Scientific work

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Çolak

44 publications. The source of the information is stated next to each publication.

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  1. Kutlay M, Topuz K, Colak A, Simsek H, Cetinkal A, Demircan MN. Management of disc herniations with bi-radicular symptoms via combined lateral and interlaminar approach. Neurosurg Rev. 2010;33:97-105.

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  2. Şimşek H, Çolak A. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Prof. H.V. Crock concerning "A less invasive surgical approach in the lumbar lateral recess stenosis: direct approach to the medial wall of the pedicle" (Colak A et al (2008) Eur Spine J 17:1745–1751). Eur Spine J. 2009;18:919.

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  3. Çolak A, Albright AL, Pollack IF. Follow-up of children with shunted hydrocephalus. Pediatric Neurosurgery 27(4): 208-210, 1997.

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  4. Adelson PD, Nemoto E, Çolak A, Painter M. The use of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in children after traumatic brain injury: a preliminary report. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement (Wien) 71: 250-254, 1998.

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  5. Pollack IF, Çolak A, Fitz C, Wiener E, Moreland M, Mulvihill JJ. Surgical management of spinal cord compression from plexiform neurofibromas in patients with Neurofibromatosis 1. Neurosurgery 43(2): 248-255; discussion 255-256, 1998.

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  6. Çolak A, Pollack IF, Albright AL. Recurrent tethering: A common long-term problem after lipomyelomeningocele repair. Pediatric Neurosurgery 29: 184-190, 1998.

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  7. Çolak A, Kutlay M, Demircan MN, Seçer Hİ, Kıbıcı K, Başekim Ç. MR Imaging for early complications of transpedicular screw fixation. European Spine Journal 8: 151-155, 1999.

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  8. Kutlay M, Çolak A, Demircan N, Akın ON, Kıbıcı K, Dündar K, Yıldırım Ş. Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on fetal spinal grafts: an experimental study. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Winter 27(4): 205-213, 2000.

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  9. Demircan N, Çolak A, Kutlay M, Kıbıcı K, Topuz K. Cramp finding: can it be used as a new diagnostic and prognostic factor in lumbar disc surgery. European Spine Journal 11: 47-51, 2002.

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  10. Çolak A, Kutlay M, Kıbıcı K, Demircan MN, Akın ON. Two-staged operation on C2 neoplastic lesions: anterior excision and posterior stabilization. Neurosurgical Review 27(3): 189-193, 2004.

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  11. Boran BO, Çolak A, Kutlay M. Erythropoietin enhances neurological recovery after experimental spinal cord injury. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience 23(5-6): 341-345, 2005.

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  12. Kutlay M, Çolak A, Yıldız S, Demircan N, Akın ON. Stereotactic aspiration and antibiotic treatment combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of bacterial brain abscesses. Neurosurgery 57(6): 1140-1146, 2005.

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  13. Çolak A, Boran BO, Kutlay M, Demircan N. A modified technique for syringo-subarachnoid shunt for treatment of syringomyelia. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 12(6): 677-679, 2006.

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  14. Demircan MN, Kutlay M, Çolak A, Kaya S, Tekin T, Kıbıcı K, Üngören K. Multilevel cervical fusion without the need of plates, screws and autogenous iliac crest bone graft. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience Aug 14(8): 723-728. Epub 2007 May 31.

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  15. Başekim CÇ, Mutlu H, Güngör A, Şilit E, Pekkafalı Z, Kutlay M, Çolak A, Öztürk E, Kızılkaya E. Evaluation of styloid process by three-dimensional computed tomography. European Radiology 15(1): 134-139, 2005.

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  16. Çolak A, Kutlay M, Pekkafalı Z, Saraçoğlu M, Demircan N, Şimşek H, Akın ON, Kıbıcı K. The use of sonography in carpal tunnel syndrome surgery. A prospective study. Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica (Tokyo) 47: 109-116, 2007.

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  17. Demircan MN, Aşır A, Cetinkal A, Gedik N, Kutlay AM, Çolak A, Kurtar S, Şimşek H. Is there any relationship between proinflammatory mediator levels in disc material and myelopathy with cervical disc herniation and spondylosis? A non-randomized, prospective clinical study. European Spine Journal 16: 983-986, 2007.

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  18. Çolak A, Topuz K, Kutlay M, Kaya S, Şimşek H, Çetinkal A, Demircan MN. A less invasive approach in the lumbar lateral recess stenosis: direct approach to the medial wall of the pedicle. European Spine Journal 17: 1745-1751, 2008.

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  19. Öztürk E, Sönmez G, Çolak A, Sıldıroğlu HO, Mutlu H, Şenol MG, Başekim CC, Kızılkaya E. Sonographic appearances of the normal ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound 36(6): 325-329, 2008.

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  20. Kutlay M, Çolak A, Şimşek H, Öztürk E, Şenol MG, Topuz K, Demircan MN. Use of ultrasonography in ulnar nerve entrapment surgery-a prospective study. Neurosurgical Review 32(2): 225-232, 2009.

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  21. Topuz K, Çolak A, Kaya S, Şimşek H, Kutlay M, Demircan MN, Velioğlu M. Two-level contiguous cervical disc disease treated with peek cages packed with demineralized bone matrix: results of three year follow-up. European Spine Journal 18(2): 238-243, 2009.

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  22. Kaya S, Velioğlu M, Çolak A, Kutlay M, Demircan MN, Tekin T, Çetinkal A. Brucella-related cerebral aneurysms/subarachnoidal hemorrhage: a short review featuring a case report. Neurosurgical Review 31(3): 337-341, 2008.

