Prof. Dr. YAMAN TOKAT ADDRESS: 19 Mayıs Street, Dr. Ismet Oztürk Road, No:17, D:38, Şişli, Istanbul/TURKEY GSM: +90 532 435 09 81 E-MAIL: tokat@florence.com.tr DATE OF BIRTH: 30.09.1959 BIRTH PLACE: Izmir / TURKEY LANGUAGES: Turkish, English MARITAL STATUS: Married, 1 daughter EDUCATION: Fellow in Transplantation Surgery Senior Registrar, Department of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Cambridge University Medical School, Cambridge / UK (1993-1994) Resident in General Surgery Residency in General Surgery, Ege University Medical School, Department of General Surgery, Izmir / TURKEY (1986-1992) M.D. Degree Ege University Medical School, Izmir / TURKEY (1977-1983) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Physician, Compulsory Medical Service, Corum / TURKEY (1983-1985) Post-Doctoral Fellow, Sleep Disorder Center, Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA (1985-1986) Visiting Resident, Department of General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA (1987) Visiting Clinician, Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA (1988) Surgical Ambassador, Oncologic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA (1990) Staff General Surgeon, Ege University Medical School, Department of General Surgery, Izmir/TURKEY (1992-1994) Assistant Professor, Ege University Medical School, Department of General Surgery, Izmir/TURKEY (1994-1996) Visiting Professor, University of Nebraska, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation Unit, USA (1996) Associate Professor in Surgery, Ege University Medical School, Department of General Surgery, Izmir/TURKEY (1996-2002) Visiting Surgeon, University of Kyoto, Japan (1999) Professor in General Surgery, Ege University Medical School, Department of General Surgery, Izmir/TURKEY (2002-2005) CURRENT JOB: Professor in General Surgery Director, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Department of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Istanbul/TURKEY 1 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS: Honorary Medical Graduate, Palermo and Roma Medical Faculty, Italy (1981) United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Certificate (1985) Scholarship of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Surgical Ambassador, 1990) General Medical Council, UK (Senior Registrar, 1993) MEMBERSHIPS: Turkish Liver Transplantation Society Euroasia Liver Transplantation Society (EALTS) International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) PUBLICATIONS: 1. Is Mezlocilline Prophylaxis Effective İn Clinical Renal Transplantation?, TOKAT Y.,Coker A.,Basci A.,Hoscoskun H.,Kaplan H.,Yararbas O., Transplantation Proceedings 24 (5) : 1757,1992 2. Evaluation of Patients Transplanted in Countries Other Than Turkey, Coker A.,Ok E.,TOKAT Y.,Hoscoskun C.,Kaplan H.,Yararbas O., Transplantation Proceedings 26(4): 2455-2456, 1994 3. Effect of Preservation Time on Early Graft Function and Outcome of Orthotopic Liver Transplants, Rasmussen A., Chavez -Cartaya R., TOKAT Y., Jamieson N., Transplantation Proceedings 27(1) : 724-726, 1995 4. Relationship Between Patterns of Hepatobiliary Vascular Supply and Biliary Complications in Liver Transplantation : An Anatomical and Clinical Analysis, Saxena R., TOKAT Y., Soin A., Rasmussen A., Jamieson N., Calne R., Transplantation Proceedings 27(1): 1199-1200, 1995 5. Cyclosporine Levels İn The Early Post Transplant Period - Predictive of Chronic Rejection in Liver Transplantation, Soin A., Rasmussen A., Jamieson N., Watson C., TOKAT Y., Friend P., Calne R., Transplantation Proceedings 27(1): 1129-1130, 1995 6. Post Transplant Problems Requiring Regrafting: An Analysis of 72 Patients With 96 Liver Retransplants, TOKAT Y., Soin A., Saxena R., Watson C., Rasmussen A., Masatoshi S., Wight D., Friend P., Jamieson N., Calne R., Transplantation Proceedings 27(1): 1264-1265, 1995 7. Alloimmune Haemolytic Anemia After Renal Transplantation, Ok E., Akçiçek F., Çoker A., Tombuloğlu M., Toz H., TOKAT Y., Cirit M., Tobu M., Onder G., Bascı A., Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 10: 404-405, 1995 8. Gastrointestinal Complications in Renal Transplantation, TOKAT Y., Zeytunlu M., Kılıc M., Kaplan H., Yararbas O., Transplantation Proceedings Vol 28, No:4(August), 2351-2352, 1996 9. Tuberculosis After Renal Transplantation, TOKAT Y., Kılıç M., Ok E., Kurşat S., Sayıner A., Tanıl V., Başçı A., Transplantation Proceedings Vol 28, No: 4, 2353-2354, 1996 10. Segmental Arteries to Segments 1-4 from the Common Hepatic Artery, Saxena R., TOKAT Y., Rasmussen A., Jamieson N., Calne R., British Journal of Surgery, 82: 817-818, 1995 11. Donor Arterial Variations in Liver Transplantation:Management and Outcome of 527 Consecutive Grafts, Soin A., Friend PJF, Rasmussen A., Saxena R., TOKAT Y., Alexander GJM, Jamieson NV., Calne RY., British Journal of Surgery, 83: 543-546, 1996 12. Goitre and Severe Autonomic Neuropathy due to Secondary Amyloidosis in a Renal Transplant Patient, Ok E., Akçiçek F., Töz H., Coker A., Kürşat S., TOKAT Y., Arac N., Clinical Nephrology 45(5) : 1-2, 1996 13. The Reproducibility of Cyclosporin Induced Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a Renal Allograft Recipient, Ok E., Kürşat S., TOKAT Y., Cirit M., Tombuloğlu