Ümit Alakuş

Assoc. Prof. Ümit Alakuş, M.D.

General Surgeon

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümit Alakuş is a physician with a rich educational background and experience in the field of general surgery.

Assoc. started his education at Gülhane Military Medical Faculty. Prof. Dr. Ümit Alakuş completed his medical education at this prestigious institution. Later, he started his specialty training in the Department of General Surgery at Gülhane Military Medical Academy and improved his knowledge and skills in general surgery. He also received training at the same university’s Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, which helped him gain expertise in digestive system surgery.

He started his career within the General Staff at the 3rd Mountain Commando Brigade in Şemdinli / Hakkari between 2005 and 2007. Later, he served in the 39th Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the Turkish Cypriot Peace Forces of the General Staff and was in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. During this process, he had the opportunity to apply his medical knowledge and experience in practice.

After completing his specialist training at Gülhane Military Medical Academy, he worked as a General Surgery Specialist at Elazığ Military Hospital. He also served as the President of the Kosovo Turkish Representation Delegation. Between 2015 and 2018, he received subspecialty training in Gastroenterology Surgery at GATA.

After working at Batman Regional State Hospital at the Ministry of Health, he worked at the General Surgery and Gastroenterology Surgery Clinic at Health Sciences University Gülhane Training and Research Hospital between 2020-2023. He was entitled to receive the title of associate professor in 2023 and retired at his own request in the same year.

He currently works at Egepol Hospital and continues to assist his patients with his extensive surgical knowledge and experience.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Articles published in international peer-reviewed journals

  • Meral, U. M., Alakus, U., Urkan, M., Ureyen, O., Oren, N. C., Ozturk Meral, A., … & Can, M. F. (2016). Publication rate of abstracts presented at the Annual Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research during 2008-2011. European Surgical Research, 56(3-4), 132-140.
  • Kara, U., Şimşek, F., Kamburoğlu, H., Özhan, M. Ö., Alakuş, Ü., Ince, M. E., … & Şenkal, S. (2022). Linguistic validation of a widely used recovery score: quality of recovery-15 (QoR-15). Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 52(2), 427-435.
  • Alakuş, Ü., Türker, B., Sarıgöz, T., & Meral, U. M. (2022). Impact of coronavirus disease on acute appendicitis cases. Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, 28(3), 285.
  • Meral, U. M., Urkan, M., Alakuş, Ü., Lapsekili, E., İflazoğlu, N., Ünlü, A., … & Demirbaş, S. (2017). Publication rates of abstracts presented at the annual congress of the Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery (years 2003–2011). Turkish journal of surgery, 33(2), 87.
  • Alakuş, Ü., Kara, U., Çimen, Ş., Taşçı, C., & Eryılmaz, M. (2022). Life-threatening hematomas in COVID-19 patients. Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery/National Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 28(4).
  • Çelik, S. U., Lapsekili, E., & Alakuş, Ü. (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency general surgery outcomes: A single-center retrospective cohort study. Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery/National Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 28(7).
    Alakuş, Ü., & Peker, Y. S. (2021). Is rather combined than single antibiotic therapy actually reasonable in patients with acute calculous cholecystitis? Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 67, 1155-1160.
  • Öztaş, M., Türkoğlu, B., Öztas, B., Alakuş, Ü., & Meral, U. M. (2023). Rare causes of acute abdomen and review of literature: Primary/secondary omental torsion, isolated segmental omental necrosis, and epiploic appendagitis. Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, 29(2), 193.
  • Alakuş, Ü., Kara, U., Tasçı, C., & Eryılmaz, M. (2022).
    Upper gastrointestinal system bleeding in COVID-19 patients: Risk factors and management/a retrospective cohort study. Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery/National Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 28(6).
  • Alakuş, Ü., Çelik, S. U., Peker, Y. S., & Türker, B. (2021). Effect of Hospital Conditions on Short-Term Colorectal Cancer Outcomes: Experience of One Surgeon in Two Centers. Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease, 31(3).
    Alakuş, Ü., Can, M. F., Aydın, F. N., Öztaş, M., Özerhan, İ. H., Sarıgöz, T., … & Peker, Y. (2021). Optimal time for remote ischemic preconditioning for liver protection in experimental major liver resection. Gülhane Medical Journal, 63(2), 129.
  • Can, M. F., Urkan, M., Lapsekili, E., Şenocak, R., & Alakuş, Ü. (2017). Central hepatectomy: A valuable option to avoid posthepatectomy liver insufficiency in patients requiring extensive liver resection. Turkish Journal of Surgery, 33(4), 292.
  • Ünlü, A., Urkan, M., Petrone, P., Kaymak, S., Lapsekili, E., Ozmen, P., … & Zeybek, N. (2017). Trauma Survey of 476 Doctors: Now We know What We Don’t know. Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency Surgery, 7(1), 52-60.

Papers presented at international scientific meetings and published in proceedings books

