Browsing by Author "Cosar, Arif Mansur"

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Autonomic Neuropathy and Gallbladder Motility in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
(2015) Kul, Kemal; Serin, Ender; Yakar, Tolga; Cosar, Arif Mansur; Ozer, Birol; 0000-0002-4472-2895; 0000-0002-0138-6107; 0000-0002-4472-2895; 26006202; B-5255-2014; AAM-7281-2021; AAL-1608-2020; AAL-2119-2020
Background/Aims: Impaired gallbladder motility has been suggested as a contributor to increased incidence of gallstones in patients with liver cirrhosis. The purpose of this study was to determine gallbladder function and its relation with autonomic neuropathy in liver cirrhosis. Materials and Methods: Gallbladder function was measured using ultrasonography in 48 patients with liver cirrhosis and in 31 controls. Autonomic neuropathy tests were applied in patients with liver cirrhosis. Patients with liver cirrhosis were analyzed in subgroups according to the severity of disease using the Child-Pugh classification. Results: Fasting gallbladder volume was 16.2 mL (range: 2.1 mL-71.9 mL) in patients and 17.6 mL (range: 4.9 mL-76.6 mL) in controls. There were no differences in fasting gallbladder volume among the study groups (p> 0.05). Gallbladder ejection fraction was significantly higher in patients compared with controls (84% vs. 65%) (p< 0.001). No correlation was found between gallbladder ejection fraction and autonomic neuropathy (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Our results indicate that liver cirrhosis does not impair gallbladder emptying, and that there is no association between gallbladder motility and autonomic neuropathy. Further investigations are required to explain increased gallbladder motility in liver cirrhosis.
Etiology of Cirrhosis in Turkey: A National Cohort Study
(2021) Yildirim, Abdullah Emre; Ucbilek, Enver; Oruncu, M. Berk; Turan, Ilker; Demir, Mehmet; Koksal, Aydin; Uyanikoglu, Ahmet; Yilmaz, Nimet; Akarsu, Mesut; Tozlu, Mukaddes; Avcioglu, Ufuk; Haktaniyan, Busra; Aladag, Murat; Yolacan, Ramazan; Toka, Bilal; Kefeli, Ayse; Ormeci, Asli Ciftcibasi; Haciyev, Ferid; Balci, Hatice Rizaoglu; Yurci, Mustafa Alper; Balaban, Hatice Yasemin; Fidan, Sami; Gunduz, Feyza; Gencdal, Genco; Simsek, Cem; Ebik, Berat; Cavus, Bilger; Karatay, Eylem; Sezgin, Gulten Can; Yaras, Serkan; Karabulut, Umit; Gokturk, Huseyin Savas; Uzel, Ali; Ekin, Nazim; Barutcu, Sezgin; Cosar, Arif Mansur; Keklikkiran, Caglayan; Batu, Kerim Deniz; Alkim, Huseyin; Acar, Sencan; Yogun, Yasar; Harputluoglu, Murat; Yalcin, Kendal; Gunsar, Fulya; Sezgin, Orhan; Akarca, Ulus; Kaymakoglu, Sabahattin; Karasu, Abdullah Zeki; Ozdogan, Osman Cavit; Idilman, Ramazan
Real Life Efficacy And Tolerability Of Tenofovir Alafenamde Fumarate In Liver Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Study
(2022) Gokcan, Hale; Yapali, Suna; Harputluoglu, Murat; Ellik, Zeynep Melekog. Lu; Gokcen, Pinar; Adanir, Haydar; Cosar, Arif Mansur; Durak, Serdar; Ari, Derya; Mehdiyev, Shahin; Koc, Elif Sitre; Guzelbulut, Fatih; Alkim, Huseyin; Ekmen, Nergis; Yildirim, Abdullah Emre; Unsal, Yasemin; Teker, Tufan; Etik, Digdem Ozer; Vatansever, Sezgin; Balaban, Hatice Yasemin; Ozdil, Kamil; Arslan, Mehmet; Kayhan, Meral Akdogan; Gunduz, Feyza; Kiyici, Murat; Boyacioglu, Sedat; Simsek, Halis; Tozun, Nurdan; Dincer, Dinc; Idilman, Ramazan
The relationship between fibrosis and nodule structure and esophageal varices
(2019) Cosar, Arif Mansur; Yakar, Tolga; Serin, Ender; Ozer, Birol; Kayaselcuk, Fazilet; 31290750
Background/Aims: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the histopathological findings of cirrhosis together with clinical and laboratory parameters, and to investigate their relationship with esophageal varices that are portal hypertension findings. Materials and Methods: A total of 67 (42 male and 25 female) patients who were diagnosed with cirrhosis were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 51.6 +/- 19.0 (1-81) years. The biopsy specimens of the patients were graded in terms of fibrosis, nodularity, loss of portal area, central venous loss, inflammation, and steatosis. The spleen sizes were graded ultrasonographically, and the esophageal varices were graded endoscopically. Results: In the multivariate regression analysis, there was a correlation between the advanced disease stage (Child-Pugh score odds ratio (OR): 1.47, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.018-2.121, p=0.040), presence of micronodularity (OR: 0.318, 95% CI: 0.120-0.842, p=0.021), grade of central venous loss (OR: 5.231, 95% CI: 1.132-24.176, p=0.034), and presence of esophageal varicose veins. Conclusion: Although thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly may predict the presence of large esophageal varices, cirrhosis histopathology is the main factor in the presence of varices.
The Relationship of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis and Helicobacter Pylori, Cytokine Gene Polymorphism and Cobalamin
(2015) Yakar, Tolga; Serin, Ender; Cosar, Arif Mansur; Tas, Didem Arslan; Atac, Fatma Belgin; 0000-0002-0138-6107; 26039006; AAM-7281-2021
Background/Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether Helicobacter pylori causes or triggers recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) through cytokine gene polymorphism and/or cobalamin deficiency. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six patients with RAS and 130 patients without RAS were genotyped for IL-1 beta (-511C/T) and IL-6 (-174G/C) and evaluated for H. pylori infection and serum cobalamin level. Results: The patient groups according to RAS had similar rates of H. pylori gastritis and interleukin genotypes/alleles, and there was a non-significant difference between serum cobalamin levels (p>0.05). RAS patients with H. pylori gastritis showed a higher frequency (51.9%) of GC IL-6 genotype than RAS patients without H. pylori gastritis (11.1%) (p=0.036). Non-GG genotype and C allele were increased in patients without RAS and with H. pylori gastritis (p<0.05). Patients with H. pylori gastritis showed a lower value of serum cobalamin without statistical significance, although this difference was more prominent in RAS patients (p=0.07). Conclusion: The carriage of the C allele of IL-6 may lead a susceptibility to chronic gastric inflammation after contamination with H. pylori. If H. pylori infection is justified as a predisposing factor for RAS and its severity by further studies, we can speculate that subjects with genetic susceptibility to this infection may benefit from H. pylori eradication treatment with respect to RAS.