M., Akçiçek F., Nephron ; 74 : 238,1996 14. Further Evidence of Favourable Effects of Gemfibrozil on Lipid Profile in Renal Allograft Recipients, Ok E., Kürşat S., Alev M., Tobu M., TOKAT Y., Akçiçek F., Hoşcoşkun C., Başçı A., Nephron; 73 : 491-492, 1996 15. Nocardiosis in Renal Transplant Patients, Kürşat S., Ok E., Zeytinoğlu A., TOKAT Y., Saydam G., Cirit M., Akçiçek F., Nephron 75: 370-371, 1997 2 16. Haemophagocytic-histiocytic Syndrome in Renal Transplantation, Kürşat S., Çağırgan S., Ok E., Ünsal A., TOKAT Y., Saydam G., Akçiçek F., Başçı A., Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 12 ; 1058 - 1060 , 1997 17. Oesophagocoloplasty in the Management of Postcorrosive Strictures of the Oesophagus, Yararbas O., Osmanoglu H.,Kaplan H.,TOKAT Y.,Coker A., Korkut M., Hepato Gastroenterology 45 , 59-64, 1998 18. Open Surgical Technique for Thoracal and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Buket S., TOKAT Y., Çalkavur T., Alayunt A.,Sarıbülbül O., Durmaz İ., Asian Journal of Surgery, Vol 21, No 2: 130-135,1998 19. ATG Versus OKT3 in the Treatment of Steroid Resistant Rejection Following Living Related Donor Renal Transplantation, Uslu A., TOKAT Y., Ok E., Unsal A., Ilkgul O., Kaplan H., Transplantation Proceedings, 29,2805-2806 (1997) 20. Surgical Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux Following Renal Transplantation, TOKAT Y., Uslu A., Ok E., Tunçyürek P., Çelik A., Yararbas Ö., Transplantation Proceedings, 29, 3073-3074(1997) 21. Impact of Extreme Donor Age on the Outcome of Living Related Donor Kidney Transplantation, Uslu A., TOKAT Y., Ok E., Unsal A., Celik A., Yalaz S., Kaplan H., Transplantation Proceedings 30,734-737 ,1998 22. Clinicopathological Features of Rapidly Progressive Hepatitis C Virus Infection in HCV Antibody Negative Renal Transplant Recipients, Ok E., Unsal A., Celik A., Zeytinoglu A., Ersoz G., TOKAT Y.,Erensoy S., Akarca U., Bascı A., Yuce G Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 13 : 3103 - 3107 , 1998 23. Tuberculosis in Renal Transplant Recipients, Sayiner A.,Ece T., Duman S., Yıldız A., Ozkahya M. Kilicaslan Z. TOKAT Y., Transplantation 1999 Nov 15 ; 68(9) : 1268-71 24. Circulatory Arrest to Protect Transplant Kidney in a Patient with Chronic Type III Dissection, Yagdı T., Buket S., TOKAT Y., Posacıoglu H., Askar F., Ann. Vasc Surg 15 (5): 575-577 Sept 2001 25. New Frontiers; Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Single Center Experience From Turkey TOKAT Y, Yuzer Y., Karasu Z., Alper M., Killi R., Zeytunlu M., Yılmaz F., Transplantation Proceedings, December, 33 ; 3458-3460, 2001 26. Idiopathic Hepatic Adenoma with Intratumoral Hemorrhage, Günsar F., Aydın A., TOKAT Y., Elmas N. European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 14(4) : 463 - 464 , April 2002 27. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Laboratory Diagnosis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Cavusoglu C., Cicek-Saydam C., Karasu Z., Karaca Y., Ozkahya M., Toz H., Tokat Y., Bilgiç A., Clin Transplant 2002 Aug;16(4) : 257 -61 28. Immediate Tracheal Extubation of the Liver Transplant Recipients in the Operating Room, Transplant Proc. 2002 Dec;34(8):3334-5, Ulukaya S., Ayanoglu HO,Acar L., Tokat Y., Kilic M. 29. Optimal Venous Drainage for Right Lobe Living Donor Grafts, Zeytunlu M.,Icoz G., Kilic M., Yuzer Y.,Tokat Y.Transplant Proc 2002 Dec34(8);3327-30 30. Biliary Complications Encountered in 50 Adult to Adult Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Icoz G., Kilic M., Yuzer Y., Zeytunlu M., Tokat Y., Liver Transplantation, In Press 31. Donor safety in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2003 Jun;35(4):1430-2. Zeytunlu M, Icoz G, Kilic M, Demirbas T, Tokat Y, Yuzer Y. 32. Causes of postreperfusion syndrome in living or cadaveric donor liver transplantations. Transplant Proc. 2003 Jun;35(4):1442-4. Ayanoglu HO, Ulukaya S, Tokat Y. 33. Roux-en-Y bleeding after living donor liver transplantation: a novel technique for surgical treatment. Transplant Proc. 2003 Jun;35(4):1463-5. Icoz G, Kilic M, Zeytunlu M, Yaprak O, Arikan C, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. 34. Hemophagocytic syndrome after living-related liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2003 Jun;35(4): 1482-4. Karasu Z, Kilic M, Cagirgan S, Lebe E, Yilmaz F, Demirbas T, Tokat Y. 35. Large-volume paracentesis and liver transplantation. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2003 Aug;37(2):207-8. No abstract available. Arikan C, Ozgenc F, Akman SA, Yagci RV, Tokat Y, Aydogdu S. 36. Anesthetic management and complications in living donor hepatectomy. Transplant Proc. 2003 Dec;35(8):2970-3. Ayanoglu HO, Ulukaya S, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. 37. Hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplant era: a clinicopathologic analysis. Transplant Proc. 2003 Dec;35(8):2986-90. Nart D, Arikan C, Akyildiz M, Yuce G, Demirpolat G, Zeytunlu M, Karasu Z, Aydogdu S, Killi R, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y, Kilic M. 3 38. Liver transplantation in a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome secondary to factor V Leiden mutation. Transplant Proc. 2003 Dec;35(8):3008-10. Karasu Z, Nart D, Lebe E, Demirbas T, Memis A, Kilic M, Akyildiz M, Tokat Y. 39. Allergic disease after pediatric liver transplantation with systemic tacrolimus and cyclosporine a therapy. Transplant Proc. 2003 Dec;35(8):3039-41. Arikan C, Kilic M, Tokat Y, Aydogdu S. 40. Our experience with fulminant hepatic failure in Turkish children: etiology and outcome. J Trop Pediatr. 