  • Adenoma detection rate during surveillance colonoscopy after colorectal resections Oral Presentation The 50th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research. June 10-13, 2015, Liverpool, United Kingdom 10.06.2015
  • Anesthetic Management Of Laparoscopic Appendectomy in a Patient With Behçet’s Disease Poster Summary presentation The 51th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research 25.05.2016
  • Is Acute Mesenteric Ischemia a Surgical Problem orIs Surgery Overtreatment Where EndovascularTechnique/Hybrid Technique Approach Is Enoughfor Life Saving Treatment? Poster The 51st Congress of the EuropeanSociety for Surgical Research May 25–28, 2016, Prague, Czech Republic 25.05.2016
  • HOSPITALITY AFTER SURGERY; THE IMPORTANCE OF DAILY SURGERY Oral Presentation Summary paper 6th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF HOME HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES 25.03.2022
  • Quality of life after ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract for fistula-inano Oral Presentation Summary paper The 50th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research. June 10-13, 2015, Liverpool, United Kingdom 10.06.2015
  • Target therapy agents other than sorafenib in the treatment of advanced stage HCC Oral Presentation Summary paper The 50th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research. June 10-13, 2015, Liverpool, United Kingdom 10.06.2015
  • Reasons for Mesh Removal in Patients Undergoing Hernia Repair and Long-Term Results of These Patients Oral Presentation Summary paper 6th International Hippocrates Congress on Medical and Health Sciences 30.04.2021
  • OMENTAL INFARKT WITH UNDETERMINED CAUSE; ISOLATED SEGMENTAL OMENTAL NECROSIS – OUR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND THE PLACE OF LAPAROSCOPY Oral Presentation Summary paper 15th National & 2nd International Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress 28.10.2021
  • Video evaluation of three types of esophagojejunostomy techniques in laparoscopic total gastrectomy Oral Presentation Summary paper The 51st Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research. May 25-28, 2016, Prague, Czech Republic 25.05.2016
  • Use of multimedia devices in the process of informed consent in gastrointestinal surgery Poster Abstract paper The 50th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research. June 10-13, 2015, Liverpool, United Kingdom 10.06.2015
  • Which one is the gold standard for the management of chronic anal fissure: Surgery (LIS) or Botulinum Toxin (Meta analysis) Oral Presentation Summary paper The 51st Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research. May 25-28, 2016, Prague, Czech Republic 25.05.2016
  • Long Term results of islet cell transplantation after Pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis (CP) Oral Presentation Summary paper The 50th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research. June 10-13, 2015, Liverpool, United Kingdom 10.06.2015
  • REVIEW OF THE LATEST LITERATURE FOR MANAGEMENT OF EARLY HEPATIC ARTERY THROMBOSIS AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION Oral Presentation Summary paper 21. Annual Meeting of the European Society of Surgery – ESS 27.09.2017
  • Deep surgical site infections after appendectomy: Analysis of 24 patients Poster Summary presentation 47th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research ESSR 2012 06.06.2012
  • Conventional vs Endoscopic Components Separation for Loss Of Domain Ventral Hernias Oral Presentation Summary paper The 48th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research 29.05.2013
  • The optimal timing of unpacking procedure after damage control surgery of the liver Oral Presentation Summary paper The 50th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research. June 10-13, 2015, Liverpool, United Kingdom 10.06.2015
  • Is hepatectomy plus pancreaticoduodenectomy justified for locally advanced gallbladder cancer? Review of literature Oral Presentation Summary paper The 50th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research. June 10-13, 2015, Liverpool, United Kingdom 10.06.2015

Articles published in national refereed journals

  • LAPSEKİLİ, E., & ALAKUŞ, Ü. (2022). Can staple line length be an effective factor in early weight loss in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy? Ankara Training and Research Hospital Medical Journal, 55(2), 130-133.
  • LAPSEKİLİ, E., & ALAKUŞ, Ü. (2022). Gastrectomy Material Removed After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Is Pathological Examination Necessary?. Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Medical Journal, 9(2), 169-173.
  • MERAL, U. M., & ALAKUŞ, Ü. COMPARISON OF LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY AND CONVENTIONAL APPENDETOMIES: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
  • Kaymak, Ş., Şenocak, R., Alakuş, Ü., & Yiğit, N. (2016). Appendiceal diverticulitis: a different phenomenon from acute appendicitis. Cukurova Medical Journal, 41(4), 815-817.

Papers presented at national scientific meetings and published in proceedings books

  • STANDARDIZED PORT ENTRY LOCATIONS IN LAPAROSCOPIC PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY SURGERY AND THEIR IMPORTANCE Oral Presentation Summary paper 14th TURKISH HEPATOPANCREATICOBILIARY SURGERY CONGRESS 23.10.2019
  • LAPAROSCOPIC LIVER RIGHT ANTERIOR SECTIONECTOMY: SURGICAL TECHNIQUE Oral Presentation Summary paper 14th TURKISH HEPATOPANCREATICOBILIARY SURGERY CONGRESS 23.10.2019
  • VASCULAR INJURIES OBSERVED IN THE TACTICAL FIELD Oral Presentation Summary paper 18th NATIONAL SURGICAL CONGRESS 23.05.2012
  • TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC RIGHT ANTERIOR SECTORECTOMY OUR SURGICAL APPROACH Oral Presentation Summary paper 14th
  • TURKISH HEPATOPANCREATICOBILIARY SURGERY CONGRESS 23.10.2019
  • Case Report of a Patient whose Tissue Integrity was Provided with a Tissue Flap from the Open Abdomen of the Wound Due to Small Intestinal Injury After Incisional Herniorrhaphy Oral Presentation Summary report 10th National Wound Care Congress 02.12.2015
  • APPLICATION OF VAC IN FIREARM INJURIES Oral Presentation Summary paper 10th National Wound Care Congress 02.12.2015
  • LAPAROSCOPIC PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY IN THE PRESENCE OF ABERRED HEPATIC ARTERY OF SMA ORIGIN Oral Presentation Summary paper 14th National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Congress 19-22 April 2019 19.04.2019
  • A rare cause of acute abdomen; Jejunal perforation due to intestinal T-cell lymphoma Poster Full text paper 22nd National Surgery Congress 23.03.2022
  • Laparoscopic radical cholecystectomy for gallbladder cancer Oral Presentation Summary paper 13th TURKISH HEPATOPANCREATICOBILIARY SURGERY CONGRESS 01.11.2017