Galip Büyükturan

Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey · Gastroenterology

Liver fibrosis is the most important factor in the prognosis and treatment plan of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), fibrosis index based on 4 factors (FIB-4), and fibrosis index based on 5 factors (FIB-5) scores are noninvasive fibrosis markers, and previous comparative studie...

Cirrhosis is termed as the late stage of progressive hepatic fibrosis characterized by the disruption of the hepatic parenchymal structure and the formation of regenerative nodules. Many factors play a role in the etiology of cirrhosis. Currently, mortality is still high and causes significant work loss. The prognosis of patients with cirrhosis is...

Introduction and aim To demonstrate the real-life data about patients who underwent AHSCT due to GCT. Methods Between November 2016 and April 2020, 64 patients who received CE as high-dose chemotherapy for AHSCT in the Gulhane Education and Research Hospital were included in the study. Sixty-one patients received one AHSCT with CE chemotherapy reg...

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder with an increasing incidence all over the world leading to high sequelae and high mortality rates behind other microvascular and macrovascular complications. The deterioration in angiogenesis in particular is known to cause deterioration of vascular complications of diabetes. After the discovery of a natura...

Frailty has emerged as an important risk factor for disability. Age-related declines in physical and physiological function lead to increased risk of loss of independence and poor quality of life. Recent evidence has shown the effectiveness of physical exercise programmes in preventing or reversing frailty. The aim of this study was to evaluate cha...

Introduction: The decreasing level of physical activity in frail elderly effects negatively both physically and spiritually. The aim of the study to investigate the effect of exercise training on activities of daily living, quality of life, fatigue and depression in frail elderly. Methods: Forty-eight frail elderly were included. Subjects were divi...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 can be severe and associated with progressive course and death. Although it has been rarely reported, a subset of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 may develop interstitial lung disease. However, no case of neurofibrosarcoma and lung involvement together has been reported so far. We report a case of a 45-year-old male...