• An Overlap Syndrome Involving Autoimmune Hepatitis And Systemic Lupus Erythematosus In Childhood 

      Usta, Yusuf; Gurakan, Figen; Akcoren, Zuhal; Ozen, Seza (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2007)
      We report a 12 years old female patient with an overlap syndrome involving autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The patient presented with jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, malaise, polyarthralgia, ...
    • Ankaferd Blood Stopper For Controlling Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due To Distinct Benign Lesions Refractory To Conventional Antihemorrhagic Measures 

      Kurt, Mevlut; Onal, Ibrahim Korai; Akdogan, Meral; Kekilli, Murat; Arhan, Mehmet; Sayilir, Abdurrahim; Oztas, Erkin; Haznedaroglu, Ibrahim Celalettin (Hindawi Ltd, 2010)
      OBJECTIVE: To assess the hemostatic efficacy of the Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS, Ankaferd Health Products Ltd, Turkey) hemostatic agent for controlling gastrointestinal bleeding associated with various benign lesions ...
    • Aspiration Sclerotherapy: A Simple Endoscopic Modification For Sclerotherapy of Esophageal Varices 

      Akcan, Y; Arslan, S (Georg Thieme Verlag, 1998)
      Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy has been accepted as the procedure of choice for patients with variceal hemorrhage. To evaluate the efficiency of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy in patients with bleeding esophageal ...
    • Brain Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report And Review of the Literature 

      Tunc, Bilge; Filik, Levent; Tezer-Filik, Irsel; Sahin, Burhan (Baishideng Publ Grp Co Ltd, 2004)
    • Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Etiology, Pathogenesis and Diagnosis 

      Aydinli, Musa; Bayraktar, Yusuf (W J G Press, 2007)
      Budd-Chiari syndrome is a congestive hepatopathy caused by blockage of hepatic veins. This syndrome occurs in 1/100000 in the general population. Hypercoagulable state could be identified in 75% of the patients; more than ...
    • Cetuximab Plus Folfox6 Or Folfiri In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Cecog Trial 

      Ocvirk, Janja; Brodowicz, Thomas; Wrba, Fritz; Ciuleanu, Tudor E.; Kurteva, Galina; Beslija, Semir; Koza, Ivan; Zsuzsanna Papai; Messinger, Diethelm; Yilmaz, Ugur; Zsolt Faluhelyi; Yalcin, Suayib; Papamichael, Demetris; Miklos Wenczl; Mrsic-Krmpotic, Zrinka; Shacham-Shmueli, Einat; Vrbanec, Damir; Esser, Regina; Scheithauer, Werner; Zielinski, Christoph C. (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2010)
      AIM: To investigate efficacy and safety of cetuximab combined with two chemotherapy regimens in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). METHODS: Randomized patients received cetuximab with 5-fluorouracil ...
    • Cholangiocarcinoma: A Compact Review Of The Literature 

      Ustundag, Yucel; Bayraktar, Yusuf (Baishideng Publ Grp Co Ltd, 2008)
      Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is a devastating cancer arising from biliary epithelia. Unfortunately, the incidence of this disease is increasing in Western countries. These tumors progress insidiously, and liver failure, biliary ...
    • Clinical Characteristics Of Caroli'S Disease 

      Yonem, Ozlem; Bayraktar, Yusuf (W J G Press, 2007)
      Caroli's disease is a rare congenital condition characterized by non-obstructive saccular or fusiform dilatation of larger intrahepatic bile ducts. Cholangitis, liver cirrhosis, and cholangiocarcinoma are its potential ...
    • Clinical Characteristics Of Caroli'S Syndrome 

      Yonem, Ozlem; Bayraktar, Yusuf (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2007)
      Caroli's syndrome is characterized by multiple segmental cystic or saccular dilatations of intrahepatic bile ducts associated with congenital hepatic fibrosis. The clinical features of this syndrome reflect both the ...
    • Clinical Characteristics Of Idiopathic Portal Hypertension 

      Harmand, Ozgur; Bayraktar, Yusuf (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2007)
      Idiopathic portal hypertension is one of the interesting causes of portal hypertension. Even in very developed medical centers, this disorder is still one of the most important misdiagnoses of clinical practice. To ...
    • Clinical Utility Of Capsule Endoscopy In Small Intestinal Diseases, Experience Of Single Referral Center With 125 Cases 

      Kav, Taylan; Shorbagi, Ali I.; Sivri, Bulent; Balaban, Yasemin H.; Arslan, Serap; Batman, Figen; Bayraktar, Yusuf (Termedia Publishing House Ltd, 2009)
      Aim: To evaluate the clinical utility of capsule endoscopy in diagnosing small bowel disease. Material and methods: A retrospective review of 125 capsule endoscopy (CE) examinations from September 2003 to March 2009 was ...
    • Diagnosis And Management Of Acute Variceal Bleeding: Asian Pacific Association For Study Of The Liver Recommendations 