2003 Dec;49(6):367-70. Aydogdu S, Ozgenc F, Yurtsever S, Akman SA, Tokat Y, Yagci RV. 41. Immediate tracheal extubation of pediatric liver transplant recipients in the operating room. Pediatr Transplant. 2003 Oct;7(5):381-4. Ulukaya S, Arikan C, Aydogdu S, Ayanoglu HO, Tokat Y. 42. Stage IV hepatic encephalopathy associated with acute blindness after liver transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2003 Dec;7(6):497-500. Arikan C, Tekgul H, Egilmez S, Kilic M, Yagci RV, Tokat Y, Aydogdu S. 43. Regenerative nodule mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma in a cirrhotic child due to hepatitis B: an imaging dilemma. Pediatr Transplant. 2004 Apr;8(2):198-200. Ozgenc F, Aydogdu S, Aksoylar S, Elmas N, Yuce G, Yagci RV, Tokat Y. 44. Biliary atresia in Turkish children. Pediatr Int. 2004 Apr;46(2):158-61. Aydogdu S, Ozgenc F, AtIk T, Unal F, Tokat Y, Yagci RV. 45. Effect of portal venous injection of donor spleen cells on skin allograft survival in rat. Indian J Med Res. 2004 Mar;119(3):110-4. Kara E, Gokhan I, Dayangac M, Ilkgul O, Ertan H, Tokat Y, Terzioglu E. 46. Impact of pretransplant MELD score on posttransplant outcome in living donor liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2004 Jun;36(5):1442-4. Akyildiz M, Karasu Z, Arikan C, Kilic M, Zeytunlu M, Gunsar F, Ersoz G, Akarca U, Batur Y, Tokat Y. 47. Rituximab therapy for life-threatining immune hemolytic anemia in a liver tranplant recipient: a case report. Transplant Proc. 2004 Jun;36(5):1492-3. Akyildiz M, Karasu Z, Cagirgan S, Kilic M, Tokat Y. 48. A case of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome with Budd-Chiari and colonic ulcers complicated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jun;15(2):115-6. Ilkgul O, Icoz G, Dayangac M, Tokat Y, Ozutemiz O. 49. Recipient-derived hepatocytes in sex-mismatched liver allografts after liver transplantation: early versus late transplant biopsies. Transplantation. 2004 Dec 15;78(11):1647-52. Idilman R, Erden E, Kuzu I, Ersoz S, Karasu Z, Karayalcin K, Yuce G, Tokat Y, Sahin Y, Tukun A, Akarca US, Karayalcin S. 50. Impact of liver transplantation on renal function of patients with congenital hepatic fibrosis associated with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. Pediatr Transplant. 2004 Dec;8(6):558-60. Arikan C, Ozgenc F, Akman SA, Kilic M, Tokat Y, Yagci RV, Aydogdu S. 51. Variations of hepatic veins: helical computerized tomography experience in 100 consecutive living liver donors with emphasis on right lobe. Transplant Proc. 2004 Nov;36(9):2727-32. Orguc S, Tercan M, Bozoklar A, Akyildiz M, Gurgan U, Celebi A, Nart D, Karasu Z, Icoz G, Zeytunlu M, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y, Kilic M. 52. Adefovir treatment in posttransplant hepatitis B virus infection resistant to lamivudine plus hepatitis B virus immunoglobulin. Transplant Proc. 2004 Nov;36(9):2768-70. Akay S, Karasu Z, Akyildiz M, Tokat Y. 53. Cytokine gene polymorphism and early graft rejection in liver transplant recipients. Transplant Proc. 2004 Nov;36(9):2791-5. Karasu Z, Ulukaya S, Ayanoglu HO, Basturk B, Ulukaya E, Akyildiz M, Tokat Y. 54. Low-dose hepatitis B immune globulin and higher-dose lamivudine combination to prevent hepatitis B virus recurrence after liver transplantation. Antivir Ther. 2004 Dec;9(6):921-7. Karasu Z, Ozacar T, Akyildiz M, Demirbas T, Arikan C, Kobat A, Akarca U, Ersoz G, Gunsar F, Batur Y, Kilic M, Tokat Y. 55. HBV vaccination in liver transplant recipients: not an effective strategy in the prophylaxis of HBV recurrence. J Viral Hepat. 2005 Mar;12(2):212-5. Karasu Z, Ozacar T, Akarca U, Ersoz G, Erensoy S, Gunsar F, Kobat A, Tokat Y, Batur Y. 56. Successful treatment of liver transplant-associated Kaposi's sarcoma with long-term vincristine. Transplant Proc. 2005 Jun;37(5):2188-9. Akay S, Karasu Z, Akyildiz M, Tokat Y, Goker E. 57. Experience with mesocaval shunt with autologous jugular vein interposition in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome. Hepatogastroenterology. 2005 May-Jun;52(63):662-5. Ilkgul O, Kilic M, Icoz G, Zeytunlu M, Demirpolat G, Akyildiz M, Tokat Y, Parildar M, Memis A. 4 58. Outcome of pediatric liver transplant recipients in Turkey: single center experience. Pediatr Transplant. 2005 Dec;9(6):723-8. Aydogdu S, Arikan C, Kilic M, Ozgenc F, Akman S, Unal F, Yagci RV, Tokat Y. 59. Hepatocellular carcinoma in children and effect of living-donor liver transplantation on outcome. Pediatr Transplant. 2006 Feb;10(1):42-7. Arikan C, Kilic M, Nart D, Ozgenc F, Ozkan T, Tokat Y, Yagci RV, Aydogdu S. 60. Budd-Chiari syndrome in an afibrinogenemic patient: a paradoxical complication. Dig Dis Sci. 2006 Feb;51(2):378-80. No abstract available. Oruc N, Tokat Y, Killi R, Tombuloglu M, Ilter T. 61. The prevention of bone fractures after liver transplantation: experience with alendronate treatment. Transplant Proc. 2006 Jun;38(5):1448-52. Atamaz F, Hepguler S, Karasu Z, Kilic M, Tokat Y. 62. Hyperhomocysteinaemia and factor V Leiden mutation are associated with Budd-Chiari syndrome. