Effect of Portal Vein Types on Estimated Remnant Volume in Living Donor: Preoperative CT Assessment.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of portal vein types on the ratio of the right-left lobe liver volumes, as well as the insufficient estimated remnant liver volume (ERLV) during the preoperative assessment of donor candidates for right-lobe liver transplantation.

Materials And Methods: The preoperative abdominal CT examinations of the donor candidates in a single institution between December 2018 and May 2022 were retrospectively evaluated. Portal vein types are divided into 3; classical anatomy was considered type 1, PV trifuction was considered type 2, and if the first branch arising from the main portal vein is the right posterior branch, it was accepted as type 3.

Pancreatic steatosis is an independent risk factor for post-transplant diabetes mellitus in kidney transplant patients.

Background And Aim: Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is associated with an increased risk of post-transplant cardiovascular diseases, and several risk factors of PTDM have been shown in the literature. Yet, the relationship between hepatic and pancreatic steatosis with post-transplant diabetes mellitus remains vague. We aimed to evaluate pancreatic steatosis, a novel component of metabolic syndrome, and hepatic steatosis association with post-transplant diabetes mellitus in a single-center retrospective cohort study conducted on kidney transplant recipients.

infection coexisting with intestinal metaplasia is not associated with colorectal neoplasms.

Introduction: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the world and our country. Studies have indicated that there might be a relationship between (Hp) and colorectal neoplasia (CN), although others have not found any relationship.

Aim: To determine whether there is a potential relationship between Hp and CN in our patients.

Investigation of genotoxic and apoptotic effects of zirconium oxide nanoparticles (20 nm) on L929 mouse fibroblast cell line.

In recent years, advances in nano-scale technology have led to the use of nanoparticles in almost all areas of life. Nanoparticles (NP) have been acknowledged as one of the emerging environmental threats; however, studies in different components of environment are limited. Among the available nanoparticles, zirconium oxide nanoparticles are widely used in tooth coating and cosmetic products.

Idiopathic Intrahepatic Cholestasis as an Unusual Presentation of Hodgkin's Disease.

Intrahepatic cholestasis in the form of paraneoplastic phenomena is an uncommon presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). Herein we report the diagnosis of mixed type HL-related idiopathic intrahepatic cholestasis in a 73-year-old man presenting with jaundice, after the inguinal lymph node biopsy indicative of mixed cellular type HL and liver biopsy consistent with intrahepatic cholestasis, following several diagnostic interventions including surgery for suspected extrahepatic obstructive cholestasis. Our findings emphasize the value of early liver biopsy in the diagnostic algorithm along with consideration of HL-related idiopathic intrahepatic cholestasis as a diagnosis of exclusion in cholestatic jaundice of obscure origin.

Relationship between levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background And Aim: Studies have suggested that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a role in glucose and lipid metabolism and inflammation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between serum BDNF levels and various metabolic parameters and inflammatory markers in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Materials And Methods: The study included 88 T2DM patients and 33 healthy controls.

Relationship between plasma chemerin levels and disease severity in COPD patients.

Background And Aims: Chronic inflammation of the lung is a characteristic finding in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The protein chemerin has been identified in inflammatory fluid and in inflamed tissues. This study aimed to determine the association between serum chemerin levels and the severity of COPD.