Patients' satisfaction with therapy methods of advanced chronic venous disease.

Background: To assess patients' satisfaction from the therapy of advanced chronic venous disorders (CVD) in everyday clinical practice in Poland, and to compare the efficacy of various venoactive drugs (VADs) in venous ulcers healing process.

Methods: Seven hundred and eighty unselected adult patients with active (N.=441) or healed (N.

[Obesity and the relationship between somatotrophic axis and bone tissue].

In postmenopausal obese women often is observed increase bone mineral density in relation to slim women. Dominate the view that positive influence of adipose tissue on state of skeleton in postmenopausal women can be consequence of the boost to load carrying bone, may also result from the role of adipose tissue as endocrine organ. Interaction existence between somatotrophic axis and bone tissue suggests that revealing itself changes of constituents concentration of this axis in obesity individuals may have significance in bone tissue remodeling modification after menopause.

[Unique massive recurrence liposarcoma of the retroperitoneum].

Liposarcoma constitutes a heterogeneous group of tumors which rarely arise from the retroperitoneal area. They are the single most common tumor in all sarcoma of the retroperitoneum space. Surgery plays a dominant role in the treatment of retroperitoneal liposarcoma.

Rheological properties of erythrocytes in patients suffering from morbid obesity. Examination with LORCA device.

Unlabelled: Obesity is associated with many comorbid pathologies that lead to increased morbidity and increased mortality. Hemorheological changes in obesity are currently investigated as one of the risk factors for many comorbid pathologies. It has been found that erythrocyte hyperaggregation and a decrease in erythrocyte filterability have also been well documented in obesity patients.

[Influence of pinealectomy and long-term melatonin administration on bone metabolism in orchidectomized rats].

Introduction: The aim of the study was to demonstrate whether pinealectomy and long-term MEL administration can affect bone metabolism (as evaluated on the basis of serum concentrations of PICP and ICTP) in orchidectomized rats.

Material And Methods: The study included 248 adult male Wistar rats; 6 remained intact, 120 were orchidectomized (Orch), and the remaining ones underwent a sham operation (SOrch). Two weeks after surgery, the rats were divided into 8 groups: 1) SOrch + SPx; 2) SOrch + SPx + MEL; 3) Orch + SPx; 4) Orch + SPx + MEL; 5) SOrch + Px; 6) SOrch + Px + MEL; 7) Orch + Px; 8) Orch + Px + MEL.