Person: ARABACI, ELİF
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Publication Open Access Comparison of tomographic and colonoscopic diagnoses in the presence of colonic wall thickening(2014-01-01) Ince, ALİ TÜZÜN; BAYSAL, Birol; KAYAR, Yusuf; Arabaci, ELİF; Bilgin, MEHMET; HAMDARD, Jamshid; YAY, Adnan; Senturk, HAKAN; İNCE, ALİ TÜZÜN; ARABACI, ELİF; BİLGİN, MEHMET; ŞENTÜRK, HAKANIntroduction and objective: Colonic wall thickening is a common condition in a number of benignant and malignant diseases. This study investigated the accuracy of radiological diagnoses in patients diagnosed with colonic wall thickening using multislice CT (MDCT). Materials and method: Files of patients with colonic wall thickening diagnosed with 64-slice MDCT were reviewed retrospectively. The colonoscopy results of these patients were grouped under neoplastic process (cancer and adenomatous polyp), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diverticulitis and other etiology (nonspecific events, ischemic colitis, solitary rectal ulcer, external compression, secondary to volvulus and radiotherapy), and the results were statistically evaluated. p values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: The study was performed on 505 files (290 males [57.4%], 215 females [42.6%], mean age: 49.15 ± 18.4 years). CT and colonoscopic diagnoses were reviewed and the following CT to colonoscopy ratios was observed: neoplastic process: 44.4% vs. 40.2%; IBD: 42.4% vs. 42.4%; diverticulitis: 4% vs. 4.2%; other etiology: 9.3% vs. 3.2%. Colonoscopy failed to identify pathology in 9.9% of the patients. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV and accuracy of CT were 95.6%, 90.4%, 87.1%, 96.8% and 92.4%, respectively, in detecting neoplastic processes; 97.2%, 97.9%, 97.2%, 97.9% and 97.6%, respectively, in detecting IBD; 90.5%, 99.8%, 95%, 99.6% and 99.4%, respectively, in detecting diverticulitis, and 50%, 96,7%, 62.5%, 94.6% and 92%, respectively, in detecting other etiology. Conclusion: While, accuracy of 64 slice-CT in diagnosing colonic wall thickenings secondary especially to neoplastic processes, IBD and diverticulitis was significantly higher, but differential diagnosis is challenging in pathologies due to other etiologies.Publication Open Access Gastroenterology cases of cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis.(2013-01-01) SENTURK, H; ARABACI, ELİF; YILDIZ, KEMALETTİN; CAKIRCA, MUSTAFA; ÇıKRıKÇıOĞLU, MA; ERGUN, F; DANALIOGLU, A; KOCAMAN, O; KARATOPRAK, CUMALİ; ARABACI, ELİF; YILDIZ, KEMALETTİN; ÇAKIRCA, MUSTAFA; ŞENTÜRK, HAKANRarely, leukocytoclastic vasculitis can result from ischemic colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and cryoglobulinemia. There is no established standard for the treatment of leukocytoclastic vasculitis associated with gastroenterologic diseases. This paper presents three cases of leukoytoclastic vasculitis, each of which is associated with a different gastroenterologic condition: ischemic colitis, Crohn’s disease, and chronic hepatitis C. Each condition went into remission by treatment of leukocytoclastic vasculitis, regardless of the underlying disease.Publication Metadata only Effect of pantoprazole and Helicobacter pylori therapy on uninvestigated dyspeptic patients(2015-01-01) BAYSAL, Birol; Senturk, HAKAN; MASRI, Omar; TOZLU, Mukaddes; KAYAR, Yusuf; ARABACI, ELİF; Uysal, Omer; BUGDACI, Mehmet Sait; Ince, ALİ TÜZÜN; ŞENTÜRK, HAKAN; ARABACI, ELİF; UYSAL, ÖMER; İNCE, ALİ TÜZÜNBackground/Aims: This study aimed to test the efficacy of empirical proton pump inhibitor use and Helicobacter pylori therapy for uninvestigated dyspepsia in a population with a high prevalence of H. pylori.Publication Metadata only Endosonography and elastography in the diagnosis of esophageal tuberculosis(2013-01-01) KOCAMAN, Orhan; Senturk, HAKAN; DANALIOGLU, Ahmet; TURKDOGAN, Kursat; Arabaci, ELİF; YILDIZ, Kemal; Ince, ALİ TÜZÜN; ŞENTÜRK, HAKAN; ARABACI, ELİF; İNCE, ALİ TÜZÜN