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Aug;18(8):917-20. Colak Y, Karasu Z, Oruc N, Can C, Balym Z, Akarca U, Gunsar F, Ersoz G, Tokat Y, Batur Y. 63. Umut Ozcan M, Ocal S, Basdogan C, Dogusoy G, Tokat Y. Characterization of frequency-dependent material properties of human liver and its pathologies using an impact hammer. Med Image Anal. 2010 64. Dayangac M, Taner CB, Balci D, Memi I, Yaprak O, Akin B, Duran C, Killi R, Ayanoglu O, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Use of middle hepatic vein in right lobe living donor liver transplantation. Transplant Int 2010; 23(3): 285-91 65. Duran C, Uraz S, Kantarci M, Ozturk E, Doganay S, Dayangac M, Bozkurt M, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Hepatic arterial mapping by multidetector computed tomographic angiography in living donor liver transplantation. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2009 Jul-Aug;33(4): 618-25 66. Balci D, Taner B, Dayangac M, Akin B, Yaprak O, Duran C, Uraz S, Hayzaran S, Ayanoglu O, Killi R, Senturk H, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Splenic abscess after splenic artery ligation in living donor liver transplantation: a case report. Transplant Proc. 2008 Jun;40(5): 1786-8. 67. Taner CB, Dayangac M, Akin B, Balci D, Uraz S, Duran C, Killi R, Ayanoglu O, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Donor safety and remnant liver volume in living donor liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2008 Aug;14(8): 11749. 68. Uraz S, Duran C, Balci D, Akin B, Dayangac M, Kurt Z, Ayanoglu OH, Killi R, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. A very rare venous anomaly in a living liver donor: left hepatic venous connection to the right atrium.Transplant Proc. 2007;39(5): 1714-5. 69. Duran C, Taner B, Dayangac M, Akin B, Balci D, Kurt Z, Killi R, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Why we did not use this donor. Liver Transpl. 2007 13(8): 1199-200. 70. Sirvanci M, Duran C, Ozturk E, Balci D, Dayangac M, Onat L, Yüzer Y, Tokat Y, Killi R. The value of magnetic resonance cholangiography in the preoperative assessment of living liver donors. Clin Imaging. 2007;31(6): 401-5. 71. Karasu Z, Akyildiz M, Zeytunlu M, Noyan A, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y, Kilic M. Urgent adult-to-adult right lobe living donor liver transplantation for acute liver failure; a single center experience from Turkey. Hepatogastroenterology. 2007 Apr-May;54(75): 810-3. 72. Duran C, Aydinli B, Tokat Y, Yuzer Y, Kantarci M, Akgun M, Polat KY, Unal B, Killi R, Atamanalp SS. Stereological evaluation of liver volume in living donor liver transplantation using MDCT via the Cavalieri method. Liver Transpl. 2007 May;13(5): 693-8. 73. Analysis of Right Lobe Livin-Donor Liver Complications: A Single center experience. Yaprak O, Dayangac M, Demirbas BT, Tabandeh B, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation (2011)1:56-59. 74. Utilization of elderly donors in living donor liver transplantation : When more is less ? Dayangac M, Taner CB, Yaprak O, Demirbas T, Balci D, Duran C, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Liver Traspl. 2011 May; 17 (5): 548-55. 75. Use of livers from hepatitis B core antibody positive donors in living donor liver transplantation. Yaprak O, Dayangaç M, Balcı D, Demirbaş T, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Hepatogastroenterology. 2010 Sep - Oct ; 57 (102 103 ) : 1268 - 71 76. Hepatitis B prophylaxis in living donor liver transplantation : single center experience. Yaprak O, Dayangaç M, Balcı D, Baş K, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Hepatogastroenterology. 2010 Sep - Oct; 57 (102- 103 ) : 1178 - 82. 5 77. Dual left lobe living donor liver transplantation using donors unacceptable for right lobe donation : a case report. Dayangaç M, Taner CB, Akin B, Uraz S, Balcı D, Duran C, Ayanoğlu O, Killi R, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Transplant Proc. 2010 Dec ; 42 (10) : 4560 - 3. 78. Yaprak O, Demirbas T, Duran C, Dayangac M, Akyildiz M, Tokat Y, Yuzer Y. Living donor liver hilar variations: surgical approaches and implications. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2011; 10(5): 474-9. 79. Yaprak O, Balci NC, Dayangac M, Demirbas T, Guler N, Ulusoy L, Tokat Y, Yuzer Y. Aortic patch Cryopreserved aortic quilt plasty for one-step reconstruction of multiple hepatic venous drainage in right lobe living donor liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2011; 43(7): 2817-9. 80. Balci D, Dayangac M, Yaprak O, Akin B, Duran C, Killi R, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a single center analysis of outcomes and impact of different selection criteria. Transpl Int. 2011; 24(11): 1075-83. ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS: 1. Is Meslocilline Prophylaxis Effective in Clinical Renal Transplantation?, TOKAT Y., Coker A., Bascı A., Hoscoskun C., Kaplan H., Yararbas O., 1st International Congress on Transplantation in Developing Countries, Singapore 1992(Oral presentation) 2. Riedel's Thyroiditis, Yetkin E.,Coker A.,TOKAT Y.,Kabalak T., Eurosurgery,3rd European Congress of Surgery, London 1993(Poster) 3. Is Living Related Donor Nephrectomy Innocent?, TOKAT Y.,Gurkan A.,Coker A.,Hoscoskun C.,Kaplan H.,Yararbas O., Cınar T., Eurosurgery, 3rd European Congress of Surgery, London 1993(Poster) 4. Evaluation of Patients Transplanted in Countries Other Than Turkey, Coker A.,Ok E.,TOKAT Y.,Hoscoskun C.,Kaplan H.,Yararbas O., 3rd Congress of Asian Society Of Transplantation, Bangkok 1993(Oral presentation) 5. Effect of Preservation Time on Early Graft Function and Outcome of Orthotopic Liver Transplants, Rasmussen A., Chavez -Cartaya R., TOKAT Y., Jamieson N., 15th Congress of International Society of Organ Transplantation, Kyoto, Japan 1994(Oral presentation) 6. The Relationship Between Patterns of Hepatobiliary Vascular Supply and Biliary Complications in Liver Transplantation : An Anatomical and Clinical Analysis, Saxena R., TOKAT Y., Soin A., Rasmussen A., Jamieson N., Calne R., 15th Congress of International Society of Organ Transplantation, Kyoto, Japan 1994(Oral presentation) 7. Cyclosporine Levels İn The Early Post Transplant Period - Predictive of Chronic Rejection in Liver Transplantation, Soin A., Rasmussen A., Jamieson N., Watson C., TOKAT Y., Friend P., Calne R., 15th Congress of International Society of Organ Transplantation, Kyoto, Japan, 1994(Oral presentation) 8. Post- Transplant Problems Requiring Regrafting: An Analysis of 72 Patients With 96 Liver Retransplants, Masatoshi S., TOKAT Y., Soin A., Saxena R., Watson C., Rasmussen A., Wight D., Friend P., Jamieson N., Calne R., 15th Congress of International Society of Organ Transplantation, Kyoto, Japan, 1994(Oral presentation) 9. Incidence, Management and Outcome of Donor Arterial Variations in Liver Grafts - An Analysis of 527 Consecutive Grafts, Soin AS., Friend PJ., Rasmussen A., Saxena R., TOKAT Y., Jamieson NV., Calne RY., British Transplantation Society Meeting, London, England 1994(Oral presentation) 10. Causes of Early Graft Failure After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation, TOKAT Y., Rasmussen A., Watson C., Saxena R., Soin A., Friend P., Jamieson, N., Calne R., 10th Biennial Congress of Asian Surgical Association, Bali, Indonesia 1995(Oral presentation) 11. Surgical Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms: Video Presentation, Buket S., TOKAT Y., Alayunt A., Tarım E., Çalkavur T., Durmaz I., 10th Biennial Congress of Asian Surgical Association, Bali, Indonesia 1995(Oral presentation) 12. Comparison of the effect of Laparoscopic Moncrief- Popovich Technique (LMPT) an Conventional Blind Trocar(BTT) Technique on Early CAPD Complications, Akçiçek F., Ok E., TOKAT Y; Cirit M., Kürşat S., Töbü M., Ünsal A., Atabay G., Başçı A., 32nd Congress of the European Dialysis and Transplantation Association, Athens, Greece, 1995(Oral presentation) 6 13. Open Surgical Technique For Thoracal/Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneuryms, Buket S., TOKAT Y., Alayunt A., Çalkavur T., Durmaz İ., European Congress of Surgery (EUROSURGERY), Barcelona 1995(Oral presentation) 14. Surgical Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux Following Renal Transplantation, TOKAT Y., Ok E., Tunçyürek P., Kürşat S., Hoşcoşkun C., Sözbilen M., Yararbaş Ö., 6th Asian Pasific Congress of Nephrology, Hong Kong 1995(Oral presentation) 15. Tuberculosis Following Renal Transplantation, TOKAT Y., Ok E., Kılıç M., Kürşat S., Akçiçek F., Sayıner A., Kaplan H., 6th Asian Pasific Congress of Nephrology, Hong Kong 1995(Oral presentation) 16. Treatment of Hyperlpidemia in Renal Allograft Recipients with Gemfibrosil, Ok E., Kürşat S., Alev M., Töbü M., TOKAT Y., Akçiçek F., Hoşcoşkun, Atabay G., 6th Asian Pasific Congress of Nephrology, Hong Kong 1995(Oral presentation) 17. Diltiazem Effects on Cyclosporine Using Recipients of Living Related Kidney Grafts, Ok E., Akçiçek F., Kürşat S., Töbü M., Önder G., TOKAT Y., Çoker A., Başçı, 6th Asian Pasific Congress of Nephrology, Hong Kong 1995(Oral presentation) 18. Nocardiosis in Renal Transplant Patients, Kürşat S., Ok E., TOKAT Y., Saydam G., Pamukçuoğlu F., Cirit M., Akçiçek F., 6th Asian Pasific Congress of Nephrology, Hong Kong 1995(Oral presentation) 19. Malignencies in Renal Transplant Patients, Kürşat S., Ok E., TOKAT Y., Akçiçek F., Cirit M., Hoşcoşkun C., Kaplan, Başçı A., 6th Asian Pasific Congress of Nephrology, Hong Kong 1995(Oral presentation) 20. Thoracoscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Both Mediastinal and Pulmonary Diseases, TOKAT Y., Kılıc M., Zeytunlu M., Moğulkoç N., Ersin S., Uslu A., Yararbas O., First joint Eruro Asian Congress for Endoscopic Surgery, Istanbul 1997(Poster) 21. Surgical Complications During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, TOKAT Y., Zeytunlu M., Kılıç M., Ersin S., Coker A.,Yararbaş O., European Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Hamburg 1997. (Oral presentation) 22. Laparoscopic Management of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters, Ersin S,. Zeytunlu M., Uslu A.,Kılıç M., Akçiçek F.,Yılmaz M., TOKAT Y., 6th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery Rome,Italy 1998(Oral presentation) 23. A Refined Approach to the Repair of Bile Duct Stiructures, Yuzer Y., TOKAT Y., Yaprak O., Zeytunlu M., Congress of International