Doctors - Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr. Erdal Göçmen | General Surgery and Surgical Oncology

Erdal Gocmen | General Surgery Specialist

VM Medical Park Keçiören Ankara

Clinical Interests

Breast, thyroid, colon, rectal, gastric and pancreatic cancers; inguinal hernias and gallstones.

Education and Specialization

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, 1981–1987; Ankara Numune General Surgery, 1987–1991; Ankara University Surgical Oncology fellowship, 2000–2002; Associate Professor 2006, Professor 2015.

Academic and Professional Experience

1991–1996: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital.

1996–2000: Niğde State Hospital.

2001–2015: Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital — Deputy Chief and Training Officer.

2015–2023: Koru Ankara Hospital.

Since 2024: VM Medical Park Ankara Hospital.

Professional Memberships

Turkish Surgical Society

Ankara Surgical Society

Surgical Oncology Society

Endocrine Surgery Society

Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Society

Scientific Publications

Articles

Göçmen E, Keskek M, Tez M, Karamürsel S, Koç M, Kiliç M. External metallic circle in hepaticojejunostomy. BMC Surg. 2004 Oct 6;4:14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-4-14. PMID: 15469611.

Tez M, Göçmen E, Ozçelik T. HER2 and proliferation of wound-induced breast carcinoma. Lancet. 2003 Nov 1;362(9394):1503; author reply 1503. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14707-1. PMID: 14602459.

Kilic M, Yoldas O, Keskek M, Ertan T, Tez M, Gocmen E, Koc M. Prognostic value of plasma D-dimer levels in patients with colorectal cancer. Colorectal Dis. 2008 Mar;10(3):238-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01374.x. Epub 2007 Sep 13. PMID: 17868411.

Ertan T, Koc M, Gocmen E, Aslar AK, Keskek M, Kilic M. Does technique alter quality of life after pilonidal sinus surgery? Am J Surg. 2005 Sep;190(3):388-92. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.08.068. PMID: 16105524.

Keskek M, Tez M, Yoldas O, Acar A, Akgul O, Gocmen E, Koc M. Receiver operating characteristic analysis of leukocyte counts in operations for suspected appendicitis. Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Sep;26(7):769-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.10.036. PMID: 18774040.

Kilic M, Yoldas O, Koc M, Keskek M, Karakose N, Ertan T, Gocmen E, Tez M. Can biliary-cyst communication be predicted before surgery for hepatic hydatid disease: does size matter? Am J Surg. 2008 Nov;196(5):732-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.07.034. Epub 2008 May 29. PMID: 18513700.

Tez M, Tez S, Göçmen E. Neurofuzzy is useful aid in diagnosing acute appendicitis. World J Surg. 2008 Sep;32(9):2126. doi: 10.1007/s00268-008-9597-6. PMID: 18427889.

Ertan T, Yoldas O, Kilic YA, Kilic M, Göcmen E, Koc M, Tez M. External validation of prognostic models among cancer patients undergoing emergency colorectal surgery. Am J Surg. 2008 Apr;195(4):439-41. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.03.012. PMID: 18304513.

Kilic M, Keskek M, Albayrak L, Ertan T, Gocmen E, Koc M. Liposarcoma of the thyroid gland: a case report. Acta Chir Belg. 2007 Jan-Feb;107(1):73-4. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680017. PMID: 17405605.

Koc M, Aslar AK, Yoldas O, Ertan T, Kilic M, Gocmen E. Comparison of quality-of-life outcomes of Stoppa vs bilateral Lichtenstein procedure. Hernia. 2004 Feb;8(1):53-5. doi: 10.1007/s10029-003-0165-6. Epub 2003 Sep 20. PMID: 14505239.

Koç M, Tez M, Yoldaş O, Dizen H, Göçmen E. Cooling for the reduction of postoperative pain: prospective randomized study. Hernia. 2006 Apr;10(2):184-6. doi: 10.1007/s10029-005-0062-2. Epub 2006 Jan 24. PMID: 16432641.

Koç M, Göçmen E, Kiliç M, Ozbay M, Oktem M, Tez M. Serum endostatin levels in gastric cancer patients: correlation with clinicopathological parameters. Hepatogastroenterology. 2006 Jul-Aug;53(70):616-8. PMID: 16995474.

Tez M, Yoldaş O, Gocmen E, Külah B, Koc M. Evaluation of P-POSSUM and CR-POSSUM scores in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing resection. World J Surg. 2006 Dec;30(12):2266-9. doi: 10.1007/s00268-005-0675-8. PMID: 17103102.

Koc M, Ertan T, Tez M, Kocpinar MA, Kilic M, Gocmen E, Aslar AK. Randomized, prospective comparison of postoperative pain in low- versus high-pressure pneumoperitoneum. ANZ J Surg. 2005 Aug;75(8):693-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03496.x. PMID: 16076335.

Tez M, Akgül O, Ertan T, Göçmen E, Bilgin A, Han O. Endometriosis of the appendix. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2006 Sep;17(3):250-1. PMID: 16941270.

Keskek M, Gocmen E, Kilic M, Gencturk S, Can B, Cengiz M, Okten RM, Koc M. Increased expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in radiation-induced small bowel injury in rats. J Surg Res. 2006 Sep;135(1):76-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.03.031. Epub 2006 Jun 14. PMID: 16780881.

