Browsing by Author "Berk, Serdar"
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Applicability of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for routine diagnosis of tuberculosis: a four-year single-center experience
Celik, Cem; Gotzel, Mustafa Gokhan; Bakici, Mustafa Zahir; Berk, Serdar; Ozsahin, Sefa Levent; Gulturk, Esra (TUBITAK SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TURKEY, 2015)Background/aim: The aim of this study is to assess the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in clinical samples and to compare the results by reference to the diagnostic method, Bactec ... -
Assesment of palliative care in lung cancer in Turkey (ASPECT study)
Bulbul, Yilmaz; Ozlu, Tevfik; Arinc, Sibel; Ozyurek, Berna A.; Gunbatar, Hulya; Senturk, Aysegul; Bahadir, Ayse; Ozcelik, Melike; Yilmaz, Ufuk; Akbay, Makbule Ozlem; Saglam, Leyla; Kilic, Talat; Kirkil, Gamze; Ozcelik, Neslihan; Tatar, Dursun; Baris, Serap Argun; Yavsan, Mehmet; Sen, Hatice Selimoglu; Berk, Serdar; Acat, Murat; Cakmak, Gulfidan; Yumuk, Perran Fulden; Intepe, Yavuz Selim; Toru, Umran; Ayik, Sibel O.; Basyigit, Ilknur; Ozkurt, Sibel; Mutlu, Levent Cem; Yasar, Zehra Asuk; Esme, Hidir; Erol, Muharrem; Oruc, Ozlem; Erdogan, Yurdanur; Asker, Selvi; Ulas, Arife; Erol, Serhat; Kerget, Bugra; Erbaycu, Ahmet Emin; Teke, Turgut; Besiroglu, Mehmet; Can, Huseyin; Talay, Fahrettin (EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2015)… -
The assessment of the malignant mesothelioma cases and environmental asbestos exposure in Sivas province, Turkey
Berk, Serdar; Yalcin, Huseyin; Dogan, Omer Tamer; Epozturk, Kursat; Akkurt, Ibrahim; Seyfikli, Zehra (SPRINGER, 2014)One of the most significant diseases related to environmental asbestos exposure is malignant mesothelioma (MM). Sivas province is located in the Central Anatolia where asbestos exposure is common. We aimed to study clinical, ... -
Clinical characteristics, treatment and survival outcomes in malignant mesothelioma
Berk, Serdar; Dogan, Omer Tamer; Kilickap, Saadettin; Epozturk, Kursat; Akkurt, Ibrahim; Seyfikli, Zehra (EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2012)… -
Clinical Characteristics, Treatment and Survival Outcomes in Malignant Mesothelioma: Eighteen Years' Experience in Turkey
Berk, Serdar; Dogan, Omer Tamer; Kilickap, Saadettin; Epozturk, Kursat; Akkurt, Ibrahim; Seyfikli, Zehra (ASIAN PACIFIC ORGANIZATION CANCER PREVENTION, 2012)Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an insidious tumor with poor prognosis, arising from mesothelial surfaces such as pleura, peritoneum and pericardium. We here aimed to evaluate the demographic, clinical, and ... -
Correlation of right ventricular dysfunction on acute pulmonary embolism with pulmonary artery computed tomography obstruction index ratio (PACTOIR) and comparison with echocardiography
Varol, Kenan; Gumus, Cesur; Yucel, Hasan; Sezer, Ferhat; Seker, Emrah; Inci, Mehmet Fatih; Yucel, Selma; Kaya, Hakki; Berk, Serdar; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (SPRINGER, 2015)The aim of this study was to determine the pulmonary artery computed tomography obstruction index ratio (PACTOIR) in patients who have been diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism (APE) with multi-slice computed tomography ... -
Diagnostic usefulness of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A in suspected pulmonary embolism
Berk, Serdar; Dogan, Omer Tamer; Aydemir, Eylem Itir; Bingol, Asli; Ozsahin, Sefa Levent; Akkurt, Ibrahim (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2013)Background: The role of biomarkers for prognostication and diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is increasing. It has been reported that pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) can be used as a proatherosclerotic ... -
The Diagnostic Value of the Correlation between Serum Anti-p53 Antibody and Positron Emission Tomography Parameters in Lung Cancer
Hasbek, Zekiye; Dogan, Omer Tamer; San, Ismail; Yucel, Birsen; Seker, Mehmet Metin; Turgut, Bulent; Berk, Serdar; Silig, Yavuz (GALENOS YAYINCILIK, 2016)Objective: Mutations in the p53 gene are the most commonly observed genetic abnormalities in malignancies. The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of serum anti-p53 antibody (Ab) along with the correlation ... -
Effects of long-term non-invasive home mechanical ventilation on chronic respiratory failure
Dogan, Omer Tamer; Turkyilmaz, Suleyman; Berk, Serdar; Epozturk, Kursat; Akkurt, Ibrahim (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2010)Objective: Chronic respiratory failure (CRF) is a syndrome defined by certain disturbances in arterial blood gases. Non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) is an increasingly used treatment modality in respiratory ... -
