Browsing by Author "Dikmen, E."
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Detection of telomerase activity in bronchial lavage as an adjunct to cytological diagnosis in lung cancer
Dikmen, E.; Kara, M.; Dikmen, G.; Cakmak, H.; Dogan, P. (Elsevier Science Bv, 2003)Objective: Definitive diagnosis of lung cancer with conventional methods may sometimes be difficult in clinical practice. Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein DNA polymerase that maintains the telomeric region of chromosomes ... -
Diagnostic implications of telomerase activity in pleural effusions
Dikmen, G.; Dikmen, E.; Kara, M.; Şahin, E.; Dogan, P.; Özdemir, N. (European Respiratory Soc Journals Ltd, 2003)The aim of the present study was to investigate the diagnostic efficacy of telomerase activity for discrimination of malignant and benign pleural effusions. Pleural effusions were collected from 109 consecutive patients ... -
Predictors of clinical outcome following extended thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
Özdemir, N.; Kara, M.; Dikmen, E.; Nadir, A.; Akal, M.; Yucemen, N.; Yavuzer, S. (Elsevier Science Bv, 2003)Objective: Thymectomy remains as the optimal treatment of choice in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), however, the selection criteria for surgery remains controversial. Methods: We examined the data charts of patients ... -
Routine chest CT screening in high risk cardiac transplant patients may improve survival
Rosenbaum, D. H.; Bhojani, R. A.; Kaiser, P.; Dikmen, E.; Paul, M.; Yancy, C.; DiMaio, J. M. (Elsevier Science Inc, 2005)… -
W-Plasty Technique in Tracheal Reconstruction: A New Technique?
Han, S.; Han, U.; Atinkaya, C.; Cavusoglu, T.; Osmanoglu, G.; Dikmen, E. (Karger, 2008)Background: Tracheal stenosis and dehiscence of anastomosis due to excessive tension are well-known problems after long-segment tracheal resections. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the W-plasty technique ...