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  23. Özturk E, Sönmez G, Çolak A, Sıldıroğlu HO, Mutlu H, Şenol MG, Başekim CÇ, Kızılkaya E. Sonographic appearances of the normal ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel. J Clin Ultrasound. 2008 Jul-Aug;36(6):325-329.

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  24. Kutlay M, Çolak A, Yıldız S, Demircan N, Akın ON. Stereotactic aspiration and antibiotic treatment combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of bacterial brain abscesses. Neurosurgery. 2008 Feb;62 Suppl 2:540-546.

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  25. Tekin T, Bayraklı F, Şimşek H, Çolak A, Kutlay M, Demircan MN. Lumbar epidural capillary hemangioma presenting as lumbar disc herniation disease: case report. Spine. 2008 Oct 1;33(21):E795-E797.

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  26. Çolak A, Topuz K, Kutlay M, Kaya S, Şimşek H, Çetinkal A, Demircan MN. A less invasive surgical approach in the lumbar lateral recess stenosis: direct approach to the medial wall of the pedicle. Eur Spine J. 2008 Dec;17(12):1745-1751. Epub 2008 Oct 1.

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  27. Çetinkal A, Güven G, Topuz AK, Çolak A, Demircan MN, Haholu A. Lumbar spinal chondroma presenting with radiculopathy: case report. Turk Neurosurg. 2008 Oct;18(4):397-399.

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  28. Kutlay M, Çolak A, Şimşek H, Yıldız S, Topuz K, Kaya S, Çetinkal A, Demircan M. Antibiotic and hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of post-operative discitis. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2008 Nov-Dec;35(6):427-440.

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  29. Çetinkal A, Atabey C, Kaya S, Çolak A, Topuz AK. Intraosseous schwannoma of thoracic 12 vertebra without spinal canal involvement. Eur Spine J. 2009 Jul;18 Suppl 2:236-239.

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  30. Topuz K, Kutlay AM, Şimşek H, Çolak A, Kaya S, Demircan MN. Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the duration of treatment of spinal tuberculosis. J Clin Neurosci. 2009;16:1572-1577.

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  31. Topuz K, Çolak A, Cemil B, Kutlay M, Demircan MN, Şimşek H, İpçioğlu O, Küçükodacı Z, Uzun G. Combined hyperbaric oxygen and hypothermia treatment on oxidative stress parameters after spinal cord injury: an experimental study. Arch Med Res. 2010;41:506-512.

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  32. Şimşek H, Kutlay AM, Çolak A, Haholu A, Kaya H, Özyurt M, Demircan MN. Concomitant Tubercular and Fungal Cerebellar Abscess in an Immunocompromised Girl. Turk Neurosurg. 2011. 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3718-10.1.

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  33. Şimşek H, Çolak A, Kaya S, Kutlay AM, Çetinkal A, Haholu A, Demircan MN. The Effects Of Diesel Exhaust Particles On Neural Tube Development in The Early Stage Chicken Embryo. Turk Neurosurg. 2012;22:77-82.

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  34. Kutlay M, Şimşek H, Çolak A, Demircan MN. Balloon compression technique in the management of persistent intraoperative intratumoral hemorrhage resulting from stereotactic biopsy: technical note. Neurosurgery. 2010;66:334-335.

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  35. Çetinkal A, Çolak A, Topuz K, Demircan MN, Şimşek H, Berber U, Umur AS, Selçuki M, Vatansever HS. The effects of meloxicam on neural tube development in the early stage of chick embryos. Turk Neurosurg. 2010;20:111-116.

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  36. Atabey C, Göçmen S, Şimşek H, Zorlu E, Demircan MN, Çolak A, Dinç C. Surgical Results of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Patients over 70 Years Old: a Single-Center Experience and Clinical Outcomes. Turk Neurosurg. 2012. DOI:10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.5981-12.1.

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  37. Asir A, Şimşek H, Kutlay AM, Çolak A, Demircan MN, Çetinkal A, Seçer Hİ, Kaya S. Surgical Stabilization of Multiple Spine Tumors. Balkan Military Medical Review. 2007:95-99.

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  38. Asir A, Güven G, Tekin T, Kutlay AM, Çolak A, Şimşek H, Demircan MN. Three-dimensional versus conventional digital subtraction angiography in the diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms: case report. Balkan Military Medical Review. 2007:147-149.

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  39. Güngör A, Cıncık H, Çolak A, Poyrazoğlu E. Fibrous dysplasia involving the temporal bone: Report of four cases. The Internet Journal of Otorhinolaryngology TM. 2003;2(1).

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  40. Kutlay M, Çolak A, Demircan N, Akın O. Craniocervical junction arachnoid cyst causing hydrocephalus: Case report and review of the literature. Military Medicine. 2007;172(6):669-672.

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  41. Kaya S, Çolak A, Kutlay M, Güngör A. Lymphangioma of clivus: Case Report. Neurosurgery. 2007;60(4):E779.

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  42. Kutlay M, Çolak A, Demircan N, Akın O. Distal-end aneurysm of the frontopolar artery with an atypical postoperative complication: case report. Military Medicine. 2006;171(2):103-106.

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  43. Toğrol E, Çolak A, Kutlay M, Saraçoğlu M, Akyatan N, Akın ON. Bilateral peroneal nerve palsy. Clinical and electrophysiological implications. Military Medicine. 2000;165(3):240-242.

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  44. Kutlay M, Çolak A, Demircan MN, Akın ON. Iatrogenic arachnoid cyst with distinct clinical picture as a result of bone defect in the floor of the middle cranial fossa: case report. Neurosurgery. 1998;43(5):1215-1218.

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