Vol. 29 No. 1 (2018): 2018.29.1-Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Published: 2018-01-29

Editorial

Improving the quality of colonoscopy: Impact of efficient and safer preparation protocols and shorter waiting times

Cem Aygün

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Review

Liver fibrosis

M. Merve Aydın, Kamil Can Akçalı

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A proposed role for diffusible signal factors in the biofilm formation and morphological transformation of Helicobacter pylori

Pawel Krzyzek, Grazyna Gosciniak

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Covering the Cover

Covering The Cover

Fatih Tekin

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From the Editor

From the Editor

Dinç Dinçer, Fulya Günşar

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Acknowledgement of Reviewers

Acknowledgement of Reviewers

AVES Editorial Office

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Case Report

Patulous upper esophageal sphincter - an unusual endoscopic finding

Allwin James, Premkumar Karunakaran, Ratnakar Kini, Pugazhendhi Thangavel

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A rare cause of multiple small bowel ulcers and strictures in a 10-year-old child

Teera Kijmassuwan, Pornthep Tanpowpong, Sani Molagool, Suporn Treepongkaruna

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A case of multiple myeloma initially presenting as hematemesis

Hai-Bo Zhou

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Acute pancreatitis after coronary artery bypass surgery treated by plasmapheresis

Emine Şeyma Denli Yalvaç, Mustafa Aldağ, Cemal Kocaaslan, Ebubekir Şenateş, Ebuzer Aydın

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New treatment of the pancreatic cystic neoplasm: Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided radiofrequency ablation combined with lauromacrogol ablation

Xiuxue Feng, Enqiang Linghu, Ningli Chai, Huikai Li

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Original Article

High-Dose vs. Low-Dose Proton Pump Inhibitors Post-Endoscopic hemostasis in patients with Bleeding Peptic Ulcer. A meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis

George Sgourakis, George Chatzidakis, Androniki Poulou, Panagiota Malliou, Theodoros Argyropoulos, George Ravanis, Aphroditi Vagia, Itseoritse Kpogho, Adam Briki, Hana Tsuruhara, Tatiana Stankovičová

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Gastrointestinal Tract - Original Article

Expression of Th17/Treg related molecules in gastric cancer tissues

Xinying Meng, Shengtao Zhu, Quanjiang Dong, Shutian Zhang, Jian Ma, Changhong Zhou

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Incidence patterns of colorectal cancers in four countries of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, and İzmir, Turkey) compared with those in the United States Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program

Sultan Eser, Jenny Chang, Haris Charalambous, Barbara Silverman, Anna Demetriou, Cankut Yakut, Omar Nimri, Pavlos Pavlou, Suriye Özgür, Argyrious Ziogas, Lisa Stevens, Kevin Ward, Hoda Anton-Culver

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Utility of a laboratory score in the prediction of altered autonomic nervous system function in autoimmune gastritis

Çağdaş Kalkan, İrfan Soykan

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Letter to the Editor

Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis associated with long-term use of Chinese herbal medicine

Hsing-Jung Yeh, Pao-Ying Lin, Wei-Yu Kao, Ching-Huei Kun, Chun-Chao Chang

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Unusual self-healing of a traumatic pancreatic fistula that persisted for 16 months

Ping Yue, Wenbo Meng, Zhiwen Luo, Yanyan Lin, Bing Bai, Yongjiang Ba, Xun Li

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An unusual case of duodenal metastasis of pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma

Müge Ustaoğlu, Gülgün Koçak, Çiğdem Siviloğlu, Ercüment Cengiz

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Laparoscopic splenectomy and subsequent oncologic gastric surgery in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension and hypersplenism

Xiaoli Zhan, Yan Chen, Yuedong Wang

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Surgical treatment of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with pneumoperitoneum secondary

Yoshihiro Okuda, Shugo Mizuno, Taihei Koide, Makoto Suzaki, Shuji Isaji

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Inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell tumor of the spleen

Heejin Kwon

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Rectal pyogenic granulomas: an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

Tuba Devrim, Özlem Gül Utku, Dilek Oğuz

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A tough scope to swallow: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography through percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Waseem Amjad, Qulsoom Hussain, Waqas Ullah, Abu Hurairah

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Liver - Original Article

Role of nucleoside/nucleotide analogues and low-dose hepatitis B immune globulin in prophylaxis of hepatitis B recurrence among cadaveric liver transplant recipients

Tokunbo Ajayi, Harry Luu, Behnam Saberi, James P. Hamilton, Bugra Tolga Konduk, Burak Özşeker, Kawtar Al Khalloufi, Aliaksei Pustavoitau, Benjamin Philosophe, Andrew M. Cameron, Ahmet Gürakar

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The relationship of alanine aminotransferase to metabolic syndrome in a Korean population

Seok-Hoon Lee, Doo-Yeoun Cho, Nam-Seok Joo, Kwang-Min Kim, Kyu-Nam Kim

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Original Article

A simplified technique of esophageal self-expandable metallic stent placement without fluoroscopic and endoscopic guidance for treating esophageal carcinoma

Ratnakar Kini, Sabarinathan Ramanathan, Pugazhendhi Thangavel, Premkumar Karunakaran, Kani Shaik Mohamed, Murali Ananthavadivelu

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Shorter waiting times from education to colonoscopy can improve the quality of bowel preparation: A randomized controlled trial

Jin Lee, Tae Oh Kim, Joo Wan Seo, Joon Hyuk Choi, Nae-Yun Heo, Jongha Park, Seung Ha Park, Sung Yeon Yang, Young Soo Moon

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Polyethylene Glycol-3350 (Miralax®)+1.9-L sports drink (Gatorade®)+2 tablets of bisacodyl results in inferior bowel preparation for colonoscopy compared with Polyethylene Glycol-Ascorbic Acid (MoviPrep®)

Maqsood Ahmed Khan, Kevin B. Patel, Mohammed Nooruddin, Garth Swanson, Louis Fogg, Ali Keshavarzian, Michael Brown

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Pediatric Gastroenterology - Original Article

Post-transplant malignancies in pediatric liver transplant recipients: Experience of two centers in Turkey

Miray Karakoyun, Şebnem Önen, Maşallah Baran, Murat Çakır, Çiğdem Ömür Ecevit, Murat Kılıç, Mehmet Kantar, Serap Aksoylar, Funda Özgenç, Sema Aydoğdu

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Basic & Translational - Original Article

Evaluation of mTOR signaling pathway proteins in rat gastric mucosa exposed to sulfite and ghrelin

Sevim Ercan, Pınar Şahin, Ceren Kencebay, Narin Derin, Çiler Çelik Özenci

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Gastroenterology Elsewhere

Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer

Tarkan Karakan

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Diagnostic Challenge

Multiple liver masses mimicking metastatic liver disease in an elderly patient

Hayretdin Köklü, Berkan Armağan, Ömer Karadağ, Musturay Karcaaltıncaba, Müzeyyen Pınar Özgen Kıratlı, Gökhan Gedikoğlu, Taylan Kav

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