The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume: 29

Issue: 6

Nov 2018

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Editorial

From the Editor

Osman Cavit Özdoğan

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: -)

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Covering the Cover

Salih Boğa

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 627-628)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.161018

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Editorial Comment

Liver transplantation in Turkey: The importance of experience

Mesut Akarsu

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 629-630)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.81018

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Relationship between irritable bowel syndrome and plasma and tissue ghrelin levels

Gülcan Şahin-Eryılmaz,

Kayhan Başak,

Özlem Çakır-Madenci,

Hacer Koç,

Sabah Tüzün,

Can Dolapçıoğlu,

Emel Ahıshalı,

Mustafa Reşat Dabak

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 631-635)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17593

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The evaluation of the effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on choroidal thickness

Cemile Üçgül Atılgan,

Ahmet Yozgat,

Pınar Kösekahya,

Mehtap Çağlayan,

Selam Yekta Şendul,

Nilüfer Berker,

Zeynep Altıparmak,

Emin Altıparmak,

Pelin Yılmazbaş

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 636-641)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17557

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To understand or not to understand: This is the problem

Makbule Neslişah Tan,

Gizem Limnili,

Ediz Yıldırım,

Azize Dilek Güldal

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 642-649)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17832

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Efficacy and safety of long-term thiopurine maintenance treatment for ulcerative colitis in Turkey: A single-center experience

Funda Özgenç,

Miray Karakoyun,

Çiğdem Ecevit,

Hamiyet Hekimci,

Ezgi Kıran Taşçı,

Gülin Erdemir

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 650-654)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17151

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Frequency and risk factors of surgical recurrence of Crohn’s disease after primary bowel resection

Jiajie Zhou,

Yi Li,

Jianfeng Gong,

Weiming Zhu

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 655-663)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17774

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Liver - Original Article

Results of 1001 liver transplantations in 23 years: Ege University experience

Murat Zeytunlu,

Alper Uğuz,

Ömer Ünalp,

Orkan Ergün,

Zeki Karasu,

Fulya Günşar,

Ulus Akarca,

Funda Yılmaz,

İlker Turan,

Deniz Nart,

Fatih Tekin,

Ömer Özütemiz,

Sezgin Ulukaya,

Nuri Deniz,

Sema Aydoğdu,

Funda Özgenç,

Ezgi Tasçı,

Rüçhan Sertöz,

Mustafa Parıldar,

Nevra Elmas,

Mustafa Harman,

Ezgi Güler,

Erkan Kısmalı,

Rahmi Akyol,

Tansu Yamazhan,

Meltem Taşbakan,

Yiğit Tiftikcioğlu,

Feza Bacakoğlu,

Sanem Nalbantgil,

Ayşin Noyan,

Bülent Karapınar,

Arda Kılınç,

Mehmet Uyar,

Kubilay Demirağ,

Sibel Özalp,

Nebile Özdemir,

Sinem Aras,

Nurşen Altuğ

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 664-668)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18058

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Laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection combining with pre- and postoperative endoscopic intervention - A sandwich-style sequential therapy for portal hypertensive bleeding: A retrospective cohort study

Dou-Sheng Ba,

Chi Zhang,

Sheng-Jie Jin,

Ping Chen,

Guo-Qing Jiang

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 669-675)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18106

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Pancreatobiliary - Original Article

Therapeutic plasma exchange for hypertriglyceridemia induced acut pancreatitis: the 33 cases experience from a tertiary reference center in Turkey

Altay Kandemir,

Adil Coşkun,

İrfan Yavaşoğlu,

Zahit Bolaman,

Mustafa Ünübol,

Mehmet Hadi Yaşa,

Gürhan Kadıköylü

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 676-683)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17627

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Relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute pancreatitis and the severity and systemic complications of the disease

Kamil Kokulu,

Yahya Kemal Günaydın,

Nazire Belgin Akıllı,

Ramazan Köylü,

Ekrem Taha Sert,

Öznur Köylü,

Başar Cander

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 684-691)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17563

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Basic & Translational - Original Article

TRPA1 and substance P mediate stress induced duodenal lesions in water immersion restraint stress rat model