HepatoPancreato Biliary Association, Amsterdam 2001(Oral presentation) 24. Single Center Experience in Adult to Adult Living Related Liver Transplantation from Turkey, TOKAT Y., Yuzer Y., Karasu Z., Alper M., Killi R., Aydogdu S., Congress of International HepatoPancreato Biliary Association, Amsterdam 2001(Oral presentation) 25. Five Year Experience with Surgical Treatment of Budd-Chiari Syndrome in a Transplantation Center, TOKAT Y., Yuzer Y., Sukru K., Zeytunlu M., Congress of International HepatoPancreato Biliary Association, Amsterdam 2001(Poster) 26. Extended Right Hepatic Lobectomy in a patient with Hepatocelluler Carcinoma and Tumor Thrombus in Inferior Vena Cava, Yuzer Y., TOKAT Y., Dayangac M., Zeytunlu M., Yılmaz f., Tekeşin O., Congress of International HepatoPancreato Biliary Association, Amsterdam 2001(Poster) 27. Biliary Complications in Living Related Liver Transplantation, İcoz G., Kurt Z., Yuzer Y., TOKAT Y., Eight Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society,June2002 Chicago(Poster) 28. Bleeding from the Roux en Y Limb After Living Related Donor Liver Transplantation, Icoz G., Kılıc M., Unalp O., Karasu Z., Yuzer Y., TOKAT Y, Eight Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society,June2002 Chicago(Poster) 29. How Small is Too Small ? Outcome of the Small for Size Allografts in Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Kılıc M., Zeytunlu M., Karasu Z., Icoz G., Yuzer Y., TOKAT Y, Eight Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society,June2002 Chicago(Poster) 30. Hemophagocytic Syndrome After Living Related Donor Liver Transplantation, Karasu Z., Kılıc M., Keskin E., Guler N., Cagırgan S., Lebe E., Kılıcsoy N., Yuzer Y., TOKAT Y., Eight Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society,June2002 Chicago(Poster) 31. Optimal Venous Drainage for Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Grafts, TOKAT Y., Zeytunlu M., Icoz G., Kılıc M., Demirbas T., Yuzer Y., XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami(Poster) 7 32. Factors That Effect the Rate of Donation, Bozoklar A., Sozbilen M., Kılıc M., Zeytunlu M., Icöz G., TOKAT Y. XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami(Oral presentation) 33. Microsurgical Reconstruction of Hepatic Artery in Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Alper M., Gündogan H., Ozek C., Kılıc M., Zeytunlu M., Icoz G., Yuzer Y., TOKAT Y., XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami (Poster) 34. Factors That Effect the Rate of Donation, Bozoklar A., Sozbilen M., Kılıc M., Zeytunlu M., Icöz G., TOKAT Y. XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami 35. Microsurgical Reconstruction of Hepatic Artery in Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Alper M., Gündogan H., Ozek C.,Kılıc M., Zeytunlu M., Icoz G., Yuzer Y.,TOKAT Y., XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami 36. Donor Safety ın Rıght Lobe Lıvıng Donor Lıver Transplantatıon, Zeytunlu M, Yuzer Y, Icoz G, TOKAT Y., XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami 37. Biliary Complications in Living Related Liver Transplantation, Kılıc M, Icoz G, Kurt Z, Yuzer Y, TOKAT Y., XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami 38. Outcome of the Small For Size Allografts In Living Donor Liver Transplantation, G. Icoz, M Kilic, M. Zeytunlu, O. Yaprak, N.Guler, Z.Karasu,Y.Yuzer, TOKAT Y., XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami 39. Adult to Adult Living Donor Transplantation;Experience of A Single Center in Turkey, TOKAT Y., Zeytunlu M.,KarasuZ.,Aydogdu S., Icoz G ,Kılıc M., Yuzer Y., XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami 40. Induction of Immunosupression with Mycophenolate Mofetil and Steroids and Avoidance of Calcineurin Antagonists for the First Three Days After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation, Kılıc M.,Keskin E., Lebe E.,Kilincsoy N., Karasu Z., Icoz G ,Zeytunlu M., Yuzer Y., TOKAT Y., XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami 41. Early Postoperatıve Infections in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients, Arikan C.,Ozgenc F.,Aydogdu S., TOKAT Y.,Yagcı R., XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami 42. Comparision of FK-506 with Cyclosporin for Primary Immunsupression After Liver Transplantation in Children, Ozgenc F.,Aydogdu S., Arikan C., Yagcı R ,TOKAT Y., XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, August 2002, Miami 43. Small-for-size graft liver transplantation: can smaller size grafts be used? Akin EB, Uraz S, Balci D, Dayangac M, Kurt Z, Duran C, Ayanoglu O, Killi R, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Joint International Cogress of the ILTS, ELITA, and LICAGE. May 3-6, 2006, Milan, Italy. 44. The role of MRCP assessing biliary anatomy in adult-to-adult living related liver transplant donors. Duran C, Akin B, Balci D, Dayangac M, Kurt Z, Taman O, Killi R, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Joint International Cogress of the ILTS, ELITA, and LICAGE. May 3-6,2006, Milan, Italy. 45. Hepatitis B prophylaxis using combination of low dose hepatitis B immunglobulin and lamivudine in liver transplantation. Balci D, Akin B, Dayangac M, Kurt Z, Uraz S, Senturk H, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Joint International Cogress of the ILTS, ELITA, and LICAGE. May 3-6, 2006, Milan, Italy. 