Volume: 2 Issue: 1

Reviews

Review

1. Ablation therapies for thyroid nodules and parathyroid adenomas: What we should know?

Tümay Bekci , Uluhan Eryürük

Page : 1-8

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Research Articles

Research Article

2. Anatomical variations of aortic arch branching patterns: an evaluation using digital subtraction angiography

Mustafa Demir , Şuayip Aslan

Page : 9-14

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Research Article

3. Sedation with chloral hydrate and melatonin in childhood electroencephalography

Betül Diler Durgut , Emine Tekin

Page : 15-20

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Research Article

4. The necessity of routine terminal ileum intubation in patients undergoing routine colonoscopy: Is it a must?

Furkan Turkoglu , Emre Erdogan

Page : 21-25

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Research Article

5. Histopathological comparison of incision methods in transconjunctival blepharoplasty: a rat model study

Engin Selamioğlu , İlker Altundağ , Mustafa Sertaç Ocak , Mehmet Berke Göztepe , Ahmet Demir

Page : 26-31

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Research Article

6. Regional fat distribution as a predictor of carotid atherosclerosis: insights from mediastinal and cervical fat analysis

Sevde Nur Emir , Servet Emir

Page : 32-37

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Research Article

7. Association of helicobacter pylori infection with coronary artery disease and the severity of angiographic lesions

Nur Ozer Sensoy , Selman Unverdi

Page : 38-48

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Research Article

8. The effect of hypertension on cognitive dysfunction in female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome

Mehmet Alptekin Karaçeşme , Manolya İlhanlı , İlker İlhanlı

Page : 49-57

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Research Article

9. Extraspinal incidental findings on cervical vertebrae magnetic resonance imaging

Gökhan Tonkaz , Esra İbiş , Duygu Erkal , Mehmet Tonkaz , Tümay Bekci

Page : 58-66

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Case Reports

Case Report

10. Improvement after tattoo eradication with acupuncture in a case of fibromyalgia

M. Levent Tekci , Sule Sahin Onat

Page : 67-69

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Case Report

11. Confusing processes leading to diagnosis of infective endocarditis

Ayşegül Okur , Emsal Aydın , Sinan Çetin , İlknur Şenel , Meltem Arzu Yetkin

Page : 70-73

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Issue Editorial Board

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fazıl KULAKLI Giresun University, Faculty of Medicine

Clinical Sciences (Other)

Prof. Dr. Ilker SENGUL Giresun University Faculty of Medicine

Prof. Ilker Sengul, MD graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (Medicine in English), Ankara, Turkey, in 2000 and the Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health-Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, in 2006. He was also the Founder Chair of the Department of Surgical Sciences and Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health-Golbasi-Hasvak State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, in 2006. He was at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Ministry of Health-Republic of Turkey High Specialization Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, in 2006. He worked with Prof. Hubert Vermeersch, MD, Head and Neck, Otorhinolaryngology, and Plastic, Esthetic&Reconstructive Surgeon who performed the first face transplantation in Belgium, at the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Faculteit Geneeskunde, Universitair ZiekenhuisGhent, BE9000 Ghent, Belgium and with Dr. Tom Vauterine at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology/ENT, AZ Sint-Jan Hospital AV, BE8000 Brugge, Belgium, and with Prof. Jean François Henry, MD, The Past President of ESES, at the Department of Endocrine Surgery, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Marseille, Hôpitaux De Marseille-Hôpitaux De La Timone, FR13385 Marseille, France in 2008. He has been the founder chair of the Division of Endocrine Surgery and the Department of General Surgery, and he has also been the founder and vice dean of Giresun University Faculty of Medicine, Giresun, Turkey, since 2009. He is an active member of the critical national and international societies of Endocrine Surgery, such as ETA, ESES, BAETS, ASGBI, INMSG, ESSR, and EAES. He has also been interested in lecturership. He was at the Department of Surgery, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, ES13071 Albacete, Spain, for teaching mobility in terms of Endocrine Surgery: thyroid, both theoretically and practically with performing and explaining thyroidectomy in the operating room in 2015. Recently, he was at the Department of General Surgery, Lékařská Fakulta, Ostravska Univerzita V Ostrave, CZ70300 Ostrava, Czech Republic, as an invited Visiting Professor by Prof. Anton Pelikán, DrSc and Prof. Petr Vávra, DrSc in 2019.
He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Asian J Res Rep Endocrinol; Editor of Sanamed, Serbia; Section Editor of CLINICS (in Elsevier); Review Editor of Frontiers; Editor-in-Chief of Cerasus J Med editorial board member, advisory board member, and reviewer in many scientific medical journals. He has performed primarily thyroid and neck-central, lateral, and posterior cervical lymph nodes and parotid US, Doppler US, and elastography with US-guided-FNA and other interventional techniques, such as US-guided-FNA-Tg, US-guided-FNA-calcitonin, US-guided-FNA-PTH and by himself since 2001, before the surgical procedures in the field of Neck-Endocrine Surgery.

