Laparoscopy can aggravate the severity of pancreatitis in an experimental rat modelCoskun Polat
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Karabuk University, Karabuk, Turkey
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 22:978-83. 2012
..This study therefore aimed to investigate the effects of pneumoperitoneum on the severity of pancreatitis in a rat model of acute pancreatitis induced by cerulein...
Recurrent hepatic hydatid cyst in a pregnant womanCoskun Poiat
Department of Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Med Sci Monit 13:CS27-9. 2007
..Hydatid cyst in pregnancy is a very rare pathology and its diagnosis and treatment is still a complex problem. This report describes the clinical features and evolution of a pregnant woman operated for a recurrent hepatic hydatid cyst...
- The effect of NG-nitro L-arginine methyl ester on colonic anastomosis after increased intra-abdominal pressure
C Polat
Department of Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Langenbecks Arch Surg 392:197-202. 2007
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- The effects of desferrioxamine and quercetin on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion induced renal disturbance
Coskun Polat
Department of General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Lal Apt No 7 24, 03200 Afyon, Turkey
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 74:379-83. 2006
..The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of 45min of hepatic ischemia and 1h of reperfusion on renal oxidative stress parameters, on renal tissue damage, and the role of Desferrioxamin (Dfx) and Q on these parameters...
- The effects of increased intraabdominal pressure on colonic anastomoses
C Polat
Department of General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
Surg Endosc 16:1314-9. 2002
..This experimental, randomized, controlled study was designed to investigate the effects of increased intraabdominal pressure (IAP) on colocolic anastomoses. To our knowledge, this is the first study to address this important issue...
- The effect of different intraabdominal pressures on lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation status during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
C Polat
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
Surg Endosc 17:1719-22. 2003
..This prospective, randomized, and controlled study was designed to investigate the effects of different intraabdominal pressures (IAPs) on lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation status during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC)...
- The effects of increased intra-abdominal pressure on bacterial translocation
Coskun Polat
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, 03200 Afyon, Turkey
Yonsei Med J 44:259-64. 2003
..Patients should be closely monitored for septic complication risks following laparoscopic procedures in which the intra-abdominal pressure exceeds 20 mmHg...
- Strangulated umbilical hernia including a mesenteric cyst: a rare cause of acute abdomen
C Polat
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
Acta Chir Belg 103:329-31. 2003
..This is the first report of a strangulated umbilical hernia complicated with a mesenteric cyst...
- Changes in tissue-oxidative stress markers in an experimental model of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
Gokhan Akbulut
Department of General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
Transplantation 74:1768-72. 2002
..Our experimental, randomized, controlled study with blind outcome assessment is the first to address this possibility...
- What should be the ideal time for ischemic preconditioning in a laparoscopic rat model?
Dagistan Tolga Arioz
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 19:141-7. 2009
..The aim of this study was to investigate the ideal time for IP in the laparoscopic model...
- Short period of preconditioning protects by decreasing the TNF-alpha and IL-6 values before laparoscopic surgery (a rat experiment)
Sezgin Yilmaz
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
Med Sci Monit 16:BR75-9. 2010
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- Octenidine hydrochloride in hydatid disease
Mustafa Altindis
Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
J Invest Surg 17:41-4. 2004
..However, 0.1% octenidine did not have enough scolicidal effect in 1 h. It was concluded that undiluted and 1% diluted octenidine might be used for scolicidal purpose in the treatment of hydatid disease...
- Sequential periods of preconditioning decrease laparoscopy-related elevations in hepatic TNF-alpha and IL-6 levels in rats
Mustafa Altindis
Department of Microbiology, Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyon, Turkey
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 14:380-3. 2004
..Preconditioning may be advisable, especially for elderly or other patients with hepatic, renal, or cardiac dysfunction. Further studies are needed to adapt this concept to clinical settings...
- In the treatment of gastric cancer, the aim must be successful locoregional disease control and long-term disease-free survival
Coskun Polat
Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
World J Surg 26:1532; author reply 1532-3. 2002
- The effect of low-flow sevoflurane and desflurane on pulmonary mechanics during laparoscopic surgery
Remziye Sivaci
Department of Anesthesiology and Re animation, Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 15:125-9. 2005
..Two inhaled anesthetics, desflurane and sevoflurane, have a lower solubility in blood and tissues than all previous volatile anesthetics, and have become the preferred volatile anesthetics for routine surgical procedures...
- Efficacy of thoracic epidural analgesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Demet Dogan Erol
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, School of Medicine, Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
Adv Ther 25:45-52. 2008
..We compared the effectiveness of intravenous and epidural analgesia in patients undergoing general anaesthesia with sevoflurane for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the early postoperative period...
- Unusual scalp metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma
Hamit Karabekir
Department of Neurosurgery, Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Saudi Med J 32:849-51. 2011
..Use of histopathological examinations are significant for determining the tumor type, and arriving at the exact and correct diagnosis...
- Can laparoscopic hernia repair alter function and volume of testis? Randomized clinical trial
Gokhan Akbulut
Afyon Kocatepe University, School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Turkey
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 13:377-81. 2003
..This affected the testicular volume in normal limits. TEP or LHR could not affect LH, FSH, testosterone values, but TEP could lead a decreasing effect on volume of testis in normal limits...
- Analysis of PTEN gene mutations in a Turkish patient with Cowden syndrome
Yasemin Soysal
Department of Medical Genetics, Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 13:547-51. 2009
..This germline PTEN mutation, IVS5-2A --> C, has been reported once before, but the clinical features differ from our patient. Also, this is the first reported PTEN mutation from Turkey...
- Giant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of the gluteal region
Semsettin Karaca
Department of Dermatology, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
Dermatol Surg 31:1734-6. 2005
..Proliferating trichilemmal tumors are benign lesions; however, there are numerous reports of malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumors...
