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  1. Performance of CT in the locoregional staging of colon cancer: detailed radiology-pathology correlation with special emphasis on tumor deposits, extramural venous invasion and T staging

    Article • Abdominal Radiology, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  2. Impact of Gut Microbiota on Liver Transplantation

    Article • American Journal of Transplantation, June 2023, Elsevier

    Emre Balık

  3. Reply to Letter to the editor

    Article • Abdominal Radiology, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  4. Extramural venous invasion (EMVI) revisited: a detailed analysis of various characteristics of EMVI and their role as a predictive imaging biomarker in the neoadjuvant treatment response in rectal cancer

    Article • Abdominal Radiology, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  5. Clinical Outcomes of Salvage Surgery in Locally Advanced Distal Rectal Cancer Patients with Local Regrowth Following Non-operative Management

    Article • Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease, March 2022, Journal of Clinical Research of Pediatric Endocrinology

    Emre Balık

  6. Comparative study between ghost ileostomy and defunctioning ileostomy in terms of morbidity and cost-effectiveness in low anterior resection for rectal cancer

    Article • Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  7. Metastasis to lymph nodes around the vascular tie worsens long-term oncological outcomes following complete mesocolic excision and conventional colectomy for right-sided colon cancer

    Article • Techniques in Coloproctology, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  8. Robotic complete mesocolic excision for transverse colon cancer can be performed with a morbidity profile similar to that of conventional laparoscopic colectomy

    Article • Techniques in Coloproctology, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  9. Is Ghost Ileostomy an Effective Method in Various Indications for Colorectal Surgery?

    Article • Indian Journal of Surgery, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  10. The da Vinci Xi system for robotic total/subtotal colectomy vs. conventional laparoscopy: short-term outcomes

    Article • Techniques in Coloproctology, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  11. Delayed versus immediate surgery following short-course neoadjuvant radiotherapy in resectable (T3N0/N+) rectal cancer

    Article • Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  12. Open Versus Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Cancer

    Article • Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, June 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  13. Sparing Sphincters and Laparoscopic Resection Improve Survival by Optimizing the Circumferential Resection Margin in Rectal Cancer Patients

    Article • Medicine, February 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  14. The effect of neoadjuvant therapy on the size, number, and distribution of mesorectal lymph nodes

    Article • Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, February 2016, Elsevier

    Emre Balık

  15. Serum uric acid as a surrogate marker of favorable response to bevacizumab treatment in patients with metastatic colon cancer

    Article • Clinical & Translational Oncology, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  16. Effectiveness of Endoluminal Vacuum-assisted Closure Therapy (Endosponge) for the Treatment of Pelvic Anastomotic Leakage After Colorectal Surgery

    Article • Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, December 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  17. Tumor Budding Is Independently Predictive for Lymph Node Involvement in Early Gastric Cancer

    Article • International Journal of Surgical Pathology, April 2015, SAGE Publications

    Emre Balık

  18. The Role of the Laparoscopy on Circumferential Resection Margin Positivity in Patients With Rectal Cancer

    Article • Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, April 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  19. Use of Antifibrotics to Prevent Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Complications Due to Intra-abdominal Fibrosis: Experimental Study in a Rat Model

    Article • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A Central European Neurosurgery, March 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Alican Tahta, Emre Balık

  20. Robotic and Patient Positioning, Instrumentation, and Trocar Placement

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  21. Ileostomy Site Cutaneous Metastasis of Colorectal Carcinoma without Visceral Involvement: An Unusual Case

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group

    Emre Balık

  22. Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy after D2 resection in gastric cancer: a single-center observational study

    Article • Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  23. Neoadjuvant chronomodulated capecitabine with radiotherapy in rectal cancer: a phase II brunch regimen study

    Article • Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  24. How and how much do endoscopy professionals protect themselves against infection?

    Article • International Journal of Surgery, July 2014, Elsevier

    Emre Balık

  25. Technical options in treatment of pilonidal sinus and hidradenitis suppurativa

    Article • Acta chirurgica iugoslavica, January 2014, National Library of Serbia

    Emre Balık

  26. Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: An Infrequent Complication of Scoliosis Surgery

    Article • Case Reports in Surgery, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Emre Balık

  27. Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Outcomes in 513 Patients

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  28. Parameters That May Be Used for Predicting Failure during Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

    Article • Journal of Oncology, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Emre Balık

  29. The utility of FDG-PET/CT as an effective tool for detecting recurrent colorectal cancer regardless of serum CEA levels

    Article • Annals of Nuclear Medicine, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  30. Low Mmp 9 and VEGF levels predict good oncologic outcome in mid and low rectal cancer patients with neoadjuvant chemoradiation

    Article • BMC Clinical Pathology, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  31. Can diffusion-weighted MRI determine complete responders after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for locally advanced rectal cancer?

