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  1. What is the predictive value of pretreatment MRI characteristics for achieving a complete response after total neoadjuvant treatment in locally advanced rectal cancer?

    Article • European Journal of Radiology, April 2025, Elsevier

    Emre Balık

  2. Extended pharmacological thromboprophylaxis and clinically relevant venous thromboembolism after major abdominal and pelvic surgery: international, prospective, propensity score-weighted cohort study

    Article • BJS, March 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Emre Balık

  3. Comparison of erector spinae plane block and rectus sheath block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A retrospective non-inferiority study

    Article • Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, January 2025, Kare Publishing

    Emre Balık

  4. The New Era of Total Neoadjuvant FLOT Therapy for Locally Advanced, Resectable Gastric Cancer: A Propensity‐Matched Comparison With Standard Perioperative Therapy

    Article • Journal of Surgical Oncology, October 2024, Wiley

    Emre Balık

  5. A Prospective European Trial Comparing Laparotomy, Laparoscopy, Robotic-Assisted, and Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Procedures in High-Risk Patients with Rectal Cancer

    Article • Annals of Surgery, September 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  6. Reducing dehydration-induced readmissions post-colorectal surgery: the impact of a prevention bundle

    Article • International Journal of Colorectal Disease, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  7. Anastomotic leak after manual circular stapled left-sided bowel surgery: analysis of technology-, disease-, and patient-related factors

    Article • BJS Open, September 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dale Vimalachandran, Emre Balık

  8. Nationwide prospective audit for the evaluation of appendicitis risk prediction models in adults: right iliac fossa treatment (RIFT)—Turkey

    Article • BJS Open, September 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Emre Balık

  9. Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition in 83 countries

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, July 2024, Elsevier

    Martin Karamanliev, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Alfie J Kavalakat, Emre Balık, Mostafa Shalaby

  10. Global access to technologies to support safe and effective inguinal hernia surgery: prospective, international cohort study

    Article • BJS, July 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Emre Balık, Dr Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke

  11. Association between multimorbidity and postoperative mortality in patients undergoing major surgery: a prospective study in 29 countries across Europe

    Article • Anaesthesia, May 2024, Wiley

    Prof Marco Clementi, Emre Balık, Dr. IOANNIS SOKOLAKIS

  12. Goodbye Hartmann trial: a prospective, international, multicenter, observational study on the current use of a surgical procedure developed a century ago

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  13. 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

  14. Impact of postoperative cardiovascular complications on 30‐day mortality after major abdominal surgery: an international prospective cohort study

    Article • Anaesthesia, February 2024, Wiley

    Martin Karamanliev, Panteleimon Pantelidis, Prof Marco Clementi, Emre Balık, Dr. IOANNIS SOKOLAKIS

  15. Author response to: Comment on: Early outcomes from the Minimally Invasive Right Colectomy Anastomosis study (MIRCAST)

    Article • BJS, January 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Emre Balık

  16. Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the New Cleveland Clinic Colorectal Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire

    Article • International Journal of Colorectal Disease, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  17. Stoma-free survival after anastomotic leak following rectal cancer resection: worldwide cohort of 2470 patients

    Article • BJS, October 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Martin Karamanliev, Özgül Düzgün , Emre Balık

  18. Multimodal assessment after total neoadjuvant therapy versus standard neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer accurately predicts complete responders

    Article • International Journal of Colorectal Disease, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  19. Feasibility of totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair in patients with previous prostatectomy

    Article • Turkish Journal of Surgery, September 2023, Journal of Clinical Research of Pediatric Endocrinology

    Emre Balık

  20. Factors affecting operative morbidity and long‐term outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for presacral tumours: a multicentric cohort study from the Turkish Collaborative Group for Quality Improvement in Colorectal and Pelvic Surgery

    Article • Colorectal Disease, August 2023, Wiley

    Emre Balık

  21. A novel scoring system for the early detection of anastomotic leakage: bedside leak score—a pilot study

    Article • Frontiers in Surgery, July 2023, Frontiers

    Emre Balık

  22. Impact of Gut Microbiota on Liver Transplantation

    Article • Arabian archaeology and epigraphy, June 2023, Elsevier

    Emre Balık

  23. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ENDOSCOPICALLY UNRESECTABLE COLORECTAL POLYPS

    Article • Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine / İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, March 2023, Istanbul University

    Emre Balık

  24. Is there no need to discuss adjuvant chemotherapy in stage II colon cancer patients with high tumor budding and lymphovascular invasion?

    Article • Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  25. Reply

    Article • Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, March 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  26. Neoadjuvant intermediate-course versus long-course chemoradiotherapy in T3-4/N0+ rectal cancer: Istanbul R-02 phase II randomized study

    Article • Oncology Research Featuring Preclinical and Clinical Cancer Therapeutics, January 2023, Tsinghua University Press

    Sezer Saglam, Emre Balık

  27. Optimizing the Personalized Care for the Management of Rectal Cancer: A Consensus Statement

    Article • August 2022, AVES Publishing Co.

