Persistent high postoperative carcinoembryonic antigen in colorectal cancer patients--is it important?Ali Ilker Filiz
Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 64:287-94. 2009
..Evaluation of pre- and postoperative serum CEA levels together has seldom been assessed for the prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC)...
The survival effect of E-cadherin and catenins in colorectal carcinomasA I Filiz
Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey
Colorectal Dis 12:1223-30. 2010
..The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between the expression of adhesion molecules and clinicopathological characteristics and survival in colorectal carcinoma...
Prognostic value of oncoprotein expressions in thyroid papillary carcinomaA Z Balta
Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Med Oncol 29:734-41. 2012
..We suggest that increased expressions of cyclin D1 and p53 could be used as prognostic factors in patients with PTC...
Pulmonary echinococcosis mimicking multiple lung metastasis of breast cancer: the role of fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomographyYavuz Kurt
Department of General Surgery, GATA Haydarpasa Istanbul, Turkey
World J Surg Oncol 6:7. 2008
..Furthermore, hydatid cysts of the lung are often indistinguishable from a variety of other pulmonary lesions such as lung tumors..
Body image and cosmesis after laparoscopic or open appendectomyIlker Sucullu
Department of Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hopital, Istanbul, Turkey
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 19:401-4. 2009
..Minimally invasive techniques, such as laparoscopic appendectomy (LA), are thought to produce better cosmetic results. The aim of this study was to evaluate the body image and cosmesis of patients after both LA and open appendectomy (OA)...
The effects of inguinal hernia repair on testicular function in young adults: a prospective randomized studyI Sucullu
Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey
Hernia 14:165-9. 2010
..Our study evaluated these two techniques on testicular blood flow and volume, and sperm function in young adults...
The role of d-lactate in differential diagnosis of acute appendicitisAli Ilker Filiz
Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey
J Invest Surg 23:218-23. 2010
..The aim of this study was to investigate whether the presence of d-lactate would be a significant indicator in the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis...