Hale Akpınar: 0000-0002-8734-2518
Author contributions: Göksel Bengi, Hatice Keyvan, Seda Bayrak
Durmaz, Mesut Akarsu, Müjde Soytürk, Ender Ellidokuz, Ömer Topalak and
Hale Akpınar contributed equally to this work, designed the research,
drafted the manuscript and provided administrative and technical
support.
Financial Disclosures: None.
Ethics Committee Approval: This study was approved by the Dokuz
Eylul University Ethics Committee on July 2017 number: 2017/18-16.
Informed Consent: Informed consent was provided by all
participants.
Conflicts of interest: None.
Correspondence to: Göksel Bengi, MD, PhD, Assis. Prof.,Department of Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eylul Universtiy Hospital,
İnciraltı, 35000, İzmir, Turkey.drgokselbengi@hotmail.com
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