Yan Xu,

Caiqun Huang,

Hui Deng,

Ji Jia,

Youping Wu,

Jing Yang,

Weifeng Tu

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 692-700)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17817

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Case Report

Molecular and presymptomatic analysis of a Moroccan Lynch syndrome family revealed a novel frameshift MLH1 germline mutation

Fatima Zahra Moufid,

Laila Bouguenouch,

Ihssane El Bouchikhi,

Mohamed Iraqui Houssaini,

Karim Ouldim

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 701-704)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17761

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Letter to the Editor

Double pigtail stents healed acute pancreatitis resulting from afferent loop obstruction

Ping Yue,

Wenbo Meng,

Zhiwen Luo,

Bing Bai,

Xun Li

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 705-707)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17685

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Appendiceal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma with mural nodules of anaplastic carcinoma and K-RAS mutation

Gözde Kır,

Billur Coşan Sarbay,

Burçin Girgin,

Filiz Özen

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 708-710)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17738

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Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus

Chunxiang Ling,

Jizhen Feng,

Jiamei Li,

Qingwei Liu

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 711-713)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18065

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Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia and a review of the current literature

Zeynep Altın,

Yusuf Atabay,

Serhat Özer,

Miray Karakoyun,

Sümeyye Ekmekçi,

Ezgi Yıldız Yürekli,

Harun Akar

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 714-716)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18596

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Hypogammaglobulinemic sprue manifested as chronic intestinal failure: An uncommon but effective indication for home parenteral nutrition

Gonçalo Nunes,

Cláudio Martins,

Cristina Teixeira,

Miguel Fróis Borges,

Ana Paula Oliveira,

Jorge Fonseca

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 717-718)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18234

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Comment on “Changes in acute viral hepatitis epidemiology in the Turkish adult population: A multicenter study”

Gian Paolo Caviglia,

Sharmila Fagoonee

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 719-719)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18225

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Gastroenterology Elsewhere

Convenient chronic hepatitis B candidates for antiviral cessation and retreatment after relapse: When and who?

Coşkun Özer Demirtaş,

Osman Cavit Özdoğan

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 720-721)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.290918

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Erratum

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology Editorial Office Staff

(Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 722-722)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.191918

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Letter to the Editor

Hemocholecyst related to cholecystitis secondary to pseudoaneurysm mimicking gallbladder cancer

Cheng-Hsien Chen,

Shih-Wei Huang,

Min-Ho Huang,

Hon Phin Wong

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18384

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Letter to the Editor

Late metachronous isolated pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma mimicking a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Hyung Ku Chon,

Keum Ha Choi

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18464

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Letter to the Editor

Self-expandable metallic stent as a rescue therapy in stenotic Crohn’s Disease

Erkin Öztaş,

Muhammet Yener Akpınar,

Yasemin Özderin Özin,

Selçuk Dişibeyaz

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18050

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Original Article

Insulin/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio: A newly-discovered predictor of esophageal varices in patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis in the absence of diabetes mellitus

Khaled Nagy Elfayoumy,

Mahmoud Saad Berengy,

Tarek Emran

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18237

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

The validity and reliability studies of the University of California, Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract (UCLA SCTC GIT) 2.0 questionnaire for the Turkish society

Yaşar Murat Taş,

Gözde Derviş Hakim,

Pembe Keskinoğlu,

Gökçe Kenar,

Handan Yarkan,

Berrin Zengin,

Gerçek Can,

Fatoş Önen,

Nurullah Akkoç,

Merih Birlik,

Mesut Akarsu

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17856

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Basic & Translational - Original Article

An in vivo RNAi mini-screen in Drosophila cancer models reveals novel potential Wnt targets in liver cancer

İpek Even,

İzzet Akiva,

Birgül İyison

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18241

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Liver - Original Article

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV in pregnant women from Eastern Turkey

Esra Çınar Tanrıverdi,

Zülal Özkurt,

Berrin Göktuğ Kadıoğlu,

Handan Alay,

Okşan Çalıkoğlu,

Özlem Koca,

Zeynep Kamalak

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17634

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Original Article

The influence of disease type and activity to sexual life and health quality in inflammatory bowel disease

