Hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: a single centre experience.

Introduction: The advantages of a minimally invasive nephrectomy are a faster recovery and better quality of life for the donors. Until recently, the majority of donor nephrectomies in Poland were done by open surgery.

Aim: To present a single centre experience in hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (HALDN).

[The thyroid functional tests, antithyroid antibodies and the level of prolactin in treated patients with systemic lupus erythematosus].

Unlabelled: The relationships between different autoimmune diseases and among them the connections between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and autoimmune thyroid diseases have been reported for a few years. The aim of this study is the assessment of the laboratory tests findings which are applied in the evaluation of the thyroid function and prolactin (PRL) concentration in serum in women with SLE during therapy.

Material And Methods: In 41 women with SLE treated in the period of a few months to several years the following laboratory tests were performed: the concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), PRL and free triiodothyronine (fT3) and free thyroxine (fT4) levels were measured by chemiluminescence technique, anithyroid antibodies (anti-thyroperoxidase - anti-TPO, and anti-thyroglobulin - anti TG) were tested by immunofluorescence assay.