General Surgery

Prof. Dr. Selçuk TAKIR Giresun University, Faculty of Medicine

Medical Pharmacology, Genomics and Transcriptomics, Analytical Biochemistry, Cell Development, Proliferation and Death, Cell Neurochemistry, Receptors and Membrane Biology, Signal Transduction

Prof. Dr. Cem Zeki ESENYEL Medical Park Ordu Hospital

Orthopaedics, Sports Science and Exercise (Other), Medical Education

Assoc. Prof. Muhammet BULUT Giresun University, Faculty of Medicine

Paediatrics

Prof. Dr. Erol EGRİOGLU Giresun University, Faculty of Science and Letters

Prof. Dr. Erol Eğrioğlu has been conducting academic research on fuzzy inference systems and artificial neural networks for time series forecasting. He has published over 100 papers and more than 100 papers in these areas. He received his PhD degree from Hacettepe University, Department of Statistics in 2006. He has been working as a Professor at Giresun University, Department of Statistics since 2015. Prof. Dr. Erol Eğrioğlu worked as a visiting researcher at the Marketing Analytics and Forecasting Research Center at Lancaster University, England, which is shown as the best centre in the world in the field of forecasting for 7 months in the 2019-2020 academic year. He is currently a visiting researcher at the Marketing Analytics and Forecasting Research Centre, Lancaster University, UK. According to a research published in 2020 and 2021, he ranked in the top 2% of the world's most influential scientists. According to the 2021 survey, Prof. Dr. Erol Eğrioğlu's world ranking is 266784 and Turkey's ranking is 629 according to the composite score. Prof. Dr. Erol Eğrioğlu's ranking among 253,359 artificial intelligence researchers in the world was 4,094.

Biostatistics, Fuzzy Computation, Modelling and Simulation

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tümay BEKCİ Giresun University, Faculty of Medicine

Radiology and Organ Imaging

Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Fatih SARI Giresun University, Faculty of Medicine

Clinical Sciences (Other)

Assoc. Prof. Halil İlhan AYDOĞDU Giresun University, Faculty of Medicine

Medical and Health Law, Forensic Medicine, Forensic Dentistry

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceren VARER AKPINAR Giresun University, Faculty of Medicine

Community Child Health, Health Equity, Social Determinants of Health, Health Promotion, Preventative Health Care, Public Health

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre YILMAZ Giresun University, Faculty of Medicine

Cardiology

Aim & Scope

Cerasus Journal of Medicine (Cerasus J Med) is an open access scientific journal, which aims to publish original contributions in many different scientific disciplines pertaining to all fields of medicine. It is the scientific publication of the Giresun Training and Research Hospital in Turkey, being published three times a year and it is internationally peer-reviewed. The publication languages of the journal is English.

Cerasus Journal Of Medicine is published electronically 3 times a year and accepts original English-language manuscripts in in all fields of medicine and related health sciences. The journal intended to publish original medical scientific papers regarding the priority based on the significance, and timeliness of the findings. However, since the audience of the Journal is not limited to any subspeciality in a wide variety of medical disciplines, the papers focusing on the technical details of a given medical subspeciality may not be evaluated for publication.