Esra Ateş Bulut,

Murat Törüner

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18250

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Pediatric Gastroenterology - Original Article

Helicobacter pylori prevalence and risk factors among children with celiac disease

Roxana Maxim,

Alina Pleşa,

Carol Stanciu,

Irina Gîrleanu,

Evelina Moraru,

Anca Trifan

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18181

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Liver - Original Article

Evaluation of neck circumference as an easy and reliable predictor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Hassan Salmanroghani,

Roham Salmanroghani,

Mahyar Nourian,

Karim Khayarn,

Farhad Lahmi,

Shahrokh Iravani

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18004

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Letter to the Editor

Stevens-Johnson syndrome on treatment with sulfasalazine for Crohn’s disease: Need for a multidisciplinary approach

Anna Viola,

Anna Maria Caltagirone,

Giuseppina Campisi,

Girolamo Guarneri,

Maria Cappello

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17728

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Letter to the Editor

A rare anatomical variation of the bile ducts: Cystic duct draining to the right hepatic duct

Feyyaz Güngör,

Yunus Sür,

Emine Özlem Gür,

Osman Nuri Dilek

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18321

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Review

Dealing with the gray zones in the management of gastric cancer: The consensus statement of the İstanbul Group

Erman Aytaç,

Fatih Aslan,

Bahattin Çicek,

Sibel Erdamar,

Bengi Gürses,

Koray Güven,

Okan Falay,

Tayfun Karahasanoğlu,

Fatih Selçuk Biricik,

Uğur Selek,

Banu Atalar,

Emre Balık,

Nurdan Tözün,

İzzet Rozanes,

Ali Arıcan,

İsmail Hamzaoğlu,

Bilgi Baca,

Nil Molinas Mandel,

Murat Saruç,

Süha Göksel,

Gökhan Demir,

Fulya Ağaoğlu,

Cengiz Yakıcıer,

Uğur Özbek,

Volkan Özben,

Enis Özyar,

Ahmet Levent Güner,

Özlem Er,

Kerim Kaban,

Yasemin Bölükbaşı,

Dursun Buğra,

The İstanbul Group

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18737

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Letter to the Editor

Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of biliary leakage following gunshot injury to the liver

Arife Şimşek,

Mahmut Burak Kılcı,

Ertuğrul Karabulut,

Müfit Sansal,

Bülent Ünal

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18373

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Letter to the Editor

How should trichobezoar be treated in children?

Fulya Gülerman,

Burcu Güven,

Sabri Demir,

İsmail Özmen

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18423

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Letter to the Editor

Gastrocolocutaneous fistula: An undetected complication of colon transfixation during percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Gonçalo Nunes,

Gabriel Oliveira,

João Cortez-Pinto,

João Cruz,

Jorge Fonseca

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18552

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Letter to the Editor

Primary hepatic tuberculosis masquerading as cholangiocarcinoma: A clinical nugget

Irfan Ali Shera,

Muzafar Rashid Shawl,

Prem Rajan,

Ram Chandra Soni

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18558

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Letter to the Editor

Endoscopic vacuum therapy in the late diagnosed iatrogenic esophageal perforation: The convenience of using fluoroscopy

Selçuk Dişibeyaz,

Erkin Öztaş,

Tuncer Temel,

Nilgün Işıksalan Özbülbül

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18695

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Liver - Original Article

Lamivudine’s efficacy and safety in preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B: A meta-analysis

Pooyan Khalighinejad,

Seyed Moayed Alavian,

Mohammad Gholami Fesharaki,

Rozita Jalilianhasanpour

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18148

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Liver - Original Article

Evaluation of the blood ammonia level as a non-invasive predictor for the presence of esophageal varices and the risk of bleeding

Asmaa Elzeftawy,

Loai Mansour,

Abdelrahman Kobtan,

Heba Mourad,

Ferial El-Kalla

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17894

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Differential diagnosis of Crohn’s disease using antibodies to glycoprotein 2 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Ali Erkan Duman,

Sadettin Hülagü,

Altay Çelebi,

Uğur Korkmaz,

Mahmut Mert Musul,

Ömer Şentürk,

Göktuğ Şirin,

Hasan Yılmaz,

Deniz Öğütmen Koç,

Gökhan Dindar,

Murat Öztürkler,

Neslihan Bozkurt,

Hale Maral Kır

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18135

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Effect of administering kefir on the changes in fecal microbiota and symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease: A randomized controlled trial