Ozalp N, Zülfikaroğlu B, Göçmen E, Acar A, Ekiz I, Koç M, Tez M. Risk factors for surgical site infection after gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy. Surg Today. 2009;39(11):1013-5. doi: 10.1007/s00595-008-3984-3. Epub 2009 Nov 1. PMID: 19882329.

Ozalp N, Akgul O, Dizen H, Gocmen E, Keskek M, Tez M, Koc M. Peritoneal hydatidosis with ileus. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2009;110(3):197-9. PMID: 19507645.

Kiliç M, Göçmen E, Tez M, Ertan T, Keskek M, Koç M. Value of preoperative serum CA 19-9 levels in predicting resectability for pancreatic cancer. Can J Surg. 2006 Aug;49(4):241-4. PMID: 16948881.

Tutuncu Y, Berker D, Isik S, Akbaba G, Ozuguz U, Kucukler FK, Göcmen E, Yalcın Y, Aydin Y, Guler S. The frequency of malignancy and the relationship between malignancy and ultrasonographic features of thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology. Endocrine. 2014 Feb;45(1):37-45. doi: 10.1007/s12020-013-9922-1. Epub 2013 Mar 17. PMID: 23504651.

Göçmen E, Koç M, Tez M, Yoldaş O, Bilgin A, Keşkek M. Effect of Ramadan on surgical emergencies. Ann Emerg Med. 2004 Sep;44(3):283-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.03.043. PMID: 15332311.

Koç M, Yoldaş O, Kiliç YA, Göçmen E, Ertan T, Dizen H, Tez M. Comparison and validation of scoring systems in a cohort of patients treated for perforated peptic ulcer. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2007 Sep;392(5):581-5. doi: 10.1007/s00423-007-0156-7. Epub 2007 Feb 14. PMID: 17687581.

Göçmen E, Klc YA, Yoldaş O, Ertan T, Karaköse N, Koç M, Tez M. Comparison and validation of scoring systems in a cohort of patients treated for biliary acute pancreatitis. Pancreas. 2007 Jan;34(1):66-9. doi: 10.1097/01.mpa.0000246667.53622.e3. PMID: 17198185.

Gocmen E, Koc M, Tez M, Keskek M, Kilic M, Ertan T. Evaluation of P-POSSUM and O-POSSUM scores in patients with gastric cancer undergoing resection. Hepatogastroenterology. 2004 Nov-Dec;51(60):1864-6. PMID: 15532845.

Unal AE, Bayar S, Tez M, Gocmen E, Kocaoglu H, Akgul H. Pelvic perfusion for locally recurrent unresectable rectal tumors. Hepatogastroenterology. 2005 May-Jun;52(63):757-60. PMID: 15966199.

Gocmen E, Tez M, Ozturk S, Koc M, Demirci S. Activities of adenosine deaminase and 5'-nucleotidase in cancereous and non-cancereous human gastric tissues. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2009;110(7):416-8. PMID: 19711828.

Kama NA, Sahin M, Göçmen E, Bayrak M, Kulaçoğlu H, Akat AZ. The results of surgical techniques in hepatic hydatidosis: treatment with drainage versus treatment without drainage--a 6-year experience. J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1998 Aug;43(4):254-6. PMID: 9735650.

Yoldas O, Yoldas S, Tez M, Gocmen E. Epidural anaesthesia with levobupivacaine in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Med Hypotheses. 2007;69(2):468-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.12.018. Epub 2007 Feb 6. PMID: 17287094.

Aslar AK, Ertan T, Oguz H, Gocmen E, Koc M. Impact of laparoscopy on frequency of surgery for treatment of gallstones. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2003 Oct;13(5):315-7. doi: 10.1097/00129689-200310000-00005. PMID: 14571166.

Ertan T, Keskek M, Kilic M, Gocmen E, Oguz H, Aksaray S, Koc M. Effects of gender difference in early cytokine levels in trauma patients. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2007;108(3):128-32. PMID: 17682538.

Namuslu M, Kocaoglu H, Celik HT, Avci A, Devrim E, Genc Y, Gocmen E, Erguder IB, Durak I. Effects of aqueous soybean, mistletoe and red clover extracts on activities of adenosine deaminase and xanthine oxidase enzyme. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2014;115(6):367-71. doi: 10.4149/bll_2014_072. PMID: 25023428.

Ergüder IB, Namuslu M, Sözener U, Devrím E, Avci A, Kocaoğlu H, Durak I, Gocmen E. Effects of aqueous green tea extract on activities of DNA turn-over enzymes in cancerous and non-cancerous human gastric and colon tissues. Altern Ther Health Med. 2008 May-Jun;14(3):30-3. PMID: 18517103.

Kama N, Göçmen E, Öner Z. Laparoskopik Kolesistektomi. Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci. 1994;14(2):100–110.

Göçmen E, Bilgiç İ, Ertan T, Yoldaş Ö, Bilgin A, Kılıç M, Tez M, Koç M. Gebelikte akut apandisit tanısı. Selçuk Tıp Dergisi. 2005;21(2):59–62.