Intragastric injection of botulinum toxin in the treatment of obesity: a single-center study.

Background: In recent years, various novel surgical and non-surgical therapeutic options have been developed for treating obesity. Due to its disputed success, intragastric botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injection is still being debated.

Objectives: We aim to contribute to this controversial issue in the literature by sharing our center's findings regarding intragastric BTX-A injections in the treatment of obesity.

Evaluation of non-gastric upper gastrointestinal system polyps: an epidemiological assessment.

Non-gastric upper gastrointestinal system polyps are detected rarely and mostly incidentally during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. While the majority of lesions are asymptomatic and benign, some lesions have the potential to become malignant, and may be associated with other malignancies. Between May 2010 and June 2022, a total of 127,493 patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy were retrospectively screened.

Comprehensive assessment of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel for Turkish advanced Parkinson’s disease patients.

Background/aim: Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) is an effective treatment modality in the management of advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) despite frequent adverse events and different rates of dropouts. Efficacy and safety data regarding Turkish patients on LCIG are limited. This study aims to report in detail the efficacy and adverse effect profile of LCIG among advanced PD patients from a Turkish center for movement disorders.

Evaluation of patients with gastric polyps.

Objective: The incidence of gastric polyps (GPs) greatly differs according to study populations and was found to be 0.33%-6.7% in various studies.

Evaluation of the gastrointestinal findings of nodulocystic acnepatients during systemic isotretinoin therapy.

Background/aim: Systemic isotretinoin treatment is an effective treatment modality for nodulocystic acne, the clinical use of which has been associated with reports of adverse events. We conducted a prospective study with the aim of determining the possible gastrointestinal and laboratory findings of nodulocystic acne patients during systemic isotretinoin treatment.

Materials And Methods: Seventy patients with nodulocystic acne completed the study.

The relationship between liver histology and noninvasive markers in primary biliary cirrhosis.

Background: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a disease that affects liver with various severity and progression rates. It is important to diagnose advanced stage of the disease to lower liver-related morbidity and mortality. Since liver biopsy is an invasive method, liver biopsy tends to be replaced by noninvasive methods.

Eosinophilic colitis under etanercept.

Eosinophilic colitis (EC) is a rare manifestation of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder. Even though the cut-off value of eosinophils per HPF for the diagnosis of EC is not clear, histopathological examination is still a cornerstone. Corticosteroids are the main drugs for EC treatment today.