Author Guidelines

General Format

The manuscript should be typed in a Microsoft Word file, single-column format, double-spaced with 2.5 cm margins on each side, and 11-point type in Times New Roman font. All abbreviations in the text must be defined the first time they are used (both in the abstract and the main text), and the abbreviations should be displayed in parentheses after the definition. Abbreviations should be limited to those defined in the AMA Manual of Style, current edition. Authors should avoid abbreviations in the title and abstract and limit their use in the main text.

All submissions are screened by a similarity detection software (iThenticate by CrossCheck). If artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning or similar technologies has been used to write and/or edit the manuscript, the name and version of the AI tool, along with the AI-generated content included in the paper should be explained in the methods section. In addition, an acknowledgements section should be added which discloses that an AI tool has been used to create the manuscript and states that authors take full responsibility for the AI-generated content and both the technology used and the content generated by it is explained in methods section.

In the event of alleged or suspected research misconduct, e.g., plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, the Editorial Board will follow and act in accordance with COPE guidelines. Each individual listed as an author should fulfill the authorship criteria recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE - www.icmje.org). The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria:

1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND

2. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND

3. Final approval of the version to be published; AND

4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

In addition to being accountable for the parts of the work he/she has done, an author should be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for specific parts of the work. In addition, authors should have confidence in the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors. All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Those who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged in the title page of the manuscript.

Authorship Statement, Copyright Transfer, Financial Disclosure and Acknowledgment Permission Form

Cover letter: A cover letter must be provided with all manuscripts. This letter may be used to emphasize the importance of the study. The authors should briefly state the existing knowledge relevant to the study and the contributions their study make to the existing knowledge. The correspondent author should also include a statement in the cover letter declaring that he/she accepts to undertake all the responsibility for authorship during the submission and review stages of the manuscript.

Title page: A separate title page should be submitted with all manuscripts and should include the title of the manuscript, running title, name(s), affiliation(s), major degree(s) and the ORCID iD(s) of the author(s). The name, address, telephone (including the mobile phone number) and fax numbers and e-mail address of the corresponding author should be clearly listed. Grant information and other sources of support should also be included.

Abstract: All submissions (except for Letters to the Editor) should be accompanied by an abstract limited to 300 words. A structured abstract is only required with original articles and it should include the following subheadings: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS, CONCLUSION

1. Original Articles: Original prospective or retrospective studies of basic or clinical researches in areas relevant to Medicine.

The manuscript should contain English abstract, maximum of 300 words, and the structured abstract should contain the following sections: Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Three to six words or determinative groups of words should be written as keywords below the abstract.

The text of articles reporting original research might contain up to 3500 words (excluding Abstract, references and Tables) and should be divided into Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion sections. References should also be included so that their number does not exceed 40. Articles need subheadings within these sections to further organize their content.

2. Review Articles: The authors may be invited to write or should be expert in that subject of review article.

The manuscript should contain both Turkish and English abstracts, a maximum of 300 words, but a structured abstract is not required. The main text should include titles or related topics to further organize the content. The text of review articles might contain up to 5000 words (excluding Abstract, references and Tables). Number of references should not exceed 60.

3. Case Reports: Brief descriptions of a previously undocumented disease process, a unique unreported manifestation or treatment of a known disease process, or unique unreported complications of treatment regimens.

The manuscript should contain both Turkish and English abstracts, a maximum of 150 words, but a structured abstract is not required. The main text should include titles or related topics to further organize the content. The manuscript could be of up to 2000 words (excluding references and abstract) and could be supported with up to 20 references.

4. Editorial: Special articles are written by editor or editorial board members. An abstract is not usually included in editorials.

5. Letter to the Editor: These are letters which include different views, experiments and questions of the readers about the manuscript and should preferably be related to articles previously published in the journal or views expressed in the journal. These should be short and decisive observations. They should not be preliminary observations that need a later paper for validation. The letter could have up to 1000 words and a maximum of 5 references.

