Publications
Prof. Dr. Barış Akın has contributed to more than 40 peer‑reviewed international publications, reflecting his extensive clinical experience and scientific leadership in kidney transplantation, living donor surgery, immunology, and vascular access.
1. AkinEB, Jemcov T, Cucchiari D, Malik J, Pettigrew G, Lundström UH, Zaza G, Rotmans JI. Vascular access management after kidney transplantation. Transpl Int. 2025. PMID: 41323958. Dual publication at Vascular Access Journal
2. Erciyes D, Akdeniz E, Yıldız C, Akın EB, Uçar FM. Predictive Value of P-Wave Dispersion and P-Wave Peak Time for Development of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Renal Transplant Recipients. Ann Transplant. 2025 Nov 25:30: e951422.
3. Susal C, Orhon I, Böhmig GA, Rostaing L, Budde K, Akin EB, Kanbay M, Kocak B, Tran TH, Morath t. Summary Report of the CTS-TIREX Expert Meeting 2024 “Innovative Approaches to Immunogenetics and Organ Transplantation” Transplantation. 2025 Aug 1;109(8):1271-1273.
4. Ortiz F, Marson L, Thomas R, Kousios A, Rista E, Lefaucheur C, Cimen S, Cucchiari D, Zaza G, Furian L, Akin B. Evaluating Risk in Kidney Living Donors.Transpl Int. 2025 Feb 26;38:14024. doi: 10.3389/ti.2025.14024. eCollection 2025.
5. Oguz SR, R Sinangil A, Barlas S, Ciftci HS, Ulusoy E, İzgi DK, Ogret Y, Ecder T, Akin EB. Correlation of Luminex-Based Single Antigen Based Results With Complement-Dependent Cytotoxicity Crossmatch and Flow Cytometry Crossmatch Results: A Single-Center Experience From Istanbul. Transplant Proc. 2023 Mar;55(2):303-308
6. Ucar ZA, Sinangil A, Elcircevi A, Ozcısal ME, Sever İH, Server S, Yıldız A, Ecder T, Akin EB . Clinicopathological Results of Percutaneous Transplant Kidney Biopsies: Single Center Nine Years’ Experience. Experimental and Applied Medical Science, 4, 1: 459-467, 2023.
7. Uçar ZA, Sinangil A, Koç Y, Barlas IS, Ecder ST, Akin EB. The Effect of Alendronate on Bone Mineral Disorder in Renal Transplant Patients. Transplant Proc. 2022 Apr; 54(3):658-662.
8. Demir E, Ucar ZA, Dheir H, Danis R, Yelken B, Uyar M, Parmaksiz E, Artan AS, Sinangil A, Merhametsiz O, Yadigar S, Dirim AB, Akin EB, Garayeva N, Safak S, Turkmen A. COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Experience from the First Two Waves of Pandemic. BMC Nephrol. 2022 May 12;23(1):183.
9. Ozen N, Aydin Sayilan A, Sayilan S, Mut D, Akin EB, Ecder ST. Relationship between arteriovenous fistula cannulation practices and dialysis adequacy: A prospective, multicenter study. J Ren Care. 2022 Mar; 48(1):41-48
10. Akin EB, Barlas IS, Dayangac M. Hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic donor nephrectomy offers more liberal use of right kidneys: lessons learned from 565 cases – a retrospective single-center study. Emin Baris Akin et al. Transpl Int. 2021 Mar.
11. Demir E, Uyar M, Parmaksiz E, Sinangil A, Yelken B, Dirim AB, Merhametsiz O, Yadigar S, Atan Ucar Z, Ucar AR, Demir ME, Mese M, Akin EB, Garayeva N, Safak S, Oto OA, Yazici H, Turkmen A. COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients: A multicenter experience in Istanbul. Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Oct; 22(5):e13371
12. Akin EB, Aydogdu I,Barlas IS. Introducing Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy After Experience In Hand-Assisted Retroperitoneoscopic Approach. Transplant Proceedings 2019 Sep 51(7):2221-2224
13. Barlas IS, Aydogdu I, Sinangil A, Atan Ucar Z, Koc Y, Sardogan C, Akin EB. Incisional Complications and Cosmetic Evaluation After Hand-Assisted Retroperitoneoscopic Donor Nephrectomy. Transplant Proceedings 2019 Sep; 51(7):2215-2220.
14. Barlas IS, Aydogdu I, Sinangil A, Atan Ucar Z, Koc Y, Ecder T, Akin EB. Hand Assisted Nephretomy Predisposes Incisional Herniation In Obese Living Donors. Transplant Proceedings 2019 Sep; 51(7):2210-2214
15. Koc Y, Sinangil A, Ecder ST, Barlas IS, Abouzahir S,Atan Ucar Z, Akin EB. Outcome of Desensitization Therapy in Immunologically High-risk Kidney Transplantation: Single-Center Experience. Transplant Proceedings 2019 51(7):2268-2273
16. Gode Oguten E, Barlas IS, Akin EB. Mental Distress Symptoms and Life Satisfaction among Living Kidney Donors: Frequency and Association with Subjective Evaluations. Transplant Proceedings 2019 Sep; 51(7):2232-2236
17. Atan Ucar Z, Ecder T, Abouzahir S, Barlas IS, Koc Y, Sinangil A, Akin EB. The Clinical Prognosis Of The Renal Retransplant Patients: A Single Center Experience. Transplant Proceedings 2019 Sep; 51(7):2274-2278
18. Sinangil A, Celik V, Barlas S, Koc Y, Basturk T, Sakaci T, Akin EB, Ecder T. The incidence of new onset diabetes after transplantation and related factors: Single center experience. Nefrologia, 2017; 37(2):181-188.
