Publications by authors named "Karaahmet F"

There is no study about all aspects of oropharyngoesophageal (OPE) dysphagia from diagnosis to follow-up in a multidisciplinary manner in the world. In order to close this gap, we aimed to create a recommendation study that can be used in clinical practice, addressing all aspects of dysphagia in the ICU in detail with the opinion of experienced multidisciplinary experts. This recommendation paper was generated by a multidisciplinary team, using the seven-step process and a three-modified Delphi round via e-mail.

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Background: Mirizzi syndrome is a gallstone disease characterized by compression of extrahepatic biliary duct with an impacted stone. Our aim is to identify and describe the incidence, clinical presentation, operative details and the association postoperative complication of Mirizzi syndrome in patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Methods: The ERCP procedures were held in Gastroenterology Endoscopy Unit and retrospectively evaluated.

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  • * The study addresses the lack of specialists for dysphagia in hospitals and aims to unify opinions among medical professionals on managing this condition in stroke patients.
  • * A multidisciplinary team developed 45 consensus recommendations to help with the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of dysphagia in stroke patients, primarily focusing on practices relevant to Turkey, but applicable to broader clinical settings.
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  • Dysphagia is a common complication of stroke, indicating a poorer recovery and lasting effects.
  • The guideline provides answers to clinical questions on managing, diagnosing, and rehabilitating patients with dysphagia, featuring detailed algorithms.
  • Written by a multidisciplinary team, it includes 117 recommendations divided into management (45 items) and rehabilitation (72 items) for stroke patients.
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Background/aim: To investigate possible protective effects of Ankaferd Blood Stopper® (ABS) in an experimental liver ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) model.

Materials And Methods: The study was carried out on 30 female rats separated into 3 groups as sham, control (IRI), and treatment (IRI + ABS) groups. In the IRI + ABS group, 0.

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Background/aim: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) often requires deep sedation. Propofol provides adequate sedation and amnesia at subhypnotic doses, but safe guarding the patient’s airway is important for preventing respiratory depression or hypoxic events. This study compared sedation levels, operator satisfaction, intraoperative and recovery characteristics using sevoflurane with nasal mask and propofol in ERCP.

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Background/aim: Crohn’s disease (CD) is a kind of inflammatory bowel disease. Midkine (MDK) is an endogenous inflammatory marker. We aimed to investigate the relationship between MDK levels and inflammation and hence determine whether MDK can be used as a noninvasive biomarker in active CD.

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Kekilli M, Dogan Z, Karaahmet F. A Rare and Late Postoperative Complication of Nissen Fundoplication: Mixed Hiatus Hernia. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol, 2018;8(2):172.

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Herpes zoster is caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV), that attacks peripheral or cranial nerves and result in painful cutaneous inflammation. Boceprevir is a protease inhibitor which used as a new therapeutic agent for chronic hepatitis C infection. Boceprevir associated herpes zoster is extremely rare condition.

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Background: We aimed to describe the natural course of inflam-matory bowel disease (IBD) in adult Turkish patients during the past decade.

Methods: We performed a retrospective investigation in total 508 patients with IBD between 2006 and 2016. The severity of IBD was assessed by the need for hospitalization, biological therapy and surgery.

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Background: The use of needle-knife fistulotomy technique in patient with periampullary diverticula (PAD) for biliary duct cannulation may lead to risk of complications. The present study aimed to investigate the association between PAD and the complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), unsuccessful cannulation rates and to determine the rates of cannulation complications using sphincterotomy and needle-knife fistulotomy.

Materials And Methods: The ERCP procedures were held in Gastroenterology Endoscopy Unit between September 2015 and October 2016 and were retrospectively evaluated.

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We evaluated swallowing function in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) with or without dysphagia symptoms using different evaluation parameters and compared the results with those of healthy subjects. A total of 36 patients with MG and 25 healthy volunteers were included in the study. The subjects were classified into three groups; patients without dysphagia (group 1), patients with dysphagia (group 2), and healthy participants (group 3).

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Coexistence of inflammatory arthritis disease and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is often considered to be relatively rare, and the underlying mechanisms of the association between them remain unclear. Herein, we report two cases of IBD which occurred during the course of inflammatory arthritis disease. The first case had psoriatic arthritis (PsA) for two and a half years complicated by Crohn's disease and accompanied by inactive carrier state of hepatitis B.

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  • HCC (Hepatocellular Carcinoma) is the most frequent primary liver tumor and requires high-risk HBV carriers to undergo surveillance through ultrasound every 6-12 months as per AASLD guidelines.
  • The serum α-fetoprotein level is used for diagnosing HCC but can also be elevated in other conditions like acute hepatitis, cirrhosis, and various cancers, which complicates the diagnosis.
  • Clinicians must be cautious and consider other potential causes for elevated α-fetoprotein levels when assessing patients with liver masses, particularly in those with HBV-related cirrhosis.
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Background/aim: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal condition characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any organic cause. This trial investigated the presence of microscopic colitis (MC) and associated factors related to MC in patients diagnosed with IBS.

Materials And Methods: The study group (group I) consisted of 91 consecutive patients diagnosed with IBS based on the Rome III Criteria for whom colonoscopic examination was requested.

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Background: Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) is a relatively uncommon medical condition characterized by a large tortuous arteriole in the submucosa of any part of gastrointestinal (GI) tract wall that bleeds via erosion likely caused in the submucosal surface by protrusion of the pulsatile arteriole. Compared with other endoscopic hemostatic techniques, clipping alone for DL is limited.

Aims: The aim of the present case series study is to identify common clinical and endoscopic features, rates of occurrence, to review the outcome of endoscopic management of upper GI tract DL, and to illustrate the use and the efficiency of endoclips in maintaining the GI bleeding due to DL.

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