46. Orthotopic liver transplantation for hepatic hemangioendothelioma. Uraz S, Balci D, Akin B, Dayangac M, Kurt Z, Duran C, Killi R, Yuzer Y, Senturk H, Tokat Y. Joint International Cogress of the ILTS, ELITA, and LICAGE. May 3-6, 2006, Milan, Italy. 47. Using marginal right lobe living liver donors: safety of expanding the margins. Murat Dayangac, Burcin C Taner, Baris Akin, Deniz Balci, Suleyman Uraz, Cihan Duran, Refik Killi, Omer Ayanoglu, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. 13th Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation. 29 Sep-3 Oct 2007, Czech Republic. 48. Living donor liver transplantation for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma within and below Milan criteria. Deniz Balci, Burcin C Taner, Murat Dayangac, Baris Akin, Cihan Duran, Suleyman Uraz, Huseyin Sen, Refik Killi, Omer Hilmi Ayanoglu, Hakan Senturk, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. 13th Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation. 29 Sep-3 Oct 2007, Czech Republic. 8 49. small remnant liver volume after right lobe living donor hepatectomy: outcome of donors with a remnant liver volume of less than 30%. Murat Dayangac, Burcin Taner, Deniz Balci, Zahide Kurt, Suleyman Uraz, Omer ayanoglu, Cihan Duran, Yildiray Yuzer. International Liver Transplantation Society 13th Annual International Congress, June 20-23, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 50. Donor safety in donor right hepatectomy with the inclusion of middle hepatic vein in living donor liver transplantation. Burcin Taner, Murat Dayangac, Deniz Balci, Zahide Kurt, Baris Akin, Suleyman Uraz, Cihan Duran, Sameer Smadi, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. International Liver Transplantation Society 13th Annual International Congress, June 20-23, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 51. Arterial reconstruction in living donor liver transplantation: analysis of 100 consecutive cases with 1 arterial thrombosis. Deniz Balci, Burcin C. Taner, Izzet Memi, Murat Dayangac, Baris Akin, Zahide Kurt, Cihan Duran, Huseyin Sen, Sanjay S. Negi, Omer H. Ayanoglu, Yildiray Yuzer, Refik Killi, Yaman Tokat, Levent Yalcin. International Liver Transplantation Society 13th Annual International Congress, June 2023, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 52. First dual left lobe liver transplantation in Turkey. Burcin Taner, Murat Dayangac, Baris Akin, Deniz Balci, Zahide Kurt, Omer Ayanoglu, Cihan Duran, Refik Killi, Suleyman Uraz, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. International Liver Transplantation Society 13th Annual International Congress, June 20-23, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 53. Living donor liver transplantation for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Expanded criteria or more. Deniz Balci, Burcin C. Taner, Murat Dayangac, Baris Akin, Zahide Kurt, İzzet memi, Cihan Duran, Suleyman Uraz, Huseyin Sen, Omer H. Ayanoglu, Refik Killi, Levent Yalcin, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. International Liver Transplantation Society 13th Annual International Congress, June 20-23, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 54. Late salvage of occluded arteriovenous fistulae: importance of venous mapping for operative planning. Akin B, Taner B, Dayangac M, Ipek C, Sitar G, Kurtoglu K, Balci D, Tokat Y. 5th International Congress of the Vascular Access Society, 11-13 June 2007, Nice, France. 55. Factors affecting early outcome after upper extremity arteriovenous fistula revision. Akin B, Dayangac M, Taner B , Kurtoglu K, Ipek C, Sitar G, Balci D, Tokat Y. 5th International Congress of the Vascular Access Society, 11-13 June 2007, Nice, France. 56. A database program for hemodialysis patient follow up; using computer technology for better communication between the surgeon and nephrologists. Akin B, Dayangac M, Taner B, Sitar G, Kurtoglu K, Ipek C, Balci D, Tokat Y. 5th International Congress of the Vascular Access Society, 11-13 June 2007, Nice, France. 57. The sites of stricture in radiocephalic and brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistulae. Akin B, Taner B, Dayangac M, Sitar G, Kurtoglu K, Ipek C, Balci D, Tokat Y. 5th International Congress of the Vascular Access Society, 11-13 June 2007, Nice, France. 58. Venovenostomy for repair of isolated proximal cephalic vein stenosis at brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula. Akin B, Taner B, Dayangac M, Kurtoglu K, Ipek C, Balci D, Tokat Y. 5th International Congress of the Vascular Access Society, 11-13 June 2007, Nice, France. 59. Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Yaman Tokat, Murat Dayangac, Deniz Balcı, Onur Yaprak, Koray Baş, Cihan Duran, Barış Akın, Refik Killi, Yıldıray Yüzer. 18th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists, October 8-11, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. 60. Prophylaxis of HBV after living donor liver transplantation. Onur Yaprak, Murat Dayangac, Koray Bas, Suleyman Uraz, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. 18th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists, October 8-11, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. 