    Emre Balık

  28. Reply to Letter to the editor

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

    Emre Balık

  29. Mid-transverse Location in Primary Colon Tumor: A Poor Prognostic Factor?

    Article • Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, May 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  30. The impact of surgical delay on resectability of colorectal cancer: An international prospective cohort study

    Article • Colorectal Disease, April 2022, Wiley

    Professor Wim Ceelen, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Francesco Di Marzo, Emre Balık, Edward Caruana, Jonathan Stevenson

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

    Article • BJS, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Prof Marcello Migliore, Dr Ioannis Gkekas, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Emre Balık, Edward Caruana, Jonathan Stevenson, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  34. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study

    Article • The Lancet Oncology, October 2021, Elsevier

    Francesco Di Marzo, Professor Wim Ceelen, Fernando Cordera, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Associate Professor of Digestive Surgery Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Eng H. Ooi, Prof Marcello Migliore, Dr Ioannis Gkekas, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Dickon Hayne, Emre Balık, Edward Caruana, Jonathan Stevenson, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  35. Minimally invasive versus open surgery for gastric cancer in Turkish population

    Article • Turkish Journal of Surgery, June 2021, Journal of Clinical Research of Pediatric Endocrinology

    Emre Balık

  36. What are the predictors for recurrence of Crohn's disease after surgery?

    Article • Medicine, April 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  37. Determinants of Pancreatic Steatosis: A Retrospective Observational Study

    Article • Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases, April 2021, MaadRayan Publishing Company

    Emre Balık

  38. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study

    Article • BJS, March 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Badr Eldin Mostafa, Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Roberto Colasanti, Justin Wormald, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Ronald Flumignan, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, Dr kehinde sharafadeen okunade, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, funlayo odejinmi, Joshua Totty, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Saleh S. Baeesa, Ahmad Ramzi Yusoff, Professor Dr Osama Farouk, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Marcos Perini, Emre Balık, Prof. Dr. Alex Alfieri, Edward Caruana, Dr. Luca Bertolaccini, Dr Ayrat R. Kaldarov , Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  39. Is elective cancer surgery feasible during the lock‐down period of the COVID‐19 pandemic? Analysis of a single institutional experience of 404 consecutive patients

    Article • Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2021, Wiley

    Emre Balık

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19–Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Oncology, January 2021, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Francesco Di Marzo, Fernando Cordera, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Associate Professor of Digestive Surgery Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Prof Marcello Migliore, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Emre Balık, Edward Caruana, Jonathan Stevenson, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  43. The Risk Factors for Complications After Crohn's Disease Surgery

    Article • International Surgery, January 2021, International College of Surgeons

    Emre Balık

  44. Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic

    Article • Colorectal Disease, November 2020, Wiley

    Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Emre Balık, Edward Caruana, Jonathan Stevenson

  45. Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

    Article • BJS, November 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Associate Professor of Digestive Surgery Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Prof Marcello Migliore, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Emre Balık, Edward Caruana, Jonathan Stevenson, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  46. Totally robotic versus totally laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer

    Article • Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery, October 2020, AME Publishing Company

    Emre Balık

  47. Upper abdominal debulking surgery for ovarian cancer total colectomy, total peritonectomy, and extended upper abdominal debulking surgery

    Article • International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, October 2020, Elsevier

    Emre Balık

  48. Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection

    Article • BJS, September 2020, Wiley

    Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Associate Professor of Digestive Surgery Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Prof Marcello Migliore, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Emre Balık, Edward Caruana, Jonathan Stevenson, Dr Vin Shen Ban, Dr Fabio Martinelli

  49. Surgeons' fear of getting infected by COVID19: A global survey

    Article • BJS, August 2020, Wiley

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Vittoria Bellato, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Emre Balık

  50. Impact of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in global surgical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • BJS, August 2020, Wiley

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Vittoria Bellato, MD Amaniel Kefleyesus, Emre Balık

  51. Effect of sham feeding on postoperative ileus

    Article • July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  52. Impact of Prolonged Neoadjuvant Treatment–surgery Interval on Histopathologic and Operative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Total Mesorectal Excision for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

    Article • Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, July 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  53. 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

  54. 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

  55. Multiparametric MRI of rectal cancer—repeatability of quantitative data: a feasibility study

    Article • Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, February 2020, Journal of Clinical Research of Pediatric Endocrinology

    Emre Balık

  56. Live surgical demonstrations for minimally invasive colorectal training

    Article • Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  57. Clinicopathological importance of colorectal medullary carcinoma

    Article • European Surgery, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  58. May Nesfatin-1 be a Biomarker in Acute Mesenteric Ischemia?