İlkay Yılmaz,

M. Enver Dolar,

Haydar Özpınar

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18227

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Liver - Original Article

Adverse factors responsible for below-normal platelet count after laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection

Dou-Sheng Bai,

Wen-Yu Shao,

Chi Zhang,

Ping Chen,

Sheng-Jie Jin,

Guo-Qing Jiang

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18207

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Colorectal cancer and dysplasia risk of ulcerative colitis patients in a tertiary referral center in Turkey

Nalan Gülşen Ünal,

Ömer Özütemiz,

Fatih Tekin,

İlker Turan,

Necla Osmanoğlu

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18221

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Neostigmine treatment protocols applied in acute colonic pseudo-obstruction disease: A retrospective comparative study

Ömür İlban,

Faruk Çiçekçi,

Jale Bengi Çelik,

Mehmet Ali Baş,

Ateş Duman

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18181

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Letter to the Editor

Endovascular treatment of the superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula complicated by gastrointestinal bleeding

Tomasz Jargiełło,

Jan Sobstyl,

Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbińska,

Michał Sojka,

Krzysztof Pyra

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17744

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Letter to the Editor

Endoscopic resection using argon plasma coagulation for treating esophageal mucosal bridge in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Tae Hee Lee,

Tae Hyong Kim

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18463

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Letter to the Editor

A rare case of Wild-Type GIST of descending colon with GANT characteristics

Dimitrios N. Kalliouris,

Efstathios Nikou,

Spiridon Zaravinos,

Konstantinos Manesis,

Christianna Oikonomou,

Antonina Lingria,

Andreas Karameris,

Georgios Alexandrakis,

Panagiotis Skandalakis,

Dimitrios Filippou

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18561

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Letter to the Editor

Intramural duodenal hematoma related to antivitamin K overdose, an unusual cause of acute pancreatitis: Three case presentations

Mohamed Amine Elghali,

Ikram Masoudi,

Salsabil Nasri,

Fehmi Ferhi,

Ala Hafsa,

Sabri Yousef

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18601

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Letter to the Editor

Simultaneous osteosarcoma and adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder: A rare case report and literature review

Jin-Kyu Cho,

Woohyung Lee,

Jae Yool Jang,

Jung-Wook Yang,

Soon-Chan Hong,

Chi-Young Jeong

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18203

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Letter to the Editor

Successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection with 22-day ledipasvir plus sofosbuvir therapy in a patient with renal transplantation

Hayretdin Köklü,

Tuğrul Pürnak,

Nomingerel Tseveldorj,

Halis Şimşek

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18238

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Letter to the Editor

Metastatic small bowel occlusion as initial presentation of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

Rita Seara Costa,

Ana Luísa Vieira,

Juliana M. Costa,

Beatriz Fernandes,

Aníbal Ferreira

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18419

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Letter to the Editor

A rare case of incidental mucinous adenocarcinoma with osseous metaplasia associated with cysts of the presacral space

Dionigi Lorusso,

Stefania De Santis,

Giulio Lantone,

Raffaele Armentano

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18598

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Letter to the Editor

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gist) of the anus: A single institution experience

Jeffrey S. Scow,

Kellie L. Mathis

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18610

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Pancreatobiliary - Original Article

Level of serum soluble Tim-3 expression in early-phase acute pancreatitis

Min Lin,

Jin Huang,

Jian Huang,

Sheng-lan Liu,

Wei-Chang Chen

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18137

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Pediatric Gastroenterology - Original Article

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in children: Retrospective series with a long-term follow-up and literature review

Yavor Asenov,

Melih Akın,

Serdar Cantez,

Feryal Gün Soysal,

Yaman Tekant

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18165

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Pediatric Gastroenterology - Original Article

Littre hernia in children: A clinical aspect

Ünal Bakal,

Tugay Tartar,

Mehmet Saraç,

Ahmet Kazez

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18228

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Letter to the Editor

Covered metal stent as a rescue therapy for impacted Dormia basket in the biliary tract

