Browsing by Author "Çetinkal, Ahmet"
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Does gabapentin affect neural tube development? Experimental study using an early stage chick embryo model
Çetinkal, Ahmet; Çakır, Aslı (Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 2021)AIM: To determine whether using gabapentin (GBP), especially in the first maternal trimester, would affect the neural tube development of embryos in an early stage chick embryo (ESCE) model. MATERIAL and METHODS: One ... -
The effect of the number of open vertebral segments on the prognosis of newborns with midline closure defect: A single surgeon, single center experience
Çetinkal, Ahmet; Tahta, Alican (Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 2021)AIM: To investigate the effect of the number of open vertebral segments on the prognosis of newborns with midline closure defects (MCD), and the optimal timing for ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement in those with ... -
The efficacy of ultrasound-guided anterior quadratus lumborum block for pain management following lumbar spinal surgery: A randomized controlled trial
Alver, Selçuk; Çiftçi, Bahadır; Tahta, Ali Can; Çetinkal, Ahmet; Gölboyu, Birzat Emre; Erdoğan, Cem; Ekinci, Mürsel (BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)Background: Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is a fascial plane block. There is no randomized study on the efficacy of QLB for lumbar surgery. We evaluated the efficacy of QLB for postoperative pain management and patient ... -
Flow diversion therapy of remnant and recurrent intracranial aneurysms treated surgically
Akgül, Erol; Onan, Hasan Bilen; Can, Yusuf; Ertan, Gülhan; Erol, Cengiz; Çetinkal, Ahmet; Çınar, Celal; Hakyemez, Bahattin; Yıldız, Altan; Oran, İsmail; Şekerci, Zeki (Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 2023)AIM: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of flow diverter stents (FDSs) for treating remnant or recurrent intracranial aneurysms that were treated surgically. MATERIAL and METHODS: The patients who were treated with FDSs ... -
Intramedullary pancreatic adenocarcinoma metastasis: The first case in literature
Tahta, Alican; Çetinkal, Ahmet; Çalış, Elif; Dinç, Cem (Neurocirugia, 2022)Background: Pancreatic cancer is a common gastrointestinal malignancy, and is often associated with a poor prognosis. Although liver is generally seen as a distant metastasis point, it has been shown that it can metastasize ... -
Intramedullary schwannoma of cervicomedullary junction: A case report
Tahta, Alican; Çetinkal, Ahmet; Çakır, Aslı; Şekerci, Zeki (Elsevier Masson s.r.l., 2022)Background: Intramedullary schwannomas of brain stem and spinal cord are extremely rare. In almost all cases, homogeneous, asymmetrical or circular intensive gadolinium enhancement has been demonstrated. However, no cases ... -
Lumbar microdiscectomy with the simply modified taylor retractor
Çetinkal, Ahmet (İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, 2021)Aim: To describe the modifications we made to the Taylor retractor (TR) used in routine spinal surgery and present the results of cases that underwent surgery with the modified TR. Materials and Methods: We made two basic ... -
Spinal meningioma: Five-year experience of a single center
Çetinkal, Ahmet (İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, 2021)Aim: To discuss the natural history of spinal meningiomas (SMs) in our series, surgical approach options, and pathology results in light of the literature. Material and Methods: Of the 151 meningioma cases operated on ...