6. Pictorial Essay: This is a continuing medical education exercise with the teaching message in the figures and their legends. Text should include a brief abstract; there may be as many as 30 figure parts. No new information is included. The value of the paper turns on the quality of the illustrations. Authors can submit dynamic images (e.g. video files) or include supplemental image files for online presentation that further illustrate the educational purpose of the essay. Maximums: Pages of text – 4 (1,500 words); References – 15; Figures – 15 or total of 30 images; No table

Table-1. Limitations for each manuscript type

Type of Manuscript	Word Limit	Abstract Word Limit	Reference limit	Table limit	Figure limit
Original Articles	3500	300	40	6	6
Review Articles	5000	300	60	6	10
Case Reports	2000	150	20	2	5
Letter to the Editor	1000	No abstract	5	2	2
Pictorial Essay	1500	100	20	No Tables	20

References

Authors are encouraged to cite primary literature rather than review articles in order to give credit to those who have performed the original work. Reference listings must be in accordance with ICMJE standards and numbered consecutively at the end of the manuscript in the order in which they are mentioned in the text. While citing publications, preference should be given to the latest, most up to date publications. If an ahead of print publication is being cited the DOI number should be provided. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references. Journal titles should be abbreviated in accordance with the journal abbreviations in Index Medicus/ Medline/PubMed (for journal abbreviations consult the List of Journals indexed for MEDLINE, published annually by NLM).

The name of the journal should be written and a point should be placed at the end. If the authors' names are more than 6, the first 3 authors should be written and should be followed by "et al.". Page numbers should be written openly.

References must be numbered in square brackets within the article and listed in order of their first appearance in the text. The reference styles for different types of publications are presented in the following examples:

Journal article: Korytina G, Kochetova O, Akhmadishina L, Viktorova E, Victorova T. Polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 genes in three ethnic groups from Russia. Balkan Med J. 2012;29:252-260.

Book: Tos M. Cartilage tympanoplasty. 1st ed. Stuttgart-New York: Georg Thieme Verlag; 2009.

Book chapter: Tos M, Stangerup SE. The relationship between secretory otitis and cholesteatoma. In: Tos M, Thomsen J, Peitersen E, editors. Cholesteatoma and mastoid surgery. Amsterdam: Kugler & Ghedini; 1989:325-330.

Article in electronic format: Morse SS. Factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis (serial online) 1995 Jan-Mar (cited 1996 June 5): 1(1): (24 screens). Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626828/pdf/8903148.pdf.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Editorial policies and Peer Review Process
Cerasus Journal of Medicine is a peer review journal. The aim of the peer review policy is to maintain the objectivity, transparency, and quality of the Journal at the highest. The reviewer database (list) is frequently updated to meet the needs of the Journal.
Policies on Conflict of Interest, Human and Animal rights, and Informed Consent
Authors are expected to declare and sign all kinds of documents regarding their manuscript steps if required (like conflict of interest, human an animal rights, informed consent, etc). For all the studies both conducted on human beings and animals as well as drug researches, ethical committee approval should be taken and a signed copy of "Ethical Committee Approval" should be send to the journal. The manuscripts will not be published without a copy of the “ethical committee approval. Authors should obey the rules in "Helsinki Declaration", "Good Medical Practice Guidelines", and "Good Laboratories Practice Guidelines".
The role of journal editors in reviewing and approving material that is published
Technical Editor firstly checks if the manuscript is prepared according to the rules of the journal also if all the necessary documents are uploaded to the system (These are: A copy of Ethical Committee Approval for researches, "Contribution Form" signed by all authors, "Copyright Release Form" signed by all authors). And checks also if the manuscript fits to the scope of the journal. If all technical rules are met by the manuscript, the Editorial Process begins.

Copyright
The copyrights of the studies published in the Cerasus Journal of Medicine belong to their authors. The authors allow the intellectual study they sent to be published by the Cerasus Journal of Medicine under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.