Giuseppe Grande,

Paolo Cecinato,

Angelo Caruso,

Helga Bertani,

Francesco Paolo Zito,

Romano Sassatelli,

Rita Conigliaro

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18028

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Review

Current approach to early gastrointestinal and liver complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Erden Atilla,

Pınar Ataca Atilla,

Güldane Cengiz Seval,

Mehmet Bektaş,

Taner Demirer

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18156

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Letter to the Editor

Acute variceal bleeding in patients with primary myelofibrosis successfully treated with endoscopic histoacryl injection

Jiali Ma,

Ping Li,

Yu Jiang,

Julong Hu,

Hongshan Wei

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18324

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Letter to the Editor

Probable association of acute pancreatitis with dicyclomine

Ahmad Kaako

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18411

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Safety of flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing examination in gastroenterological practice

Tae Hee Lee,

Joon Seong Lee

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18279

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Are there predictors that can determine neoadjuvant treatment responses in rectal cancer?

Sema Yılmaz Rakıcı,

Recep Bedir,

Celile Hatipoğlu

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18179

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Case Report

A case of entecavir-associated bullous fixed drug eruption and a review of literature

Selami Aykut Temiz,

İlkay Özer,

Arzu Ataseven,

Sıddıka Fındık

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17887

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Case Report

CT features of asymptomatic heterotopic pancreas in jejunal mesentery

Serdar Aslan,

Mehmet Selim Nural

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18064

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Validity and Reliability of the measure yourself medical outcome profile 2 (MYMOP2) questionnaire among Turkish patients having anorectal disorders

Özdal Ersoy,

Yasemin Ecem Temel,

Hasan Kerem Alptekin

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17859

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Liver - Original Article

Prospective randomized single-blind study of post-operative bleeding after minor oral surgery in patients with cirrhosis

Candan Efeoğlu,

Aylin Sipahi Çalış,

Zeki Karasu,

Hüseyin Koca,

Hayal Boyacıoğlu

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18078

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Case Report

Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome

Semih Kalyon,

Yasemin Gökden,

Naciye Demirel,

Burak Erden,

Ayberk Türkyılmaz

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18014

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Pancreatobiliary - Original Article

Role of percutaneous catheter drainage as primary treatment of necrotizing pancreatitis

Varun Mehta,

Rajesh Kumar,

Siddharth Parkash,

Sanjeev Singla,

Arshdeep Singh,

Jagdeep Chaudhary,

Hardeep Bains

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17542

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Pancreatobiliary - Original Article

Association between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and toll-like receptor 4 in patients with pancreatic carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma

Xiaoying Ma,

Heju Wang,

Peng Zhang,

Lin Xu,

Zibin Tian

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17512

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Letter to the Editor

Furkan Ufuk,

Mehmet Duran

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17767

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Letter to the Editor

A typical gallstone ileus: Clinical, radiological and operational findings

Mehmet Sertkaya,

Arif Emre,

Sami Akbulut,

Halit Vicdan,

Ahmet Necati Şanlı

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18347

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

How would serum 25(OH)D level change in patients with inflammatory bowel disease depending on intestinal mucosa vitamin D receptor (VDR) and vitamin D1-α hydroxylase (CYP27B1)?

Jianping Huang,

Tao Chen,

Yi Liu,

Liyuan Lyu,

Xiang Li,

Wenjie Yue

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17828

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Letter to the Editor

Sporadic nonampullary tubular adenoma of the duodenum: Prevalence and patients’ characteristics

Amer A Alkhatib

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17823

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Letter to the Editor

One-shot dalbavancin infusion combined with vacuum-assisted closure of Crohn’s anal fistulas

Jacek Hermann,

Hanna Tomczak,

Barbara Kołodziejczak,

Dorota Mańskowska-Wierzbicka,

Tomasz Banasiewicz,

Ryszard Marciniak

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17829

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Original Article

HLA DQ2 and DQ8 frequency in adult coeliac patients, their first degree relatives and normal population in Turkey

Şafak Meriç Özgenel,

Tuncer Temel,

Hava Üsküdar Teke,

Pınar Yıldız,

Hüseyin Korkmaz,

Ayşegül Özakyol

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18255

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Isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection: An unusual presentation quashed by an unusual approach