    Article • Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, January 2012, AVES Publishing Co.

    Emre Balık

  32. Role of red blood cell scintigraphy for determining the localization of gastrointestinal bleeding

    Article • Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, January 2012, LookUs Bilisim, Ltd.

    Emre Balık

  33. Oncologic Colorectal Resection, Not Advanced Endoscopic Polypectomy, Is the Best Treatment for Large Dysplastic Adenomas

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  34. Association ofAPE1andhOGG1polymorphisms with colorectal cancer risk in a Turkish population

    Article • Current Medical Research and Opinion, May 2011, Informa Healthcare

    Emre Balık, Professor BEDIA CAKMAKOGLU

  35. The effect of Taurine on 2,4,6 trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid induced colitis.

    Article • Journal of Turkish Association of Colorectal Surgeons, January 2011, LookUs Bilisim, Ltd.

    Emre Balık

  36. Dual Inhibition of Wound Healing and Oxidative Process by Montelukast in Experimental Colon Anastomoses

    Article • Surgical Innovation, July 2010, SAGE Publications

    Emre Balık, Professor BEDIA CAKMAKOGLU

  37. Is There a Role for a Strict Incision Length Criterion for Determining Conversions During Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection?

    Article • Surgical Innovation, May 2010, SAGE Publications

    Emre Balık

  38. Effects of Surgical Laparoscopic Experience on the Short-term Postoperative Outcome of Rectal Cancer

    Article • Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, April 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  39. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as an Adjunct to Surgical Treatment of Extensive Hidradenitis Suppurativa

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  40. Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (Subtype BB) Is Elevated in Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma

    Article • Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, June 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  41. MR Colonography after Oral Administration of Polyethylene Glycol–Electrolyte Solution 1

    Article • Radiology, June 2009, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

    Emre Balık

  42. Perioperative GMCSF limits the proangiogenic plasma protein changes associated with colorectal cancer resection

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 2009, Elsevier

    Emre Balık

  43. Surgical Approach to Extensive Hidradenitis Suppurativa in the Perineal/Perianal and Gluteal Regions

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  44. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in Children and Adolescents: Experience in a Single Institution

    Article • European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, August 2008, Thieme Publishing Group

    Emre Balık

  45. Effect of using endorectal coil in preoperative staging of rectal carcinomas by pelvic MR imaging

    Article • European Journal of Radiology, July 2008, Elsevier

    Emre Balık

  46. Persistent elevation of plasma vascular endothelial growth factor levels during the first month after minimally invasive colorectal resection

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  47. Perioperative sargramostim (recombinant human GM-CSF) induces an increase in the level of soluble VEGFR1 in colon cancer patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, December 2007, Elsevier

    Emre Balık

  48. Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Inhibits Colitis-Induced Carcinogenesis

    Article • Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, September 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  49. Major surgical trauma induces proteolysis of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in transgenic mice and is associated with a rapid increase in circulating levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  50. Major Abdominal Surgery Increases Plasma Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

    Article • Annals of Surgery, November 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  51. Altered plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9/tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 concentration during the early postoperative period in patients with colorectal cancer

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, April 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  52. Altered plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9/tissue metalloproteinase-1 concentration during the early postoperative period in patients with colorectal cancer

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  53. COMPARISON OF SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL AND SENNA SOLUTIONS IN BOWEL PREPARATION: A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL STUDY

    Article • Digestive Endoscopy, October 2005, Wiley

    Emre Balık

  54. Oxidative Damage in an Experimentally Induced Gastric and Gastroduodenal Reflux Model

    Article • Surgical Innovation, September 2005, SAGE Publications

    Emre Balık

  55. Does Hyaluronic Acid-Carboxymethylcellulose (HA-CMC) Membrane Interfere With the Healing of Intestinal Suture Lines and Abdominal Incisions?

    Article • Surgical Innovation, March 2005, SAGE Publications

    Emre Balık

  56. A case of protrusion of an intraperitoneal chemotherapy catheter through rectum

    Article • International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, January 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  57. Imaging Findings of Intestinal Tuberculosis

    Article • Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, January 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  58. The Effects of Beta-Aminopropionitrile on Colonic Anastomosis in Rats

    Article • Journal of Investigative Surgery, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Emre Balık