The evaluation of the relationship between malignant mesothelioma and environmental asbestos exposure in Sivas
Berk, Serdar; Yalcin, Huseyin; Epozturk, Kursat; Dogan, Omer Tamer; Seyfikli, Zehra; Akkurt, Ibrahim (EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2012)… -
A Frame-Shift Mutation in the SLC34A2 Gene in Three Patients with Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis in an Inbred Family
Dogan, Omer Tamer; Ozsahin, Sefa Levent; Gul, Eylem; Arslan, Sulhattin; Koksal, Binnur; Berk, Serdar; Ozdemir, Ozturk; Akkurt, Ibrahim (JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2010)Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare disease characterized by the presence of small calculi in the alveolar space. The SLC34A2 is thought to be responsible for the disease. We encountered three siblings of an ... -
The Frequency of Chronic Rhinosinusitis/Nasal Polyp in COPD and Its Effect on the Severity of COPD
Kelemence, Alper; Abadoglu, Oznur; Gumus, Cesur; Berk, Serdar; Epozturk, Kursat; Akkurt, Ibrahim (TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2011)This study aimed to investigate the effect of chronic rhinosinusitis/nasal polyposis on the severity of COPD and to find out whether the 'united airway disease' hypothesis is valid for COPD. The study enrolled 90 patients ... -
General characteristics and therapeutic options in lung cancer in Turkey
Ozlu, Tevfik; Bulbul, Yilmaz; Arinc, Sibel; Ozyurek, Berna A.; Gunbatar, Hulya; Senturk, Aysegul; Bahadir, Ayse; Ozcelik, Melike; Yilmaz, Ufuk; Akbay, Makbule Ozlem; Saglam, Leyla; Kilic, Talat; Kirkil, Gamze; Ozcelik, Neslihan; Tatar, Dursun; Baris, Serap Argun; Yavsan, Mehmet; Sen, Hatice Selimoglu; Berk, Serdar; Acat, Murat; Cakmak, Gulfidan; Yumuk, Perran Fulden; Intepe, Yavuz Selim; Toru, Umran; Ayik, Sibel O.; Basyigit, Ilknur; Ozkurt, Sibel; Mutlu, Levent Cem; Yasar, Zehra Asuk; Esme, Hidir; Erol, Muharrem; Oruc, Ozlem; Erdogan, Yurdanur; Asker, Selvi; Ulas, Arife; Erol, Serhat; Kerget, Bugra; Erbaycu, Ahmet Emin; Teke, Turgut; Besiroglu, Mehmet; Can, Huseyin; Talay, Fahrettin (EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2015)… -
A longitudinal study on lung disease in dental technicians: What has changed after seven years?
Dogan, Derya Ozdemir; Berk, Serdar; Gumus, Cesur; Ozdemir, Ali Kemal; Akkurt, Ibrahim (VERSITA, 2013)The aim of this 7-year follow-up study was to determine respiratory changes in dental technicians. In our region, in the year 2005, 36 dental technicians were evaluated with a cross-sectional study on respiratory occupational ... -
Performance of regional tuberculosis dispensaries in a province of Turkey in pre-DOTS era (1989-2002)
Ozsahin, Sefa Levent; Arslan, Sulhattin; Dogan, Omer Tamer; Berk, Serdar; Akkurt, Ibrahim (DRUNPP-SARAJEVO, 2010)Background: In recent years, very few dispensary staff has been striving to apply directly observed therapy (DOT) elsewhere in Turkey, but the overwhelming majority of TB dispensaries still continue their usual practice ... -
Pneumonia and Pleural Effusion Due to Brucella
Berk, Serdar; Engin, Aynur; Epozturk, Kursat (EDICIONES DOYMA S A, 2012)… -
Prognostic importance of central thrombus in hemodynamically stable patients with pulmonary embolism
Senturk, Aysegul; Ozsu, Savas; Duru, Serap; Cakir, Ebru; Ulasli, Sevinc Sarinc; Demirdogen, Ezgi; Kayhan, Servet; Guzel, Aygul; Yakar, Fatih; Berk, Serdar (VIA MEDICA, 2017)Background: The association between mortality and localization of central thrombus in hemodynamically stable patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) is unclear. Sufficient data are not available to help clinicians to select ... -
Relationship between radiological (X-ray/HRCT), spirometric and clinical findings in dental technicians' pneumoconiosis
Berk, Serdar; Dogan, Derya Ozdemir; Gumus, Cesur; Akkurt, Ibrahim (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016)IntroductionPneumoconiosis in dental technicians' has rarely been evaluated. ObjectivesTo evaluate clinical, functional and radiological impacts of exposure to dust on respiratory functions via chest X-ray (CXR), high-resolution ... -
Should Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin be Preferred Over Unfractionated Heparin After Thrombolysis for Severity Pulmonary Embolism?
Senturk, Aysegul; Ucar, Elif Yilmazel; Berk, Serdar; Ozlu, Tevfik; Altinsoy, Bulent; Dabak, Gul; Cakir, Ebru; Kadioglu, Esra Ekbic; Sen, Hadice Selimoglu; Ozsu, Savas (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2016)Purpose: The role of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) in managing nonmassive pulmonary embolism (PE) is well known. In unstable cases, especially after thrombolytic therapy for massive PE, unfractionated heparin (UFH) ...