat; Yaman, Onur; Firidin, Mustafa Nevzat; Yilmaz, Tevfik; Yilmaz, Mesut (Turkish Neurosurgical Soc, 2015)AIM: Cervical spine is the most kinetic segment of the whole vertebrae. The radiologic imaging methods concern with the morphologic changes but give no functional data. At flexion, spinal cord strains, anterior osteophytic ... -
Current and future surgery strategies for spinal cord injuries
Dalbayrak, Sedat; Yaman, Onur; Yilmaz, Tevfik (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2015)Spinal cord trauma is a prominent cause of mortality and morbidity. In developed countries a spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs every 16 min. SCI occurs due to tissue destruction, primarily by mechanical and secondarily ... -
Effects of Bemiparin Sodium Versus Dabigatran Etexilate After Anastomosis in Rat Carotid Arteries on the Development of Neointima and Thrombolytic Efficacy
Ozturk, Pinar Aydin; Yilmaz, Tevfik; Ozturk, Unal (Elsevier Science Inc, 2019)BACKGROUND: Revascularization before infarct development after cerebral ischemia may affect morbidity. The success of revascularization can be less than expected because of spontaneous thrombosis or restenosis with intimal ... -
Efficacy of dexamethasone on penicillin-induced epileptiform activity in rats: An electrophysiological study
Yilmaz, Tevfik; Akca, Metehan; Turan, Yahya; Ocak, Hakan; Kamasak, Kagan; Yildirim, Mehmet (Elsevier Science Bv, 2014)Corticosteroids are extensively used in treatment of many diseases. In neurosurgery practice, dexamethasone (DEX) is commonly used particularly in cerebral edema secondary to brain tumors, head trauma, and central nervous ... -
Local Tissue Electrical Resistances in Transpedicular Screw Application in the Thoracolumbar Region
Turan, Yahya; Sayin, Murat; Yurt, Alaattin; Yilmaz, Tevfik; Demircivi Ozer, Fusun; Temiz, Cuneyt (Turkish Neurosurgical Soc, 2016)AIM: To determine local tissue electrical resistance differences generated during a screw pass from the pedicle to another tissue rather than determining all individual electrical tissue resistance values. MATERIAL and ... -
A Modified Technique for the Treatment of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
Yilmaz, Tevfik; Dalbayrak, Sedat; Yaman, Onur; Yilmaz, Mesut; Ayten, Murat; Turan, Yahya; Ozturk, Kadir (Turkish Neurosurgical Soc, 2015)AIM: To describe a modified technique for the treatment of single level, isthnnic spondylolisthesis (IS) MATERIAL and METHODS: Forty-two patients who underwent posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) with spinolaminar ... -
Outcome of Primary Bone Fragment Replacement in Pediatric Patients with Depressed Skull Fracture
Oktay, Kadir; Guzel, Ebru; Unal, Emre; Yilmaz, Tevfik; Okten, Ali Ihsan; Guzel, Aslan (Karger, 2019)Objective: To evaluate pediatric patients who were operated with the diagnosis of depressed skull fracture. Methods: The records of pediatric patients who presented with traumatic head injury to multicenter neurosurgery ... -
Pediatric Orbital Roof Intradiploic Meningioma Operated by Eyebrow Incision
Aydin Ozturk, Pinar; Yilmaz, Tevfik; Ozturk, Unal; Aydin, Kamuran (Karger, 2020)Introduction: Primary intradiploic meningiomas account for <1% of all osseous calvarial lesions and are categorized as bone tumors. They are frequently observed in the frontotemporal region of the calvarium, anterior cranial ... -
Recurrent Gliosarcoma in Pregnancy
Gulsen, Ismail; Ak, Hakan; Yilmaz, Tevfik; Bulut, Mehmet Deniz; Alkis, Ismet; Bayram, Irfan (Hindawi Ltd, 2014)Gliosarcoma is a rare tumor of the central nervous system and it constitutes about 1 to 8% of all malignant gliomas. In this report we are presenting a recurrent gliosarcoma case during a pregnancy in a 30-year-old woman. ... -
Surgical management of sporadic hemangioblastomas located in the posterior fossa of brain
Basar, Ibrahim; Ozturk, Pinar Aydin; Tuncer, Mehmet Cudi; Turan, Yahya; Yilmaz, Tevfik (Pisa Univ Press, 2021)Purpose: Hemangioblastomas (HBs) are highly vascular tumors, constituting 2%-3% of central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Surgery is a treatment option for HBs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the demographic, ... -
Surgical Therapy of a Vertebral Artery Aneurysm With Saccular and Fusiform Segments
Yilmaz, Tevfik; Turan, Yahya; Ceviz, Adnan (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014)Vertebral artery aneurysms form a group of aneurysms having high rates of rebleeding, morbidity, and mortality, poor treatment outcomes, as well as low rate of surgical treatment. Examinations for subarachnoid bleeding ... -
Three-Dimensional Analysis of Foramen Magnum and its Adjacent Structures
Gocmez, Cuneyt; Goya, Cemil; Hamidi, Cihad; Kamasak, Kagan; Yilmaz, Tevfik; Turan, Yahya; Uzar, Ertugrul (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014)The goal of this effort is to evaluate the anatomy of the foramen magnum (FM) using 3-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT), and determine whether or not the anatomical features of vascular structures and condylar foramen ... -
Treatment Principles for Coccygodynia
Dalbayrak, Sedat; Yaman, Onur; Yilmaz, Tevfik; Yilmaz, Mesut (Turkish Neurosurgical Soc, 2014)AIM: An evaluation of treatment methods and outcomes for coccygodynia cases that do not respond to conservative treatment. MATERIAL and METHODS: Local anesthetic and steroid injections were applied in 32 coccygodynia cases ...