Waqas Ullah,

Asif Mehmood,

Mohsin Hamid,

Maryam Mukhtar,

Muhammad Atique Alam Khan

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18475

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Liver - Original Article

Screening for hepatic fibrosis and steatosis in Turkish patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A transient elastography study

Meryem Demir,

Oğuzhan Deyneli,

Yusuf Yılmaz

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18559

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Original Article

Assessment and Outcome of Pediatric Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: A Tertiary-Care-Center Experience from Turkey

Yeliz Çağan Appak,

Maşallah Baran,

Mustafa Onur Öztan,

Miray Karakoyun,

Soysal Turhan,

Cem Tüğmen,

Sema Aydoğdu,

Cezmi Karaca,

Gökhan Köylüoğlu

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18287

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Lamivudine’s efficacy and safety in preventing of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B: A meta-analysis

Pooyan Khalighinejad,

Seyed Moayed Alavian,

Mohammad Gholami Fesharaki,

Rozita Jalilianhasanpour

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18148

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Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with less risk of complications after the removal of common bile duct stones by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Mehmet Aziret,

Kerem Karaman,

Metin Ercan,

Erdem Vargöl,

Bilal Toka,

Yusuf Arslan,

Volkan Öter,

Erdal Birol Bostancı,

Erkan Parlak

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18272

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An in vivo RNAi mini-screen in Drosophila cancer models reveals novel potential Wnt targets in liver cancer

İpek Even,

İzzet Akiva,

Birgül İyison

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18241

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Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 polymorphisms associated with Helicobacter pylori susceptibility and gastric cancer

Taweesak Tongtawee,

Theeraya Simawaranon,

Wareeporn Wattanawongdon,

Chavaboon Dechsukhum,

Wilairat Leeanansaksiri

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17461

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Pancreatobiliary - Original Article

Results of positive proximal margin after resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: An analysis of 42 cases

Volkan Öter,

İlter Özer,

Tahsin Dalgıç,

Cemil Binarbaşı,

Murat Ulaş,

Erdal Birol Bostancı

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17752

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Pancreatobiliary - Original Article

Incidence and epidemiological features of acute pancreatitis among adult inhabitants in Qatar

Abdel-Naser Elzouki,

Omar Alsaed,

Abazar Saeed,

Ahmed Ayash,

Fahmi Yousef Khan

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17806

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Liver - Original Article

Predictors of poor outcomes in 488 patients with herb-induced liver injury

Yun Zhu,

Ming Niu,

Jia-Bo Wang,

Rui-Lin Wang,

Jian-Yu Li,

Yan-Qi Ma,

Yan-Ling Zhao,

Yan-Fang Zhang,

Ting-Ting He,

Si-Miao Yu,

Yu-Ming Guo,

Fan Zhang,

Xiao-He Xiao,

Johannes Schulze

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17847

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Pancreatobiliary - Original Article

Low molecular weight heparin treatment of acute moderate and severe pancreatitis: A randomized, controlled, open-label study

Mukaddes Tozlu,

Yusuf Kayar,

Ali Tüzün İnce,

Birol Baysal,

Hakan Şenturk

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18583

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Positive effect of single nucleotide RAD51 135G>C polymorphism and low Ku70 protein expression on female rectal cancer patients survival after preoperative radiotherapy

Anna Gasinska,

Beata Biesaga,

Anna Janecka Widla,

Zbigniew Darasz

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17486

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Letter to the Editor

A non-obstructive gastric antral web case detected after upper gastrointestinal system bleeding

Enver Akbaş,

Reskan Altun

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : -)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18146

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Erratum

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : 722-722)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.191918

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Retraction Notice

Aijaz A Sofi,

Charles Filipiak,

Thomas Sodeman,

Usman Ahmad,

Muhammad Bawany,

Isam Daboul

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : 152-152)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2017.160217

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Retraction Notice - Fatty liver disease might increase the risk of abdominal operation in patients with fatty liver and the prevalence of cancer in first-degree relatives

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : 290-290)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2015.0027

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Erratum

(Turk J Gastroenterol ; : 446-446)
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2015.2222

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