Browsing by Author "Topal, Firdevs"
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An adult case of celiac sprue triggered after an ileal resection for perforated Meckel's diverticulum
Topal, Firdevs; Akbulut, Sabiye; Topcu, Ismail Cagatay; Dolek, Yasemin; Yonem, Ozlem (BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC, 2009)Celiac disease can be triggered by upper abdominal surgery, such as vagotomy, oesophagectomy, pancreaticoduodenectomy, and gastrojejunal anastomosis. Here we report a case of a 24 year-old woman who developed celiac disease ... -
Association between anticardiolipin antibodies, serum protein C levels and acute myocardial infarction
Yildirim, Birdal; Topal, Fatih Esad; Topal, Firdevs; Korkmaz, Ilhan (DRUNPP-SARAJEVO, 2012)Objective: Anticardiolipin antibodies and protein C deficiency and/or resistance are among the well-known hypercoagulability syndromes. We wanted to investigate whether serum levels and activity of Protein C and/or ... -
Increased levels of homocysteine in patients with ulcerative colitis
Akbulut, Sabiye; Altiparmak, Emin; Topal, Firdevs; Ozaslan, Ersan; Kucukazman, Metin; Yonem, Ozlem (BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC, 2010)AIM: To investigate serum levels of homocysteine (Hcys) and the risk that altered levels carry for thrombosis development in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. METHODS: 55 UC patients and 45 healthy adults were included. ... -
The Relationship Between Mean Platelet Volume Levels and the Inflammation in Helicobacter Pylori Gastritis
Topal, Firdevs; Karaman, Kerem; Akbulut, Sabiye; Dincer, Nazmiye; Dolek, Yasemin; Cosgun, Yasemin; Yonem, Ozlem (NATL MED ASSOC, 2010)Helicobacter pylori is a cause of chronic gastritis. Mean platelet volume (MPV) has been started to be used as a simple inflammatory indicator in some diseases. We have aimed especially to investigate the usability of MPV ... -
Strontium Chloride: Can It Be a New Treatment Option for Ulcerative Colitis?
Topal, Firdevs; Yonem, Ozlem; Tuzcu, Nevin; Tuzcu, Mehmet; Ataseven, Hilmi; Akyol, Andmelih (HINDAWI LTD, 2014)Background/Aims. Patients with ulcerative colitis still need effective therapy without major side effects. It has been found that strontium can suppress NF kappa B activation induced by TNF-alpha. This opens a gate to a ...