Effects of sleeve gastrectomy on neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio.

Objectives: Obesity and related diseases have become one of the most important health problems in the modern age. In addition to its clinical use in the treatment of obesity, bariatric surgery reduces obesity-induced inflammation. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a cheap and easily attainable inflammatory marker.

Treatment of hypothyroidism improves glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in geriatric patients.

Background/aim: Renal function of patients with hypothyroidism increases after reaching euthyroid state. There is no data regarding geriatric age group. The aim of the study was determined to investigate whether renal function of geriatric patients with hypothyroidism increases after they become euthyroid.

Trimester-specific reference intervals of thyroid function tests in Turkish pregnants.

Physiological changes in hormone levels occur in thyroid gland during pregnancy. Screening of the thyroid hormone levels and determining trimester-specific reference intervals in pregnancy are important. Guidelines recommend the use of trimester-specific reference ranges for each country.

Hyperthyroidism influences renal function.

Purpose: While the effects of hypothyroidism on renal function have been studied extensively, there is less information concerning the effect of hyperthyroidism. We aimed to elucidate the effect of overt and subclinical hyperthyroidism, on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with large number of patients treated for hyperthyroidism and after euthyroidism was achieved.

Method: A total of 433 consecutive overt and subclinical hyperthyroid patients were included in the study.

The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and its relationship with insulin resistance in obesity.

Background/aim: In this study, our aim was to investigate the neutrophil/lymphocyte (N/L) ratio, variations in leukocytes and leukocyte subtypes, and the relationship between N/L ratio and insulin resistance (IR) in obesity.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-six patients and 40 healthy controls were included in this study. Patients’ blood glucose levels, insulin levels, and hemogram parameters upon 8 h of fasting were determined.

The distribution of cancer cases in Somalia.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and distribution of cancer cases in a defined time period in Somalia.

Materials And Methods: A total of 403 cancer cases were diagnosed between January 01, 2016 and March 01, 2017 in the Department of Pathology at the Somalia Mogadishu-Turkey Education and Research Hospital or the Department of Oncology at Uniso Hospital, Somalia University. Data on cancer type, patient age, and gender were obtained from pathology reports and hospital records.

Renal function improves with the treatment of hypothyroidism.

Background: It has been known that thyroid hormones may affect renal function. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of levothyroxine replacement on renal function in hypothyroid patients before and after treatment.

Methods: We retrospectively investigated free T3 (fT3), free T4 (fT4), TSH, creatinine, and eGFR measurements during both hypothyroid and euthyroid states of hypothyroid patients.