Objective: Although all animal studies are conducted in line with a specific purpose, we think that not all animal studies are performed for a scientific purpose but for personal curiosity or to fulfill a requirement. The aim of the present study is to reveal the purposes of experimental studies conducted on animals. Matherial and Methods:We searched for experimental studies performed on rats in general surgery clinics via PubMed, and obtained the e-mail addresses of the corresponding authors for each study. Afterwards, we sent a 7-item questionnaire to the authors and awaited their responses.Results: Seventy-three (22.2%) of 329 authors responded to the questionnaire. Within these studies, 31 (42.5%) were conducted as part of a dissertation, while the remaining 19 (26.0%) were conducted to meet the academic promotion criteria. Only 23 (31.5%) were conducted for scientific purposes. The cost of 41% of those studies was higher than 2500 $. Conclusion:As shown in this study, the main objective of carrying out animal studies in Turkey is usually to prepare a dissertation or to be entitled to academic promotion. Animal experiments must be planned and performed as scientific studies to support related clinical studies. Additionally, animal studies must have well-defined objectives and be carried out in line with scientific purposes that may lead to useful developments in medicine, rather than personal interests.

Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Ülkemizde yapılan tezlerin bir dergide yayınlanma oranı çok yüksek değildir. Bu ça-lışmada kadın hastalıkları ve doğum kliniklerinden yapılan tezlerin, ulusal ve uluslararası dergilerde yayınlanma oranları ve etkili faktörler değerlendirilmiştir. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu Başkanlığı Tez Merkezinin internet sitesinden 2007-2008 yılları arasında yayın-lanmış, üniversite hastanelerindeki kadın hastalıkları ve doğum kliniklerinde yapılmış tüm tıpta uzmanlık tezleri değerlendirildi. Tezlerin konuları, çalışma tipleri ve yapıldıkları üniversiteler kayıt edildi. Daha sonra internet üzerinden üç ayrı kaynaktan tez sahibinin ismi ile arama yapılarak tezlerin herhangi bir dergide yayınlanıp yayınlanmadığı kontrol edildi. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Çalışmaya, 151 uzmanlık tez çalışması dâhil edildi. Bu tezlerin 30 (%19,9)'u Science Citation Index (SCI) ve Science Citation Index-Expaded (SCI-E) grubu dergilerde, 26 (%17,2)'sı SCI ve SCI-E dışı Ulusal Akademik Ağ ve Bilim Merkezi (ULAKBİM) tarafından taranan ulusal hakemli dergilerde, 3 (%2)'ü SCI ve SCI-E dışı uluslararası dergilerde yayınlanmış idi. Yayın başına alınan atıf sayısı 1,2/yıl idi. S So on nu uç ç: : Çalışmamızda tezlerin yayınlanma oranları önceki çalışmalara göre yüksek gibi görünse de tüm tezlerin sadece %19,9'u SCI ve SCI-E kapsamındaki dergilerde yayınlanmış idi. Tezlerin bilimsel bir çalışma olduğu düşünülmeli, tez planlanırken yapmış olmak için değil, bilimsel bir çalışma yapmak için planlanmalıdır.A An na ah h t ta ar r K Ke e l li i m me e l le er r: : Akademik tezler; klasik makale; biyomedikal araştırma A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : The rate of publishing of dissertations as an article in journals is not high in our country. In this study, the rates of publications in national and international journals and the factors that are effective in publication were evaluated. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : All medical dissertations that have been prepared at obstetrics and gynecology departments of university hospitals and presented between the years 2007 and 2008 were analyzed from the web site of the thesis center of education council. The topics of the theses, the types of studies, and the universities where they were made were recorded. Then the authors's name were searched whether the dissertations were published in a journal or not, by searching the dissertation in three different resources. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : A hundred and fifty-one dissertations were included in the study. Among them, 30 (19.9%) were published in the Science Citation Index (SCI) and Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-E) group journals, 26 of them (17.2%) were in national journals which are scanned in National Academic Network and Science Center (ULAKBİM) and 3 (2%) were published in non-SCI and non-SCI-E international journals. The number of citations received per publication was 1.2/year. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : Although the public...

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Objective: Placental implants in the cervical canal may occur result in patients with placenta previa that lead to bleeding after placental removal. Bleeding from the cervical canal can be stopped by inserting the Cook Ripening Balloon.     Case Presentation: A 31-week pregnant an was brought to the emergency clinic with a complaint of vaginal bleeding, and active vaginal bleeding was observed. Ultrasonography showed a fetus with fetal bradycardia and placenta previa. The patient  underwent emergency Caesarean delivery. The placenta was easily removed without any complications. Bleeding from the cervical canal was observed by vaginal examination. The Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon was inserted into the cervical canal, and the bleeding stopped. The patient was discharged healthy. Conclusion: Bleeding from the uterine cervix can be stopped by insertion of the Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon.

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