61. Extended criteria donors in living donor liver transplantation. Murat Dayangac, Cemal B. Taner, Deniz Balci, Onur Yaprak, Cihan Duran, Suleyman Uraz, Baris E. Akin, Omer H. Ayanoglu, Refik Killi, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. International Liver Transplantation Society 13th Annual International Congress, July 9-12, 2008, Paris, France. 62. The impact of middle hepatic vein harvest on remnant liver regeneration in right liver donors: a prospective study. Murat Dayangac, Cemal B. Taner, Onur Yaprak, Cihan Duran, Baris E. Akin, Omer H. 9 Ayanoglu, Refik Killi, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. International Liver Transplantation Society 13th Annual International Congress, July 9-12, 2008, Paris, France. 63. Urgent vs. elective donor preparation in adult LDLT. Burcin Taner, Murat Dayangac, Baris Akin, Deniz Balci, Suleyman Uraz, Cihan Duran, Refik Killi, Omer Ayanoglu, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. International Liver Transplantation Society 13th Annual International Congress, July 9-12, 2008, Paris, France. 64. Two-year follow-up of microsurgical hepatic arterial reconstructions with intraoperative doppler evaluation in living donor liver transplantation: redo when necessary. Deniz Balci, Burcin C. Taner, Murat Dayangac, Baris Akin, Onur Yaprak, Derya Selamoglu, Cihan Duran, Suleyman Uraz, Huseyin Sen, Sitki Hayzaran, Refik Killi, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat, Levent Yalcin. International Liver Transplantation Society 13th Annual International Congress, July 9-12, 2008, Paris, France. 65. Living donor liver transplantation using right liver graft with hemangiomatosis: case report. Murat Dayangac, Onur Yaprak, Koray Bas, Levent Ulusoy, Cihan Duran, Refik Killi, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. International Liver Transplantation Society 15th Annual International Congress, July 8-11, 2009, New York, USA. 66. Prospective comparative study of liver regeneration in right lobe living donor liver transplantation. Murat Dayangac, Cemal B Taner, Onur Yaprak, Koray Bas, Levent Ulusoy, Cihan Duran, Baris E Akin, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. International Liver Transplantation Society 15th Annual International Congress, July 8-11, 2009, New York, USA. 67. Use of livers from hepatitis B core antibody positive donors in living donor liver transplantation. Onur Yaprak, Murat Dayangac, Koray Bas, Deniz Balci, Sahem Al Qusous, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. International Liver Transplantation Society 15th Annual International Congress, July 8-11, 2009, New York, USA. 68. Impact of anterior sector drainage on liver regeneration in living donor liver transplantation. Murat Dayangac, Deniz Balci, Burcin Taner, Onur Yaprak, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. The Liver Meeting,Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2010, Boston, USA. 69. Remnant liver regeneration after donor right hepatectomy. M. Dayangac. XIII National Surgical Congress with International Participation, October 7-10, 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria. 70. Analysis of right lobe living liver donor complications: single center experience. O. Yaprak, M. Dayangac, B. Tolga Demirbas, B. Tabandeh, Y Yuzer, Y. Tokat. XIII National Surgical Congress with International Participation, October 7-10, 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria. 71. Utilization of Elderly Donors in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: When More Is Less? Murat Dayangac, Burcin C. Taner, Deniz Balci, Onur Yaprak, Tolga Demirbas, Yaman Tokat, Yildiray Yuzer. International Liver Transplantation Society 16th Annual International Congress, July , 2010, Hong Kong, China. 72. Prospective randomized trial of intermittent portal triad clamping vs. no clamping in donor right hepatectomy. Murat Dayangac, Burcin C Taner, Deniz Balci, Cihan Duran, Baris Akin, Refik Killi, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat. American Transplant Congress, April 30-May 4, 2010, San Diego, USA. 73. A single center experience: treatment of HCC with transplantation, prognostic factor analysis. Yildiray Yuzer, Onur Yaprak, Murat Dayangac, Fisun Bulutcu, Levent Yalcin, Gulen Bulbul Dogusoy, Nuray Bassulu, Tolga Demirbas, Necdet Guler, Refik Killi, Yaman Tokat. The 2011 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA, and LICAGE, June 22-25, 2011, Valencia, Spain. 74. Remnant liver regeneration after donor right hepatectomy. Murat Dayangac, Deniz Balci, Onur Yaprak, Tolga Demirbas, Levent Ulusoy, Yaman Tokat, Yildiray Yuzer. The 2011 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA, and LICAGE, June 22-25, 2011, Valencia, Spain. 75. Which incision is better for living donor right hepatectomy? Midline, J-shaped or Mercedes. Tolga Demirbas, Fusun Bulutcu, Yildiray Yuzer, Onur Yaprak, Murat Dayangac, Yaman Tokat. The 2011 Joint International Congress of ILTS, ELITA, and LICAGE, June 22-25, 2011, Valencia, Spain. 76. Liver transplantation for HCC: do we need new criteria for better survival? Murat Dayangac. The 2nd Congress of Euro-Asian Liver Transplantation Society, April 13-16, 2011, Bucharest, Romania. 10