19. Sinangil A, Celik V, Barlas S, Sakaci T, Koc Y, Basturk T, Akin EB, Ecder T. New-Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation and Pretransplant Hypomagnesemia. Prog Transplant. 2016 Mar; 26(1):55-61.
20. Sinangil A, Celik V, Barlas S, Kusku Cabuk F, Akin EB, Ecder T. A very rare tumor in a renal transplant donor candidate: primary mesenteric neuroendocrine tumor. International Journal Of Advances In Case Reports, 2015; 2(4):244-249
21. Sinangil A, Celik V, Barlas S, Altunrende F, Akin EB, Ecder T. Calcified Double J Stent after Sequential Liver and Renal Transplantation Associated to primary Oxalosis: Case Report. BANTAO journal, 2015; 13(2), 97-99.
22. Sinangil A, Celik V, Barlas S, Akin EB, Ecder T. Should transplant ureter be stented routinely or not? Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2014; 18(23):3551-6
23. 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 Nov; 24(11):1075-83.
24. Dayangac M, Taner CB, Akin B, Uraz S, Balci D, Duran C, Ayanoglu O, Killi R, Yuzer Y, Tokat Y. Dual left lobe living donor liver transplantation using donors unacceptable for right lobe donation: a case report. Transplant Proc. 2010 Dec; 42(10):4560-3.
25. Dayangac M, Burcin Taner C, 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. Transpl Int. 2009 Oct 12.
26. 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):1174-9.
27. 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.
28. Duran C, Taner B, Dayangaç M, Akin B, Balcı D, Kurt Z, Killi R,Yüzer Y, Tokat Y. Why we did not use this donor. Liver Transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2007 Aug; 13(8):1199-200.
29. 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 Jun; 39(5):1714-5.
30. Pelletier RP, Akin B, Ferguson RM.Prospective, randomized trial of steroid withdrawal in kidney recipients treated with mycophenolate mofetil and cyclosporine.
Clinical Transplant. 2006 Jan-Feb; 20(1):10-8.
31. Akin B. Reply. Approaches to decrease radial artery vasospasm and increase blood flow through the radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY 30 (2): 253, FEB 2006
32. Akin EB, Vitellas KM, Rajab A, Pelletier RP, Davies EA, Bumgardner GL, Henry ML, Ferguson RM, Elkhammas EA. Magnetic resonance cholangiography with mangafodipir trisodium (Teslascan) to evaluate bile duct leaks after T-tube removal in liver transplantation. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2004 Sep-Oct; 28(5):613-6.
33. Rajab A, Khabiri H, Pelletier RP, Henry ML, Akin B, Elkhammas E, Bumgardner GL, Ferguson RM. Magnetic resonance angiography for preoperative evaluation of potential kidney donors. J Surg Res. 2004 Aug; 120(2):195-200.
34. Tuzuner A, Kuzu MA, Akin B, Karaca S, Hazinedaroglu S. The effect of hyaluronan-based agents on adhesion formation in an intraabdominal sepsis model.
Dig Dis Sci. 2004 Jun; 49(6):1054-61.
35. Elkhammas EA, Henry ML, Akin B, Ferguson RM, Bumgardner GL, Davies EA, Pelletier RP, Rajab A. Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation at a single center. Clin Transpl. 2003;:221-7.
36. Pelletier RP, Akin B, Henry ML, Bumgardner GL, Elkhammas EA, Rajab A, Ferguson RM. The impact of mycophenolate mofetil dosing patterns on clinical outcome after renal transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2003 Jun; 17(3):200-5.
37. Akin EB, Topcu O, Ozcan H, Ersoz S, Aytac S, Anadol E. Hemodynamic effect of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate on newly constructed arteriovenous fistula.
World J Surg. 2002 Oct; 26(10):1256-9. Epub 2002 Sep 4.
38. Yerdel MA, Akin EB, Dolalan S, Turkcapar AG, Pehlivan M, Gecim IE, Kuterdem E. Effect of single-dose prophylactic ampicillin and sulbactam on wound infection after tension-free inguinal hernia repair with polypropylene mesh: the randomized, double-blind,prospective trial. Ann Surg. 2001 Jan; 233(1):26-33.
39. Sengul N, Demirer S, Yerdel MA, Terzioglu G, Akin B, Gurler A, Tuzuner A. Comparison of coagulation parameters for healthy subjects and Behcet disease patients with and without vascular involvement. World J Surg. 2000 Dec; 24(12):1584-8.
40. Yerdel MA, Karayalcin K, Koyuncu A, Akin B, Koksoy C, Turkcapar AG, Erverdi N, Alacayir I, Bumin C, Aras N. Direct trocar insertion versus Veress needle insertion in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Am J Surg. 1999 Mar; 177(3):247-9.
41. Aydinuraz K, Ersoz S, Akin B, Ensari A, Anadol E. Liver regeneration following skin transplantation in the rat: a morphometric and immunohistochemical study.
Transplant Proc. 1998 May; 30(3):819-21.