    Article • Journal of College of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan, October 2019, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

    Emre Balık

  59. 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

  60. Fall of another myth for colon cancer: Duration of symptoms does not differ between right- or left-sided colon cancers

    Article • The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, August 2019, AVES Publishing Co.

    Emre Balık

  61. Complete mesocolic excision for right colon cancer

    Article • Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery, August 2019, AME Publishing Company

    Emre Balık

  62. Dealing with the gray zones in the management of gastric cancer: The consensus statement of the Istanbul Group

    Article • The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, July 2019, AVES Publishing Co.

    Emre Balık

  63. Right vs Left Colon Cancers Have Comparable Survival: a Decade’s Experience

    Article • Indian Journal of Surgery, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  64. Multiparametric MRI in rectal cancer

    Article • Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, May 2019, Journal of Clinical Research of Pediatric Endocrinology

    Emre Balık

  65. Robotic Complete Mesocolic Excision Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Hemicolectomy for Right-Sided Colon Cancer

    Article • Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, May 2019, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Emre Balık

  66. Laparoscopic colon resection in patients with situs inversus totalis: Is it the same operation as in patients without situs inversus totalis?

    Article • Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, January 2019, Medknow

    Emre Balık

  67. Prognostic Significance of Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio in Patients with pN3 Gastric Cancer Who Underwent Curative Gastrectomy

    Article • Oncology Research and Treatment, January 2019, Karger Publishers

    Emre Balık

  68. An international multicentre prospective audit of elective rectal cancer surgery; operative approach versus outcome, including transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME)

    Article • Colorectal Disease, September 2018, Wiley

    Mostafa Shalaby, Dale Vimalachandran, Prof ABRAHAM WEIZMAN, Dr Dejan Ignjatovic, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Vicent Primo Romaguera, Emre Balık

  69. Association of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics and anastomotic leak following left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi-centre, prospective audit

    Article • Colorectal Disease, September 2018, Wiley

    Mostafa Shalaby, Dale Vimalachandran, Prof ABRAHAM WEIZMAN, Dr Dejan Ignjatovic, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Vicent Primo Romaguera, Emre Balık

  70. Evaluating the incidence of pathological complete response in current international rectal cancer practice: the barriers to widespread safe deferral of surgery

    Article • Colorectal Disease, September 2018, Wiley

    Mostafa Shalaby, Dale Vimalachandran, Prof ABRAHAM WEIZMAN, Dr Dejan Ignjatovic, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Vicent Primo Romaguera, Emre Balık

  71. Safety of primary anastomosis following emergency left sided colorectal resection: an international, multi-centre prospective audit

    Article • Colorectal Disease, September 2018, Wiley

    Mostafa Shalaby, Dale Vimalachandran, Prof ABRAHAM WEIZMAN, Dr Dejan Ignjatovic, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Vicent Primo Romaguera, Emre Balık

  72. The impact of conversion on the risk of major complication following laparoscopic colonic surgery: an international, multicentre prospective audit

    Article • Colorectal Disease, September 2018, Wiley

    Mostafa Shalaby, Dale Vimalachandran, Prof ABRAHAM WEIZMAN, Dr Dejan Ignjatovic, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Dr Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Vicent Primo Romaguera, Emre Balık

  73. Totally Robotic Versus Totally Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Cancer

    Article • Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, August 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Emre Balık

  74. Neoadjuvant volumetric modulated arc therapy in rectal cancer and the correlation of pathological response with diffusion-weighted MRI and apoptotic markers

    Article • Tumori Journal, May 2018, SAGE Publications

    Prof Dr Faruk Nuri Aykan, Emre Balık

  75. 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

  76. Open Versus Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Cancer

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

    Emre Balık

  77. 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

  78. 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

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

    Article • Revista de Oncología, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  80. 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

  81. 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

  82. 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

  83. 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

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

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Emre Balık

  85. 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

  86. 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

  87. 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

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

    Article • International Journal of Surgery, July 2014, Elsevier

    Emre Balık

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

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

    Emre Balık

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

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

    Emre Balık

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

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

    Emre Balık

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

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

    Emre Balık

  93. 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

  94. 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

  95. 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

  96. 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, Prof. Handan Tokmak

  97. 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

  98. 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

  99. 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

  100. 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

  101. 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

  102. 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

  103. 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

  104. 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

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

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

    Emre Balık

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

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

    Emre Balık

  107. 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

  108. 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

  109. 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

  110. 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

  111. 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

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

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

    Emre Balık

  113. 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

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

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

    Emre Balık

  115. 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

  116. 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

  117. 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

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

    Article • Surgical Innovation, September 2005, SAGE Publications

    Emre Balık

  119. 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

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

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

    Emre Balık

  121. Imaging Findings of Intestinal Tuberculosis

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

    Emre Balık

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

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

    Emre Balık