      Sarin, Shiv Kumar; Kumar, Ashish; Angus, Peter W.; Baijal, Sanjay Saran; Baik, Soon Koo; Bayraktar, Yusuf; Chawla, Yogesh Kumar; Choudhuri, Gourdas; Chung, Jin Wook; de Franchis, Roberto; de Silva, H. Janaka; Garg, Hitendra; Garg, Pramod Kumar; Helmy, Ahmed; Hou, Ming-Chih; Jafri, Wasim; Jia, Ji-Dong; Lau, George K.; Li, Chang-Zheng; Lui, Hock Foong; Maruyama, Hitoshi; Pandey, Chandra Mohan; Puri, Amrender S.; Rerknimitr, Rungsun; Sahni, Peush; Saraya, Anoop; Sharma, Barjesh Chander; Sharma, Praveen; Shiha, Gamal; Sollano, Jose D.; Wu, Justin; Xu, Rui Yun; Yachha, Surender Kumar; Zhang, Chunqing (Springer, 2011)
      Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a medical emergency and associated with a mortality of 20% at 6 weeks. Significant advances have occurred in the recent past and hence there is a need to update the existing consensus ...
    • Differences In Nephrotoxicity Risk And Renal Effects Among Anti-Viral Therapies Against Hepatitis B 

      Köklü, S.; Gülşen, M. T.; Tuna, Y.; Köklü, H.; Yüksel, O.; Demir, M.; Güner, R.; Doğan, Z.; Kücükazman, M.; Poyrazoğlu, O. K.; Bıyık, M.; Öztürk, N. A.; Aydoğan, T.; Çoban, S.; Kocaman, O.; Sapmaz, F.; Göktürk, S. H.; Karaca, C.; Demirezer, A.; Tanoğlu, A.; Yıldırım, B.; Altınbaş, A.; Atak, B. M.; Coşar, A. M.; Alkan, E.; Tufan, Z. K.; Kekilli, M.; Ataseven, H.; Purnak, T.; Başar, O.; Köklü, N.; Öztürk, O.; Bakkaloğlu, K.; Besisik, F.; Koçkar, C.; Arslan, S.; Unverdi, S. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
      BackgroundResults are conflicting with respect to the renal effects of anti-viral agents used for hepatitis B virus infection. AimTo compare short and long-term renal effects in real-life settings and to determine risk ...
    • Does Endothelium Agree With the Concept of Idiopathic Hepatic Vessel Thrombosis? 

      Harmanci, Özgür; Buyukasik, Yahya; Kirazli, Serafettin; Balkanci, Ferhun; Bayraktar, Yusuf (W J G Press, 2006)
      AIM: To investigate the major steps of thrombogenesis and to identify the differences in these steps between idiopathic patient group and control group. METHODS: Fibrinogenesis was studied by measuring the activated factor ...
    • Effects Of Recombinant Alpha-Interferon On Chronic Active Hepatitis-B - Preliminary-Results 

      Bayraktar , Y; Uzunalimoğlu , B; Arslan , S; Koseoğlu , T; Kayhan , B; Telatar , H (British Med Journal Publ Group, 1993)
      This paper presents the preliminary results of a study designed to evaluate the effects of alpha interferon in chronic hepatitis B. After six months' treatment with interferon alfa-2b (5 million units (MU), three times ...
    • Emergency Admissions Due To Swallowed Foreign Bodies In Adults 

      Erbil, Bulent; Karaca, Mehmet Ali; Aslaner, Mehmet Ali; Ibrahimov, Zaur; Kunt, Mehmet Mahir; Akpinar, Erhan; Ozmen, Mehmet Mahir (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2013)
      AIM: To study a retrospective analysis of patients who presented to the emergency departments (ED) with complaints related to foreign body ingestions. METHODS: Patients older than 16 years of age who presented to the ED ...
    • Endoscopy-Assisted Placement Of A Crosby Capsule By A New Method: Results Of A Preliminary Study 

      Oksuzoglu, G; Sivri, B; Kadayifci, A; Bayraktar, Y; Arslan, S; Tatar, G; Simsek, H; Arslan, M; Kayhan, B (Georg Thieme Verlag, 1997)
    • Estrogen Replacement Reduces Risk And Increases Survival Times Of Women With Hepatocellular Carcinoma 

      Hassan, Manal M.; Botrus, Gehan; Abdel-Wahab, Reham; Wolff, Robert A.; Li, Donghui; Tweardy, David; Phan, Alexandria T.; Hawk, Ernest; Javle, Milind; Lee, Ju-Seog; Torres, Harrys A.; Rashid, Asif; Lenzi, Renato; Hassabo, Hesham M.; Abaza, Yasmin; Shalaby, Ahmed S.; Lacin, Sahin; Morris, Jeffrey; Patt, Yehuda Z.; Amos, Christopher I.; Khaderi, Saira A.; Goss, John A.; Jalal, Prasun K.; Kaseb, Ahmed O. (Elsevier Science Inc, 2017)
      BACKGROUND & AIMS: Environmental factors have been identified that affect risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but little is known about the effects of sex hormones on liver cancer development or outcome. The authors ...
    • Etiology And Consequences Of Thrombosis In Abdominal Vessels 

      Bayraktar, Yusuf; Harmanci, Ozgur (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2006)
      The thrombophilia which can be either congenital or acquired in adult life has major implications in the abdominal vessels. The resulting portal vein thrombosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome and mesenteric vein thrombosis have a ...
    • Evaluation Of The Relation Between Hepatic Fibrosis And Basic Laboratory Parameters In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Fibrosis And Basic Laboratory Parameters 

      Demir, Nazlim Aktug; Kolgelier, Servet; Ozcimen, Serap; Gungor, Gokhan; Sumer, Sua; Demir, Lutfi Saltuk; Inkaya, Ahmet Cagkan; Ural, Onur (Kowsar Publ, 2014)
      Background: The hepatitis B virus is an important healthcare problem. According to current clinical practice, a liver biopsy is required for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic liver disease. However, a liver biopsy is ...