FEATURES OF THE CLINICAL COURSE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN COMBINATION WITH DIABETES MELLITUS.

Objective: The aim: To examine the features of the clinical course of osteoarthritis in combination with type 2 diabetes on the background of obesity and hypertension.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 116 patients who were in the inpatient stage of treatment in the rheumatology department of the Chernivtsi Regional Clinical Hospital during 2015-2017 were examined. The epidemiological and clinical features of osteoarthritis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were also analyzed.

Outcomes of laser-induced thermotherapy for thyroid nodules at the West Vascular Center, Ukraine.

Thyroid nodules are common, occurring in 50-60% of healthy patients. Currently, there are no effective conservative treatment options for nodular goiter, and surgery can have limitations and potential complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability, and long-term results of using sclerotherapy and laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) to treat benign thyroid nodules.

Incides of C-Reactive Protein, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Adiponectin, Leptin and Resistin in the Blood of Patients Suffering from Chronic Pancreatitis and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Studying the significance of the immune response to damage and adipokine levels is urgent regarding the development of both chronic pancreatitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Our objective was to study the indices of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), adiponectin, leptin, and resistin as links for triggering the mechanisms of development and progression of the low-grade chronic systemic inflammatory response in chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The study groups consisted of 87 patients: 47 patients with isolated CP (group I), 40 with CP combined with T2DM (group II), and 41 practically healthy persons.