EISSN 2148-5607 VOLUME 30 ISSUE 11 NOVEMBER 2019 turkjgastroenterol.org TURKISH JOURNAL OF Gastroenterology O F F I C I A L J O U R N A L O F T H E T U R K I S H S O C I E T Y O F G A S T R O E N T E R O L O G Y “Watch and wait” approach in rectal cancer patients See page 951 943 Sexual function after proctectomy in IBD patients 964 SIBO and haemodynamics in cirrhosis 976 Percutaneous drainage for diverticulitis 986 Black esophagus INDEXED IN SCIENCE CITATION INDEX EXPANDED, AND PUBMED/MEDLINE TURK J GASTROENTEROL • NOVEMBER 2019 Editor in Chief Osman Cavit Özdoğan Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Section Editors Ayhan Hilmi Çekin Department of Gastroenterology, Health Sciences University Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey Ramazan İdilman Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Tarkan Karakan Department of Gastroenterology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey İlter Özer Department of General Surgery, Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey Yeşim Öztürk Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey Murat Saruç Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Acıbadem University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Berrak Yeğen Department of Physiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Associate Editors Mesut Akarsu Selçuk Dişibeyaz Müjde Soytürk Department of Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eylül Department of Gastroenterology, Eskişehir Department of Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir Turkey Filiz Akyüz Fatih Tekin Department of Gastroenterology, Ege University Department of Gastroenterology, İstanbul Deniz Güney Duman Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey İlker Turan Canan Alkım Fulya Günşar Department of Gastroenterology, Ege University Clinic of Gastroenterology, Şişli Etfal Training and Department of Gastroenterology, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey Gökhan Tümgör Nural Bekiroğlu Aydın Şeref Köksal Department of Pediatric, Division of Pediatric Department of Biostatistics, Marmara University Department of Gastroenterology, Sakarya University Gastroenterology, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey Dilek Oğuz Ayşen Uncuoğlu Ayhan Bozkurt Department of Gastroenterology, Kırıkkale Department of Pediatric, Division of Pediatric Department of Physiology, Ondokuz Mayıs University University School of Medicine, Kırıkkale, Turkey Gastroenterology, Kocaeli University School of School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey Volkan Öter Mehmet Bülbül Department of General Surgery, Sakarya University Yücel Üstündağ Department of Physiology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey Department of Gastroenterology, Bülent Ecevit School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey University School of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey Sedef Özdal Kuran Ülkü Dağlı Department of Gastroenterology, Çukurova Müjdat Zeybel Department of Gastroenterology, Koç University Department of Gastroenterology, Başkent University University School of Medicine, Balçalı Hospital, Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey School of Medicine, Ankara, İstanbul, Turkey Adana, Turkey International Associate Editor Production Coordinator Ali Canbay Ahmet Gürakar Cem Aygün Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology, Acıbadem and Infectious Diseases, Magdeburg University Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany Baltimore, USA Publisher Deputy Publication Director Project Coordinators Address: Büyükdere Cad. 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